First, I want to wish everyone in Lion Nation a Merry Christmas (belated) and a Happy New Year. Just a heads up, this will be our last post until January 7th, when we go over how the Basketball teams performed against Midwestern State, we also have some track and field news to get to. Track/Field-The…
First, I hope everyone has had a Merry Christmas and will have a great 2019 upcoming. We took a holiday break here at the wire to spend time with friends and family, but a lot of news is still coming out of Commerce, America. Focusing on Basketball, and once again, our Men’s team is out…
A few final pieces of post season accolades, so let’s get to it. The Final AFCA polls have come out, and for the 3rd straight season, Texas A&M-Commerce finishes the season ranked in the top ten to end the year. The Lions ranked 9th in the country, and one would think it was two convincing…
Having attended the presser at McKinney ISD stadium and watched the live streaming from the Rayburn Memorial Student Center, I have a lot of thoughts on this, but I will keep it to 5, so here we go. He is pumped-From the second I arrived at the MISD stadium conference room, Bailiff was smiling from…
Football: Congrats to Lion Senior Kristov Martinez, who was named to the AFCA First Team All-American team. A word to NFL scouts: You need to look at this kid. Kicking on this level is not ANY different than kicking in Division I. You still have to put the ball through the uprights. Kristov has a…
(Note: My apologies for the delay in defensive season summary. The events of the past two weeks have thrown us here at The Wire for a collective loop, including yours truly. I have a personal relationship with Coach Carthel, and know the Carthel family well. It was not something I was anticipating….Russell) Greetings, Lion fans,…
David Bailiff has been hired as the 18th football coach in program history. Let’s take a look at some of his info. David Bailiff: DOB: May 26, 1958 Hometown: Dallas, TX Alma Mater: Texas State (1977-1980) Offensive Philosophy: Shotgun Spread Defensive Philosophy: 4-2-5 Overall: “When you have playmakers, let them make plays.” Family: Wife (Angie)…
After setting a school record for the largest margin of victory over an opponent, Jason Burton’s squad pushed their overall record to 4-4 and 1-1 in conference play. Here are 5 thoughts on the season so far. The 4 wins have been pretty indicative so far of what this group can do. The closer games…
Coach Carthel, I have to admit I was disappointed when I saw you had taken the job at Stephen F. Austin. However, as someone who bleeds the blue and gold, you have to understand that my hope for you to stay here would be biased, but as the brother of a high school coach, I…
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