So the Sips finally won- they got us to back down from the SEC (our only leverage) based on "trust," then abused that trust by starting the LHN and by using every bit of their power to make sure that network has unfair advantages (high school games, Big 12 games, etc.).
Because none of the Big 12 teams have any leverage- except for us an OU but we are too scared to use it for many reasons- it seems like things will get worse and worse. The expectation is that now that ESPiN has a vested interest in the tu program they will use their own lawyers and leverage to get a few conference games on the LHN every year which will build a moat around their program. To quote SI:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/07/13/russell-wilson-wisconsin-mailbag/index.html#ixzz1SCEbtRpO
So where do we, the Aggies go from here?
Obviously we want to beat them on the field, but the sips have just found a way to take a lot of the pleasure away from that. Here we are in maybe our best offseason ever (3 out of 5 against sips, beat every team in Texas last time we played them, beat OU and NU) and we can't enjoy it because of all the news about the LHN.
Those of us who are practical know that our leaders won't or can't stand up to the orange beast, so we have to find a way to enjoy ourselves despite being in a subservient position to the sips (like the rest of the conference).
What is the plan?
-Focus on non-football sports?
-Put together a campaign of backlash against the LHN with cable providers to make ourselves feel better?
-***** and wine on Texags about the way things could have been if our leaders had balls?
-Ignore the LHN and do the best we can with what we got?
What do you think?
Because none of the Big 12 teams have any leverage- except for us an OU but we are too scared to use it for many reasons- it seems like things will get worse and worse. The expectation is that now that ESPiN has a vested interest in the tu program they will use their own lawyers and leverage to get a few conference games on the LHN every year which will build a moat around their program. To quote SI:
quote:
But ESPN isn't just testing the separation between church and state with Texas; there isn't one. Case in point: The ever-popular GameDay crew (Chris Fowler and Co.) will be appearing live from Austin for the channel's Aug. 26 debut. ESPN and Texas are now one and the same, and you can't tell me it won't affect the way GameDay, SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, et. al., cover Mack Brown's program.In a sport where many fans already live in a constant state of paranoia that the media is propping up someone else at their expense ... well, ESPN is flat-out doing it.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/07/13/russell-wilson-wisconsin-mailbag/index.html#ixzz1SCEbtRpO
So where do we, the Aggies go from here?
Obviously we want to beat them on the field, but the sips have just found a way to take a lot of the pleasure away from that. Here we are in maybe our best offseason ever (3 out of 5 against sips, beat every team in Texas last time we played them, beat OU and NU) and we can't enjoy it because of all the news about the LHN.
Those of us who are practical know that our leaders won't or can't stand up to the orange beast, so we have to find a way to enjoy ourselves despite being in a subservient position to the sips (like the rest of the conference).
What is the plan?
-Focus on non-football sports?
-Put together a campaign of backlash against the LHN with cable providers to make ourselves feel better?
-***** and wine on Texags about the way things could have been if our leaders had balls?
-Ignore the LHN and do the best we can with what we got?
What do you think?