Texas has to realize that the LHN is not going to exist in the future. What they do with it is their decision. Do they want to be king of the Big12 castle or another cog in a wheel with another conference?
Either morph the LHN into the Big12 Network and grow the Big12 into a super conference with real programs like FSU, Clemson ect. Or add a bunch of mid-majors now and jump ship to another conference (leaving the LHN behind anyway) after OU leaves for better pastures.
IS THE LONGHORN NETWORK A FAILURE? WHAT DOES LHN MEAN FOR TEXAS, ESPN AND THE BIG 12?
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The biggest problem with the Longhorn Network may be what it means for the rest of the Big 12. It gives Texas a different playing field than the rest of the conference (a huge part of what led to Texas A&M and Missouri defecting for the SEC), and it minimizes the value of third-tier rights for the other schools in the league. It also adds to rumors about the conference’s potential instability, and it makes it difficult for them to pursue expansion (as Boren wants), making it so they can only really target schools not currently in power conferences.
Either morph the LHN into the Big12 Network and grow the Big12 into a super conference with real programs like FSU, Clemson ect. Or add a bunch of mid-majors now and jump ship to another conference (leaving the LHN behind anyway) after OU leaves for better pastures.
IS THE LONGHORN NETWORK A FAILURE? WHAT DOES LHN MEAN FOR TEXAS, ESPN AND THE BIG 12?
excerpt:
The biggest problem with the Longhorn Network may be what it means for the rest of the Big 12. It gives Texas a different playing field than the rest of the conference (a huge part of what led to Texas A&M and Missouri defecting for the SEC), and it minimizes the value of third-tier rights for the other schools in the league. It also adds to rumors about the conference’s potential instability, and it makes it difficult for them to pursue expansion (as Boren wants), making it so they can only really target schools not currently in power conferences.
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