Once again, we reach out to someone in the know regarding the opposing Football team and what to expect. We found a kindred spirit in Bearcat96 who has been around the WJU program and he provided us with some excellent info. Hat tip to him! TLW: “First, give us the overall thoughts on the game.”…
The matchup this Saturday in Commerce is going to be the polar opposite of what we faced this past week. William Jewell is going to be a much different matchup than playing North Alabama in just about every way, shape, and form. So, lets get to it. William Jewell is in the midst of tough…
A lot to get to as always, so let’s go. After the 8-7 win over North Alabama on Friday, The Lions moved up to # 3 in the nation, the highest ranking the Lions have enjoyed since they were # 2 during the 1988 season. The win was the biggest in the Carthel era and…
Talk about a surreal night. Last night was pretty tough to grade this game but I have more than enough material to do so. The game kicked off about the time I was leaving DFW and going to East Texas for the weekend. Watching a high school game in Van (near Tyler) I was kept…
What. A. Game. I have never seen a sloppier, More mistake filled, lousy game. And I have NEVER been prouder to be a Texas A&M-Commerce Lion fan. This game was very tough to win. It was on the road against a team that expects to win and was playing in the national title last year.…
Few Thoughts: The Lion Defense is playing fantastic. The offense is being doomed by poor execution and lackluster play calling. First down and long draw plays? Let Luis Perez and this vaunted passing attack win this one and use the pass to set up the run. The calls made by the officials, are going against…
OK, so this how it is going to be. I did not plan on a record breaking hurricane cutting it’s way through the Southern US so I made plans Friday night. I will be in Van, TX watching the Vandals (my Dad’s High School Alma Mater) take on defending Class AAA DI Champion Mineola in…
Basics: Versus When: Thursday, August 31st 6 PM CST Where: Braley Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama Radio: KETR 88.9 (Streaming Online at KETR.org) Charlie Chitwood (Play By Play) and Brock Calloway (Color) On the Call. TV/Video: You can stream via the UNA Website at the following Link: LIVE VIDEO: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/una/ LIVE STATS: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/una/ Storylines: It has been…
News Broke that The Lone Star Conference will be adding 8 teams to the league, making it a 19 member institution. The additions were some good schools and that is good news for sure, the not so good news is that none of them are schools that have football or will be starting programs anytime…
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…
Youth. Ahh, Youth. A great thing to have in life. In Football, not so much. UNA has a ton of youth, some of it experienced and some it inexperienced, but youth non the less. It does not end on the defensive side of the ball for UNA, they have it on offense as well. They…
Initial Thoughts: My first thoughts on this matchup is how much I like our chances in this. We return 6 offensive starters and an All-American QB leading the group against a defense that was completely decimated by graduation last season, but returns just enough good players to make you be cautiously optimistic. Big thing here…
Former Baylor Bear Cornerback and Jim Thorpe Award Nominee Travon Blanchard will be joining the TAMUC Football team after making the decision via Twitter to come North to Commerce. Blanchard was a 3 year starter at Baylor and was also an All Big 12 Selection as a Sophomore and a Junior. A product of West…
I know, its a few days early but with us having a kickoff on Thursday night we are having to move everything up about two days so here it goes with the All Sports report doubling up as the Weekend Wire. Huge Congrats are in order to 51 Lion Student Athletes who were named to…
First and foremost, The Lion Wire sends it’s prayers and condolences to the family of Harry Icenhower. Mr. Icenhower passed away Monday at the age of 94 in Commerce. For those who do not know, he and his wife Rheba have been two of the biggest boosters and supporters for the Lions and not just…
LSC Coach’s Cross Country Poll came out today, The Men are picked to finish second, duplicating their conference finish last year, while the Ladies are picked to finish fifth. Below are the respective polls: 2017 LSC Men’s Cross Country Preseason Poll Pl. Team 1st TOTAL 1. West Texas A&M 21 221 2. A&M-COMMERCE 1 185…
Volleyball workouts for the Season have started, and the Lady Netters are picked to finish fourth in a loaded LSC. Angelo State’s Rambelles are picked to win it as they finished as national runner ups last season. Here is the full coach’s poll. 2017 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll Pl. Team 1st TOTAL…
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) polls were released late Monday, and they gave the Lions the fifth best spot in the country. The teams coming ahead of the Lions were defending National Champion Northwest Missouri State at 1, followed Grand Valley State (the team that knocked the Lions out of the NCAA playoffs last…
In Commerce, Texas, Colby Carthel had brought Championship Football back to Commerce. His first season established a winning culture. The second season overlapped winning and championship cultures. The third season was all about winning and going to the next level, competing for the playoffs. The fourth season would be about competing IN the playoffs, and…
The NCAA published their attendance figures for the 2016 season. TAMUC has the 4th highest game attendance in the LSC and the 11th best in the entire country. Here is a list of the top programs. So, we can make a few assumptions about this. First, TAMU-Kingsville is still a huge draw and their fans…
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