Greetings, Lion fans, and welcome to the Blue Gang Notebook. Formerly known as Getting Defensive, we here at The Wire were looking for something more fitting to the defensive preview. For as long as I’ve been involved with ETSU/A&M-Commerce, I’ve always known the Lion defensive unit as the Blue Gang. Without a doubt, there have…
As everyone knows, it is time for our annually ranked slugfest with the hated Mustangs of Midwestern State. This game became bigger than big after the Lions loss to Colorado State-Pueblo 2 weeks ago, but a game on the road where the Lions face a top 5 team that they have beaten only once in…
Greetings, Lion fans, it’s the week we’ve been waiting for. The biggest game of the season so far. A battle for Lone Star supremacy against the Lion’s most bitter rival, the much despised Mustangs of Midwestern State. Midwestern dealt the Lions their only loss last year en route to the title. Let’s take a look…
Well finally we got to see what we been waiting on all season. Great football weather and some great Lions football to go with it. There won’t be a final thought from Bobby Bounds this week. Please join me and the Wire staff in sending him and his family in Mississippi condolences for the loss…
5 Thoughts on a much needed dominating win. Kane Wilson is your new starting quarterback. For those who wondered why this guy was not the starter from day one, the staff had decided to go with Preston Wheeler because Wilson had the potential to make risky throws, and the offensive staff for this team stresses…
I will have the 5 Morning After Thoughts tomorrow, but Kane Wilson got his first start and looked every bit the part we had been hoping for, and the defense was great. Tune in tommorrow for the Morning After Thoughts.
Kane Wilson started this game and is absolutely lighting it up. The offense is going for the throat as far as play calling,and Wilson has already passed for more yards in this quarter than they did last week during the entire game. 1 passing TD and one rushing TD. He has also been quick on…
This will be a test to see how the Lions respond to adversity. This team had not lost a game at home in almost 2 years, and had a 13 game winning streak. These type of games are what can rebuild your confidence or keep you at the status quo. This has happened before, but…
Greetings, Lion Fans…..my apologies for the delay in getting this week’s installment of Getting Defensive on The Wire, but here we go: OVERVIEW-As much as has been written on the struggles of the Lion offense, the defense has been a true bright spot. After an opener with a high-powered A&M-Kingsville offense, the Lions have clamped…
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…
Greetings, Lion fans…..now that we’ve all dried out from the disappointment of the previous week, lets take a look at how the Lion offense matches up with the defense of the Bald Eagles of Lock Haven. OVERVIEW-Let’s state the obvious-the Lion offense, to this point in the season, has been offensive. Last week against Colorado…
First thought that came to mind was this. Back when I was in JR High, I played Soccer for the school I was attending (don’t knock me too hard, we did not have football). Anyway, we were up 3-0 at halftime, got cocky, and ended up tying 3-3. Our coach was furious and he came…
Lions lose their first game at Home in 2 years and the streak of 13 straight wins stops. 5 Morning After Thoughts Tomorrow.
Bring us home, Lucky Lions, Bring us home.
Kane Wilson has been taking the majority of the snaps, and the passing game woes still continue. Granted, Wilson has not had many attempts but he has brought an energy that has been absent mostly from the offense. He needs to get more reps, but Wheeler may come back after Wilson did throw an interception,…
Dominique Ramsey took a punt 65 yards for a beautiful touchdown run. Lion Defense is playing out of their minds good. Complete domination. And, we got our first Kane Wilson sighting and what a nice one it was. Let’s see how this goes.
Who: Versus When: Saturday, September 22, 6 PM Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas Watch: Lion Sports Network Stream lionathletics.com Listen: Lion Sports Network via 88.9 KETR (Commerce) with Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play) and Brock Calloway (Color Commentary) or KETR.org Live Stats: http://www.lionathletics.com Starters: Offense-(Pistol Spread) QB-Preston Wheeler, 6’3, 185 LBS,…
Greetings, Lion Fans, that time has come. The competition has ratcheted up considerably in the Thunderwolves of #22 ranked Colorado State-Pueblo. The Blue Gang faces their stiffest test of the year so far. Let’s get to it. OVERVIEW-So far in 2018, the defense has carried the Lions to a 3-0 start. While the offense, particularly…
Well we took another teams best shot…gonna be like that all year. Editor’s note-reminder that the final thought is from former ETSU great and HOFer Bobby Bounds…thanks for the hitch pass 😉 First Thought…Defense is not bad at all…which is a good thing considering our passing game struggles early this season. Brucks Saathoff was all…
Before we get into it, I wanted to address some things that some are bringing up because despite the 3-0 record, a number of fans are just not very happy right now with a thing here or two. Namely, the QB situation, so I want to just be very upfront and honest about some things.…
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