The rout was on, and ESPN had a production decision to make late in Bill Belichick’s first game as North Carolina coach.
Belichick, or a golden retriever?
The good boy won out — which isn’t necessarily a bad thing considering the North Carolina product on the field.
At least ESPN choosing to show (and talk about) analyst Kirk Herbstreit’s emotional support dog over Belichick temporarily slowed the excuse machine for Belichick’s disastrous debut. Which, of course, is the last thing anyone should be doing for the six-time Super Bowl champion coach in his new gig.
Yet there were the ESPN personalities, and anyone else in Beli’s orbit, chanting the same mantra over and over that North Carolina has "70 new players” — and ignoring one critical factor to the meltdown on the field.
