(Note: There’s been a couple of columns that I’ve written that have just been hard to do. One was for Coach Hawkins. One was for Wade Wilson. This one is just as difficult. Cary Noiel was, and will always be, my friend. If this seems personal, that’s because it is.) Greetings, Lion fans, and I…
Greetings, Lion fans, and there is a lot to unpack from the events of this weekend, so let’s get right to it. First off was what could only have been described as a wildly successful Junior Day. A group of selected high school student athletes entering their senior season in 2023 were invited to Commerce…
Greetings, Lion fans. It’s good to be back in the saddle, so to speak, so let’s get down to business. This Saturday evening, we get our first look at the Clint Dolezel era of Lion Football. There are so many questions, but we’ve managed to distill them down to the five most important facing what…
Greetings, Lion fans, and other than Labor Day weekend which generally opens football season, and late November/December, which brings the playoff and championship race, early February is the day that college football fans look forward to. National Signing Day. Who did your team sign, and how will they help your program? It’s been a blur…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in the final edition of the Blue Gang Notebook, we’ll break down the matchup with the Tigers of Tennessee State, which, if the Lions win, will guarantee a ninth straight winning season. Despite their recent struggles, this Blue Gang is still very, very good, and surprisingly highly ranked. Due to the…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in the final edition of the Pre Snap Read for the 2022 season, we’ll break down the matchup with the Tigers of Tennessee State. First, though, we must take a look back at the heartbreak in Thibodaux with Nicholls State. Simply put, last week’s game was a complete failure of the…
Greetings, Lion fans. It’s very tough to find positives after a game like we just saw, and there were a few, but admittedly not many. The Lions surrendered a second half lead again, and for a third time this season, lost a game to an inferior team, a game they should have won. Let’s get…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s edition of the Notebook, we’ll take a look at this week’s opponent, Nicholls State, and see if the Blue Gang will be able to recover from the beatings, they have endured the past two weeks from Incarnate Word and Northwestern State. In those two games, they were shredded…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s incarnation of the Pre Snap Read, we’ll take a look as the Lions undertake their final road trip of the 2022 season, headed east to Thibodaux, Louisiana, and a date with the Colonels of Nicholls State. The Lions are coming off of their most disappointing loss so far,…
Greetings, Lion fans, and this time around, we’ll take a look at another new conference opponent, the Northwestern State (La.) Demons. First, though, a quick look back at last week and Incarnate Word. It might be hard to find, but there were some bright spots Where are they, you might ask? Well, despite giving up…
Greetings, Lion fans, in this week’s edition of the Pre Snap Read, we’ll take a closer look at the Demons from Northwestern State, as they attempt to recover from a 35-7 loss at the hands of Southland Conference leader Incarnate Word last Saturday. Despite that final score, there were numerous positive signs to gather from…
Greetings, Lion fans, and this week’s edition of the Notebook needs no extra hype or buildup. If you’re a football fan, these are the kinds of games you live for. #1 against #1. The best offense in the Southland Conference vs. the best defense, the Blue Gang of Texas A&M-Commerce. This Saturday at 2pm in…
Greetings, Lion fans, and I know in the past the cliche “biggest game of the year” has been thrown around quite a bit, especially by yours truly, but in this case, it’s true. This Saturday is a battle for Southland Conference supremacy. Win, and the Lions could control their own destiny in search of a…
Greetings, Lions fans, and as the saying in radio goes…”the hits just keep on coming.” After giving up one touchdown after a turnover on a short field, and a 12 play, 87-yard drive, and aided by a well-timed David Bailiff motivational lecture, the Blue Gang defense shut the door. An early 15-7 Lion deficit turned…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in the days to come following the completion of the 2022 Lion football season, there will be signposts along the way to determine just how things went for A&M-Commerce in their inaugural Southland Conference season. What follows is one of those moments, and it was a good one. 10:27 left, second…
Greetings, Lion fans. Well, the Blue Gang did it again. The rest of the Southland Conference and a crowded Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana, found out what we already knew. That the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions can play well at this level, and that the Blue Gang Mentality is much like The Force in the Star…
4:45 4th Quarter, Texas A&M Commerce 31, Southeastern Louisiana 28. If there was ever a turning point to the Lions 2022 season, it was at this moment. #19 Southeastern, in front a raucous Homecoming crowd, had just scored and cut the Commerce lead to three points. In past games, we’ve seen them unable to rise…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s edition of the Notebook, we’ll take a look at the first official matchup of the Southland Conference era with a trip to Hammond to face another pride of Lions from Southeastern Louisiana. Brian and I have been repeating the mantra of the defense for a while now. The…
Greetings, Lion fans, this week, it’s back to the grind and the opening of Southland Conference play as the Lions take a trip east to Hammond, Louisiana, and a homecoming date with the Lions of Southeastern Louisiana. Southeastern is currently ranked #20 in the AFCA FCS poll, just two spots ahead of a familiar name,…
Greetings, Lion fans, having a week off halfway through the season is certainly a welcome relief, this week it’s back to the grind and the beginning of Southland Conference play. Brian and I thought this would be an ideal spot to reflect on the season so far. What’s gone well, what hasn’t, and what has…
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