"The news of Lombardi's trip, which took place two weeks before the start of the college football season, was first broken by Pablo Torre. A few hours later, The Athletic provided more details. According to statements provided by UNC, Lombardi's fundraising trip was "exploratory," and did not involve meeting with any representatives of the country's Public Investment Fund. Lombardi, according to the university, merely met with a "Saudi National who is a college football fan interested in supporting Coach Belichick.""
"Although it would be nice to have more details about who exactly Lombardi met with, where they hung out, and what they talked about, the unknowns provide a great opportunity for longtime Lombardi observers to use their imaginations. I've watched and listened to enough of this guy's humiliating television and podcast appearances to sketch a vivid rendering of this trip inside my own head."
Mike Lombardi traveled to Saudi Arabia two weeks before the college football season for a preseason fundraising trip. Pablo Torre first reported the trip, and The Athletic later provided further details. UNC characterized the trip as exploratory and said Lombardi did not meet any representatives of the country's Public Investment Fund. UNC stated that Lombardi met a Saudi national who is a college football fan interested in supporting Coach Belichick. Longtime observers remain skeptical about Lombardi's behavior and motives and imagine he presented himself in a boastful, awkward manner during meetings.
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