Related to the Streisand Effect
If Bill Belichick had been a first-ballot Hall of Fame entry, the sporting world would have clapped politely, basically yawning. A great coach, some even say the greatest ever. (I say we let claims like that mellow a bit. It could be true, but there's no need to be hasty.) Nothing to see here, move along.
The favored explanation is that some voters thought he should serve a little time because of Spygate and Deflategate. Another opinion is that people are still upset that he ran up the score on people in 2007. I have some mild approval of that approach, but only for infractions that were unpunished. Belichick and the patriots were punished, and it's petty to say "Well, it wasn't enough."
But whoever didn't vote for him, it has already backfired, as all the big names are now fighting over their chance to say this is ridiculous. Next year his nomination will get outsized attention and it will get brought up again, even after he's in. Oft evil will shall evil mar.
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