Evil EYE
Sep 6, 2007 Inanity, KEYE sucks, National Media, Preview, Righteous Indignation, Self-Referential Stuff
Living as I do in the fourth circle of Hell–Little Rock–located just between the circle where Lloyd Carr will burn for eternity and the circle where Bud Adams will toil, it’s a rarity when I get to see the Texans on regular television. It’s pretty much limited to
- (a) when they play the Cowgirls, because they are “America’s Team” and, by “America,” I mean “Mouthbreathing Rednecks” (which appeals to the key demographic here);
- (b) when they play the Jaguars, because the Jags feature former Arkansas Razorback Matt Jones, whose career I gather is of much importance to people in a state without professional sports; and
- (c) when they play a very good team in the 3pm game, which is self-explanatory.
Of course, considering I don’t live in Texas, I don’t have a lot of room to complain about the above situation. I mean, we are technically closer to Dallas than just about any team save perhaps the Rams (I am too lazy to mapquest this assertion). And, hell, at least the collective Matt Jones bukkake party lets me see the Houston Juggernauts twice per season. So, yeah, it could be worse. But, again, that is because I live in Little Rock.
If I lived in Austin, TX, however, and had to deal with this kind of crap, I’d be livid. First of all, I am guessing Austinites (Austonians? Austronauts?) see a helluva lot of Cowboys games, despite being closer to the Space City than Romotropolis. Adding insult to this injury, though, it seems that the Austin affiliate has decided that Vince Young and the Titans are more television worthy than the Texans/Chiefs tilt.
Bud Adams stole the Oilers from Houston (now the Titans), left the city with a huge stadium bill to pay, and broke the hearts of Texas pro football fans all over the state. How does K-EYE repay a man that Texas wants to wash their hands of? Play their team over the local team in the state’s capitol [sic].
As I was rather bored today, I called KEYE to ask about the situation.
Random Lady: Kaaay-Eeee-Whyyyy-Eeee
Me: Hi, could you transfer me to programming?
RL: What is this regarding, hon?
Me: Um, your programming.
RL: Is this about the Texans?
Me: Are you in charge of programming?
RL: No.
Me: I see. So… can I speak to programming?
RL: Is anyone expecting your call?
Me: Well, I’d guess that they are expecting a whole lot of these calls if you are screening for them.
RL: I can give you a voicemail.
Me: Whose voicemail?
RL: Programmin’s.
Me: The person in charge of programming is named “Programmin?”
RL: Wh– hold on. [click]
That’s right… she hung up on me. Which makes me think I was not the first person to call about this situation. Reading some of the responses from Texans fans in the Austin viewing area, I doubt I will be the last.
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September 6th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Total. Hate.
The worst part is that Austin used to completely be an Oiler town…all the way up until the point that the pokes started training camp here.
But, in much the same way that Troy Boy ripped through the gay bars here, the pokes up and left, leaving a swarthy mass of hole-ridden t-shirts and fading pokes bumper stickers still left on your average 1973 Plymouth. One doesn’t see any new gear at all.
The optimistic paranoid schizophrenic that I am, I sincerely hope that, one day, this will become an Oiler city again. Either that, or you are all out to get me.
XOXOXOX,
bigfatdrunk
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September 6th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
thank you for highlighting this. hopefully we shame KEYE into doing the right thing. The degree of Vince-love in this town is disgusting. I can’t speak rationally about this.
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September 6th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
I love the phone call transcript.
KEYE bugs me, but I understand why they’re doing it. Austin is a Longhorn town still in love with the savior Vince Young, and they’ll continue to be until someone else comes along and makes them forget. I’m a UT alum, and I loved Vince, but once he started playing for the Titans he fell into the “dead to me” category. Not personal, just business. I am a rarity though.
On the plus side, KEYE is forcing me to get out and make the Austin Texan Fan watch parties, since you know… I have no other alternative.
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September 6th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Oh. God. I’m a Chiefs fan, so I don’t even have the two opportunities a year you have. I live in Austin, and my football year has been built around watching this one game since I like the Texans and love the Chiefs and can finally watch a Chiefs game in my own home.
If you’ll excuse me I’m going to go drown some kittens now.
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September 6th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
The funny thing is, their rationale is that people want to see Vince play. If that is all you want and you don’t care about the team, you can watch ESPN. They’ll show VY highlights all weekend. Most sports packages are designed to show you the games outside your region, since it is a given that regional games are shown on local tv. But we have to consider getting a sports package for a game that is 2 and a half hours away from here. Ridiculous. By the way, can someone tell me a good place to go to watch the games?
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September 6th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Austinite and orangeblood here as well: VY won a college national championship in spectacular fashion, and he’s on the cover of Madden 2008. Despite all that hype, all the Houston Texans have to do is WIN SOME BALL GAMES and they’ll be back on the air here. I love the Texans; Bud Adams *spit* broke my heart, and a little part of me died when VY called the Titans “his childhood team” last year. But respect, my friends, must be earned. WIN TEXANS WIN!
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September 7th, 2007 at 6:51 am
Thanks for posting about this - hopefully KEYE will consider the hassle of angry phone calls to them and their sponsors next time they pull this shit.
Where can I get info on Austin Texans watch parties?
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September 7th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
I love the Longhorns, and VY provided one of the top 5 personal sports memories of my life, but once he took off for Tennessee and Bud Adams, he became The Enemy. He might as well have joined al Qaeda.
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September 8th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
There is a watch party planned for Third Base Sports Bar down at 6th and Mopac. Check out the thread on Texans Talk
http://www.texanstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41720