Greetings, Lion fans. This week’s preview is going to look a little different than normal. Here’s why: As Brian reported earlier, the Ft. Lauderdale team has been hit hard by the COVID virus, and has been forced to cancel three of their first five games, including games against #1 West Florida, and UT-Permian Basin. As…
Greetings, Lion fans. This week in the Notebook, we take a deep dive into the matchup with a longtime Lion foe, the Javelinas of Kingsville. First though, a look back at what has to be two of the most frustrating games in recent memory defensively for Commerce. For the vast majority of play so far…
Greetings, Lion fans. In this week’s edition of the Pre Snap Read, we’ll take a look at how the Lions offense matches up against an old foe in the Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville. There’s not many positives to draw from a second consecutive loss, another in which the offense seem to sputter to a halt…
Greetings, Lion fans. All in all, a tough night, one that started with so much hope and promise. Let’s get right to it….. THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE-The quote by the late NFL coach, Dennis Green, certainly applies here. The Argonauts of West Florida are a consensus number one for a reason. Much…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s edition of the Notebook, we’ll take a closer look at one of the biggest games all time in Memorial Stadium history. The Lions and the Argonauts of #1 West Florida are set to lock horns in the Game of The Year to date in Division II. There hasn’t…
Greetings. Lion fans, and after what was most certainly a frustrating loss last week against Midwestern, there’s no rest for the weary as the 2019 defending Division II National Champions, the West Florida Argonauts pay a visit to the friendly confines of The Hawk, seeking a little payback to the Lions for the 2017 championship…
Greetings, Lion fans, in this week’s edition of the Blue Gang notebook we’ll take a look at the matchup with the Midwestern State Mustangs this Saturday night in the Ballpark in Arlington(for those like me that have been around a while, it has been, and always will be, The Ballpark). The Lions look to continue…
Greetings, Lion fans, and welcome to a brand new week and new opponent. Things seem to be settling to a typical fall week, especially here at The Wire. Let’s dive right in and take a closer look at the Midwestern State Mustangs. First, though, let’s have a quick review of last week’s win over Colorado…
Greetings, Lion fans. We’re less than 48 hours from the kickoff of the long, and I do mean long, awaited start to another season of Lion football. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at the Lions “Blue Gang” defense vs. what has been in previous seasons, a potent CSU-P offense. First of all,…
Greetings, Lion fans, and for the first time in 632 days, I am ecstatic to say…..IT’S GAME WEEK! Finally, after losing an entire season to a pandemic, a season in which the Lions were denied a legitimate shot at a national title, the time has finally arrived for actual college football to actually be played.…
Greetings, Lion fans, and it’s that time of year that all of us that are football fans just despise…..the dog days of summer, close enough to the start of the season that the notable preseason publications (including the Bible of Football in Texas, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football)have made their appearance on local newsstands, and many…
Greetings, Lion fans. The dog days of summer have certainly set in, and while not outrageously hot, there are still those long, lazy days filled with family outings, baseball, and other outdoor activities. For those of us football fans, each day that draws us closer to the Labor Day weekend can only mean one thing-finally,…
Greetings, Lion fans. We’ve often written here about the rest of the world finding out what we’ve known all along about former A&M-Commerce standouts and their football careers after they’ve left Commerce, America. Usually these stories have revolved around some familiar names…Wilson, Perez, Martin, White, Mason, etc. Today, though, we talk about probably one of…
In the 1995 NBA Playoffs, the Houston Rockets entered as a 6th seed, not expected to go very far. Led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, the Rockets overcame obstacle after obstacle, and swept the Orlando Magic, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Afernee “Penny” Hardaway in four straight games. In a post game interview, Rockets…
Winning. It is, as Vince Lombardi once said, “the only thing. It is a habit to be learned, preserved, and constantly improved upon. These former Lion quarterbacks learned this, and learned it will. They each left their mark in the ETSU/A&M-Commerce record books, then took those lessons far beyond Commerce, and into the professional ranks.…
For 11 years, from 1982 to 1993 the hit show Cheers ran on television. It was set in a fictional bar in Boston, with a central cast of characters such as Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, Norm Peterson, Cliff Clavin, Woody Boyd, Carla LeBec, Rebecca Howe, etc., and other recurring characters. It was a place where…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in today’s installment, we’ll take a look at reasons number 95-93 of why we love college football. #95- Marching Bands-The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. Goin’ Band From Raiderland. The Show Band of the Southwest. The Pride. Ocean of Soul. The Human Jukebox. No matter what style you enjoy, from the military…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in today’s installment of 100 Days, 100 Reasons: Why We Love College Football, we’ll be discussing mascots. This could easily be divided into two different styles: Live mascots and costumed. Each style has its place and storied lore at every school. At the University of Miami, it’s Sebastian the Ibis. The…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in today’s installment of 100 Days, 100 Reasons; Why We Love College Football, we examine reason number 97: Tragedy and Triumph. College football is unique in that it has experienced more than it’s share of tragedy and heartbreak. More than just the loss of a game or disappointing season. Some programs…
Greetings, Lion fans, and welcome back to 100 Days, 100 Reasons, and today, we reveal Reason #98, Fantastic Finsihes and Miracle Comebacks. If you want a fantastic finish, look no further than the bizarre match up between the Lions and the Mustangs of Midwestern State. A game that took two days and two different stadiums…
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