ACC Media Days has come and gone, and we got to hear from all the conference's new coaches (headlined by Bill Belichick) as well as the familiar faces like Dabo Swinney.
Everyone was gathered around to listen to Belichick talk to the media for the first time since taking over at North Carolina. He's known for being fairly stoic with the media, and that seemed to be a little different during ACC Media Days as he actually looked happy to be there and he opened up more than he did with any NFL media members over the years.
Belichick opened up about joining college football and who he's been learning from since taking the leap from being out of the NFL to running a Power Four program.
He has had a good relationship with Dabo since joining the ACC and the two have appeared on a round table earlier this offseason and Belichick gushed about him again at media days, saying that he's been learning from Swinney.
I asked Bill Belichick about his relationship with Dabo Swinney.
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He said "We're all learning from Dabo."
Belichick added that Swinney has built a high quality program, and has a ton of respect for him.
"He's enjoyable to be around. Maybe that won't be the case on Saturday." 😂
Belichick went on to say that Dabo has built a quality program and has a ton of respect for him, which is probably the biggest compliment you could get out of the Super Bowl-winning head coach.
"He's also enjoyable to be around. Maybe that won't be the case on Saturday."
Another great quote from the legendary NFL coach who is trying his hand at college football. It's weird to hear that one of the greatest coaches in NFL history is learning from Dabo. It's the highest praise you can get if you're Swinney. This is a coach who has won at the highest level multiple times and dominated the NFL for years and now he's picking Dabo's brain.
Wild stuff -- 2025 couldn't get any weirder.