Kevin Harlan

And they're going to give the Eastern Conference champion a difficult time as well.

They've been meticulously built.

They've drafted exceptionally well.

They all believe in defense.

And they've got the right players at the right position.

And they've got great subs off the bench.

And that is a pretty unbeatable combination.

I think he will.

Everything now is based on NIL, and if you don't have the numbers to buy these kids, I don't care how great you are.

it's just going to be a challenge.

And that's the thing that he's going to have to continue to navigate as is Belichick with what he is having to go through.

You've got to pay the kids.

And that's what the game has come to now.

Scheme is great once you have them, but the first thing through the door is the NIL.

And he's a great X's and O's coach.

He knows personnel.

They'll zero in on the right kind of guys that fit his system.

What it is now, it's all about NIL.

And if North Carolina will supply him with the money, I think he'll be in good shape.

And if they don't, and he has to sell his brand, which these kids can probably find at a lot of different places, I don't know that he will succeed.