McGuffey was actually a vain man, and had almost no friends. People were more likely to respect him for his teaching skills than befriend him. McGuffey had a bad relationship with Bishop, the president of Miami University. One of McGuffey's few friends, Albert T. Bledsoe, was strongly affected by McGuffey's views. Bledsoe made open attacks on Bishop, and even suggested his impeachment. But Bishop was a well liked president, and after hearing the insult on his character, all but physically threw McGuffey and Bledsoe out the door. After that, McGuffey became the president of the University of Cincinnati, and urged parents not to send their children to Miami, "...where it is more likely that they would be made Drunkards and Gamblers than good scholars." These were McGuffey's very words. He saw a rival school in Miami, and might have also held a grudge against the school that had dismissed him.