There was one conference game, but they also showed at least some of the lesser non-conference games also. If ESPN did not think they would make money, then why set up the network? The demand for a single team network was not large enough to pay for the investment. UT is not ND, that has band wagon fans all over the country.
ESPN set them up a network to help keep them from going to the PAC, and Fox, which was in the works at the time.
Put me in the camp that neither UT or OU were ever going to move to the Pac, UT wanted the LHN, and ESPN hoped that they could make money from it., also looking them in the B12, until ESPN figured out they could make more money to get them to move to the SEC. Do you think for a moment that if ESPN would not have gotten the SEC contract they would have not worked to move both UT and OU to the SEC?
Whether they were ever going to move or not, ESPN was willing to pay and hope the football program sustained success to ensure they didn’t move.
ESPN was working with UT from the start, they hoped that the LHN would be a hit, instead it did nothing but lose money for ESPN. UT wanted the network, and ESPN was willing to provide it. When ESPN got the SEC contract, they worked to move OU and UT to the SEC. That is why they offered the B12 the network deal that they did, they were told by Bowlsby, that the league had the dirt on the back door deal and would sue ESPN if the league did not give the B12 a new contract.
You’re missing the part where half the conference was looking at going to the PAC, and Texas used that leverage to get the deal they did with the LHN. Why else would ESPN overpay that much??
You seem to be forgetting that OU and UT were the ones that floated the idea about moving to the P12. It was only four teams, not half the conference. UT used that threat, that you call leverage to get what they wanted which was the LHN. UT as always was only looking out for UT and could careless about the rest of the conference.
I thought the LHN was already in existence and that is what kept the P12 from taking them.You seem to be forgetting that OU and UT were the ones that floated the idea about moving to the P12. It was only four teams, not half the conference. UT used that threat, that you call leverage to get what they wanted which was the LHN. UT as always was only looking out for UT and could careless about the rest of the conference.
The Longhorn Network Lit a Fuse That Blew Up College Football
The Longhorn Network will go off the air next July. But the University of Texas’s pursuit of its own channel changed college sports forever.www.texasmonthly.com
It's too early to assess overall high dollar donor fatigue across the entire P4 landscape but there are instances of it (e.g. TX A&M) where donors have been burnt by less than stellar results and it is logical to expect those instances to increase. And there are obvious cases (Louisville & UK MBB, Ohio St FB) where there are new initiatives by those schools that have resulted in new spending sprees by those programs. One or more of those programs will likely get burnt in doing so like TX A&M has.
I’m shocked Texas Monthly has a story to tell that shines up Texas.You seem to be forgetting that OU and UT were the ones that floated the idea about moving to the P12. It was only four teams, not half the conference. UT used that threat, that you call leverage to get what they wanted which was the LHN. UT as always was only looking out for UT and could careless about the rest of the conference.
The Longhorn Network Lit a Fuse That Blew Up College Football
The Longhorn Network will go off the air next July. But the University of Texas’s pursuit of its own channel changed college sports forever.
Anyways it feels like you’re arguing to argue at this point. I said the below, and whether Texas was ever really going to leave or not wasn’t part of my statement.
1 - Same thing has been true for AD donations forever. Donors give big money to places like Texas A&M, Miami, Indiana, etc and they still suck. The donors don't decrease.
Behavior such as this isn't indicative of an all out effort or boost by the aggys to retain top talent. This kid may end up at Oregon. And as noted, he is not the only talented kid to bolt despite Jimbo being replaced.
www.espn.com
Seems like all those guys got recruited over and/or weren’t going to start.Behavior such as this isn't indicative of an all out effort or boost by the aggys to retain top talent. This kid may end up at Oregon. And as noted, he is not the only talented kid to bolt despite Jimbo being replaced.
Mathews enters portal, latest in Aggies exodus
Texas A&M safety Jacoby Mathews entered his name in the transfer portal, becoming the 19th scholarship player to enter the portal for the Aggies since November.
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And Texas Tech and Ok State were trashing the Big 12 thinking it was a done deal to the P12 and that they were going to tag along. Now look at them.You seem to be forgetting that OU and UT were the ones that floated the idea about moving to the P12. It was only four teams, not half the conference. UT used that threat, that you call leverage to get what they wanted which was the LHN. UT as always was only looking out for UT and could careless about the rest of the conference.
The Longhorn Network Lit a Fuse That Blew Up College Football
The Longhorn Network will go off the air next July. But the University of Texas’s pursuit of its own channel changed college sports forever.
I would add some component of payout based on teams winning also. Probably 40% equal, 40% based on ratings and 20% based on results.
So are you saying there are a lot of people in the media that don’t have brains?
If we ever go to a 20-30 team league, I predict it will utterly fail and then start expanding to get more exposure and money and eventually grow into a ~70-team league. I may be dead by the time it gets that big, but they are going to want lesser teams in the league to win more games and to bring “new” fans that aren’t currently fans of the teams in the league.
