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Tiley was extremely successful in turning the Illinois tennis program around and the Australian open into a premier tennis event.

As someone who doesn't follow tennis, can you elaborate on how Tiley turned the Australian Open into a premier tennis event? Wasn't it always a Grand Slam event? Has it somehow passed Wimbledon, the French or the US Open in stature?

Again, not a tennis guy at all, but I always felt like Wimbledon was the biggest tennis event in the world, and the other three slams probably depend on what part of the world you live in. Or am I way off?
 
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You shouldn't have to interview Tiley. If George turned the job down, you call Tiley to offer, not to interview.

This is true and I took it as a very bad sign that the University was even conducting interviews. That indicates to me a need to conduct interviews. Ugh.

And if you can get George or Tiley, there is no reason to hire a search firm unless it gives you a third party who can operate behind the scenes a little easier.
 
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This is true and I took it as a very bad sign that the University was even conducting interviews. That indicates to me a need to conduct interviews. Ugh.

And if you can get George or Tiley, there is no reason to hire a search firm unless it gives you a third party who can operate behind the scenes a little easier.

My understanding is that a search firm can do their thing in private whereas the UI cannot due to the FIA.
 
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Tom Michael just comes off to me as the Tim Doyle of the candidates. He thinks he's the smartest person in the room, but in reality everyone else sees him as an irrelevant Dbag....

but that's just my take on meeting him a few times at basketball games when he worked under RG

I think the question is, is he ready to take over the job based on his skillset. He is absolutely the inverse of your description above, and is absolutely a man of character & integrity. I can't speak for your interactions with him, but comparing him with Tim Doyle (who Kendall Gill should have finished off) could not be farther from reality.
 
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As someone who doesn't follow tennis, can you elaborate on how Tiley turned the Australian Open into a premier tennis event? Wasn't it always a Grand Slam event? Has it somehow passed Wimbledon, the French or the US Open in stature?

Again, not a tennis guy at all, but I always felt like Wimbledon was the biggest tennis event in the world, and the other three slams probably depend on what part of the world you live in. Or am I way off?

Check out this article that I found on Tiley. I read it and more than ever I want him as the AD.
http://intheblack.com/articles/2014/12/01/game-on

Tiley is CEO of Tennis Australia and runs the Australian Open. It was always a premier event in terms of Grand Slam, but he has turned it around in terms of marketing and income it produces. It appears from the article he is branching the Australian brand out into Asia and understands what leadership is and appears to continually look to the future. Again, I really hope we can pull him in as the AD.
 
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As someone who doesn't follow tennis, can you elaborate on how Tiley turned the Australian Open into a premier tennis event? Wasn't it always a Grand Slam event? Has it somehow passed Wimbledon, the French or the US Open in stature?

Again, not a tennis guy at all, but I always felt like Wimbledon was the biggest tennis event in the world, and the other three slams probably depend on what part of the world you live in. Or am I way off?

The Australian Open was on the verge of losing it's place as a Grand Slam in the Tennis world. There had been open discussions about replacing it with something else, likely a rotating location.

Since Tiley took over, it has grown to the richest purse, not only for winners, but the early round exits as well. The sponsorship has grown exponentially over the last ten years as well. It is now, probably, the most popular event not named Wimbledon.
 
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Check out this article that I found on Tiley. I read it and more than ever I want him as the AD.
http://intheblack.com/articles/2014/12/01/game-on

Tiley is CEO of Tennis Australia and runs the Australian Open. It was always a premier event in terms of Grand Slam, but he has turned it around in terms of marketing and income it produces. It appears from the article he is branching the Australian brand out into Asia and understands what leadership is and appears to continually look to the future. Again, I really hope we can pull him in as the AD.

Great article, I'd recommend reading the whole thing. This excerpt stood out as very applicable to UI Athletics:

Malley: Coming from the US to Tennis Australia, what were your early feelings about tennis in Australia?

Tiley: I was surprised. It’s Australian tennis! Historically it’s the best in the world. I felt this could be fun for three to five years and I’ll learn a lot. Then I got here, every day was a discovery. There were good people but it was just lost. There was no direction, no discipline, no structure. I’m not blaming the people because there were some good people but it lacked leadership.

It comes down to – and this is where you CPA guys are very good – it does come down to leadership. The right people in the right role with the right attitude. So I was given the mandate for change and I used it completely.
 
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My understanding is that a search firm can do their thing in private whereas the UI cannot due to the FIA.

I just mean as far as informal conversations. To the extent that public documents would be created, I am sure FOIA would still apply and the process would be open.
 
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Check out this article that I found on Tiley. I read it and more than ever I want him as the AD.
http://intheblack.com/articles/2014/12/01/game-on

Tiley is CEO of Tennis Australia and runs the Australian Open. It was always a premier event in terms of Grand Slam, but he has turned it around in terms of marketing and income it produces. It appears from the article he is branching the Australian brand out into Asia and understands what leadership is and appears to continually look to the future. Again, I really hope we can pull him in as the AD.

There's no way our administration is competent enough to hire this guy. Hope I'm wrong but everything they've done over the past 5-6, even 10 years suggests otherwise.
 
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Interesting that Shannon has not changed her story. I would think if he did not interview and people like Cation are tweeting it she would tweet out an update. Maybe he did interview.
 
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Interesting that Shannon has not changed her story. I would think if he did not interview and people like Cation are tweeting it she would tweet out an update. Maybe he did interview.

I've noticed that as well and I've wondered if there are semantics at issue here - that maybe Tiley is not calling it an interview, but the board sees it as such. I mean Cation admitted there has been contact between the parties and he also didn't deny interest, nor has Tiley denied interest.

My guess is that negotiations are happening either with Tiley's representative over what it will take to land Tiley or among the Illinois decision makers as to next steps with the candidates and Tiley wants to protect his current job until something definitive happens.

The fact that Tiley has not issued a denial and Shannon hasn't updated her story are positives for me at this time. Also, that Cation said later that he hoped Tiley would land the job (or something to that effect) is a plus.

Who knows, though.
 
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I just mean as far as informal conversations. To the extent that public documents would be created, I am sure FOIA would still apply and the process would be open.

FOIA in Illinois does not apply to personnel issues. The search committee can look at resumes, make a candidate list and conduct interviews in private. Minutes of those meetings can be sealed virtually forever. This part of FOIA is obviously to protect applicants. If a vote to hire actually came out of this committee, it would have to be done so publicly. This committee doesn't have to vote. Wilson could just listen to the committee discuss the applicants. She doesn't have to take their recommendation.
 
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