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New England Patriots Head coach Mike Trobel seemed to inadvertently throw the shadow on Bill Belichick after the NFL legend failed during his beginnings with North Carolina earlier this week.
Truebel, a former Belichick player and one of his successors in New England, was questioned during an appearance on Weei “The Greg Hill Show” About the beginnings of the coach in Chapel Hill who ended with a defeat against TCU on Monday evening.
The New England Patriots head coach Mike Trinel looks at the first half against the New York Giants at the Metlife Stadium on August 21, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta / Imagn images)
Hill tried to give Belichick a certain grace, asking Truebel: “It takes some time, don’t you think, to launch a program?” But Trebel was frank in his evaluation.
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“I don’t know, Urban Meyer won 12 of her first 12 games in Ohio State, So that didn’t take it for a long time, “said Truebel.” This is my experience in university football. “”
After a light Nfl As a career which included three super bowl victories, Vrabel returned to Ohio State as a second coach in 2011. He remained on two other seasons as a defensive line coach and worked under Meyer during the 2012 season, when the Buckeyes remained undefeated. Due to NCAA sanctions, the team did not appear in the playoffs.
The Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, famous with the trophy after defeating the Washington Huskies in the 2019 pink Bowl on January 1, 2019. (Robert Hanashiro-Usa today Sports)
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However, Trebel then described his remarks on Tuesday, noting that the “landscape” is probably very different from his training at university.
“I can only imagine the landscape of university football now … I am sure that it is probably not as easy outside the best programs.”
Head coach Bill Belichick, from North Carolina, Tar Heels, looks at the touch during the first half of the match against TCU horns at Kenan stadium on September 1, 2025 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Images Jared C. Tilton / Getty)
UNC lost 48-14 in a match that saw the Horned frogs Set up 41 unanswered points. The Tar Heels finished with only 222 yards in total – 320 less than their opponent.
