He had the effrontery to suggest that not all peer-reviewed journals were of equal merit and that in order to raise the research reputation of the college faculty should attempt to publish in higher quality "A" journals, even if that meant sacrificing quantity in "C" journals or below.  This is the oft-mentioned "kick to the crotch" that alienated some faculty who have made it their mission ever since to oppose him.  It's about bruised egos.  Then, there's the lost colleague who was told "congratulations" when he received a better offer at a better place, without a salary match from the current dean.  Of course, he'd gotten a matching offer just the previous year from the past dean.  Add to this the fact that Doty is the first non-economist in the college's history to be dean and some people feel their department can no longer exert its controlling influence on the college - hence some of the interdepartmental bickering going on. It's past time for these faculty to take some responsibility for their actions and the college dysfunction they create no matter who sits in the dean's office.  People who say they care for the college but don't help to make it a better place are simply self-serving, or worse.