Ties To Saluki Football Have Us Becoming Jets Fans
Can’t help but root for the New York Jets today.
The other No. 6 seed left in the NFL playoffs features Bart Scott, a Hall of Fame member of Southern Illinois University athletics.
Hall of Fame ball-player. Hall of Fame trash-talker.
Minnesota’s Jerry Kill Hire Justified By NFL Success
Fans of the Minnesota Golden Gophers searching for justification of Jerry Kill’s hiring as head coach need look no further than this weekend’s NFL action. (more…)
Former Salukis Jerry Kill and Brandon Jacobs Move Onward, Upward
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Things are moving and shaking for a pair of Southern Illinois University football icons.
Brandon Jacobs is rounding back into form and Jerry Kill is rounding up his stuff. (more…)
How Will You Remember Chris Dieker’s Career At SIU?
Editor’s Note: We scrounged through our history in search of a photo of SIU quarterback Chris Dieker, the subject of today’s SIU football blog.
And while we found a few photos of the senior quarterback in our photo vault, we stumbled across this photo of a lovely Saluki Shaker from last year’s final regular season game at McAndrew Stadium.
Besides, after a disappointing season, wouldn’t you rather have eye candy than no candy at all?
After the jump, we’ll try to come to a conclusion on how we’ll remember Dieker’s career at Southern Illinois University. (more…)
Saluki Football Song Of The Week
The Southern Illinois University football team travels to Fargo, N.D., facing quite a challenge.
For the Salukis to continue their impressive streak of consecutive playoff appearances, Southern will need a dominant finish to the end of the season. Improbable? Yes. Impossible? Not at all. Because, as a wise man once told me, everything is possible, but not everything is probable.
With that said, SIU football fans have something to celebrate this coming weekend. And that brings us to this week’s Saluki Football Song Of The Week. (more…)
Saluki Football Summed Up In Two Songs
South Dakota State exercised its demons on Saturday.
The Jack Rabbits jumped out and ambushed the Southern Illinois University football team, taking what was a 31-3 lead at one point en route to a 31-10 victory.
Raise your hand if you saw this coming. (more…)
TBDS Hits The Road
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The Big Dead Sidebar will be out of the office tomorrow as it tends to personal business and a road trip.
Hopefully, the young lady washing my car here doesn’t miss a spot. (more…)
Saluki Football Goes For Three Straight vs. South Dakota State
If you have even the slightest fear of rollercoasters, then this Southern Illinois University football team just might not be right for you.
During the Salukis’ three-game losing streak, Dale Lennon’s club continued to find ways to lose games down the stretch. The skid included being outscored 21-0 in the final 15 minutes in a loss to Southeast Missouri State and giving up 31 unanswered points in the second, third and fourth quarters in a loss at Youngstown State University.
SIU brought back the good times with a thrashing of Illinois State for its first conference win of the season, but reverted to its wild times in an up-and-down overtime victory against Northern Iowa on Homecoming.
And that brings us to our Saluki Song Of The Week. (more…)
Saluki Football Wins Topsy-Turvy Game;All Part of a Topsy-Turvy Season
They talk about parity all the time in the NFL, and as the Missouri Valley collegiate season keeps going, that talk could be brought over to this league as well.
Southern Illinois is right in the middle of that topic, and they treated the Homecoming crowd to a wild win over Northern Iowa on Saturday. (more…)
Saluki Pride To Be On Display At Homecoming
There’s nothing better than Homecoming weekend at the alma mater.
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There’s nothing better than Homecoming weekend at the alma mater after picking up a decisive victory in a must-win game against an in-state opponent.
That’s where the Southern Illinois University football team sits as it prepares to host its first Homecoming at the brand spankin’ new Saluki Stadium. (more…)
