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We, they finally turned the game on despite the all around greed and contempt for their customers. I’m not far from Austin and get the ABC Austin affiliate on DISh. Don’t have an external ant. Tuned in at 11 AM to watch the game. Message from dish says ABC removed because their carrier making unreasonable demands. They Removed the most important UT game this season, in the middle of longhorn country. Both entities pointing finger at each other. Greed rules. They are willing to remove the game from the UT hometown channel in order to pressure the other side as part of their negotiation process. They didn’t give any prior warning, which would have allowed fans to purchase an external antenna and bypass dish. They have lost their minds. I tuned into the Longhorn channel feeling sure they would step up and broadcast it. Nope. UT didn’t step up either. Must be a contract thing. UT athletics has a rep for greed too. Using the customers as leverage shows the comtempt many corps have for us peons. Guess the outrage in Austin was heard. Suddenly the game is on. It’s a good game. I hope Ok wins. | ||
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| Slayer of Agapanthus |
UT Nancyhorns will lose to Those-who-shave. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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Longhorns Network is owned by ESPN, not the school. Also, they cant just broadcast the game that another company has the rights to broadcast. ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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Looks like the steers are falling behind! It’s been a good game so far. Lot of effort both sides. | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
Longhorns down...but only by 6 points...good game so far... JALLEN must have put the pressure on to finally get it televised  ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
Yet you'll continue to reward them with your business. As will most of their customers. They have no incentive to change their ways, so they won't. I'm watching what is almost certainly the same kind of antics going on between some other players, elsewhere. How are customers responding? Some of them by subscribing directly to the player who's almost certainly at fault. Essentially incentivising their behaviour. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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Fool for the City |
The referees are not having a good day. They must have missed the class on what pass interference is/isn't. _____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington. | |||
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As for rewarding them, I am seriously considering a change. I will pay a penealty if I cancell before contract expiration. Dish doing same with HBO.Trouble is only option is Direct. No cable here. Need to compare the two. Does Direct drop channels during contract negtiations as well? Happened before with DISH. | |||
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Yes, the refs seem to be missing a lot. | |||
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SIGForum Official Hand Model |
awwwwww did someone miss a bunch of soon to be wife/girlfriend beaters play a stupid game..... "da evil Count Glockula."-Para | |||
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| Plowing straight ahead come what may |
You must have watched enough of it to comment in the thread  ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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LIBERTATEM DEFENDIMUS |
AWESOME GAME!!! Go SOONERS!!!  | |||
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