Longhorn Network will soon test Big 12 fans’ patience

Boy was that a quick honeymoon. But what can you really expect when an entire conference rides on the tailcoats of an individual program. Photo Credit: Ralph Barrera AMERICAN-STATESMAN ESPN announced Tuesday that it’s new network, the Longhorn Network will actually air 2 Texas football games this Fall. With the Texas-Rice game on September 3rd already scheduled for the Longhorn Network, a second Big 12 game will now be selected to be broadcast on ESPN’s shiny new Texas-centric network. Now it gets better. FOX also granted ESPN a limited waiver to shift a game from ABC to the Longhorn Network. Typically the games slated for broadcast on ABC are the most intriguing of the season’s lineup; you can definitely count on ESPN to pick a primetime marquee matchup that would otherwise be slotted for an ABC national broadcast for it’s new $300 million investment. It’s hard to blame ESPN for wanting to promote its brand new network, but there is just one major ...