Greetings, Lion fans, and the staff here at The Wire would like to wish everyone health and happiness, and we hope you are staying safe. We are closer to a solution. In this week’s edition of the 2020 season preview, we’ll break down the Lions week five matchup with the Cougars of Azusa Pacific University,…
The 1980 football season in Commerce was eagerly anticipated. After a lackluster 4-7 season in 1978, 1979 showed promise despite an average looking 5-5 record. They had shut out the defending NAIA champions in Texas A&I, and were in the hunt for a conference title until the very end of the season. The Wizard of…
Greetings, Lion fans. Here’s hoping everyone is staying safe, healthy, and in these uncertain times, sane. We here at The Wire are doing our best to help everyone through these days. We’re one day closer to a solution. In this week’s edition of the 2020 season preview, we take a look at one of the…
This is Part 3 in a Multi-Part series of the great traditions of our Alma Mater. In sports, the old saying goes that “defense wins championships.” Personally I have not bought totally into that, I prefer that “the best defense is an unstoppable offense.” That being said, nobody can doubt that a team that plays…
This is Part 2 in a Multi-Part series of the great traditions of our Alma Mater. Part of this article is taken from my piece on the Championship Chronicles for the 1958 team. Every great college team has a tradition. Texas A&M has yell practice the night before home games. Texas Tech picks members of…
Greetings, Lion fans, and we here at The Wire hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. We’re starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. In this edition of the 2020 season preview, we take a closer look at the Bowie State Bulldogs, who make the trek south to Commerce from Maryland…
Just a little more quarantine fun. The only qualification to make this team is to have been a teammate of mine at East Texas State. Each guy will have the year they played labeled. That means players who roamed the Hawk between 88-92. This is strictly my picks. Again we will do it two-deep style…
Before I get started in revealing who I believe is the greatest ETSU/TAMUC football team ever, I just wanted to say a few words with this being Easter (or as I call it, Resurrection Sunday). First I wanted to wish everyone a Blessed Sunday and let everyone know those of us at the Wire are…
Greetings, Lion fans. The staff here at The Wire hope all of you are staying safe and healthy during all of this madness. We’re one day closer to a solution. To help everyone maintain their sanity during these uncertain times, today we’ll take a look at what has become the Lions most bitter rival, the…
Greetings, Lion fans. The staff here at The Wire hopes that all are remaining safe and healthy during this unprecedented time. Like all of you, we much rather be covering the Blue-Gold game, discussing position battles, and, in addition, seeing just how far the Lady Lion basketball team would go. Softball. Track and Field. Golf.…
So as I prepare to submit my nominations for the Texas A&M-Commerce athletic Hall of Fame, I want to focus this year on another teammate that I feel has waited long enough…Allen Roulette. Allen was a 4 year Letterman for the the Lion teams from 1985-1988. While the squads he played on early did not…
Yesterday the Lion Football program released the 2020 Football schedule that had some nice surprises and some thought provoking things came to mind. With what returns next year, is this the year that the Lions go undefeated during the regular season for the first time since 1953? We will have weekly preview during the offseason…
Here is your weekly dose of everything Texas A&M-Commerce related. Women’s Hoops- After winning their Division and winning the regular season Championship, The A&M-Commerce Lion women found themselves in the LSC tournament championship game after defeating St. Mary’s 70-60 in the LSC quarterfinals, defeated Eastern New Mexico in the Semifinals 68-59 to set up a…
Here is your weekly dose of all things A&M-Commerce Lion related. Women’s Hoops- For the first time in almost a calendar year, the Lion Women basketball team tasted defeat. Saturday afternoon in Commerce, the West Texas Lady Buffs took down the Lions 58-55. The Good news is, the Lions are still in the NCAA D2…
Well Lion fans, signing day has come and gone and we have another stellar class we can brag about, as Coach Bailiff has done an excellent job of restocking the talent pool once again. Lots of phenomenal kids signed, but my pick to focus on is Cole Dagen from North Garland High, where the Head…
Greetings, Lion fans, and it’s that time of the year again. For a football fan in the state of Texas, the only things that compare are a winning season, Christmas, birthdays, and anniversaries. National Signing Day. Who signed where? Who’s headed to Commerce? The staff here at The Wire have all the information for you.…
Your weekly dose of all things A&M-Commerce Lion related is back. So, let’s get to it. Women’s Hoops- Congratulations to Jason Burton, who has been making history this entire season with Women’s Basketball program, and really congratulations to the entire Lion Women’s team as they pushed their record to 22-0 and are now ranked #…
Sunday one of the largest events in the known world happens, the annual game that just about everyone watches, regardless of if their team is even playing. The 54th Super Bowl will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The San Francisco 49ers will try to join an elite group of teams that have…
Greetings, Lion fans, and while everyone is eagerly anticipating the biggest basketball game in program history between the Lady Lions and Lubbock Christian, two top 10 programs in the country this Thursday, today we’ll take a look at the athletic facilities for the Lions, and what lies ahead. With the recent announcement of the new,…
A couple of days late but we have some hoops and some improvements to The Hawk to discuss. Let’s get to it. Women’s Hoops- New polls are at that have the Lion Women at # 4 in the country. They pushed their record to 15-0 after a 72-54 drubbing of Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Lions are…
