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So.. about that Longhorn Network, hows that doing again?
Posted on 8/22/12 at 8:44 am
Posted on 8/22/12 at 8:44 am
Last I heard they were still struggling to find providers, whats the word?
First game is against Wyoming on sept 1..and its on the Longhorn Network. How many Texas fans won't be able to watch this?
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Several operators in the state of Texas -- Consolidated Communications, En-Touch Systems, E-Tex Communications, Bay City Cablevision, Mid-Coast Cablevision and Texas Mid-Gulf Cablevision -- will make the Longhorn Network (LHN) available to University of Texas fans.
First game is against Wyoming on sept 1..and its on the Longhorn Network. How many Texas fans won't be able to watch this?
This post was edited on 8/22/12 at 8:47 am
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Posted on 8/22/12 at 8:51 am to Tigerbait337
Texas isn't Notre Dame. Outside of the state, no one gives a crap about UT football. Every college brand, except Notre Dame, is regional. The fact they don't even have full penetration in Texas is just sad, though.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 8:52 am to Tigerbait337
I'm sure as that game draws closer, the LHN and the bigger providers will announce that it's a free look weekend to try an entice more fans to demand it be a part of their package.
I have doubts it will work though.
UT is making out like bandits though. ESPN is bearing the brunt of the risk, UT is making money, and they have that cool studio to fool kids into thinking people will actually see them on TV in recruiting.
I have doubts it will work though.
UT is making out like bandits though. ESPN is bearing the brunt of the risk, UT is making money, and they have that cool studio to fool kids into thinking people will actually see them on TV in recruiting.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 8:55 am to Tigerbait337
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First game is against Wyoming on sept 1..and its on the Longhorn Network. How many Texas fans won't be able to watch this?
So is that in-between the fashion shows and scholastic speakers I have seen on their schedule the past month?
ESPN needs to cut their ties with that quickly
Posted on 8/22/12 at 8:56 am to Tigerbait337
Won't matter to me one bit since I'll be at the first 2 games (only games this season that will be shown on the LHN) but yeah, I'm sure a lot are still pissed.
At this point, it's pretty much universally known that the LHN is a Big Fail for UT (screwing over its fans) & an even Bigger Fail for ESPN (Paying $300 Million over 20 years for a Network that, so far, only a very small percentage of people can see). They thought they could bully the cable companies/providers into picking up the network at a higher price. Too bad the companies/providers were already sick of getting bullied around & this deal came about at the wrong damn times when UT started a big downturn in its Major Sports. Just a pretty big joke all around.
At this point, it's pretty much universally known that the LHN is a Big Fail for UT (screwing over its fans) & an even Bigger Fail for ESPN (Paying $300 Million over 20 years for a Network that, so far, only a very small percentage of people can see). They thought they could bully the cable companies/providers into picking up the network at a higher price. Too bad the companies/providers were already sick of getting bullied around & this deal came about at the wrong damn times when UT started a big downturn in its Major Sports. Just a pretty big joke all around.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:01 am to Roughneck
Yeah I wouldn't give two shits either if I was going to the games.
Sorta how I feel about home games on CBS, I don't remember the last time I watched a home game on CBS, being that I was at the game. People hate on Verne and Gary way too much.. but I guess they see them more than I do
Sorta how I feel about home games on CBS, I don't remember the last time I watched a home game on CBS, being that I was at the game. People hate on Verne and Gary way too much.. but I guess they see them more than I do
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:06 am to Tigerbait337
Verne and Gary are fricking horrible
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:07 am to mylsuhat
Gary is the best color guy in College Football. No one is better than him, and no one knows more than him.
Sorry I don't get mad when Verne mispronounces a players name
Sorry I don't get mad when Verne mispronounces a players name
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:27 am to Tigerbait337
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Gary is the best color guy in College Football.
He's in my top 3, but I personally like Todd Blackledge better.
The hate for Gary is too much. I'm not that big a fan of Verne, but I can deal with him. Just know that by the end of the game he's going to be drunker than you and his red, bulbous nose is going to be glowing brighter than Rudolph's.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:31 am to ProjectP2294
Todd 
Todd's taste of the town
Hes my favorite College broadcaster by far. When he and Mike Patrick were a team, it was the best
Todd's taste of the town
Hes my favorite College broadcaster by far. When he and Mike Patrick were a team, it was the best
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:32 am to Tigerbait337
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Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:34 am to JDM1992
No, I'm being completely serious
Todd Blackledge is probably the best caller, but no one can break down a game like Gary, pair that with his calling ability and that's why I think he is among the best right, and has been for a good while.
Todd Blackledge is probably the best caller, but no one can break down a game like Gary, pair that with his calling ability and that's why I think he is among the best right, and has been for a good while.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:34 am to JDM1992
I don't like to be the guy that says X hates LSU, but im pretty fricking sure Verne hates LSU. He actively roots against them in games. 
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:35 am to barry
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Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:38 am to JDM1992
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Well, I've spent the last 4 years believing Verne was an LSU fan
WHAT???
You don't remember he was crushed when he realized that we picked the ball off on the goal line?
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:38 am to barry
Verne's too drunk to root against anyone.
I do like Danielson, as he has a strong point of view and argues for it logically and fairly. I don't always agree with him, but I always see his point. He's a good guy in the booth.
I do like Danielson, as he has a strong point of view and argues for it logically and fairly. I don't always agree with him, but I always see his point. He's a good guy in the booth.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:39 am to barry
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You don't remember he was crushed when he realized that we picked the ball off on the goal line?
Probably just wanted a damn Touchdown
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:40 am to Tigerbait337
Samantha Steele doesn't work there anymore, so it sucks even more.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:40 am to Baloo
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Verne's too drunk to root against anyone.
That's what I think. It's not that he doesn't like a particular team. It's that he's so drunk and excitable that any time anything big happens, his reaction is usually an inappropriate one.
Like his seemingly genuine dismay on Eric Reid's INT.
Posted on 8/22/12 at 9:45 am to ProjectP2294
Is this thread about the Longhorn network or about announcers?
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