Longhorn Network thoughts

[cyyote15]

I'm certainly going to try and catch a Texas Volleyball game.

That's how you grow a brand

I guessing the brand wasn't the only thing growing! :spinny:

 

[surly]

Originally Posted by surly
My hope has always been that the LHN gets turned into the Big12Network at some point in time.



The day you see a Big XII Network is the day Texas (and likely Oklahoma behind them) will be gone to the PAC-12, the conference dissolves, ISU and Kansas are the last ones standing when the music stops. The unfortunate reality is we need the Texas schools for the TV revenue and LHN is a sad but necessary evil. I just don't get why ISU has been the one to accept this optional LHN game *twice* now and not KU or some other low-budget sucker. AustinCy
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It seems to me the property would be more valuable to ESPN if the platform was wider, not just UT product. If that were the case, I believe there's a way to accomplish it with a UT benefit.

 

[CyBobby]

Shorthorn Fans ALL think that they're "Entitled".

 

[LutherBlue]

I really appreciated one particular feature of LHN -- the ability to view the game. I hope JP took notes.

 

[Rhoadhoused]

Production quality was great, I was not a fan of the announcers at all.

 

[Spam]

I was pleasantly surprised by how excited the announcers got every time ISU made a big play.

 

[3GenClone]

I watched the entire game on Longhorn and was just happy to be able to see the game. For you guys, it had to be like me sitting in the Jack watching KSU-ISU and listening to John Walters' call of the game. While John is a good guy and excellent announcer, there is never a doubt about ISU being his team.

They play Longhorn commercials a lot because they're not selling commercial time, and ESPN is taking it in the shorts. The presentation quality has always been pretty good. Unfortunately, our cable doesn't carry it in HD. My hope has always been that the LHN gets turned into the Big12Network at some point in time.

What does Kansas State have for their "tier 3" broadcasting? Looking at the basketball schedule I notice the "low-interest" (for lack of a better term) non-conference games are on one of the regional Fox Sports affiliates and a few were on ESPN3 - has that been a pretty common trend? Seems like that would drive me crazy channel hopping like that for the non-conference, but it's nice that the Fox Sports Channels are something that I would assume most fans have in their basic cable package.

 

[Wesley]

Must have been the same guy running their 134-ft-wide Godzillatron. That guy has to get fired as I'm sure there were plenty of annoyed UT fans like us sitting low and opposite the field of play, too. No exaggeration that just about every start of the clock there would be the various "Make Noise" clips that wouldn't end until sometimes a few secs AFTER THE SNAP.




The day you see a Big XII Network is the day Texas (and likely Oklahoma behind them) will be gone to the PAC-12, the conference dissolves, ISU and Kansas are the last ones standing when the music stops. The unfortunate reality is we need the Texas schools for the TV revenue and LHN is a sad but necessary evil. I just don't get why ISU has been the one to accept this optional LHN game *twice* now and not KU or some other low-budget sucker.




You're lucky not to be surrounded by literally MILLIONS of them here in Central Texas wearing their burnt orange nearly EVERY DAY to work, to school, to weddings, etc - and they all seem to behave like that ;-)

Altho on that note I will admit this was the best UT crowds walking out of DKR after the narrow loss. I have ALWAYS had a few a$$hat Horns fans chide me unprovoked. Not a peep Sat. night. Yes, they are a bit ashamed by their trademark arrogance to not simply blow out that 12 pt spread - and you could definitely hear some puckering anuses during 4Q - but I think Rhoads and especially Mangino earned a healthy amount of respect for just good offensive play all around.

Hey, at least the game was shown in Iowa. Suppose it was like two years ago? Go JP.