Even though LHN is part of the ESPN family, it is not available with an ESPN+ subscription and is only available if your "carrier" provides it. http://www.espn.com/longhornnetwork/getaccess You can also get it if you have Sling TV (Sling Orange Sports Extra package). https://www.sling.com/channels/longhorn-network
I had LHN with DirecTV, but do not have it now since we switched to Hulu even though I have a lot of the ESPN networks with Hulu. LHN is likely to go away when Texas moves to the SEC (which isn't helpful right now I know). https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/tex...twork-sec.html
Forecast of Austin, TX this weekend
Looks like either players (or school staff) or already seling their tix for various games at Austin regional, eeven though they suppossedly are not on sale yet...
https://www.ticketcity.com/austin-ti...-3973328.html#
Good seats look to be available. For $19 for Tech's first game, row 13 behind home team dugout (section 3)
I’ve got a good feeling about this regional for Tech. I’d say we’re considerably better now than when we played Dallas Baptist earlier this season and add to that being battle hardened through the CUSA tournament. All we need to have happen is for our players to play ‘up’ to their capabilities and not have any coaching major malfunctions. When it comes to beating Texas I double they have any idea how relentless the Bulldogs can be. Win game 1 and we’ll be unstoppable. Go Dawgs, chew em up!
Texas is better than just good, DBU smoked us at home already, AF gave UT all they could handle earlier in the year -
This is a very tough regional
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
I agree DFM, it’s going to be really tough. However, if Jennings is on, Cade throws like he did against Charlotte, and Fincher eats up innings, we have a good shot. Offense has to put the ball in play. We saw what happened when we forced the defense to make the play. Good things happened. Our guys have a lot of trouble with the word “quit”. Have to admire that. We have a chance to prove we really belong. It may give me a heart attack, but I’m ready for Friday.
If we go to that huge ballpark swinging for the fences it's going to be a very short trip...
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
Aaron Fitt
Toughest Regional: Gainesville. Second-seeded Oklahoma should have hosted, Liberty has made two straight regional finals and already won a series at Florida early this year, and Central Michigan is the most dangerous 4-seed, with a bona fide ace in Andrew Taylor.
Softest Regional for 1 seed: Chapel Hill. Yes, I know, back in the preseason I guaranteed Georgia will be in Omaha, and I may have to wear it on that one, because the Bulldogs limp into the postseason playing bad baseball, making them one of the softest 2-seeds. Hofstra is making its first-ever regional appearance. VCU is a frisky 3-seed on a roll, but it is still in the lower half of 3-seeds, if you’re lining them up.
Biggest Surprise: Notre Dame not hosting a regional. A team that goes 18-12 in aggregate ACC play with a No. 12 RPI — that’s a no-brainer regional host, regardless of any other metrics (and Notre Dame’s other metrics were mostly fine, including a sterling 14-7 mark against the top 50). The Irish not hosting is malpractice by the committee.
They Got Snubbed: I wrote a whole column yesterday focusing mostly on the NC State snub, so I won’t rehash it here. In addition to Notre Dame, I thought Oklahoma not hosting a regional was inexcusable. And while we had Wofford right on the edge of the bubble, I have a hard time justifying Dallas Baptist in and Wofford out, considering Wofford’s head-to-head series win at DBU and the fact that the Terriers ran away with their conference title, and DBU was lackluster in the Valley.
Best Opening Pitching Matchup: UConn’s Austin Peterson vs. Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowder.
National Champion: Oklahoma State
Omaha Sleeper: Louisiana Tech
Eight For Omaha: Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, Oregon State
Most Intriguing Storyline: Can anybody stop the Vols? They have been a buzzsaw all year, but Georgia Tech is an intriguing 2-seed in that ballpark because of the power in the lineup, and Campbell is one of the most dangerous 3-seeds led by a potential first-round ace in Thomas Harrington and another first-rounder at shortstop in Zach Neto. That draw is no picnic for Tennessee.
Who wrote this and where did it appear? Aaron Fitt...that who wrote this? Nice to be recognized but talk about the kiss of death.
TV guy...this fellow has NEVER missed a PAT, from high school through college to the NFL now he is a perfect 620 for 620. Ooops! wide right!