ESPN wasted little time in using the biggest game of the college football season thus far to try and sell its Longhorn Network. Brent Musburger had to shill the Texaswide Leader, using a mere Texas-Kansas game as the carrot, while Kirk Herbstreit had to tell an entire nation -- including Oklahoma and Kansas fans -- to tune in Tuesdays for live coverage of Horns practice.
ESPN Sells Longhorn Network To America With Tantalizing Texas-Kansas Game
Twitter hated it:
@AndyHutchins
Andy Hutchins Musburger and Herbie just sold the Longhorn Network HARD.
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@edsbs
edsbs In the name of balance: URGE YOUR CABLE PROVIDER TO CARRY THE CASINO GHOST SWITZER NETWORK: http://t.co/gmzWCGey
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@TomFornelli
Tom Fornelli Nothing will get people to demand the Longhorn Network like Kansas!
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@RickMuscles
Rick Muscles Kind of want the Longhorn Network because I hear they're gonna have show called, "The Best Dang Day Laborer In Texas."
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@BryanDFischer
Bryan Fischer And Longhorn Network -6. RT @edsbs: We're established that Brent's got money on the "horns, right?
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@erick_smith
Erick Smith No replay on the illegal formation penalty. Would be nice to see the alignment. ABC must be busy preparing another Longhorn Network promo.
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@rakesofmallow
Rakes of Mallow Billy Mays would have been proud of the way Brent and Kirk were telling people to call about the Longhorn Network.
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@JasonKirkSBN
Jason Kirk Calling my cable operator to urge them not to make me watch Kansas-Texas
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And then, immediately following a Kenny Stills touchdown for Oklahoma:
@Dan_Rubenstein
Dan Rubenstein Wonder if they'll show that play on the Longhorn Network, Brent.
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