Chansky’s Notebook: Overspending

Posted Sep 26, 2025
UNC’s Board of Trustees has gone from one spendthrift to another. The university has never revealed exactly how Bill Belichick was hired and who negotiated his exorbitant contract that right now looks like it might be a waste of money. Former Board of Trustees chair John Preyer was among the first at UNC to be contacted in a string of phone calls. (Chapelboro.com)

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