kbohls @kbohls Dodds says of Longhorn Network: "Texas grads want to see Texas stuff. They don't want to see Iowa State volleyball." #ut
What did ISU volleyball do to Deloss Dodds?
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If they looked at our volleyball roster, they would want to see Iowa State Volleyball.
Based on the number of pickups LHN has gotten, I'm not going to give much credence to what Dodds seems to think that Texas grads want to see.
Maybe they should have thought of 24/7 programming content before they decided to launch their own network.
I can't fathom getting enough interesting material on one school to fill programming.
Most Big 10 fans I talk to have never watched anything outside of MBB or FB on the Big 10 network.
I can't fathom getting enough interesting material on one school to fill programming.
Most Big 10 fans I talk to have never watched anything outside of MBB or FB on the Big 10 network.
Not so much this upcoming season... Official Women's Volleyball Roster - TexasSports.com - Official website of University of Texas Athletics - Texas Longhorns
Right on...
And other than the 2-3 football games and 6-8 men's BB games against weaklings, how many people are going to tune in for the daily segment on what flavor gum Rick Barnes is chewing today.
Good for Texas that they have entire network to themselves because that is one reason that keeps them tied to the Big 12, but what a joke for content for a 24/7 channel.
It's not even good business sense to launch a BLOG without several months of quality content generated...let alone a TV network.
I would probably watch wrestling, womens basketball, soccer and volleyball on a Big 12 network. But only when ISU is competitive and only ISU. Just being honest even though that sounds brutal. If ISU and Big 12 had hockey/baseball I might watch that but same thing, only ISU and just if they're competitive. Other NCAA sports can't say I'd ever watch.
Non ISU Big 12 football I'd watch about every possible game except a blowout. Non ISU basketball I'd watch only if there are interesting matchups, Big 12 title implications or Big 12 tournament games.
ESPN was started primarily to cover sports in the state of Connecticut (Mainly UCONN). Look what it has grown to today since they decided to expand beyond just Connecticut sports
That's not entirely true. Yes, the original intent of the network founders was to make a regional Connecticut sports network, but as soon as they started eyeing a national network, they quickly ditched that concept. Plus, look at how many years of growing pains ESPN had struggling to find quality content to fill their programming hours.
Even a regional FSN network is supplemented by some national Fox Sports content. The idea that one university could supply enough content for it's own network was always a questionable one.
Ugh, that is like opening up a pizza box expecting a Great Plains masterpiece and seeing a Totino's. Not dissing Totino's, just saying....bad job outta Texas.
It is not a bad job on Texas' part. I do have to laugh at ESPN tossing their money at Texas like it was toilet paper. You cannot blame Texas for taking the money. ESPN counted TV sets in Texas. They did not count on local cable providers giving them the finger and the public not demanding access to BEVO.
