First, my apologies for the lack of info recently. I just got a new computer and it is running better than my last one had been for the past 6 months or so. Anyway, back in the saddle, here is the news from this past week and what to look forward to this next week.…
Greetings, Lion fans, just when you thought the season ended that November afternoon in Stephenville….well, to borrow a line from the movie Top Gun, “Negative, Ghostrider, the pattern is full.” Yes, Lion fans, now is the time for the next best thing to the regular season- Recruiting. We here at The Wire have been wondering…
As this season has wound up we say goodbye to one of the most successful senior classes to don the blue and gold in school history. This group ranged from record setters to spot players and each gave their all. I just want to give a little insight on the finality of the finale. First…
The A&M-Commerce Women’s Basketball team notched their 7th straight win and Jason Burton became the program leader in Lone Star Conference Career victories as the Lions defeated Tarleton State last Tuesday night in Commerce and followed that up with a 78-63 win over Texas Women’s also in Commerce. After starting the season of 4-4, the…
Greetings, Lion fans, and welcome to the off-season. The past month or two has been eventful, to say the least. Like many of you, we here at The Wire were taken aback by the sudden departure of not only of Head Coach Colby Carthel, but offensive coordinator Matt Storm, defensive coordinator Scott Power, and defensive…
Great Weekend for Lion Basketball and the Post Season Honors for Football continue to roll in. Football- 5 Lions were named to the inaugural Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Small College All-State team, which places the best in Texas that are non-FBS players. Congrats to Vincent Hobbs, Kristov Martinez, Reggie Kincaid, Brucks Saathoff, and Michael Onohua…
First, I want to wish everyone in Lion Nation a Merry Christmas (belated) and a Happy New Year. Just a heads up, this will be our last post until January 7th, when we go over how the Basketball teams performed against Midwestern State, we also have some track and field news to get to. Track/Field-The…
First, I hope everyone has had a Merry Christmas and will have a great 2019 upcoming. We took a holiday break here at the wire to spend time with friends and family, but a lot of news is still coming out of Commerce, America. Focusing on Basketball, and once again, our Men’s team is out…
A few final pieces of post season accolades, so let’s get to it. The Final AFCA polls have come out, and for the 3rd straight season, Texas A&M-Commerce finishes the season ranked in the top ten to end the year. The Lions ranked 9th in the country, and one would think it was two convincing…
Having attended the presser at McKinney ISD stadium and watched the live streaming from the Rayburn Memorial Student Center, I have a lot of thoughts on this, but I will keep it to 5, so here we go. He is pumped-From the second I arrived at the MISD stadium conference room, Bailiff was smiling from…
Football: Congrats to Lion Senior Kristov Martinez, who was named to the AFCA First Team All-American team. A word to NFL scouts: You need to look at this kid. Kicking on this level is not ANY different than kicking in Division I. You still have to put the ball through the uprights. Kristov has a…
(Note: My apologies for the delay in defensive season summary. The events of the past two weeks have thrown us here at The Wire for a collective loop, including yours truly. I have a personal relationship with Coach Carthel, and know the Carthel family well. It was not something I was anticipating….Russell) Greetings, Lion fans,…
David Bailiff has been hired as the 18th football coach in program history. Let’s take a look at some of his info. David Bailiff: DOB: May 26, 1958 Hometown: Dallas, TX Alma Mater: Texas State (1977-1980) Offensive Philosophy: Shotgun Spread Defensive Philosophy: 4-2-5 Overall: “When you have playmakers, let them make plays.” Family: Wife (Angie)…
After setting a school record for the largest margin of victory over an opponent, Jason Burton’s squad pushed their overall record to 4-4 and 1-1 in conference play. Here are 5 thoughts on the season so far. The 4 wins have been pretty indicative so far of what this group can do. The closer games…
Coach Carthel, I have to admit I was disappointed when I saw you had taken the job at Stephen F. Austin. However, as someone who bleeds the blue and gold, you have to understand that my hope for you to stay here would be biased, but as the brother of a high school coach, I…
Greetings, Lion fans….this column comes about three weeks earlier than I was hoping to write it, but alas, the Lions ran out of miracles last Saturday in Stephenville. They went out as a champion should, fighting until the very last-minute. Down 34-15 early in the 4th quarter, the Lions summoned a little Hawkins Magic, and…
First, I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving with friends and family. The Fall sports season has wrapped up so let’s get to it. First, I wanted to let anyone who is on Facebook (and really, who isn’t?) to know you can keep up with a lot of breaking news information on our official Facebook…
First, I want to say to Tarleton and their fans, congratulations, you guys have a great football team and Todd Whitten has done nothing short of a great job in turning Tarleton State back around to being an elite LSC program. They went from a 6-5 Bowl team to a team that will be playing…
Lions end the season at 10-3. Thanks to the Seniors for a great 4 year ride.
Bring us home, Lucky Lions, Bring us home. We need you more than ever.
The Lion Wire 