# 7 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions VS Midwestern State Mustangs-Storylines, Starters, and Stuff You Need To Know.

Who: Versus When: Saturday, September 11, 6 PM Where: Choctaw Stadium (Formerly Globe Life Park) Arlington, TX Weather: Sunny and 93 Degrees at Kickoff, Wind NNW @ 9 MPH Watch/Listen/Stats- Watch-https://lonestarconferencenetwork.com/tamuc/ Radio-Lion Sports Network via 88.9 KETR (Commerce)-Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play), Brock Calloway (Color/Analysis/Updates) or Stream via http://www.ketr.org Live Stats Link-http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=364484 Projected Starters- Offense…

Blue Gang Notebook: Lion Defense vs. Mustang Offense

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…

The Pre Snap Read: Lion Offense vs. Mustang Defense

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…

The Morning Wire: September 6

A huge weekend in Lion athletics, lets look at the recap and then what is coming this week. Soccer- The Lion Women suffered a rough loss on Thursday night 3-0 to Metro State, but then took down 18th ranked Colorado State-Colorado Springs on Sunday 4-3. The win was the first win over a ranked opponent…

# 8 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions-12, # 12 Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves-6- Five Morning After Thoughts

Take this win for what it is worth, a win. Did our offense play lights out? No. Did the ball bounce our way every time? Not even close. Were there mistakes made? Absolutely. What happened last night was that this team, which has a lot of expectations on it, went into a highly ranked team’s…

# 8 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions @ # 12 Colorado State-Pubelo Thunderwolves-Storylines, Impact Players, and Stuff You Need To Know

Who: # 8 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions At #12 Colorado State-Pubelo Thunderwolves When: Thursday, September 2, 7 PM CST Where: Neta & Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl, Pueblo, CO Weather: Sunny & 81 Degrees at Kickoff, Precipitation: 12% Humidity: 38% Wind: 15 mph Listen/Watch/Stats Radio-Lion Sports Network via 88.9 KETR (Commerce)-Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play), Brock Calloway (Color Commentary/Updates) Also Stream…

The Blue Gang Notebook: Thunderwolves Offense vs. Lions Defense

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,…

The Pre-Snap Read: Lion Offense vs. Thunderwolves Defense

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.…

The Morning Wire: August 30

Finally, after all this time, it is game week. A special shoutout to the student athletes that begin classes this week and prepare for their first games this next week. Let’s get to it. Volleyball- After a 7-7 spring season, the Lion Volleyball team, led by Craig Case in his 10th year at the helm…

Unfinished Business: The 2021 Season

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…

The Lion Wire’s Official 2021 Lion Football Preview

After a year-long pandemic, and an appearance in the national quarterfinals in 2019, David Bailiff and his team are more than ready to hit the field and start making statements that both the former Rice Head Coach and his Lion squad are not being taken seriously by outsiders. That is the not the case in…

“Where Everybody Knows Your Name.”

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…

100 Days, 100 Reasons: Why We Love College Football, Reasons #95-93

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…

100 Days, 100 Reasons: Why We Love College Football: Reason #96

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…

100 Days, 100 Reasons: Why We Love College Football: Reason #97

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…

100 Days, 100 Reasons: Why We Love College Football: Reason #98

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…

100 Reasons, 100 Days: What Makes College Football Great: Reason #99

Greetings, Lion fans, today we’re back with reason #99 of what makes College Football so great, and why we love it so……rivalries. The Game, The one on the schedule that everyone points to as soon as it comes out. Oh my goodness, rivalries. There’s nothing else like them. Again, unlike the pro game, where players…

100 Days, 100 Reasons: What Makes College Football Great

Greetings, Lion fans! Today marks 100 days until the opener of the 2021 football season in Pueblo, Colorado, against the Thunderwolves of CSU-Pueblo, a very difficult opponent for the Lions in recent memory. Today, though, we’re taking a look at college football overall, and what makes it the great game that it is. Going forward,…

Scattershooting…..What is “Hawkins Magic?”

Greetings, Lion fans. Normally, This would be a summary of the Blue/Gold game, but, because of public health concerns, the game has been canceled. Hopefully, September 2nd, the season will open, at full capacity, in Pueblo, Colorado, against a thorn in the Lions side the past few years, Colorado State-Pueblo. Until then, as the great…

A New Normal-Thoughts on the 2021 Spring Game

<p value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80">Greetings, Lion fans, after an unprecedented past 2020, things seem to be finally looking up. 2021 is showing promise for a return to somewhat more of a normal routine, AND WE GET TO TALK LION FOOTBALL. Today, we'll take a look at next week's Blue/Gold game, and try and give…

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