Guy who asked Steve Sarkisian bizarre question says reaction has been ‘like reading Mean Tweets’
"I was making a statement that this question is going to be positive and I’m going to try to balance out the negative."
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‘Extraordinary’ Steve Sarkisian was asked a truly bizarre question at Monday’s presser
"I realized that, of all the coaches who could be standing at that podium right now in those shoes, you are that extraordinary person."
Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC might lead to a nine-game conference schedule, further boosting SEC TV rights
Many have long pushed for a nine-game SEC conference schedule, and the conference adding Texas and Oklahoma might lead to that.
John Skipper discussing ESPN’s possible role in Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC adds fuel to the fire of Big 12 interference accusations
"I would not assume that this is just happening, that one day the Texas and Oklahoma guys woke up, I would guess that it’s a logical sequence of events that ESPN now has all of the SEC, now they bring Texas and Oklahoma in."
Big 12 reportedly may offer Texas and Oklahoma 1.5 shares to stay, but that might not be enough to keep them
As per a CBS report from Dennis Dodd, Big 12 officials are considering offering Oklahoma and Texas an even larger percentage of conference revenues. But it's unclear if that will actually become a proposal, and if it would actually be enough to retain them.
A 16-team SEC would need at least $134 million more central revenue annually, with ESPN likely throwing in most of that
Projections from May have the SEC paying its schools $66.9 million annually from 2024-25 on. To stay at that level after adding Texas and Oklahoma, it would need at least $134 million more in central revenue. But there's quite a good chance it can get that, likely mostly from ESPN.
ABC cuts away from Texas-West Virginia game to cover President-elect Biden announcement, angering many fans
Many Texas fans were unable to watch a lot of the game while ABC covered the election call
Texas football coach Tom Herman apologizes for giving middle fingers live on Longhorn Network
Herman says he was telling coaches a joke about the welcome he received before his first Red River Showdown.
ABC’s Saturday Night Football opening schedule includes their first Texas home game since 2013
The Longhorns haven't had a home game in ABC's Saturday Night Football slot since Mack Brown was their head coach.
Conference realignment doesn’t seem likely, but Longhorn Network, ACC Network and Pac-12 Networks could be key to changes
With the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 media rights and the SEC Tier 1 rights all coming up between 2023 and 2025, conference realignment talk is back, and LHN, ACCN and Pac-12 Networks may play a significant role.
College GameDay at Red River Showdown has “Presidential Alert: OU sucks” sign, plus “Venmo me beer money,” other antics
College GameDay saw signs and antics at the Red River Showdown this week.
Texas-USC featured two crazy touchdowns to end the first half, and two crazy Gus Johnson calls
What a sequence, and the perfect play-by-play man was on the call for it.
Six years after the Longhorn Network’s launch, it hasn’t lived up to many fears or hopes
Longhorn Network definitely hasn't turned into the behemoth some rivals feared.
