Dear Seniors, A lot of you may not know me, unless you’ve read my writing on here. Some of you, I know well. Some, I’ve shaken hands with once or twice, and others, I’ve met in passing. Almost all of you, I met during the fall of 2019 during camp. That summer marked 40 years…
Greetings, Lion fans, and we are fast approaching the end of what has been the most disappointing season in recent Lion football history. There are some bright spots to be had, however. If UT-Permian Basin upsets Midwestern, and A&M-Kingsville is somehow able to upset Angelo State, then the Lions will have a share of the…
Greetings, Lion fans, and Brian and I wish that there were more to talk about., like a final regular season tune up, and getting ready for a playoff berth. Sadly, though, after the debacle in San Angelo last Saturday, all that’s left is a final regular season face off against an improving Eastern New Mexico…
Greetings, Lion fans, and I wish there were better news to report, but there just isn’t. There aren’t many highlights in a 30-3 loss in which there seemed to be absolutely no effort by anyone on the Lions sideline this evening, but there are a couple of highlights. Mitchell McGarry-The redshirt freshman was brilliant in…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in what amounts to Round Four of the playoffs for Commerce, we take a look at the matchup with the offense of Angelo State. Games bigger than this one don’t come around very often, and the Lions will be fighting for their playoff lives. As Brian discussed earlier, there are some…
Greetings, Lion fans, and while we’ve said that every game beginning with Western New Mexico has been a playoff game for the Lions, this week’s trek to San Angelo for a date with the Angelo State Rams an even bigger one.. Angelo State arrives this week with a record of 7-2, 3-2 in the Lone…
Greetings, Lion fans, and what can we say except wow. In what was expected to be a real battle between two good teams, the Lions came out and completely dominated the UT Permian Basin Falcons. It was another stifling defensive performance by the Blue Gang, and the Lion offense finally began to shake off their…
Greetings, Lion fans, in this week’s edition of the Notebook, we’ll take a look at one of the real up and coming teams in the Lone Star Conference, the UT Permian Basin Falcons. Sixth year head coach Justin Carrigan is truly one of the bright young coaches in the state, and he brings his Falcons…
Greetings, Lion fans, and after a tough win over West Texas A&M in the Panhandle last week, the Lions return home for a key matchup with the much improved UT-Permian Basin Falcons. . UTPB is 5-2 on the season, and 3-1 in the LSC, including a 42-31 win over the Buffaloes. They are a fast…
Greetings, Lion fans. In between last night’s Five Game Balls Column, and today’s post game Five Thoughts, it got me to thinking, so I went back and did a little research, and that research confirmed our instincts. What the Blue Gang defense has done, especially the last five games, is otherworldly. In the last 20…
Greetings, Lion fans. Tonight, we are debuting a new feature here at The Wire. Much like our “Five Thoughts” post game analysis, and “Five Storylines” on Fridays, we wanted to hand out our “Five Game Balls” for what we thought were particularly outstanding performances. So, without further adieu…..Five Game Balls for the 15-3 win over…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s edition of the Notebook, the Lions head northwest to the Texas Panhandle to do battle with a familiar foe, the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. While the Lions have been dominant recently in the series, every game has always been a battle, and in the last round in the…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s Pre Snap Read, we’ll take a look at a familiar foe, the Buffaloes of West Texas A&M .WT comes into the game with a record of 4-3, 3-1 in the LSC, and fresh off of a 44-24 win over a suprisingly improved Eastern New Mexico Greyhound team. This…
Greetings, Lion fans. .There’s plenty to unpack from a very happy Homecoming win yesterday, so let’s get right to it…. OVERALL- Just a gorgeous day for football. Brian and I have often said that afternoon games in Commerce are magical, and yesterday was no different. Game time temperature in the low 70’s, lots of sun,…
One of the most unnoticed, but most vital assistants to a successful not only in football, but an overall athletic program, is the strength and conditioning coach. They are vital to the preparation and success of every phase of the teams they are involved with. Quite often, they are the difference in a team’s ability…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s edition of the Notebook, we’ll take a closer look at our guests from out west in Silver City, the Western New Mexico Mustangs. Again, we’ll dispense with the overlook of last week that was discussed in the Monday column. The Blue Gang, with the exception of second half…
Greetings, Lion fans, and after the major disappointment last week, it’s Homecoming this week, and the Mustangs of Western New Mexico come to Commerce. We’ll take a look at them more closely in a bit, but first…….. When I make a mistake here, I expect that it will be noticed and mentioned. And, rest assured,…
Greetings, Lion fans, and I wish there were better circumstances in which we were coming to you, but things are as they are. After yet ANOTHER disappointing loss in game that the Lions should easily have won, Brian and I wanted to take the time to address the Lions current situation, and what happens from…
Greetings. Lion fans, this week in the Notebook, we’ll take a closer look at the Saginaw Valley State Cardinal offense, and how they match up with the Blue Gang of A&M-Commerce. First, though, a few quick notes concerning last week: THIRD DOWN SHUTDOWN-The upward trend in getting off the field on third down continued last…
Greetings, Lion fans, and after an expected win over an undermanned and outclassed University of Ft. Lauderdale team, business picks up for the Lions this week when 2-3 Saginaw Valley State comes to Commerce for the second of a three game home stand. First, though, let’s take a quick look back at last week: ENJOY…
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