The Game Plan: UNC's Open Week Chaos

Bye weeks are normally a time to get healthy, change things up with scheme and evaluate personnel. In North Carolina’s case, the past several days have been anything but that as chaos erupted around Bill Belichick’s program ultimately culminating in the administration and Belichick himself issuing statements on Wednesday night to try and quell the noise. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Greg Barnes sort through the happenings of the past several days and discuss possible paths to success for 2025 and beyond.

Show Rundown (time stamps are for YouTube version):
0:00 – Stream begins
0:20 – Show begins
1:28 – Greg’s opening thoughts
3:42 – 40 Days…
6:00 – From Everest to Death Valley
12:05 – Never seen a fire like that
15:37 – Sharp contrast of styles
18:00 – Lombardi’s plan
18:54 – A humbling
24:50 – Win the locker room
26:54 – Accountability and trust
28:28 – Coming back from that letter
33:44 – 33rd NFL team
35:54 – More humbling
38:34 – Turning more ‘college’
42:17 – Success with same setup?
44:29 – Players talk, for better or worse
48:31 – The money is not be all
51:25 – Players want good culture
56:00 – Is the Carolina brand diminished?
1:00:02 – Built in Belichick’s image
1:04:37 – Clarifying what has happened
1:05:47 – The best in the business

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Inside Carolina produces an unprecedented lineup of regular programming dedicated to Tar Heel sports, available in both audio and video (live!) formats all within a single channel, featuring the top experts. Here’s the lineup, which is complemented by special roundtables, featured interviews, reaction episodes, and more throughout the year:

* The Day After (football) with Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Schoett & Vipp (football) with Jeff Schoettmer and Taylor Vippolis
* The Game Plan (football) with Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Noon Dish (football recruiting) with Don Callahan, Tommy Ashley
* Coast to Coast (basketball & recruiting) with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, Joey Powell
* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
* The Postgame (basketball) with Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley

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