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…
Who- Versus When: Saturday, October 22, 2 PM Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX Weather: Overcast and 82 Degrees at Kickoff, Wind NNE at 16 MPH Watch/Listen/- Listen: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) Charlie Chitwood (Play BY Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) BJ Laudermilk (Sidelines and Studio/Scores) Watch-ESPN Plus (Watch ESPN…
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…
David Bailiff Post Game Presser- Hat Tip Russell for his great questions.
Who: AT When: Saturday, October 15, 7 PM Where: Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana Weather: 78°F, Precipitation: 1%, Humidity: 62%, Wind: 7 mph @ Kickoff. Watch/Listen/Live Stats- Listen: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) Charlie Chitwood (Play BY Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) BJ Laudermilk (Sidelines and Studio/Scores) LIVE VIDEO: ESPN3 | https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/216e3f6a-675f-4435-bf7a-7b49e33cfec8LIVE STATS: https://mcneesesports.com/sidearmstats/football/summary Impact Players- Storylines-After the Lions put…
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…
Who: At When: Saturday, October 7, 4 PM Where: Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana Weather: 84°F Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 36% Wind: 9 MPH Listen: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) Charlie Chitwood (Play BY Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) BJ Laudermilk (Sidelines and Studio/Scores) LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ | https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/cd22490a-f9bf-4606-a760-5886749022cf LIVE STATS: https://lionsports.net/sidearmstats/football/summary Impact Players- After an off week, Southland conference play starts…
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…
I think most people have seen the Dr Pepper commercials about “Fansville”, a football obsessed town that is part satire part marketing ploy, but, let me tell you about some places that are Fansvilles. Everyone remembers when Appalachian State defeated Michigan back in 2007. App State had very few fans in Ann Arbor that day,…
I hate that I missed this game for a plethora of reasons but long story short, I got there and had not been feeling well the entire day. I got to tailgate around 2 and was there for about an hour before I realized I had bad case of hay fever. So back home I…
Who: Versus When: Saturday, September 24, 6 PM Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX Weather: 89 Degrees and Sunny at Kickoff, Humidity 36%, Winds SSW at 15 MPH. Watch/Listen/Stats- Listen: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) Charlie Chitwood (Play BY Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) BJ Laudermilk (Sidelines and Studio/Scores) LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in the Notebook this week, we’ll take a look at the matchup with the North American University Stallions out of Houston, Tx. First, though, we’ll take a look back at the best effort of the Blue Gang this year against Sam Houston State. A LOOK BACK: You might ask…. how does…
Sometimes, the accomplishments of others gets lost in the shuffle or organizations. It is an easy thing to do. Just ask any boss of any big time company. There are those that might not ever get recognized for what they have done and continue to do. For Texas A&M University-Commerce, Judy Sackfield has given her…
(Note: Before we begin the Pre Snap Read this week, I’d like to mention something. It was brought to my attention that there were some occurrences during the Tennesse Tech game that I was not aware of that affected the offensive play calling and special teams. If I had known, I possibly would not have…
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