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TOM WEBER’S BLOG
Welcome! Welcome to my Saluki Sports Blog. I am the director of media services for Saluki Athletics and will use this blog to post news and observations about Saluki Athletics. Feel free to send me your comments and suggestions, and I’ll post some of them in my blog. There’s an e-mail link in the lower, right corner of this page. Blog Schedule This blog will be updated at least twice a week from August through March. Regular updates will take place on Wednesdays and Sundays. From April through July, the blog will be updated on Wednesday only.

TOM WEBER’S BLOG
  • Addition of Reis is SIU's gain and the news media's loss
    Mike Reis was the king of sports media in southern Illinois for more than 30 years. Last Friday, the king officially signed off from his radio job to join the staff of Saluki Athletics. SIU's gain is the news media's loss. One of the first things I used to tell a new Saluki head coach or administra

  • 2008 Saluki Football Media Guide
    As is my custom this time of year, here is an advance copy of the Saluki Football Media Guide for download. This is not the final version. This on-line version is still missing a few pieces, and there is more proof-reading to be done. Feel free to drop me an e-mail if you notice something that needs

  • An early comparison of Coach Lennon and Coach Kill
    I had an interesting meeting with Coach Lennon last week. After working with Coach Kill for seven years, it's hard not to compare the two men, and I have already noticed both some striking similarities and differences between them. First, the similarities. Both coaches believe preparation is the k

  • Football offseason notes and depth chart
    It's hard to believe that two-a-days will start just a month and a half from now. The first practice will be on Aug. 11. That's actually a week later than last year, but SIU doesn't have a Labor Day weekend game in 2008, instead kicking off the season on Sept. 6 versus Hampton. Here's a handful of

  • Odds and ends from my notebook
    Here's some miscellaneous men's basketball notes... The newcomers to the roster have been issued jersey numbers: Kevin Dillard (1), Tony Freeman (5), Anthony Booker (22), Justin Bocot (23), Ryan Hare (25) and Torres Roundtree (31). Also, Nick Evans will switch his jersey number from 50 to 55. The