It was rumored on Orangebloods and Hookem.com earlier this week but early this morning the Longhorn Network went live for AT&T U-verse customers across the country. Longhorn fans everywhere are dancing in the streets over the news that they’ll get the chance to watch the season kickoff tomorrow against Wyoming live on LHN.
There wasn’t an official press release until late this morning, but LHN started showing up as channel 1609 (standard def 609) sometime overnight and by the 8am Twitter was blowing up with fans and former Horns fired up about getting access to the network.
Adding U-verse probably triples the number of people in the state of Texas that now have access to the network and gives them a second large national carrier (along with Verizon FiOS.) This is great news for Texas fans and could help nudge Time Warner, Comcast, DirecTV, et. al. into adding the network as well.
Well that sucked. I was hoping to wake up in a world where Texas didn’t outgain Kansas State 310 to 121 last night and still lose. Oh well.
Here’s a few “highlights” from the game if you want to watch:
This morning’s Texas game at Missouri will be the first test for the Longhorns’ new found rushing attack. Will it be as successful as it was against Kansas and Texas Tech? Will the defense keep playing at a high level? We’ll be active here and on Twitter and would love to have you join in on the conversation.
Follow along live with @40AcresSports on Twitter and below for our coverage. We’ll be live right at kickoff so join us to discuss the game at 11am Saturday.
Feel free to leave comments and questions using the live tool, but not all comments will be published. Read below for more notes on comments and how the live blog will work. Hook ‘em!
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Uh oh. Joe Bergeron is reportedly a game time decisions today versus Missouri due to a tweaked hamstring.
Add to that an injured (but reportedly playing) Malcolm Brown and that amazing running game the Horns worked so hard to create the last two games may be a lot different today. All Wild Fozzy all the time? Is Brown at least 90% strength? Can David Ash still hit the deep ball if the running game isn’t dominating? I guess we’ll find out in an hour.
Another fan brought to tears (and public shame) by his football team’s performance on the field. And this time it’s not a little boy. It’s an Alabama fan who is inconsolable by his team’s inability to play remotely good or entertaining football in their loss to LSU last night:
His pretty decent looking date seems both exasperated and embarrassed by his tears. I’m guessing now that this picture is making its way towards Internet infamy she’s rethinking this relationship. Though based on the look on her face she was having serious doubts already. Ouch.
Short gameday feature on Case McCoy and Jaxon Shipley from the Longhorn Network.
ESPN this season is posting video clips of all the big plays up on their video page from the games they air. Great new feature. The highlight package from Texas’ come from behind win over BYU is posted below:
And here’s the interception that may have ended Garrett Gilbert’s career as the Longhorns’ starter:
Too bad they don’t have the Jaxon Shipley to David Ash pass available.
Who knew Mack Brown was such a Dancing with the Stars fan?
I want a TV hidden behind a painting in my office.
Welcome. Horns start the game on defense.