Longhorn Network - Just say 'No'

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@oufanindallas wrote:

Like anyone in those 3 states would want to watch that ugly colored uniform team from south of Dallas.  Louisiana (LSU), New Mexico (Lobos), Oklahoma (Sooners and Cowboys and Golden Hurricane). Shoot, 1/2 of Texas wouldn't want to watch it because of the other teams in the state, (TAMU, TTU, TCU, SMU, Baylor, Houston, Rice, UNT.)

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Not that you'd want to watch it all the time, but if your team is playing UT and the Longhorn Network is the only outlet for the game, i'd say your options are somewhat limited.

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@texasguy37 wrote:

 

Also, perhaps you have not learned to not tune to channels in your TV package that you have no interest in watching, or do you watch all the channels in the package that you currently receive?

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It's kinda hard to watch all the channels, when I thought the Hallmark Channel was the only one worth watching.

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@texasguy37 wrote:

First, the Notre Dame Network does not yet exist.  Second, no TV provider, including U-verse, has added the Longhorn Network to it lineup.

 

Also, yes, I realized that the opposition has nothing to do with TV programming.  It's about being opposed to the University of Texas and anything that it might be involved in.

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College football?

if somebody can find A&M's President's or their board of regents facebook page, and direct them to this thread, all their worries would be put to rest, seeing how there is nothing for anyone to be upset about 'n all

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6851396/texas-governor-says-texas-considering-move-sec

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Texas A&M leaders have expressed concern about the Longhorn Network's effect on the longterm stability of the Big 12, and rumors of renewed talks between the university and the conference have persisted in recent weeks.

TAMU wouldn't be able to cut it in the SEC.  They have had one good season in the past how many years and they  think they can hang with the SEC?  Yeah right.  I'm not a UT fan by any stretch of the imagination and TAMU is just jealous that they didn't think of starting their own network first.  Of course, they would have to have people that would actually watch it.

I can understand everyone's sentiments about the Longhorn Network, especially if you are not a fan, but the same argument can be made about 75% of the other channels that you don't care about. Since the Longhorn Network is another ESPN channel, it should be part of the ESPN sports package that is more regionalize to Houston. In fact, why do we have the Big10 Network as part of U200? Shouldn't ATT drop the Big10 Network and add the Longhorn Network? We are in Texas? I would venture to guest that there are more UT fans than Big 10 fans in the Houston area. ATT U-Verse is filled with niche channels. I personally could do without HSN, TBN, TF, ION, TV LAND, CHILLER, GSN, JWLTV, BOOM, HUB, SWRV, etc. I don't complain paying for these channels because it's part of a package. If you are not a fan, turn the channel, like you do with all the other channels that you don't watch. As for me, I'll be Hooked on the Hook 'em channel.

Is this where I complain about all the niche channels that I don't care about and want to see off the air?

C'mon people. We ALL pay for channels that we don't watch. Part of the sales pitch for any provider are how many channels they offer. In this day and age of cable television, it is possible to have a channel for ANYTHING. The only way some of those stations can stay afloat is by making deals with providers to be offered in certain tiers of their lineups. 

If you want to start a thread about changing the politics of cable providers and call for a switch to a la carte programming, then I will join in on the argument for it. But arguing that you don't want a channel because you are not interested in it, is flimsy at best, since you write that check every month for numerous channels you don't want/watch, just like I do.

Now if you will excuse me I need to go start a Food Network and Cooking Channel - Just say 'No' thread because I dislike food.

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@CTEL08 wrote:

if somebody can find A&M's President's or their board of regents facebook page, and direct them to this thread, all their worries would be put to rest, seeing how there is nothing for anyone to be upset about 'n all

 

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6851396/texas-governor-says-texas-considering-move-sec

 

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Texas A&M leaders have expressed concern about the Longhorn Network's effect on the longterm stability of the Big 12, and rumors of renewed talks between the university and the conference have persisted in recent weeks.

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Too bad for TAMU that the SEC didn't want them.  Sure makes TAMU look like a bunch of fools doesn't it?  Maybe the SEC didn't want to weaken it's conference any more that it had to.