With the opener literally right around the corner, I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences on defending the title and what it takes. First off let me say that in 91 after winning merely the conference title in 90, we were a marked team heading into that season. Every conference opponent would have our…
In the spirit of recent posts about the upgrades with the stadium and events center I have a couple suggestions that would enhance them. I feel a total rename is in order and I would like to see the name changed from Memorial Stadium to Ernest Hawkins Memorial Stadium. Coach Hawkins made that stadium so in…
“I feel all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, December 7, 1941 How in the world does the above quote from the Japanese Admiral who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and began World War II have to do with…
This will be part 5 of my 5-part series on each of my seasons at ETSU. The 1992 season. This one starts in the off season. We again had made it to the quarterfinals and were so close to winning it all in 91. Losing so many on offense we had to rebuild quick. I…
This is the first of a 5-part series on my years at Commerce (88-92), and will be my view of each season. ETSU had very little expectations for the 88 season. We were coming off back to back 2-9 seasons and hadn’t had a winning record since ’83. Coach Eddie Vowell’s first two years were…
Greetings, Lions Fans, Now that we’ve had some time to gather ourselves after a hectic National Signing Day, and sadness of the passing of The Legend, Coach Ernest Hawkins, let’s take an in depth look at the recruiting haul pulled off by Head Coach Colby Carthel and his staff. First of all, what an outstanding…
5 Thoughts about last night’s game. `1. They Were Ready For Us-It was apparent in the first quarter that MSU was ready for the Lions. They came right at us and did not blink. They ran right into the heart of the Lion defense and took advantage of the lack of preparation that the team…
