When the University of North Carolina hired Bill Belichick to become the school's new head football coach last December, the expectations and praise were high. That is to be expected. This was A Big Deal™.

The local media might have also gotten caught up in the moment as well. That, too, was more or less to be expected. Because, again, this was A Big Deal™.

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And though Belichick's $10 million salary raised some eyebrows, and though the spring and summer may have brought some less-than-excellent attention to Belichick and -- by extension -- the university, it was all going to be worth it once the games were played in the fall.

Well, about that. The games began on Monday night. And it wasn't pretty.

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