Chapel Hill Business owners anticipate buzz, boost if Bill Belichick hired at UNC

Posted Dec 11, 2024
Reports of Bill Belichick possibly becoming UNC's next head football coach are generating waves far beyond Franklin Street. "You're gonna put people in the seats, you're gonna get excitement about the program, you're gonna get national attention and recruits," said Robert Poitras, owner of Carolina Brewery. "We're back on the national map again." (WTVD)

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