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.

Bill Belichick signed on as the head coach of the University of North Carolina’s football program and has finally started his era with the Tar Heels by continuing a long-time tradition from his time with the New England Patriots.

The 72-year-old is a rookie in college coaching, opening his first set of spring practices since taking over at North Carolina as part of that school’s audacious bet to upgrade its football program.