I too think that he might be fighting an uphill battle...I like his enthusiasm and his willingness to think outside of the box as problems present themselves....
Yes, he will need to get out more to meet folks, but there haven't been many large gatherings of folks as yet this summer..he's involved with the Swanson Golf Tourney so let's see where that goes, but I'm sure that he will be around to press the flesh, etc, during the basketball season.