Longhorn Network to Televise 12 Men's Basketball Contests

by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Sep 15, 2011 3:52 PM CDT in News

Starting in November, the Longhorn Network will televise 12 men's basketball contests during the 2011-12 season, ESPN announced on Thursday. The programming will include nine non-conference games and three conference matchups, as well as pre-game and post-game shows taking the viewer inside the team.

Here's a list of the games that will appear on the network:

Date - Time (all times CT) - Matchup
Sun, Nov. 13 - 6 p.m. - Boston University at Texas
Sat, Nov. 19 - 8 p.m. - Texas vs. Oregon State
Mon, Nov. 21 - 5:30/8 p.m. - Texas vs. NC State/Vanderbilt
Sat, Nov. 26 - 7. p.m. - Sam Houston State at Texas
Tue, Nov. 29 - 7 p.m. - North Texas State at Texas
Tue, Dec. 6 - 7 p.m. - UT-Arlington at Texas
Sat, Dec. 10 - 7 p.m. - Texas State at Texas
Tue, Dec. 13 - 7 p.m. - Nicholls State at Texas
Sat, Dec. 31 - 1 p.m. - Rice at Texas
Sat, Jan. 7 - 6 p.m. - Oklahoma State at Texas
Tue, Jan 24 - 8 p.m. - Iowa State at Texas
Sat, Feb 4 - 6 p.m. - Texas Tech at Texas

The move adds needed programming to the lineup -- although the announcement isn't a surprise, as basketball games have always been planned -- and the timing of the basketball season beginning in mid-November, along with the televised game against Kansas on October 31st, puts pressure on both ESPN and cable providers to add the network before Longhorn fans miss another football game and begin to miss basketball games, as Verizon FiOS and Grande Communications are the only carriers of note currently broadcasting LHN.

As always, the best way to help get carriers onboard with the Longhorn Network is to let your voice be heard by calling up your provider:

DIRECTV 1-800-DIRECTV
TIME WARNER 1-800-TW-Cable
AT&T U-VERSE 1-800-288-2020
DISH NETWORK 1-800-333-3474
COMCAST 1-800-266-2278
SUDDENLINK 1-877-794-2724
COX COMMUNICATIONS 1-877-206-4210
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 1-888-438-2427

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I wonder who will announce the games

Reid Gettys will have nothing to say now that Jai Lucas has graduated.

by DudeAbide on Sep 15, 2011 4:15 PM CDT reply actions

Bill Schoening

With the NBA most likely missing at least part of their season, he should be available

by R00T4UT on Sep 15, 2011 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Doesn't matter as long as I have this available.

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by burrito on Sep 15, 2011 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions

So 4 or 5 less games people outside of Texas get to watch?

Spectacular. Certainly if Texas is playing a possible top 10 Vandy team in the Legends championship, it won’t only be available on LHN?

by hayzer13 on Sep 15, 2011 4:28 PM CDT reply actions

The link says that the non home games will also be available on ESPN3.

by Texas Wahoo on Sep 15, 2011 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Ah, hadn't seen the link in your fan post.

Still blows. I live in Nashville and have to watch Texas play Vandy on my laptop.

by hayzer13 on Sep 15, 2011 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Too bad you don't have access to Verizon FIOS.

by Texas Wahoo on Sep 15, 2011 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions

I live in Texas and stil don’t have LHN available, how bout that for frustrating.

by horninraidercountry on Sep 15, 2011 5:09 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Awesome

Now I won’t be able to see nearly half of our basketball season!

by TheHornIdentity on Sep 15, 2011 4:30 PM CDT reply actions

At least they didn't take the KSU@UT game hostage.

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by K.S.B. on Sep 15, 2011 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I dont like missing about half the season either

but it appears if their is one to miss, then this will be it.

by RQ on Sep 15, 2011 5:18 PM CDT reply actions

As an LHN subscriber...

This kind of thing is ruining my life. I try to be all zen and in the moment, but really I just can’t waut to see BU vs. Texas in what may approximate college basketball.Then my girlfriend is going to wonder why I am up late watching TV… it’s a mixed blessing.

by Erasmus Funderburke on Sep 15, 2011 5:40 PM CDT reply actions

As someone who applied to Boston U and Texas, that November 13 match up is great

by kotalikmyballs on Sep 15, 2011 5:50 PM CDT reply actions

Sigh, now that it has been brought up

What the hell is the latest on the LHN. Any progress on acquiring more carriers, i.e. Direct TV?

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by Snide Aside on Sep 15, 2011 6:25 PM CDT reply actions

Haven't heared anything.

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by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Sep 15, 2011 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions

"North Texas State"? :)

"History lesson: Everything bad that has happened to Texas has been due to its association with the South. Everything good that has happened to Texas has been due to its association with the West." -- Paul Burka, Senior Executive Editor of Texas Monthly

by Hopkins Horn on Sep 15, 2011 6:25 PM CDT reply actions

Who used to get the money?

For these BB games that weren’t on ESPN? If they were shown on a UT regional network, did the B12 get any of that money? And how does the ESPN/broadcast BB money get split? And final question, how does FB third tier money get shared currently?

Where I am going with this, is how does the evil LHN change the financial distribution world? If a UT FB game slips to the third tier, and UT puts together a broadcast network, is that money evenly shared with all of the B12? Or just the visiting team? Same thing for third tier BB.

by nvrfrgt63 on Sep 15, 2011 9:23 PM CDT reply actions