Mack Brown not thrilled with Longhorn Network
Appears that Brown doesn't like the scouting opponents get of his team with the LHN coverage.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/10/22/mack-brown-te…
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:07 PM ^
And Texas fans aren't thrilled about a defense that ressembles a GERG defense
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:06 PM ^
What would they know about a Gerg defense?
Oh. Right... /somuchempathy
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:35 PM ^
that gave up 16.2ppg (14) and 317.2ypg (24)? I don't think they felt anything like our pain, although some linebackers might have had to feel the beaver.
October 23rd, 2012 at 9:57 AM ^
Knowing what we know now, that defense performed that well DESPITE Gerg's presence, not because of it.
October 23rd, 2012 at 10:38 AM ^
never ran his defense here.
October 23rd, 2012 at 12:44 PM ^
In retrospect, Rich Rodriguez would've been better served to meddle less on the defensive side of the ball and let GERG design the defense the way he knew how. Of course, that would've inevitably lead to the uncomfortable, "You know Rich, I'm not really comfortable with Tony Gibson being on my staff" conversation.
October 23rd, 2012 at 9:03 AM ^
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:46 PM ^
I liked your tag better when it included SueLyn Medeiros.
October 23rd, 2012 at 6:00 AM ^
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:07 PM ^
He's grasping at straws, trying to provide an excuse for his team's poor performance.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:09 PM ^
Considering everything we hear from Hoke seems intended to give out zero information and the total lockdown of practice I think Hoke would feel the same way.
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:07 PM ^
Both of these things are true.
October 23rd, 2012 at 10:43 AM ^
he is. If Mack Brown retires as the end of the year his exit could still be considered to be a graceful-like substance, but I think he may be getting into Farve-Paterno-Bowden territory if he stays much longer. I have always liked him and think he was/is a hell of a coach, but is message is just not getting through right now and I just don't see a big turn around coming soon.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:08 PM ^
Michigan needs their own network for hockey. ND gets all of their games broadcasted on their website. ND wishes they were an inch close to the tradition rich program Michigan has.
October 23rd, 2012 at 12:01 AM ^
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:20 PM ^
Because his opponents wouldn't get film of his squad without the LHN? I'm having trouble feeling sorry for Texas when they make a ton of money from that network and their arrogance and selfishness was one of the main driving forces for the exodus of other Big 12 members.
October 23rd, 2012 at 9:18 AM ^
Agreed. Unless they are showing exclusive all-22 film that opponents could not get elsewhere, I'm not sure what the huge advantage for opponents is. Besides, wasn't the last controversey that LHN was playing high school games and the fear was that would make every TV-craving TX high school player want to go to Texas?
Perhaps they could fill the extra time with non-revenue sports (which would actually be very good exposure for those sports) and campus programming? I doubt Brown will be able to blame his pillow-fight defense on opponents watching Texas's cross country teams compete or the class project of Film 201 students.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:27 PM ^
I hate Texas even more now.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
I suppose when your team is giving up an average of 472 yards of offense per game and that is about a 36% increase over last year, it comes down to either the television obligations of the team or Manny Diaz simply not being thrilling or a talent deficit at vital positions. Clearly, if your defense fades to the tune of 36%, it is all on ESPN and the Longhorn Network and that deal.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
That just comes with the territory at being at the richest football program in the country. I bet he likes all the money that leads to better facilities and all the exposure that leads to better recruits. I agree with the posters above, he is just making excuses for a shoddy defense which has put them out of the Big 12 race midway through October.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:33 PM ^
Nebraksa, Missouri and Texas A&M left the Big 12 because of that network overexposing the Longhorns. Now Mack Brown is complaining about it?
October 23rd, 2012 at 12:20 AM ^
I was going to say neither does the Big 12.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:44 PM ^
But it's all for the kids, remember? That's why he thought televising the HS games of his recruits should be allowed. For the children!
