North Carolina has seen their basketball and football programs go in different directions for ages. Inconsistencies and failures have riddled the UNC football team. An established culture and expectations of a national championship every year have become the mainstay of basketball, going back to the days of Dean Smith and, most recently, Roy Williams. UNC football coach Bill Belichick during a postgame press conference on Nov. 8, 2025, after the Tar Heels' win vs. Stanford. | Rodd Baxley/The Fayetteville Observer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images More than a year ago, the university tried to revive its football program by spending well into eight figures on the sport, hiring Bill Belichick as head coach and his former general manager, Michael Lombardi, for the same role. But in the age of the transfer portal and NIL, the investment has yet to pay off: the program's culture remains in question, Belichick seems perpetually close to PEOPLE magazine drama, and the roster still lacks established talent.…