They were standing at attention before he even stepped into the hallway. Two parallel rows of cameras and reporters, flanking the narrow walkway inside the Charlotte Hilton running from a holding room to the press conference area. It wasn’t even time for the media session yet. But everyone knew Bill Belichick was about to walk this way. The promise of a glimpse of the man – five seconds, if you’re lucky – was enough. That is the scene which will follow the Tar Heels everywhere they go in 2025. It’s the price to pay – well, that and $10 million annually – for enlisting the services of the most famous football coach in the world. As many reporters put it in Charlotte last week, Bill Belichick isn’t just “football famous.” The man is famous famous. When he sat down at his assigned seat, so many media had gathered that the session turned into a de facto second presser. Unlike most breakout sessions, where reporters fire off questions at will, this one was delegated by raised hands and ...