The +10000 odds offered at most Massachusetts sportsbooks equates to an implied probability of 0.99%. According to SportsOddsHistory.com, no team in the 21st century has won the national championship with preseason odds as long as North Carolina’s. The closest is Cam Newton’s 2010 Auburn team that started the year at +5000.

Though it's still too early into spring practice to know what he has, new UNC football coach Bill Belichick said it's up to the players to buy into the product.

Bill Belichick is back on the practice sidelines again, though now in college at North Carolina. The 72-year-old coach who won six Super Bowls with the NFL's New England Patriots opened spring practices at UNC this week.