Here's what Bill Belichick had to say during his Pat McAfee Show appearance

For the first time since the rumors surrounding Bill Belichick's interest in the UNC football program's head coaching job came to fruition (and the belief that he could ultimately be the favorite for the job), the six-time Super Bowl champion made an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show and discussed a few interesting topics, most notably about the current college football landscape.

No, Belichick didn't confirm nor deny if he was taking the job, but there are some interesting tidbits that he provided during his appearance:

On modeling a college program to serve as a NFL pipeline

"If I was in a college program, the college program would be a pipeline to the NFL. It would be a professional program with training, nutrition, scheme, and coaching techniques that would transfer to the NFL. … I feel very confident that I have the contacts in the NFL to pave the way for those players who would have the ability to compete in the NFL. They would be ready for it. It would be an NFL program, but not at the NFL level.

It would be geared toward developing time management, discipline, structure, and life skills, regardless of whether it's for the NFL or somewhere in business. I feel very confident that I have the contacts in the NFL to pave the way for those players who would have the ability to compete in the NFL. They would be ready for it. I don't have any doubt about that. That would be the first comment that I would make relative to the structure of the program. It would be an NFL program, but not at the NFL level."

Takeaway from meeting with North Carolina

"It's been interesting to spend more time around the college game, as well as staying up with pro football. It's been a good year for me. I've learned a lot. I've had an opportunity to talk to Chancellor Lee Roberts, and we've had a couple of good conversations. We'll see how it goes. Let's just leave it at that. I don't want to go into too much information. I want to get my press conference aura back."

How college football is starting to resemble the NFL

"There are a lot of football programs that are being structured similar to NFL programs. In college, you have high school recruiting and the transfer portal. In pro football, you have the NFL Draft and free agency. You have a salary cap and negotiations with NFL agents. In college, you have negotiations with whoever represents the player. You have players changing teams in college, as you have players that can change teams in the NFL. There's a little different set of rules, but it's the same general structure.

You have to value your players because you have a limited amount of money. It's a little different version of the NFL model. There are no limitations on coaching staff like there were in college. There are some recruiting limitations. Scholarships have been expanded. There are a lot of changes in the college landscape. I'm not going to say I'm an expert on all of them, but everybody's trying to find out what's best for their individual situation."

The keys to creating a college football coaching staff

"Based on my experiences the last few months and other people that I've talked to, a lot of colleges are looking at NFL models. College coaches are looking at some version of an NFL-type model to structure personnel and coaching. The job is obviously too big for one person, no matter what level it's at. You need a personnel director, let's call it a general manager. You need a coach. You need some type of salary cap management. You have to have those bases covered. 

It's certainly not a job for one person. It's a job that's going to take a lot of work, no matter what level it's on. You'd want to have a team that would be able to handle the demands of the different areas to put the best team together. Unlike the draft, you have a recruiting element in college where players select the school, as opposed to the team selecting the players in the draft. There are some differences. There's some similarities, too."