OU's Jan. 4 game at Texas televised on Longhorn Network

[treebranch]

I think some of you are making WAY too big a deal out of this.

Did you really think OU would never play a game on that network? Who cares. What advantage does it REALLY give Texas? None. Just like the "pull" that some teams and fans think Texas has in the Big 12. It makes OU fans look really insecure to throw a fit over stuff like this. IMO, of course.

300 million dollars worth.

There's one other school in the country with anything that approaches LHN, and that's BYU. To help keep their station viable, BYU left the Mountain West and became an independent. Texas got the Big 12 to cave and OU rode along for no good reason.

Do you really believe that out of all OU's conference games, this is the one that's tier 3? That it's behind WVU/TCU in the pecking order?

I don't really care if I sound insecure because I think what's insecure is the thought that OU has to hitch itself to Texas in order to maintain relevance.

 

[IndySooner]

I think some of you are making WAY too big a deal out of this.

Did you really think OU would never play a game on that network? Who cares. What advantage does it REALLY give Texas? None. Just like the "pull" that some teams and fans think Texas has in the Big 12. It makes OU fans look really insecure to throw a fit over stuff like this. IMO, of course.

Way too big of a deal? No. We, as OU fans, were told that only tier three content and no conference games would be on the LHN. Every year, ESPN has increased it. It's a slippery slope, and our administration has enabled it. This is really bad for OU. It seems as if our admin is under the impression that the good deeds will be paid back. Right.

 

[WTSooner]

If Boren and Joe C. aren't worried about it, I'm not worried about it.

Texas is getting that $300M regardless of rather it's OU they play on the LHN, or WVU, or TCU. Doesn't matter. I just think in the grand scheme of things, it isn't a big deal. Does it "help" UT? Maybe. But it helps them in such a tiny way it isn't even measurable.

 

[BoulderSooner]

300 million dollars worth.

There's one other school in the country with anything that approaches LHN, and that's BYU. To help keep their station viable, BYU left the Mountain West and became an independent. Texas got the Big 12 to cave and OU rode along for no good reason.

Do you really believe that out of all OU's conference games, this is the one that's tier 3? That it's behind WVU/TCU in the pecking order?

I don't really care if I sound insecure because I think what's insecure is the thought that OU has to hitch itself to Texas in order to maintain relevance.

if you give bill gates 300 mil extra dollars .. does it really help him??

giving texas 10mil extra a year doesn't help them they have always had the most money and they always will have the most money

 

[scrybe]

if you give bill gates 300 mil extra dollars .. does it really help him??

giving texas 10mil extra a year doesn't help them they have always had the most money and they always will have the most money

A couple of "strange" statements have already been made in this thread. But I'm afraid this one tops 'em all.

 

[tycat947]

300 million dollars worth.

There's one other school in the country with anything that approaches LHN, and that's BYU. To help keep their station viable, BYU left the Mountain West and became an independent. Texas got the Big 12 to cave and OU rode along for no good reason.

Do you really believe that out of all OU's conference games, this is the one that's tier 3? That it's behind WVU/TCU in the pecking order?

I don't really care if I sound insecure because I think what's insecure is the thought that OU has to hitch itself to Texas in order to maintain relevance.

BYU doesn't get anything remotely near what the whorns do. Maybe you meant ND. If BYU were so valuable the conferences would be beating down their doors to get them to join and no one is. The PAC12, which would be geographically logical, wants no part of them. The Big 12 chose West Virginia and TCU over BYU. Their channel isn't totally devoted to athletics so most of their money received would go elsewhere, not the AD.

 

[WTSooner]

About once a year we will agree on something. I guess today is the day.

Happy Agree With WTSooner Day!!!!!

 

[campbest]

Here's an idea...go to the game.

 

[Max Power]

Here's an idea...go to the game.

in austin? no thanks

 

[StatGeek]

The Big 12 needs to diversify its media partners to alleviate this non-sense. As it is today ESPN can manipulate virtually every Texas home game to get it on the LHN, if they so desire.

 

[treebranch]

BYU doesn't get anything remotely near what the whorns do. Maybe you meant ND. If BYU were so valuable the conferences would be beating down their doors to get them to join and no one is. The PAC12, which would be geographically logical, wants no part of them. The Big 12 chose West Virginia and TCU over BYU. Their channel isn't totally devoted to athletics so most of their money received would go elsewhere, not the AD.

That referred to exposure more than money. Yeah, BYUtv shows a bunch of stuff unrelated to athletics, but it's also an independent channel devoted to the university. I don't think any other school has that and I don't think BYU would either if it wasn't for sports. I'm sure ND makes a lot more from its deal with NBC, but it doesn't have its own station it can point recruits to watch 24/7 like the LHN.

I think it says something that no other conference allows this kind of thing. I get why the KUs and ISUs of the world go along with it, but OU is too big of a deal in college athletics to agree to allow itself to get railroaded into this situation.

