In recognition of new Lion head coach Bailiff’s first Blue/Gold spring game, I’d like to reminisce on one of my memories from way back. The year was 1989. I had participated in my first ever spring practices. In high school it was just off season workouts. I didn’t even know schools actually padded up in…
In order for someone to find a time where a Texas A&M-Commerce (or Formerly East Texas State) Football coach came in to the job taking over a Championship program, one would have to travel back to 1953. Milburn Smith had coached for 3 seasons and had amassed 3 Lone Star Conference Titles, a 30-2-1 record,…
Let’s get right to it, here are 5 post season thoughts. Another Step Forward-Getting back to the NCAA tournament, or making it, was the next step Jason Burton’s squad needed to take. Every year his group has been making upward trends. If you were to make a chart, it would see incremental and noticeable changes,…
This week we’re gonna do it a little different. Thoughts will focus solely on ASU and the peril they can force on us this week. Buckle up and here we go. As a Lion in the late 80s and early 90s most know that we won an LSC title in 1990. Little known fact is…
What a week! Glad it’s over for sure. Once again, Bobby brings the heat with the final thoughts. First thought…Did we overestimate how good we are? I feel like we are better than what we have showed so far. I keep waiting for a break thru…and I guess I’m a sucker because I still think…
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…
