[Gollege Football] Baylor Bears vs #7 Herpes Simplex II Hot Zone

MadMax · Nov 30, 2008

dandorotik said:

Umm, yeah, I understand that. And I understand that it's most likely due to (1) a lotta UT grads living in Houston, and (2) the popularity of the team, especially with Vince Young being from Houston and a national championship. For that matter, there are a lot of Aggies in Houston, also, and they have 2 universities that have reached national prestige in the past (Cougars and Owls).

I have to move back to Houston next year, and I really don't care to hear anything on Houston sports radio except for info on the Texans, Rockets, Astros, Cougars, and Owls (and the Dynamo and even the Aeros). Listening to chatter on the Longhorns is just as interesting for me as listening to talk about the Dallas Cowboys or Aggies or Spurs- or even the Baylor Bears, for that matter. If I wanted to hear about the Longhorns, I'd move to Round Rock or Austin itself (though I do like that city). That's just my opinion- and I'm sure UT grad in Houston would completely disagree with me on the basis of the 2 reasons above. My argument is that Houston should be about Houston, period.
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Wait..this isn't exclusive to the Longhorns...virtually every university in Texas broadcasts their games in the major markets. I was listening to the Baylor game through Baylor's radio network affiliate some on Saturday. The Aggies broadcast games here. The City of Houston doesn't broadcast them The universities themselves are intentional about it.

Brando2101 · Nov 30, 2008

dandorotik said:

There's no irony- I don't mind giving UT its due- they are a winning school- I think, in all sports, they have the highest winning percentage among all schools, right?- but that doesn't mean they should be a more talked-about topic on HOUSTON sports radio than the Rockets or Astros- or even the Cougars. Last I checked, Austin was 3 hours from Houston. But, again, full props to UT- they win consistently and that's hard to do.
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ummmm....I think you are misinterpreting the slogan. When they say they are the "home" they mean they broadcast the games. They don't say "home of the Astros" because the Astros are on AM 740.

They are just marketing their own programming.

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