 

[Speedy17]

The Big 12 needs to diversify its media partners to alleviate this non-sense. As it is today ESPN can manipulate virtually every Texas home game to get it on the LHN, if they so desire.

Actually, the Big 12 needs to insist that ESPN televises all Big 12 games in the package. They are already televising 84 of 90 regular season games and all 9 Big 12 tournament games. Why can't they televise all 90 - it is only six games?

The irony is ESPN did not select a Big 12 premier game with OU-Texas. They also did not select 3 other Texas home games. Isn't Texas a premier basketball team in the Big 12. It is all about trying to make the LHN viable. It is non sense that they won't televise all 99 games.

 

[campbest]

in austin? no thanks

Austin is a kick ass city, make a weekend of it, hit the hill country and some vineyards.

This isn't that big of a deal. I just blame Capel.

 

[campbest]

Actually, the Big 12 needs to insist that ESPN televises all Big 12 games in the package. They are already televising 84 of 90 regular season games and all 9 Big 12 tournament games. Why can't they televise all 90 - it is only six games?

The irony is ESPN did not select a Big 12 premier game with OU-Texas. They also did not select 3 other Texas home games. Isn't Texas a premier basketball team in the Big 12. It is all about trying to make the LHN viable. It is non sense that they won't televise all 99 games.

What is premier about UT's basketball team right now?

 

[DenverSooner]

I think some of you are making WAY too big a deal out of this.

Did you really think OU would never play a game on that network? Who cares. What advantage does it REALLY give Texas? None. Just like the "pull" that some teams and fans think Texas has in the Big 12. It makes OU fans look really insecure to throw a fit over stuff like this. IMO, of course.

This is particularly true with that specific game. Any benefit Texas gets from the network already exists. They get paid by ESPN even if no one watches the channel.

If you don't like this you can likely watch the game on first row sports or whatever it is called.

 

[DenverSooner]

One other thing people need to remember is UT is going to be terrible this year. As OU fans we care about the game but nationally, I doubt there will be much interest. UT was bad last year and lost most of the best players.

For me it really doesn't matter because I will likely go to the game. If I don't go, I am happy to have the option to watch the game on TV.

 

[Max Power]

Austin is a kick ass city, make a weekend of it, hit the hill country and some vineyards.

This isn't that big of a deal. I just blame Capel.

So we are unhappy about the game being on the Longhorn network because it contributes money to texas, yet you want us to go to austin and commit even more money to texas? :facepalm

 

[KChoops]

I just don't see how people can't see this as a bad thing. Potentially a very bad thing. Everyone talks about how the lhn is doing terrible and won't last, but at the same time its appearing on all the regional cable channels. It might be free now, but ESPN will change that. They won't lose money on this forever. Once the lhn has saturated enough markets then espn will incorporate it into their overall price increase. They are just changing tactics. They thought they could just ram it down everyones throat. Now they are just quietly expanding it.

The only way the big 12 survives longterm is if we get a network. If there's one thing espn learned is that even great program can suck and when they do; they don't make the same $$. So they won't be doing great packages for any other team. These ones that ou, osu, and i think ku are putting together aren't going to make the $$ all the other bcs are going to be making in 10 years.

Relating to the ou-tx game. Is it like it once was? no. would it still pull in as many viewers as 50% of all the other tier 3 games? definitely. This is a slippery slope. Once the lhn network is throughout the midwest it will start running games that don't even have tx. Think TCU-Iowa St will complain if its get no $ or get $ and be on tv, even on the lhn?

Perhaps i'm being over dramatic, but i picture the big 12 in the future and all the other big conferences and only texas is going to be getting the money they will. Then the big teams will have enough money for football and basketball but be serverly behind in the $$ going to all the other sports.

 

[Max Power]

I just don't see how people can't see this as a bad thing. Potentially a very bad thing. Everyone talks about how the lhn is doing terrible and won't last, but at the same time its appearing on all the regional cable channels. It might be free now, but ESPN will change that. They won't lose money on this forever. Once the lhn has saturated enough markets then espn will incorporate it into their overall price increase. They are just changing tactics. They thought they could just ram it down everyones throat. Now they are just quietly expanding it.

The only way the big 12 survives longterm is if we get a network. If there's one thing espn learned is that even great program can suck and when they do; they don't make the same $$. So they won't be doing great packages for any other team. These ones that ou, osu, and i think ku are putting together aren't going to make the $$ all the other bcs are going to be making in 10 years.

Relating to the ou-tx game. Is it like it once was? no. would it still pull in as many viewers as 50% of all the other tier 3 games? definitely. This is a slippery slope. Once the lhn network is throughout the midwest it will start running games that don't even have tx. Think TCU-Iowa St will complain if its get no $ or get $ and be on tv, even on the lhn?

Perhaps i'm being over dramatic, but i picture the big 12 in the future and all the other big conferences and only texas is going to be getting the money they will. Then the big teams will have enough money for football and basketball but be serverly behind in the $$ going to all the other sports.

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