A lot to catch up on and a lot to look forward to, so let’s get to some retroactive news. Basketball- Congrats to Senior Srdan Budimir who was named to the 2018-19 Honors Court by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Budimir, the sharpshooter from Serbia, is an electrical engineering major who completed his basketball eligibility this…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in this preview of the 2019 season, we’ll take a look at one of the most overlooked, yet highly important position groups, the offensive line. Offensive linemen labor in obscurity. As fans, we all see the long pass completions, the thrilling moves by running backs, and the numbers change on the…
This weekend in Commerce, there will be a 5K run and event honoring the late Dr. Dan Jones, our Alma Mater’s President from 2009-2016. During that time, our institution grew exponentially in enrollment, endowment, and some great things happened. Our Education school was ranked number 1 in the State of Texas and 13th in the…
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…
“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…
A big win to move to 2-0 in the conference and stay undefeated. Let’s get to it. Going on the road and whipping a team is a very important thing to do. Kingsville is going to win some games this year, they have just had a rough first few games. They will get better as…
5 Thoughts on this big win and then MVP’s. The Lion offense played out of their minds last night. I have seen teams that have more yards and more points, but this one really stood out to me last night. Luis Perez was a mind boggling 20/24 with 357 yards and 5 TD…
Last night’s game experience was superb. Aside from the win, what everyone saw was the product of what happens when a University’s Brass along with the Athletic Administration, donors, boosters, alums, students, and of course the student athletes come together and create a game day dynamic that was amazing to behold. Let’s get to wrapping…
Volleyball workouts for the Season have started, and the Lady Netters are picked to finish fourth in a loaded LSC. Angelo State’s Rambelles are picked to win it as they finished as national runner ups last season. Here is the full coach’s poll. 2017 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll Pl. Team 1st TOTAL…
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) polls were released late Monday, and they gave the Lions the fifth best spot in the country. The teams coming ahead of the Lions were defending National Champion Northwest Missouri State at 1, followed Grand Valley State (the team that knocked the Lions out of the NCAA playoffs last…
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