Greetings, Lion fans. We’re less than 48 hours from the kickoff of the long, and I do mean long, awaited start to another season of Lion football. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at the Lions “Blue Gang” defense vs. what has been in previous seasons, a potent CSU-P offense. First of all,…
Greetings, Lion fans, and for the first time in 632 days, I am ecstatic to say…..IT’S GAME WEEK! Finally, after losing an entire season to a pandemic, a season in which the Lions were denied a legitimate shot at a national title, the time has finally arrived for actual college football to actually be played.…
Finally, after all this time, it is game week. A special shoutout to the student athletes that begin classes this week and prepare for their first games this next week. Let’s get to it. Volleyball- After a 7-7 spring season, the Lion Volleyball team, led by Craig Case in his 10th year at the helm…
Greetings, Lion fans, and it’s that time of year that all of us that are football fans just despise…..the dog days of summer, close enough to the start of the season that the notable preseason publications (including the Bible of Football in Texas, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football)have made their appearance on local newsstands, and many…
Just a few quick thoughts on the Recap of LSC Media Days. Hat tip to Gentry “Ace” Little who let me know the overall atmosphere of how it went. Suffice it to say people are ready for football and despite it being just under 40 days away, it feels like it cannot get here fast…
Greetings, Lion fans. The dog days of summer have certainly set in, and while not outrageously hot, there are still those long, lazy days filled with family outings, baseball, and other outdoor activities. For those of us football fans, each day that draws us closer to the Labor Day weekend can only mean one thing-finally,…
After a year-long pandemic, and an appearance in the national quarterfinals in 2019, David Bailiff and his team are more than ready to hit the field and start making statements that both the former Rice Head Coach and his Lion squad are not being taken seriously by outsiders. That is the not the case in…
Greetings, Lion fans. We’ve often written here about the rest of the world finding out what we’ve known all along about former A&M-Commerce standouts and their football careers after they’ve left Commerce, America. Usually these stories have revolved around some familiar names…Wilson, Perez, Martin, White, Mason, etc. Today, though, we talk about probably one of…
The much anticipated 2021 season kicks off in 75 days and before our great big preseason write up and then our August Hiatus before the season starts. The Lone Star Conference is changing and the power is shifting from traditional powers to newcomers and some programs on the rise are now looking to crash and…
In the 1995 NBA Playoffs, the Houston Rockets entered as a 6th seed, not expected to go very far. Led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, the Rockets overcame obstacle after obstacle, and swept the Orlando Magic, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Afernee “Penny” Hardaway in four straight games. In a post game interview, Rockets…
While we are patiently waiting for the college season to begin and other professional leagues to get completely back to “normal”, Russ and I have really been taken in with other leagues that are not the NFL. One reason is that we are Cowboy fans and are used to disappointment by now, another is the…
Winning. It is, as Vince Lombardi once said, “the only thing. It is a habit to be learned, preserved, and constantly improved upon. These former Lion quarterbacks learned this, and learned it will. They each left their mark in the ETSU/A&M-Commerce record books, then took those lessons far beyond Commerce, and into the professional ranks.…
For 11 years, from 1982 to 1993 the hit show Cheers ran on television. It was set in a fictional bar in Boston, with a central cast of characters such as Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, Norm Peterson, Cliff Clavin, Woody Boyd, Carla LeBec, Rebecca Howe, etc., and other recurring characters. It was a place where…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in today’s installment, we’ll take a look at reasons number 95-93 of why we love college football. #95- Marching Bands-The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. Goin’ Band From Raiderland. The Show Band of the Southwest. The Pride. Ocean of Soul. The Human Jukebox. No matter what style you enjoy, from the military…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in today’s installment of 100 Days, 100 Reasons: Why We Love College Football, we’ll be discussing mascots. This could easily be divided into two different styles: Live mascots and costumed. Each style has its place and storied lore at every school. At the University of Miami, it’s Sebastian the Ibis. The…
Greetings, Lion fans, and in today’s installment of 100 Days, 100 Reasons; Why We Love College Football, we examine reason number 97: Tragedy and Triumph. College football is unique in that it has experienced more than it’s share of tragedy and heartbreak. More than just the loss of a game or disappointing season. Some programs…
Greetings, Lion fans, and welcome back to 100 Days, 100 Reasons, and today, we reveal Reason #98, Fantastic Finsihes and Miracle Comebacks. If you want a fantastic finish, look no further than the bizarre match up between the Lions and the Mustangs of Midwestern State. A game that took two days and two different stadiums…
Greetings, Lion fans, today we’re back with reason #99 of what makes College Football so great, and why we love it so……rivalries. The Game, The one on the schedule that everyone points to as soon as it comes out. Oh my goodness, rivalries. There’s nothing else like them. Again, unlike the pro game, where players…
Greetings, Lion fans! Today marks 100 days until the opener of the 2021 football season in Pueblo, Colorado, against the Thunderwolves of CSU-Pueblo, a very difficult opponent for the Lions in recent memory. Today, though, we’re taking a look at college football overall, and what makes it the great game that it is. Going forward,…
Greetings, Lion fans. Normally, This would be a summary of the Blue/Gold game, but, because of public health concerns, the game has been canceled. Hopefully, September 2nd, the season will open, at full capacity, in Pueblo, Colorado, against a thorn in the Lions side the past few years, Colorado State-Pueblo. Until then, as the great…
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