My thoughts on John Currie:
His Supporters usually point to facility upgrades, fundraising and financial improvements as proof that he is a good AD.
I would point out that while the K-State Athletic Department had issues before John arrived, the Athletic Department had very little debt, had Coach Snyder and Frank Martin.
With the growth in Conference TV revenue we quickly improved the budget and added a bunch of debt to build our Football Stadium upgrades. We had Football, Baseball and Basketball all win Conference Titles in the same year and that helped spur donor support.
I have heard that the Coaches and Currie were not getting along for years. For a while I was neutral on who was to blame but after seeing Currie handle other more public issues, I believe Currie is to blame.
Those other issues include:
1. Starship Enterprise incident, where Currie suspended our Band Director from going to Lawrence because some fans have a dirty mind.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/09/kansas-state-apologizes-suspends-directer-of-bands-offensive-nsfw-halftime-show2. The Jamar Samuels western union suspension. (As described in previous posts).
3. The hiring of oscar Weber
4. Not firing oscar Weber/ hiring Brad Underwood last year.
5. The Leti Romero incident.
http://www.bringonthecats.com/2014/4/18/5629044/k-state-wbb-leti-romeros-transfer-appeal-deniedHe handles issues poorly.