I heard from some people who dont even know what football is who also think he's nothing more than an arrogant a-hole. So there's that side of the coin.
That maybe true, but from an outsider's perspective I'd venture to say he's par for the course and hasn't done anything to damage the University as a whole. He seems to be leading it successfully into the future actually.
He may be leading the academic side of it just fine but you know just as well as I do that academics AREN'T what people associate Nebraska with and probably never will.
And you know as well as I do that Athletics are not solely what a Chancellor should be evaluated on.
And we act like Nebraska is struggling athletically or academically? This whole argument is a joke and from what I can tell is most,y based on some personal dislike for Perlman, nothing more. These same people would be screaming from their boxes if the anti-Bo crowd were speculating this much about Bo's job and the inner workings of what he does. Yet, complete speculation about Perlman and the things he's doing behind the scenes, with no real examples or proof, well that's alright. Just don't ever do that with Bo!
Fact is, just open your eyes and look and you see all you need to see. Nebraska was accepted into a prestigious academic conference in the Big Ten. Had AAU certification up until shortly after, but I'm not sure how vital that is. We just built a brand new basketball arena. Upgraded The Devaney Center which was a multi-million dollar project. Built on 6000 more seats in the East side of Memorial Stadium, where we still hold a consecutive sell out streak record. Our football team may be our most mediocre team currently. Mens basketball is on the rise after a fantastic hire in Coach Tim Miles. Women's basketball has become an annually ranked team and highly competitive nationally and within the conference. Coach Yori is a fantastic coach. Our gymnastics are always top tier. Our track team does well. Our soccer team just came off one of their best seasons ever I believe. Our wrestling team is year in year out one of the best in the country. Hell, we are f'ing Bowling Champions for crying out loud!
But, yea....I hear the guy can be an arrogant prick sometimes.............