The Bill megathread (HC at UNC, girlfriend, etc.)

[The Gr8est]

It's a reach but maybe to sell his book?

His book now has a lot less appeal.

At least to me.

 

[The Gr8est]

I believe Steve Belichick is contractually Bill’s HC successor.

He may be taking over sooner than anticipated.

UNC must be hoping for sooner rather than later, and they already have to regret even talking to BB.

If you were a top recruit would you be wanting to go to UNC now?

 

[maust]

His book now has a lot less appeal.

At least to me.

Hey, I said maybe that was his goal in doing the interview. I didn't say he succeeded in that goal.
Also, we really need a light hearted sarcasm font here

 

[lancerman]

Florio (who I am always side eyeing) brought up a good point.
Belichick in those emails is trying to take credit for the value of the team. Calling himself “the leader of an organization that grew from a $500 [million] franchise to an $8 [billion] organization.”

But then even the most trash franchises like the Commanders ballooned up to 6 billion in value over the same period of time. Then he never mentions Kraft in the book who was directly negotiating tv deals and helping to end strikes which did far more to increase the value of franchises.

Yes the Patriots being as successful as they were definitely moved their ranking in value higher in the horse race, but like 90% of that jump was going to happen no matter what. Bill's trying to act like he is some business miracle maker.

 

[TheRainMaker]

It's a reach but maybe to sell his book?

To promote his book....like the guy doesnt have enough money.

Wrong crowd to do an interview with. The only reason people are seeing this was because of what happened.

 

[Mankok]

Bill Belichick Puts Girlfriend In Pack 'N Play Until Practice Is Over

CHAPEL HILL, NC — One of the most successful football coaches brushed off the recent media controversy and finally got back to the important business of putting together his team, as Bill Belichick put his girlfriend in a Pack ‘n Play until practice was over.

babylonbee.com

 

[Steve102]

His book now has a lot less appeal.

At least to me.

Me too. I don't need a "how to" life manual from Bill Belichick. I need an X's and O's tome, a Patriots autobiography, his side of the dynasty, sans spin. Alas, everyone is far to worried about their own legacy and trying to control the narrative.

His how to win at life book could be as simple as study football, know it better than everyone else, give no eff's, draft the GOAT, smash hotties, make bank.

 

[maust]

Wrong crowd to do an interview with. The only reason people are seeing this was because of what happened.

As with most disasters, that's something that's easy to see in retrospect
In retrospect filling a giant bag with explosively flammable hydrogen gas and then subjecting it to all manner of spark inducing situations is a recipe for disaster but on paper the Hindenburg no doubt looked like an engineering marvel.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Bill Belichick Puts Girlfriend In Pack 'N Play Until Practice Is Over

CHAPEL HILL, NC — One of the most successful football coaches brushed off the recent media controversy and finally got back to the important business of putting together his team, as Bill Belichick put his girlfriend in a Pack ‘n Play until practice was over.

babylonbee.com

LOL!

 

[maust]

His how to win at life book could be as simple as study football, know it better than everyone else, give no eff's, draft the GOAT, smash hotties, make bank.

Include enough pictures and that's a coffee table book bestseller right there

 

[signbabybrady]

Florio (who I am always side eyeing) brought up a good point.
Belichick in those emails is trying to take credit for the value of the team. Calling himself “the leader of an organization that grew from a $500 [million] franchise to an $8 [billion] organization.”

But then even the most trash franchises like the Commanders ballooned up to 6 billion in value over the same period of time. Then he never mentions Kraft in the book who was directly negotiating tv deals and helping to end strikes which did far more to increase the value of franchises.

Yes the Patriots being as successful as they were definitely moved their ranking in value higher in the horse race, but like 90% of that jump was going to happen no matter what. Bill's trying to act like he is some business miracle maker.

Brady, Manning, and BB were in no small part the central characters during this growth across the league. If it weren't them there would have been another rivalry or something else that pushed the product but it so happens it was them. It certainly wasn't Kraft, Goodell, and Polian.

 

[Patsfan1645]

Wrong crowd to do an interview with. The only reason people are seeing this was because of what happened.

Play stupid games....win stupid prizes.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Me too. I don't need a "how to" life manual from Bill Belichick. I need an X's and O's tome, a Patriots autobiography, his side of the dynasty, sans spin. Alas, everyone is far to worried about their own legacy and trying to control the narrative.

His how to win at life book could be as simple as study football, know it better than everyone else, give no eff's, draft the GOAT, smash hotties, make bank.

I had zero interest in that book and even less than zero now.

 

[XLIX]

I believe Steve Belichick is contractually Bill’s HC successor.

I don't know that that was ever formalized but even if it was, I can't see Steven staying if things go way south with Bill.

 

[RobertWeathers]

IMO Stephen's wife is way more attractive than Bunny.

 

[lancerman]

Brady, Manning, and BB were in no small part the central characters during this growth across the league. If it weren't them there would have been another rivalry or something else that pushed the product but it so happens it was them. It certainly wasn't Kraft, Goodell, and Polian.

Valuations of the league have been exploding for years. They are going up now with none of the three you mentioned in the league.

The NFL was going to have this major shift regardless because sports became insanely valuable in an era with tivo, then dvr, then on demand, then streaming. And the NFL was the biggest sport before Belichick and Brady.

It's kind of insane to think that Bill Belichick is even 1% of the reason why the league accelerated in value this much.

 

[JMC00]

Well don't have your call girl turned gf continually interrupt a softball interview and they won't do that.

That whole thing gives off vibes that reminds me about Any Given Sunday, when Al Pacino's character had a call girl who gave him the girlfriend experience.

 

[signbabybrady]

Valuations of the league have been exploding for years. They are going up now with none of the three you mentioned in the league.

The NFL was going to have this major shift regardless because sports became insanely valuable in an era with tivo, then dvr, then on demand, then streaming. And the NFL was the biggest sport before Belichick and Brady.

It's kind of insane to think that Bill Belichick is even 1% of the reason why the league accelerated in value this much.

And now it's more about Mahomes than the owners.

 

[lancerman]

And now it's more about Mahomes than the owners.

Mahomes could get injured and miss all of next season and valuations would go up. The brand is bigger than any individual players or coaches. They'll always be a new "mega star" player because the league is so big that anybody on top will become a huge star. If Mahomes sucked the last few years and Hurts won two Super Bowls, he'd be the new face of the league and giant star.

The reality is the NFL is just a well promoted product and the tv networks NEED it to be successful. If live sports die or even have noticeable declines, the tv landscape is going to permanently be altered.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Valuations of the league have been exploding for years. They are going up now with none of the three you mentioned in the league.

The NFL was going to have this major shift regardless because sports became insanely valuable in an era with tivo, then dvr, then on demand, then streaming. And the NFL was the biggest sport before Belichick and Brady.

It's kind of insane to think that Bill Belichick is even 1% of the reason why the league accelerated in value this much.

You could create a model (based on wins/Super Bowls) to justify BB/Brady's value if the Cowboys weren't so off the charts.

In 2002 Dallas was valued at $784m. Now $10.1b

All of the other "big market" teams have not grown in value at the same rate YoY as the NEP.