Greetings. Lion fans. This week, the Lions find themselves, while still on the road, back in the state of Texas. They take the short trip east to Nacogdoches to face the Lumberjacks of Stephen F. Austin, coached by a former Lion, Colby Carthel. It is unbelievable to be happy after a loss to go 0-3,…
Who: Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Versus Old Dominion Monarchs When: Saturday, September 23, 2:30 p.m. EDT, 3:30 p.m. CDT Where: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia Weather: Rain and Storms W/ East Wind @ 22 MPH Watch/Listen/Stats- Listen: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce-Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) (http://www.ketr.org)LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ | https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/f6707669-5326-4e0a-83cb-9231f3763262LIVE STATS: https://statb.us/v/tame/473277 Storylines: History…
Greetings Lion fans. The staff here at The Wire enjoyed the week off, we were able to watch this week’s opponent, Old Dominion, as well the rest of the Southland Conference, but now it’s back to work. This week will certainly be the Lions biggest challenge of the 2023 season. When the 2023 season was…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s, Pre Snap Read, we’ll take a look at how the Lions match up against the Old Dominion University Monarchs and see if they’re able to snap out of their 0-2 and offensive funks. To that point, it won’t be an easy task. Old Dominion, despite coming into this…
Back in 2010, current Houston University coach Dana Holgerson was the offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. A spread offense guru who had coached and played under the OG’s of the Air Raid offense in Mike Leach and Hal Mumme, Holgerson was known to vary from air raid orthodoxy and tinker with different formations.…
Who: # 8 Sacramento State Hornets (1-0) Versus Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (0-1) When: Saturday, September 8, 9 PM CST, 7 PM Pacific Time Where: Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA Weather: 80 Degrees at Kickoff Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 36% Wind: 7 mph Watch/Listen/Stats- Radio-88.9 KETR (Commerce) Via the Lion Sports Network-Charlie Chitwood (Play By Play) Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) or KETR.org…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this week’s edition of the Blue Gang Notebook, we’ll take a look at how the Lion defense matches up against a very good Sacramento State Hornet offense. Much like was mentioned on the Call the Roll podcast last night, we speak of last week’s outing against UC-Davis here, then it…
Greetings, Lion fans, and while it might be difficult to discern positives from a 48-10 loss to UC Davis, there were some, and Head Coach Clint Dolezel and his team are going to have to seize on those positives and get ready to travel to the west coast for a date this Saturday night with…
Who: # 16 California-Davis Aggies Versus Texas A&M-Commerce Lions When: Thursday, August 31, 7 PM Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Weather: Sunny & 90 Degrees at Kickoff, Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 34% Wind: 7 mph NNW Watch/Listen/Stats- Radio: 88.9 KETR (Commerce) or KETR.org, Charlie Chitwood, (Play by Play) & Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) via The Lion Sports Network…
Greetings, Lion fans, Game Week is finally here. Labor Day weekend always seems to mark the end of summer, and the beginning of another football season. While the summer heat shows no signs of abating anytime soon, the 2023 season begins in earnest this Thursday at the friendly confines of The Hawk. Here, we take…
Greetings, Lion fans, and finally, after roughly nine months……IT’S GAME WEEK! This Thursday, 7pm at The Hawk, the Lions begin the Clint Dolezel era hosting the Aggies of UC-Davis. In their second season of Division I-FCS play, one thing is apparent…. the Lions have significantly upgraded their schedule. Opponents like Lincoln, North American, University of…
For the first time in program history, there are no Division II, Division III, or NAIA opponents on the schedule. 2023 is comprised of 1 FBS Group of 5 team and 10 FCS Schools with 2 out of the Big Sky Conference, 1 out of the American Sun, and the rest out of the Southland.…
Greetings, Lion fans, and the time that we as football fans have been eagerly awaiting since November of 2022 is drawing ever closer. With the 2023 season just over three weeks away, it’s time we here at The Wire break it all down now that the roster has somewhat settled, with incoming freshmen now on…
It has been a busy and interesting past 3 years if you are a Texas A&M-Commerce or East Texas State Lion. As I was preparing to write this newest diatribe, I had to think carefully about how I could express some thoughts and ideas in a positive way, while at the same time not trying…
Greetings, Lion fans, and it’s almost that time of year again. The Bible of football in Texas, Dave Campbell’s, has finally arrived. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. It has been a staple of media coverage in the state since 1960. What began with Dave Campbell himself, a sportswriter and editor for the Waco Tribune Herald, and…
When the announcement was made that Texas A&M-Commerce would become a Division I NCAA institution, most of you know I did not agree with the decision. However, there was a hope that maybe the school would add some sports we either used to have or had never really had, such as Baseball or Soccer for…
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