Just a quick FYI……..I will not be doing much posting between now and tomorrow. I have to finish studying for and taking a Securities Exam. Check out Lionathletics.com or KETR.org for non-opinionated TAMUC news.   Be Back Shortly.   #WeAreLions

                Jason Burton is the new Women’s Basketball Coach in Commerce as announced yesterday. Burton has quite a pedigree and background in Basketball. A native of Plano, he played college Basketball at Austin College, a private school in Sherman. At AC, he was a three-year letterwinner, named team…

Jason Burton, a former Assistant Coach at Texas A&M-Commerce for 4 years, was named head Coach of the Women’s program. Link for Information dated back in 2013- http://www.mckinneyonline.com/May-2013/McKinney-Boyd-Hires-Coaches-for-Girls-Soccer-and-Boys-Basketball/   Burton was a Coach at Boyd High School in McKinney. Welcome back to the Blacklands Jason!

Yesterday I got a text message from former Lion Punter Cameron Frosch who informed me that he got good Feedback from his Pro Day performance at UNT. He also got a call from a scout from an NFL team who told him that he would be at the Super Regional Combine on the weekend of…

    Just got a Text message, and AD Ryan Ivey has announced that the University has selected a new Women’s Head Basketball Coach, and that person will be named tomorrow afternoon at 2 PM at the Alumni Center on Campus. I doubt I will make it, but I will definitely try to, this might…

My Apologies for being tardy in the write-ups. I have had a lot going on personallly and just could not make it to a computer to post what I needed to post. Anyway, here is what is going on in Lionland.   Lion Track and Field- Congrats are in order to the Men’s 4×4 Relay…

                  Texas A&M-Commerce Lady Lions Basketball First Year-1971-1972 Overall Record-389-679 Complex: Texas A&M-Commerce University Fieldhouse Capacity: 5,000 Coach: Vacant, (Nicole Anderson previous Coach) Alma Mater: UCLA Winningest Coach: Denny Downing, 2002-2009. (106-99 overall record) Most Successful Team: 2006-2007, Lone Star Conference Champions, South Central Regional Champions, NCAA…

Not a whole lot going on athletics wise. If you are in the Commerce area, I would suggest that one might visit the softball team’s practices and open tryouts to get a look at what next year will look like. I was told the practices are open, so with how nice it is supposed to…

Spring Sports- Both Men’s and Women’s Golf had a rough final day out in Arkansas, with the Lady Lions dropping from second to fifth, and the Men moving up from 8th to take 4th place. Chantry McMahan finished 4th in the overall individual standings, and CJ Clem finished in the top 10 for the Men’s…

My apologies for the delay in getting some information up lately. As many of you know, I worked in Consumer Banking from 2008 to January of this past year. I finally decided that I wanted out of that industry and after my MBA was awarded to me, I was offered a job in Southern California…

              Opponent info: East Texas Baptist University Mascot: Tigers Location: Marshall, Texas Enrollment: 1,645 (Undergraduate Only, Graduates Unknown) Conference/Division-Division III, American Southwest Conference Head Coach: Joshua Eargle Offensive Scheme: Spread Defensive Scheme: Multiple 4-2-5 2013 Record: 3-7, 1-5 in Conference Synopsis: I love this game match up for several…

So, I found a really cool thing for us to look forward to, the University Master plan that should be in place by the year 2025. Now, I know, I will be 48 by the time that rolls around, but still gives me excitement, and a lot of it. Here it is below. http://www.gff.com/projects/texas-am-university-commerce-campus-master-plan/ You…

This is the first state of the program write-ups. I am starting with Soccer, and will move according to season with the Football being last. I judge programs state on a rating of 1-5. 1-Rebuilding needed ASAP. 2-Under-performing program 3-Average 4-Good and Solid team 5-National Elite or power. Ok, first up………. Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Soccer…

  Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of my fellow Irishmen and Ulster Scots out there. Proud of my Scotch-Irish Heritage, that unlike so many others, I actually do have. My paternal side is Celt-Gaelic on my Grandfather’s side, and my Grandmother’s side is Ulster Scot, which are basically people of Scottish Ethnicity living in…

Slow news week overall, as evidenced by the entire week’s worth of posts. Monday I will start a capsule on two different subjects, one will be match-up capsules regarding our 10 opponents next year, and the other will be a “State of Program” analysis of the different sports programs that we have and provide some…

It has been a relatively slow news day the past couple of days, and tomorrow I will have some bits and pieces that I will post on the Saturday Roar. Today, I found another newspeice from yesteryear, courtesy of Sports Illustrated circa Fall 1964. For your enjoyment- Ring That Bell -09/21/64 THE TRADITION The road…

A lot of stuff to report on today regarding the Lions and Lady Lions, so let’s get to it. Golf- Congrats to Chantry McMahan for her second place individual finish in the Lion Invitational in Pottsboro. She scored a 75 on the final day and total score of 157 to take the second place. The…

The 2014 Football Schedule is out.   Thursday, Sept. 4th, vs. East Texas Baptist – 7:00 pm Saturday, Sept. 13th, at Stephen F. Austin State – TBD Saturday, Sept. 20th, at AT&T Stadium vs. A&M-Kingsville – TBD Saturday, Sept. 27th, at Eastern New Mexico – TBD Saturday, Oct. 4th, vs. Tarleton – 7:00 pm (Homecoming)…

First, congratulations to HC Same Walker and Seniors DeVondrick Walker, Daniel Ehambe, Tyrie Wooten, Kameron Price, and Donavon Gage on their careers as Lions, but before I sound too fatalistic, we will most likely see these guys at least one more in the NCAA Division II Tournament, just due to Strength of Schedule with quality…

              Last night was a fantastic night for the Lion Basketball team. First, for those of you who I met and paid me compliments on this site, your words mean the world to me. It gives me reason and drive to continue doing what I do for this University…