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I think the hire is a terrific one! And, don't listen to the 4th choice etc. crud on Mlive. Greg has been on our radar for years. He will be a good fit here at EK. Here is why, we need someone honest and with integrity to come in and put this program back on track. Someone who the kids and fans can trust. Someone who does not play favorites, no bs, just someone who understands the game, can teach it and enjoys working with kids. Someone who can work his system around the talent he has as opposed to someone who forces the kids to do things that they can't i.e. AJ being made a QB when clearly he does not have the size (5'7") the arm (90% of his completions were little swing passes or quick flat dump-offs) and someone who treats all of the kids like men, and with dignity... and insists that his staff does likewise. This school of 3000 only had 48 kids come out for varsity football this past year because the kids hated the coach. We typically have 85 or more kids out. Why? BEcause of how they were treated. I saw it first hand, and it wasn't a bunch of whiney teenagers who were spoiled and lazy. There are kids that should have come out, that are great kids, who opted to quit playing football because they were tired of the way they were treated and focused on other sports. We needed to find someone who could restore the integrity of the Varisty Coaching position and get kids back into the program. A builder. I can see some of you already thinking that a good coach isn't always loved by his players, I know that. But good intellegent, tough coaches are respected and are competent on and off the field. Good coaches do not get out coached game after game and good coaches are guys who's players will run through a wall for them no matter what. When all that happenes, the winning and losing will take care of itself.

As for his coaching staff, I am not sure what is going to happen there. There are some terrific people already on board that will help him with the transition. And, there are a couple that definately should be shown the door!! I guess we will all have to wait and see on that.

This is a bright new chapter in the athletic tradition at East Kentwood. Don't be fooled by a hand full of knuckleheads on mlive, we as a community welcome the new coach and will support him with as much vigor and resources as the good people of Monroe.

GO EK!!