I actually had a personal meeting, just me and him, for about an hour back in the Fall of 2003. I had contacted him through email, told him I was interested in working in collegiate athletics, and wanted know what his road was to becoming an Athletic Director. He CALLS me back, personally, about a week later, and tells me to come on into his office the next week, and sets a time with me. Long story short, he was great to talk to, and you could tell he really had vision for our Athletic program and knew EXACTLY what he was doing. He could have just wrote me back a quick email, which is the absolute most I expected. But he took the time to meet with me on a Friday afternoon, for over an hour. We talked about what his job entails, how he got there, what he did, etc. I learned that he had almost gone to Berkeley for Law School, but California raised their out of state tuition considerably that year, so he decided not to and pursued a Master's at his alma mater, Idaho State. He then went onto New Mexico, then to Oregon, then to Nebraska, and now us. He was excellent to speak with. This guy knows what he's doing folks, he really does. Look at the success Nebraska had during his tenure. It was unprecedented. He took them from almost 2 million dollars in the red when he arrived to 44 million in the black when he left. Numerous national titles, of which he said that A&M was MORE than capable of accomplishing. Talked about how many great athletes are in X-mile radius, and how Aggies talk big, but need to deliver more ($$).
This guy has what it takes, fellas. I know from personal experience; He's a winner, and we will be too soon, at the highest level.
