Don't tease me. But hope you're right--he seems like such the perfect hire.
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Don't tease me. But hope you're right--he seems like such the perfect hire.
http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/...15-09-12/sunday-conversation-craig-tiley.html
Not giving up on George just yet, but this is a conversation with Tiley from earlier this year (sorry if it's already been posted) some interesting statements about his involvement in the university athletics
Not giving up on George just yet, but this is a conversation with Tiley from earlier this year (sorry if it's already been posted) some interesting statements about his involvement in the university athletics
Highly unlikely but if we have big influential donors involved and we are throwing money around, we better at least talk with Jim Phillips and put the squeeze on him. I don't think he'll bite, but if he did, he would be a fantastic hire with Illinois ties.
My hope now is with Tiley.
DaChief4ever
- Urbana
Any chance of getting Phillips from Northwestern:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/basketb...m-phillips-monumental-job-university-illinois
http://chicago.suntimes.com/basketb...m-phillips-monumental-job-university-illinois
He has made his choice. He's gone to the dark side, he ain't coming back.
BlindLoyalty
- FartNoiseMotivation
I have been told by a person who would know that Phillips will only leave NU to become the Big Ten Commisioner or a President/CEO of one of the Chicago professional franchises.
illynifan34
That's a winner!!
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Sounds fairly definitively no to me
Teddy, is that you?
Why would any established AD in a good situation that could easily catapult them into numerous other things even give the Illinois job more than a couple seconds thought? With no president or chancellor in place, the risk is not worth the reward. You have to think guys like Shawn Wax and Tom Michael are our best options.
ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
Suddenly, Tiley or bust?
So he said "Should Illinois contact me...I will decline the offer." Does that mean we haven't contacted? Surely someone has said something to him to show we are interested, right?
If Illinois is already talking about having the AD search all completed by early next week at the latest, and RG is saying "should Illinois contact me..." it makes me think we haven't officially made an offer. If we haven't made an offer, how can he know he wants to decline?!?! :suspicious:
On the other hand, he could be helping us to save face and not publicly reject an offer (that we already made) by saying he just isn't leaving CO. If he says no, we go right to someone else that really wants the job and wrap it all up by next week.
Who knows?
If Illinois is already talking about having the AD search all completed by early next week at the latest, and RG is saying "should Illinois contact me..." it makes me think we haven't officially made an offer. If we haven't made an offer, how can he know he wants to decline?!?! :suspicious:
On the other hand, he could be helping us to save face and not publicly reject an offer (that we already made) by saying he just isn't leaving CO. If he says no, we go right to someone else that really wants the job and wrap it all up by next week.
Who knows?
Shampoobanana
- Northwest Suburbs of Chicago
A) the classical denial that eventually leads to him bein hired.
B) he heard through sources he is not the choice anyway.
Well played :thumb:
Shampoobanana
- Northwest Suburbs of Chicago
C) He's simply saying the truth?
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Look on the bright side - at least we didn't have to go through a hat picking ceremony ....
And only, like, 9 re-tweets of that tweet. I'd take that personally if I were RG.
And only, like, 9 re-tweets of that tweet. I'd take that personally if I were RG.
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frankfortillini
- Frankfort, IL
No info, but I have a feeling we'll be pleasantly surprised with the new AD.
I mean, how f'ing hard can it be to have a decent 6-8 win (with 10 as the outlier) football team every year with our institution and facilities and the NCAAs 95% of the time in hoops?
I mean, how f'ing hard can it be to have a decent 6-8 win (with 10 as the outlier) football team every year with our institution and facilities and the NCAAs 95% of the time in hoops?
He's still involved.
frankfortillini
- Frankfort, IL
Thank goodness, please keep him as close to the program as possible.
Every indication has been that this process has been run by exactly the people in exactly the way Illini fans would choose. Settle down.
He wants Illinois to be elite. He has a bunch of once donors upping again for this hire, and future hires. He is very involved.
This is my read on it (no inside info.)
So he said "Should Illinois contact me...I will decline the offer." Does that mean we haven't contacted? Surely someone has said something to him to show we are interested, right?
If Illinois is already talking about having the AD search all completed by early next week at the latest, and RG is saying "should Illinois contact me..." it makes me think we haven't officially made an offer. If we haven't made an offer, how can he know he wants to decline?!?! :suspicious:
On the other hand, he could be helping us to save face and not publicly reject an offer (that we already made) by saying he just isn't leaving CO. If he says no, we go right to someone else that really wants the job and wrap it all up by next week.
Who knows?
I'm almost certain he has been contacted by intermediaries based on comments from all over the place (no premium info). I don't know who that would be, but maybe former players and coaches or just well heeled alumni.
My guess is Colorado came to him and gave him everything he would need to stay put.
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