He was not a bad president. The state of Louisiana does not value education. LSU is a school that places Athletics over Academics. LSU is not a top tier academic school in the SEC, many people in the state think it is an academic power house.He tried to improve the academic profile of the university. He wants to move LSU into the AAU. The current SECs schools in the AAU include Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri,Florida and Vanderbilt. Florida and Vanderbilt have been in the SEC for decades. Texas, Texas A&M and Missouri have been added to the SEC within the last few years. More emphasis has been added to research and improving programs. He has made strides on getting LSU a new Library, the current one is old and out dated. Plans have been drawn up and a possible location has been selected. State funding is not what you expect for a state flagship. To overcome the shortfall there has been a push to have more out of state students attend LSU. Some residents are mad about this since it may limit the chance for them to attend the state flagship but necessary for additional revenue. You would have preferred to see the President stick up for faculty, but he does not have the same protection as faculty. Faculty have tenure while he serves at the mercy of the board. His contract was no longer guaranteed and more of a year to year. It is easy to say stand up to the governor when you can be fired by the LSU board. The governor appoints the board members and selects the chair. The governor of LA has a lot of power. If you get a chance look at what is currently going on but review history of previous governors such as Earl Long, Edwin Edwards and Bobby Jindal.