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^
I can kind of understand Brown's point of view just a bit. He talks about having to do TV shows like 3 times a week and do a good bit more with covering up injuries so it's not on TV. Sure, Texas makes millions of it but Mack doesn't get to buy jetpacks for his team with that money so they can score easier. All Mack really sees is probably some better facilities and 10+ more hours added to his work week
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:54 PM ^
Have you seen the Longhorns stadium? It is a monument to greed. They have advertisements shoved every place possible. It doesn't matter that there's a point of diminishing return for the program, especially since it was meant to benefit the program in non-monetary ways...namely, as a recruiting tool.
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:11 PM ^
free for all chaos, but that's the way they like it.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:55 PM ^
Fuck Texas. Their shaggybevo ms paints are awesome, but if you take some time to read that board, they are HUGE whiners. You think we're bad about things? They had a plane fly over their stadium last year that said "Greg Davis is not our standard" (he was their OC). Then after the Oklahoma game, they posted pictures of their tickets to the Baylor game ripped up.
I hate Texas A&M too by the way. They are like msu but worse by ten-fold.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:58 PM ^
This is actually a fair comparison. UT is like us...but worse. And A&M is like State...but worse. Same interactions of blueblood pride and deep seated inferiority/resentment...but worse. They make it real ugly.
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:46 PM ^
Everything is bigger in Texas, right?
October 23rd, 2012 at 8:00 AM ^
Yeah, they're kind of funky with the blue blood thing. Tons of wins, but very few titles.
October 23rd, 2012 at 9:02 AM ^
They tried to steal Bo from us in the early eighties. I was too young to remember the details but my father talks about Bo almost leaving for a $3 million/10 yrs payday to Texas A&M. Back then, it was richest ever I think. But the Alumni got together and took care of Bo. I think they gave him a couple of pizza franchises or something.
October 23rd, 2012 at 8:26 PM ^
One of them was in Columbus, OH I think.
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
It would be impossible to understate how little sympathy I have for Coach Brown on this issue.
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:36 PM ^
Manny Diaz was supposed to be the greatest thing since canned beer. What the hell happened?
October 23rd, 2012 at 12:36 AM ^
Diaz isn't the problem with the defense just like Harsin (and Davis before him) haven't been the problem when the offense has struggled.
If the way Mack and his staff have handled the QB position the last few years is any indication, their scouting is either terrible or totally dependent on Rivals rankings and guys who fall into their laps as early commits. Texas didn't offer in-state prospects Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III. If they have been making anything close to those kinds of mistakes at other positions then no coordinator is going to solve their problems any time soon.
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:53 PM ^
Texas wanted the damn thing.. And it didnt it piss off the rest of the Big 12??
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:53 PM ^
Texas wanted the damn thing.. And it didnt it piss off the rest of the Big 12??
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:14 PM ^
As yes Mack, that's why your team gave up 50 to Baylor. They saw your Coachspeak-laden pregame show.
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:21 PM ^
Sounds like a sorry excuse to me. Texas should never be bad.
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:28 PM ^
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October 22nd, 2012 at 11:25 PM ^
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October 22nd, 2012 at 11:37 PM ^
Tough. Shit.
You (your program) signed up for this, and nearly took down the whole Big 12 conference as a consequence if not for some key teams joining in TCU and WVU, and that took some serious magic to get done anyway.
You made your own bed here, so it's hard to feel any sort of sympathy towards it. Maybe this should have been an issue brought up while negotiating the whole TV channel thing in the first place? Nah, who could EVER expect anyone to have such crazy foresight?!?
October 22nd, 2012 at 11:54 PM ^
Maybe the Longhorn Network is not thrilled with the subpar Texas football team they have to show. Luckily they still have the Texas womens volleyball team!
Not being sarcastic either. I have AT&T Uverse and get the Longhorn Network here in Michigan and it's not hard on the eyes unlike Mack Brown's football team.
October 23rd, 2012 at 12:57 AM ^