Home Improvement Part 3: University Fieldhouse

Quick Hits: Texas A&M-Commerce University Fieldhouse (Formerly East Texas State Fieldhouse) Capacity 5,000 Tenants: Texas A&M-Commerce Lion Basketball, Texas A&M-Commerce Lady Lion Basketball, Texas A&M-Commerce Volleyball, TAMUC Recreation and Intramual Sports Championship Games, UIL Class AAAA Region II Boys and Girls Championships.   Pluses: A cool looking building.-Many people talk about how we have an…

2016 Schedule: Ranking Games By Difficulty

The 2016 schedule is out and the season looks to be full of changes and different foes from the years past. We are meeting 4 teams for the first time ever and of course have some familiar foes on the list as well. So, lets rank them from least difficult to most difficult. 11. College…

BTB…..catching back up.

My apologies for the lack of writing the past couple of weeks. Things have been strange with the passing of Dr. Jones and then I turned 30 last Friday, so to say things have been crazy is an understatement. First, Lion nation needs to continue to pray for the Jones family as they are in…

Update on the Passing of Dr. Dan Jones

  To say that I am in shock is a tremendous understatement. Today I heard someone very important to the Lion family had passed, but never in a million years did I think that the President had. So, after reading tons of news sources, I have some additional information that will shed some light on…

Breaking: Dr. Daniel Jones Passes Away

    Per news reports and a University release, Dr. Daniel Jones passed away this morning. Details are unknown at this time, but I have to say I was shocked to say the least. We Will be keeping you updated with anything factual that comes up, but pray for Dr. Jones’ family and the entire…

Taking PRIDE in Commerce, America

Recently I was in Commerce and decided to head to the downtown area. I swung by the old Cow Hill Express Coffee like I had done so many times in my undergraduate days where I studied, did homework, used the WIFI and took in a great coffee drink. None of that happened. I see the building…

Road Trippin’-A look at the Roads to Travel in 2016

Doesn’t every love a good road trip? I guess it depends on who you ask. For the upcoming season though, the A&M-Commerce Football team will be doing a whole lot of driving. Let’s take a look at where they are headed and the difficulty of the trips. Week 2-McCool Stadium-Cleveland, Mississippi vs. Delta State. One…

Updated Stats: Top Ten Passers in Program History

Here are the top ten passers and what they did after Commerce. 1. Bob Bounds-1987-1991-5,955 passing yards. Conference Champion (1990), First Team All Conference, All American, two time NCAA National Quarterfinalist. Arena Football League, Canadian Football League. 2. Kyle Mackey-1980-1983–5,814 passing yards. Conference Champion (1980, 1983) First Team All-LSC, All American. National Football League, Arena…

Honoring Coach Ernest Hawkins: The Time is Now.

In collegiate athletics, every University has that one coach that is the epitome of what their school embodies. That coach has success, but is not just known for his or her success, but for their actions. Several young Men and Women in this country have spent 4 years with a coach away from home that…

My Thoughts on the Carthel Suspension

Yesterday we got news that the NCAA had doled out punishments on West Texas A&M and the Football program specifically for violation of rules. So, here is what happened in a nutshell. Colby Carthel, Don Carthel and Jared Hinton were all football coaches at West Texas A&M. Don Carthel formerly served as WT’s head coach, while…

Texas A&M-Commerce Lion All Time-Defense

First and foremost, thanks for all the votes. This was to be done differently than the previous ones. So here are the teams revealed, starting with the third team and then going to the first team, totally on votes, this was the largest turnout so far. So here we are. Bold means All-American, Italics is…

Next Up:All Time Three Deep Defense

Defense is almost always the hardest thing to write about, which is why I am leaving it in the hands purely of the Lions who have played. This is how it works. There will a 3 deep chart. There will be a 4-3-4 formation. So two Defensive Ends, two interior Defensive Tackles, 3 Linebackers, two…