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Bill Belichick 's inaugural season as the North Carolina Tar Heels head coach has not gotten off to a pristine start, tallying a 2-2 record in their first four games. Yet, prior to Saturday's matchups against the 1-3 Clemson Tigers , Belichick treated college football fans to a spectacle live from the sideline of Chapel Hill.
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During a segment of ESPN's College Gameday, Belichick shared praise for legendary coach Nick Saban and reflected on their time together , when they were members of the Cleveland Browns ' coaching staff from 1991 to 1994.
"Well, I learned an awful lot from Coach Saban. We came from different defensive systems, and we merged them together in Cleveland. I learned a lot from him about man-to-man coverage, which we didn't play a lot of at New York, and the 4-3 defense, which he played at Michigan State and Toledo," Belichick explained.
"So, it was a great experience watching Nick handle the free agents and recruit and build a program at Alabama. I'm very grateful for the relationship I have with him and all the things I've learned from him. He's the best that's ever done it. And like I said, it's a real honor for me to just be with him for those four years at and to have our relationship and friendship that I'd be almost life-long in this career."
Saban replied, "I never thought in all the time we've been friends that I'd say you're full of s**t. But I learned a lot more from you than you ever learned from me."
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Although Saban and Belichick never got the chance to face off during their time in college football, the two did go head-to-head in the NFL. Amid Saban's brief two-year tenure as the Miami Dolphins ' head coach, his teams bested Belichick's Patriots twice, with a record of 2-2 overall.
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