Blake
08-11-2011, 04:49 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Deep into training camp as he tries to rebound from a losing season, Texas coach Mack Brown sounds uneasy about the access to his program he's being asked to give to the soon-to-launch Longhorn Network.
The network has asked to film and broadcast practices and meetings that are normally closed to the media and public and a cameraman is always following Brown or someone on his staff.
Brown said Thursday he can't let the network demands create a distraction for a team trying to return to a national title contender status after last season's 5-7 finish.
He has already turned down a network request to broadcast Saturday's scrimmage online.
"A year from now we'll all know what it means. We'll have worked together. But obviously the Longhorn Networks' objectives ... are different that mine,'' Brown said........
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/wires/08/11/2060.ap.fbc.texas.longhorn.network.1st.ld.writethr u.0414/index.html#ixzz1Ul9BEH5p
lol tough shit
The network has asked to film and broadcast practices and meetings that are normally closed to the media and public and a cameraman is always following Brown or someone on his staff.
Brown said Thursday he can't let the network demands create a distraction for a team trying to return to a national title contender status after last season's 5-7 finish.
He has already turned down a network request to broadcast Saturday's scrimmage online.
"A year from now we'll all know what it means. We'll have worked together. But obviously the Longhorn Networks' objectives ... are different that mine,'' Brown said........
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/wires/08/11/2060.ap.fbc.texas.longhorn.network.1st.ld.writethr u.0414/index.html#ixzz1Ul9BEH5p
lol tough shit