Many Happy Holiday wishes, Lion Fans, and it has indeed been a happy one for all of us. We at The Lion Wire would like to take a look back at the happiest of seasons, on that will be remembered forever, and talked about for a very long time. It’s been 45 years since the…
This Saturday when the Lions take the field against Texas-Permian Basin, they will be the first team to run onto Ernest Hawkins Field. For close to a half decade, there has been a serious push to have some kind of honor for Coach Hawkins, the winningest coach in Lion football history. He did many very…
Today we sit down with d2messageboard.com user “Zombie8myBrainz” (save the laughing for later) who is a fantastic resource on all things Eastern New Mexico Football. He sat down to answer some questions going into this match up and also on Eastern Football as it stands. Here we go: TLW: “After the 2-0 start, how is…
Last season I introduced the concept of “Ask The Opponent”, a post in which I contacted a fan on d2messageboard.com to ask them questions about the upcoming matchup against TAMUC. A big hat tip to Lions96 from the message board who got me the answer to the questions I had. Here is the first edition…
August 31st-Vs. North Alabama-Florence, Alabama Distance from Commerce: 550 Miles Florence, Alabama is a really neat town and really great place to take a trip. Located near the Alabama-Tennessee state line, the natural beauty of that part of the country cannot be beat. I swung through that area years ago while in Tennessee on a…
The A&M-Commerce Football program plays quality opponents year in and year out, but there has always existed a group of teams that I wish we could play or in settings that we could play in that would make the games more meaningful and much more exciting. It would also be a fun thing to watch…
In his 2010 memoir Swing Your Sword, former Texas Tech and current Washington State Football Coach Mike Leach recounts his thoughts about going into coaching despite never having played a down of college football and not very many meaningful downs in high school. “Every great thing I have done in life, whether it was Law School,…
Well, for some of us, this is the third meeting, maybe its the charm, I don’t know. For some, it is the first. Tomorrow, the first day of the New Year, I will explain the history of this blog, what to expect, and what this is all about. A good night to all and a…
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