I'm not plugged in to any pay sites or podcasts, but there has been an avalanche of references to how difficult Long was to work with. I believe it was our own Frankie who mentioned Book may have left if Long had come back next year, and somewhere I saw the unconfirmed notion that Miles Boykin left early in part to get away from Long. Again, no idea if either of these is true. Even Pete Sampson made many references to Long's abrasiveness.
I think this had a lot to do w/ the elevation of Rees. Everyone seems to like the guy. That doesn't make him a great coach, but it does point to chemistry.
I'm just surprised by all the anecdotal tales of about Long, because I had no idea.