He was a part of influential church circles. He built a nationally recognized megaministry practically from the ground up. “It’s letting these guys know that I want to be here, first of all, and that there is talent here,'' Long said. (Long rebuffed him, as Strang wrote in his May 31 column, Randy White, Eddie Long and Matthew 18.) It’s a case of don’t-ask, don’t-tell.
Long said part of what he and the coaching staff, which includes his brother Larry Long, want to do is to bring back pride, enthusiasm and excitement to the Spartans.
"We have a very group of young kids here, and that's all I want to do is instill toughness, outwork people and just have fun." That’s all I care about, and it’s contagious. "All I want these guys to do is to play with heart, play with passion and play together. "Hopefully, we can come out of the gate and play hard,'' Long said. More: Poll: Section V high school football coaches rate top 10 teamsĪ fan of the style of offense that Long's recent Kearney teams played, Hill predicts players will enjoy the new system. In general, he’s a hard worker, he’s got his priorities in line, as far as football and trying to meld two schools together." I’ve seen other teams have success when the head coach is not in the building, however. It’s tough because he’s not in the building and that's always a challenge. "It’s going to take a little time because the merger is still going to take some time to kick in fully. He knows kind of the background of the school. "He’s got a pretty good track record of winning some championships. Details from the complaints against Bishop Eddie Long after the break. “I think it was a great hire,'' Hill said. The scandal is getting messier and messier.
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Both men watched Long begin to build his resume, Giordano as Olympia's football coach and Hill as an assistant, and they also watched Long coach a professional indoor football team in Rochester for four seasons. Tim Hill, Olympia/Odyssey's previous coach, and Giordano know something about what Long can do. When you build a program over the last 10 years or so, and you build relationships with the faculty, with parents, with past players and present players, it was very tough to leave." “It was hard, it was hard leaving Bishop Kearney. It was almost bittersweet in a sense. More: 10 high school football players to watch in Section V The timing couldn’t have been better for the switch. "They’ve welcomed me back with open arms. “Here in Greece, it’s been great," Long said during the first week of official practices. In order to revive the program, changes were definitely in store, and if it starts with the uniform - suggested by Odyssey students - then Long and is coaching staff are on board. Eddie Long is back at the high school that propelled him to the Section V Football Hall of Fame.Īs the 1991 Greece Olympia graduate walked the sidelines during the first week of practice this week one thing became apparent: this isn't the same green-and-gold - the "Green Bay Packer look," he said - of Long's past.įor starters, the Spartans are wearing purple and gold to acknowledgement the four-year-old merger that allows students from Greece Odyssey to join the team.
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