Greetings, Lion fans, and it’s time to take a look at what is the most important matchup for the Lions if they are to be successful this Saturday…..defense. Let’s take a look at how the Blue Gang lines up with the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldog offense. OVERVIEW-The Lion defense comes in on a roll. With four defensive…
“Don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champion.” Rudy Tomjanovich Greetings, Lion fans, and it’s that time again. A place with which they’ve become familiar, the NCAA Division 2 playoffs. This time, the Lions come in as the defending champion. They have had their problems on offense, from being unsettled at quarterback to many self-inflicted…
Greetings, Lion fans, it’s time to take a look at what has been the star of the A&M-Commerce season so far…the defense, and their matchup this week with the Angelo State Rams. OVERVIEW- The Ram offense presents a very stiff challenge to the Blue Gang this week. Very balanced, and averaging a little over 450…
Greetings, Lion fans, we’re down to the final game and final home game of the 2018 regular season. It’s all gone by in a blur. We here at The Wire have enjoyed tracking the season so far, and hope that we have another six weeks or so to cover. It all begins with this week’s…
Greetings, Lion Fans, sorry for the delay, but it’s finally time for this week’s edition of the Blue Gang Notebook, and a look at the UT-Permian Basin Falcon offense vs. the Lion Defense. Let’s get to it. OVERVIEW-The Lions have a decided advantage overall. The Falcons are not a very explosive offense (only 6 plays…
Greetings, Lion fans, we’re down to the nitty-gritty of the season. With two games left in the regular season, on one hand, I wonder, “Where has the time gone?”, while on the other, two games to get to the playoffs seem like an eternity. This week, it’s a trip out west to Odessa, and the…
Greetings, Lion fans….normally, you would be seeing 5 Minor Thoughts, or the Pre Snap Read, but we received a question about the regional rankings, what they are, and how they affect playoff seeding. We here at The Wire welcome any questions our readers might have, and we’re more than happy to answer. To begin, Division…
“Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Greetings, Lion fans. Well, here we are again, on the verge of another extremely important Lone Star Conference matchup with the Buffs of West Texas A&M. The Blue Gang showed up huge last week in the 55-7 over Western New Mexico, returning two interceptions…
“Winning isn’t the only thing, but making the effort to win is.” Vince Lombardi And that’s what it’s about right now, Lion Fans. Three games. West Texas A&M, UT-Permian Basin, and Angelo State. Three wins, and your Lions are playoff bound once more. It’s not about a Lone Star Conference title. Conference titles are nice…
Greetings, Lions fans, after the frustrations of last week, it’s time to turn our attention to the Mustangs of Western New Mexico. Let’s get to it. OVERVIEW-To say the Mustangs are young is an understatement. Starting only one senior, Western has struggled on offense to date, having failed to score a rushing touchdown, and have…
LOOKING BACK-Lion fans, I must apologize. As uncannily accurate as I was during the playoff run last season, I’ve been that far off this time around, especially last week. I will say this once, and then I’m done with it. It’s hard not to say that the officials cost a team a game, but in…
Dear Lion Staff and Players, It is a tough time for everyone right now. It’s understandable. You just got beat by four scores at home. There’s reason to have hope, and I’ll tell you why ” A wounded Lion is still fiercer than a strong wolf.” Matshona Dhilwayo, Author First of all, I refuse to…
Greetings, Lion fans, this might sound like a broken record, but here we are on the eve of another one of those “biggest game of the season” times again. The #7 ranked Lions take on the #16 ranked and undefeated Tarleton State Texans in a battle for the lead in the Lone Star Conference race.…
Greetings Lion fans, after one of the strangest weekends ever in college football, involving two stadiums and two days with many a mile traveled, we’re back at it with another huge Lone Star Conference game. This week the #16 ranked and 5-0 Tarleton State Texans come to The Hawk with sole leadership of the conference…
Greetings, Lion fans, and welcome to the Blue Gang Notebook. Formerly known as Getting Defensive, we here at The Wire were looking for something more fitting to the defensive preview. For as long as I’ve been involved with ETSU/A&M-Commerce, I’ve always known the Lion defensive unit as the Blue Gang. Without a doubt, there have…
Greetings, Lion fans, it’s the week we’ve been waiting for. The biggest game of the season so far. A battle for Lone Star supremacy against the Lion’s most bitter rival, the much despised Mustangs of Midwestern State. Midwestern dealt the Lions their only loss last year en route to the title. Let’s take a look…
Greetings, Lion Fans…..my apologies for the delay in getting this week’s installment of Getting Defensive on The Wire, but here we go: OVERVIEW-As much as has been written on the struggles of the Lion offense, the defense has been a true bright spot. After an opener with a high-powered A&M-Kingsville offense, the Lions have clamped…
Greetings, Lion fans…..now that we’ve all dried out from the disappointment of the previous week, lets take a look at how the Lion offense matches up with the defense of the Bald Eagles of Lock Haven. OVERVIEW-Let’s state the obvious-the Lion offense, to this point in the season, has been offensive. Last week against Colorado…
Greetings, Lion Fans, that time has come. The competition has ratcheted up considerably in the Thunderwolves of #22 ranked Colorado State-Pueblo. The Blue Gang faces their stiffest test of the year so far. Let’s get to it. OVERVIEW-So far in 2018, the defense has carried the Lions to a 3-0 start. While the offense, particularly…
Hello again, Lion Fans, it’s almost that time….and time now to take a look at how the Eastern New Mexico offense lines up against the Blue Gang defense of the Lions. If there’s been a constant in the early going, it has been the Lion defense, as expected. The early concerns about everyone being on…
