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…
After the breakthrough season of 2014, expectations for 2015 were measured and tempered based on what the Lions had coming back and what they had lost. Two of their best wideouts had gone to the NFL along with their starting tailback. Though there was bevy of talent waiting in the wings, the Lion faithful were…
After the 2009 season, expectations were high that Guy Morriss would be the man to lead TAMUC Football back to what it once had been. In the Spring of 2010, Memorial Stadium received it’s largest renovation and expansion ever. Safeplay turf had been installed in 2006 and the track had been resurfaced, but the renovation…
In the late 2000’s, A&M-Commerce Football showed some signs of life and positive movement. After the 2007 season, winning was not just going for average anymore, but the athletic department tried to take an approach of making things “big time” in Commerce. Calling it the “Restore the Roar” campaign, Carlton Cooper, the new athletic director…
In 1996, the Texas A&M University System bought East Texas State University. The institution had fallen on hard times from an enrollment standpoint and the school was quickly becoming an afterthought to many future college students. Most of the students from the Metroplex and the surrounding North Texas area were deciding to go to schools…
1985 was the end of an era, the Ernest Hawkins era. The man waiting in the wings was a 38 year old tough as nails defensive coach from Oklahoma named Eddie Vowell. Having been with the program for 5 years, Vowell knew the program well and had earned the respect of the team and the…
The early 1980’s saw the Lions of East Texas State have a solid run of winning seasons. After the 1980 run, the Lions went 7-4 in 1981 and 6-4 in 1982. 1982 was a season that had given ET fans a preview of the season to come. ET and the rest of the LSC had…
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