Matthew Bonnette

Senior Assoc. AD/SID at McNeese State University. Houston Astros and Detroit Lions fan. Hair Metal and 80s music. Cheers, Seinfeld, Wings expert.

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

@PTNetherton @JasonSPugh @MoodyMacTV Always excited to see yall and the visit.

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

@cocobonnette You’re growing up

[Chaston Tavares @Chaston_Tavares]

Saturday in Baton Rouge was a blast!

Not often worlds collide with McNeese and LSU, but feels like they do a little more often these days. Not much is cooler than strolling the sidelines at the Mecca of College Football.

Always a great time to see my guy Coach Wade. Can’t wait to see he and his guys this week in Lake Charles, and of course back in the PMAC in a few weeks.

@LSUBonnette and his crew are first class. Also, really appreciate @DaveNealSports for taking a few minutes and chatting it up with me about the biz.

[Barry Sanders @BarrySanders]

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[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

@Chaston_Tavares @ZachNunezTV @LSUBonnette 🤣🤣🤣
Holy cow. That’s from 2005. Here you go.

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

Day after notes from last night's @McNeeseFB game against No. 4 Tarleton State.

• With 495 yards of total offense on Saturday against Tarleton, it marked the third straight game for the Cowboys to record 400+ yards, marking the first time since 2017 for McNeese to start the season with three straight 400+ total offensive yard games... the record is four straight games to start a season (2013 and 2015).
• The Cowboys recorded 13 'Big Plays', plays of 10 yards or more, in the game - 7 passing and 6 rushing.
• Of those 13 big plays, seven went for 20 yards or more with two going for 40+ yards and one 30+.
• The 97-yard scoring drive in the first possession was the second-longest scoring drive in school history and first 90+ yard drive since a 95-yard drive against UTRGV last season... the school record is a 99-yard scoring drive, that coming against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 23, 2023.
• McNeese's receivers combined for 172 yards gained after the catch.
• QB Devin Lippold recorded career-highs with 286 yards passing, 27 completions, and 45 pass attempts.
• His 27 completions are the 5th-most thrown in a game in school history while the 45 attempts are the 6th-most.
• For the second straight game, Lippold did not throw an interception and has now attempted 82 consecutive passes without a pick.
• WR Smiley Edwards pulled in a career-high 8 catches for 111 yards, also a career-best... his 8 catches rank as the 4th-most in a game in school history (13 is the record; five with 10 catches; five with 8 catches... he's the first Cowboy this season to record 100 yards or more receiving.
• WR Curtis Deville recorded career-highs with 5 catches, 87 receiving yards, and two touchdowns.
• Deville's two TD grabs marks the second straight game a Cowboy has caught multiple TD passes (Edwards with two against Texas Wesleyan).
• CB Mason Edwards tied a career-high with three pass break-ups, the most by a Cowboy this season and second-most in the FCS.
• CB Safir Stills-Bey recorded a career-high with 5 total tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss, and a sack.

@JFGazzolo @Chaston_Tavares @NCAA_FCS @FCSNationRadio1 @KPLC7Sports @AmPressSports

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

@sagesteele Appalling and pathetic.

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

@RPIII_Sports I gotta get to a game there one day.

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

That’s what I’m talking about!!!

[Pride of Detroit @PrideOfDetroit]

Random ESPN simulation predicts dream 2026 Detroit Lions season https://t.co/VCHenedvtb

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

Fla State/SMU playing old school football. Stats being kept by hand. Not many these days know how to do that. Proud to say I do. It’s what it was when I started. Fun times.

[McNeese Athletics @McNeeseSports]

Gameday through a different lens. 📸

Episode 1 of Gameday Unfiltered with Priscilla Caldwell is here!

#GeauxPokes | #BuiltForMore

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[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

A few interesting notes coming out of last night's @McNeeseFB 52-0 win over TX Wesleyan...

• HC Matt Viator won his 84th game at McN, moving him past NSU's Sam Goodwin for No. 2 all-time in the SLC record book while at a league school. (103 career wins).
• The 4 TDs thrown by Devin Lippold are the most by a Cowboy making his 1st start.
• Stills-Bey blocked FG return for a TD was the 1st since 2002.
• The 70-yd return was the 2nd-longest blocked FG return for a TD in school history.
• Brady Barrier is 3rd McN QB to throw TD pass this season.
• Sentario Willis picked off a pass for the second straight game. Last time that happened was last season (Javon Davis vs. NSU, ETAM).
• 2 blocked kicks in the game marked the first time since 2018 (at SLU).
@JFGazzolo @Chaston_Tavares @CoachAI @SouthlandSports @NCAA_FCS

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

In last night's game with 126 rushing yards, @McNeeseFB RB Omiri Wiggins became the first Cowboy since 2010 (Marcus Wiltz) to rush for 100 yds in making his McNeese debut.
#GeauxPokes

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

Tonight @McNeeseFB and SFA battled on the field, but in the end, came together to give all glory to God.

[RON .D. WATKINS @Ron_WatkinsQ]

🚨 JUST IN: Stunning data reveals Christianity is SURGING in the United States

Bible sales: +41.6%
App downloads: +79.5%
Christian music streaming: +50%

What an amazing sight to see.

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

Huge congrats @tmcclelland! Very happy for you and your family!!!

[Purdue Sports @PurdueSports]

Visionary leadership for the next great chapter in Boilermaker history.

Please welcome Tommy McClelland as Purdue University's new Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. 🚂 Boiler Up!

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

That’s how you do a halftime show. Nicely done @FIFAWorldCup

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

For 250 years, America has been the greatest nation on Earth — and with God’s grace, it will be for 250 more.

Happy Independence Day!

[Matthew Bonnette @WM_Bonnette]

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