I guess it's just stories I've heard. Both Kennedy and Nutt are not very fond of him. I realize Kennedy may likely leave us at some point, but I think that process will be sped up by Boone's presence. It's just an overall way he handles things, especially with our coaches and alums. Then you throw in the fact that he's a PR nightmare almost everytime he makes a statement, and it's enough that I wish we had someone else.
Much like LT, he doesn't seem to understand the money side of things as well as he should. Rather than taking a Byrne type approach and looking for ways to create more money for the athetlic department, he focuses more on cutting costs. He doesn't seem to grasp the concept of spending money to make money. Most of his actions are reactionary rather than proactive. Yes, we've got some good projects going on, but the baseball facility is behind schedule due to the fact that it wasn't planned well. And I still think he had his hand forced on the basketball facility.
Also, he tends to take a narrow-minded approach to fundraising. He focuses almost solely on the big fish, while focusing very little effort on trying to get your average Joe fan involved. Granted, most of your money comes from the big fish, but you can make a lot of headway with $100, $500, and $1000 donations from the majority of your alums, if you'll just make a little effort. That approach also manifests itself in the way he treats your average Joe alum. He treats the "cap and T-shirt crowd" (his words) like they are of less importance to the university. You get the feeling that he believes everything would be just fine if only the 100 wealthiest alums were allowed to come to football games each week.
