TEXAS VS. VIRGINIA
- November 4-5, 2022
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas
- Live Results
- Event Lineup
- Friday Live Recap
Texas women’s head coach Carol Capitani was hesitant to buy-in to the idea of a combined dual meet with an unusual event lineup, but after the meet she was all-in for the format. Captani was impressed with the energy and thinks more meets should be like this, not only to have fun in the sport with her athletes but to help grow it to a broader fan base.
Coleman – you need to come early for NC State and tailgate. I don’t know if other schools tailgate before dual meets, but we are going to make that part of swimming at Texas. Plus it’s another excuse to grill meat and drink a few cold ones!
Who won?
Who won?
I would expect the same energy and attendance when NC State comes to Austin at the end of January.
They’re planning on marketing it the same way and trying once again to make it a fun fan (and athlete/coach) experience
How about a web feed?!!
I feel like schools are missing out on nice recruiting outreach by not showing these great meets. Also us keyboard swammers would love to be able watch these incredible athletes do otherworldly things in early November
but no one saw it. How can you grow it when only parents and friends are allowed to see it?
This wasn’t out of a lack of effort on the coaches part – Longhorn network makes it extremely difficult to stream a swim meet in a manageable way. They don’t want to give up the rights and let someone else stream, but also don’t want to put a ton of resources into swimming. Wyatt Collins said they’re working on it and hope to have a workable streaming solution for future meets.
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One of the many reasons why Longhorn network is bad! What happens to Longhorn network in two years when Texas joins SEC?
Wasn’t the original intent of longhorn network to get ALL of their sports on TV? So that people across the country could become Texas fans?
If anyone said that was the original intent, they weren’t telling the whole truth. Maybe a partial truth. They just need enough of the “other” sports on TV to fill out the brand, which is football. The purpose is allow Texas fans to watch, on traditional television, Texas football content every day of the year (and, subplot, basketball).
There are some sports that draw more eyeballs than others. Volleyball, baseball, and softball. So, especially sports that are outside of football season. College softball has put in a ton of work to expose and grow the brand, so Texas softball reaps the benefit of that by being on TV more often. The college softball World Series draws more eyes than the… Read more »