Greetings, Lion fans, and first let me wish all of you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at The Wire. It’s a good situation to be in when you’re still playing football over the holiday. You have to be a pretty good team. And the Lions are most certainly a…

Well Lion fans it is that time again. As we prepare for another shot at Tarleton let’s be thankful we are in this position. Let’s get to it. First thought…well let me first say there is nothing like being with your teammates for Thanksgiving. It first off means your team is pretty good if you…

“It’s like deja vu all over again….” Yogi Berra, New York Yankee catcher and Hall of Famer Greetings, Lion fans, and if it seems like we’ve been here before, well, we have. The game we’ve been patiently waiting for ever since the disaster in October. Time to take a look at the #2 region seed…

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…

Tonight we will take a walk down memory lane and discuss what it took to win on the road at Grand Valley State in 1990 during our inaugural NCAA playoff appearance. Let’s get to it. Leadership is a must. There must be guys you can always count on leading the way. HOFers Bagsby Compton and…

“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…

So, the Bracket is set. The NCAA has selected the best 28 teams in the nation (in their opinion, at least) to slug it out for the National Title in Football. Let’s take a look at the Bracket and The Wire’s predictions for each matchup and projected matchups. Game Winners In Bold Super Region 1-…

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…

“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…

Well Lions here we are again. Not much needs to be said as we know what the task ahead of us is. First thought…well maybe we had our hope’s up a little high. Maybe we expected too much too early. Maybe we didn’t think the dreaded championship hangover would get to us. Either way this…

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…