Roll Called: Jimmy Talley, 1951-2023
Greetings, Lion fans, and another Lion has answered the Roll Call. Jimmy Talley, #54 here, the center on the 1972 NAIA National Champions, passed away June 15th. Best described as a real “hard-nosed” player by his teammates, he was exactly the kind of tough and determined player desired by Head Coach Ernest Hawkins and offensive…
Year Two in Division One: Where are we at, and Where do we go?
Greetings, Lion fans, and while the Texas heat has certainly turned up to 11, and the sports season is kind of in a lull right now, it’s a perfect time to take stock of where the Lion athletic program is , where they’re headed, and where they’ve been. It’s no secret how the staff here…
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-Blue Gang Bowl I & McNeese State Preview
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast New Episode-Axe or be Axed
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-Early Days of Summer & Old Dominion Preview
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-Moving On and A Way Too Early Preview of Sacramento State
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-A Way Too Early 2023 Lion Football Preview-UC Davis
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast New Episode
Cary Noiel: The Crown Prince
(Note: There’s been a couple of columns that I’ve written that have just been hard to do. One was for Coach Hawkins. One was for Wade Wilson. This one is just as difficult. Cary Noiel was, and will always be, my friend. If this seems personal, that’s because it is.) Greetings, Lion fans, and I…
Roll Called: Cary Noiel, January 10, 1960-May 13, 2023
This past weekend was a truly terrific weekend, as we got to see some great Lion athletes graduate from college, we got see Russ beam from ear to ear as his beloved daughter Shelby graduated from our Alma Mater Dear with a Degree in AgBusiness, we got to see former Lion great Luis Perez lead…
The Lion Wire’s Call the Roll Podcast-NIL & The Transfer Portal
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-Springing’ and Flinging’
The 5 Wide: Five Takeaways From the 2023 Blue-Gold Game
Greetings, Lion fans, and there is a lot to unpack from the events of this weekend, so let’s get right to it. First off was what could only have been described as a wildly successful Junior Day. A group of selected high school student athletes entering their senior season in 2023 were invited to Commerce…
New Day Dawning: Five Thoughts on the 2023 Blue-Gold Spring Game
Greetings, Lion fans. It’s good to be back in the saddle, so to speak, so let’s get down to business. This Saturday evening, we get our first look at the Clint Dolezel era of Lion Football. There are so many questions, but we’ve managed to distill them down to the five most important facing what…
BREAKING: TAMUC Hires Valerie King as Woman’s Head Basketball Coach-5 Thoughts
Let’s Get to It-
The Lion Wire’s Call The Roll Podcast-Spring Cleanings and Football.
Thank You, Jason Burton
Jason, I never thought all those years ago when I met you at the campus rec center playing pick up basketball that I would meet the greatest coach in the history of Texas A&M-Commerce Women’s Basketball. Life is funny like that. When you took the job back in 2014, Women’s Basketball was dead at TAMUC.…
The Rest of the (True) Story: The 1966 East Texas State Lions Basketball Team & It’s role in a famous College Basketball Season
I knew I said we were on a break, but seeing all the great Basketball that has been played in the NCAA tournament has Me thinking about hoops a lot lately. In the decade that I have been writing for this site, doing a smattering of things from history, to great stories, to games we…
Recruiting The Blacklands, 2023: Retool and Reload
Greetings, Lion fans, and other than Labor Day weekend which generally opens football season, and late November/December, which brings the playoff and championship race, early February is the day that college football fans look forward to. National Signing Day. Who did your team sign, and how will they help your program? It’s been a blur…
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