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Trouble with Former Pac-12 Teams in the Big Ten and Televised Games

Hod Rabino
John Canzano writes:

Comcast Xfinity subscribers in Oregon, Washington, Southern California, and other pockets. Consumers may soon discover that live sporting events are blacked out, even if they paid a $10 fee to upgrade to a sports tier. Fans are faced with either dumping Comcast and cutting the cord, or waiting out what one industry expert called “a game of chicken.”
The reasoning is:

Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and USC officially joined the Big Ten in August. Those four new markets were previously considered “outer markets” by Comcast. The distributor paid a modest monthly carriage fee to the Big Ten Network (estimated to be somewhere in the 15-25 cents per subscriber range) to carry live games in those markets.

• Previously, in those four TV markets Comcast situated the Big Ten Network on its “More Sports and Entertainment” tier. It charges a $10 upgrade fee and bundles it with a bunch of other sports stations for value.

• Now, the Big Ten Network (Read: Fox) views those schools as an “inter-market” just like the other 14 conference schools. The monthly carriage fee for in-market live sports programming is much higher (think: $1.25 to $1.50 per month).

• Fox wants Comcast to not only pay the higher “inter-market” rate but also include the Big Ten Network on its basic tier like other carriers (Read: DirecTV, Hulu, Fubu, YouTube TV, etc.). The channel would not only be available to all Comcast subscribers, Fox would be entitled to the ($1.25 per subscriber) fee from all customers, not just those who paid for the sports upgrade.

So you leave the Pac-12 due to Media Rights Revenue and poor distribution and get this instead...
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New Speak of the Devils Podcast: Wyoming preview with Ralph Amsden, Ben Coleman, and more

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Football is BACK. We preview ASU’s season opener with Ralph Amsden (25:11) and talk with Sun Devil offensive lineman Ben Coleman (10:16), wide receiver Derek Eusebio (1:36:07), and tight end Jayden Fortier (1:39:37).

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STORY: Ward eager to see the wide receivers' growth manifested on game day

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"Did I prepare these guys enough for them to play out when it matters the most? I felt like this week we had a great week of preparation and continued to grow." Hines Ward may be a 14-year NFL vet, but as a first-year coach at ASU is still anxious to see his group perform on game day

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ASUDevils - Ward eager to see the wide receivers' growth manifested on game day

ASU's wide receivers coach pleased with game-week preparations
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Know Your Foe: Wyoming

Hod Rabino
Coming off a 3-9 season, ASU certainly isn’t a team that should take any opponent lightly, and their season opener at home versus Wyoming can unquestionably be a challenging week one contest. The Cowboys are an experienced squad coming off a 9-4 season and not lacking confidence entering the 2024 campaign. GoWyoGo.com Publisher Ian McMackin dished out on ASU's Saturday opponent.

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ASUDevils - Know Your Foe: Wyoming

Breaking down the Sun Devils' season opening opponent
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STORY: Arroyo, QB Sam Leavitt in the final stages of perfecting on-field chemistry

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"He’s had a bunch of reps in practice, and we won’t know until the lights come on. There’s going to be growing pains for us, but that’s a part of it.” A formidable synergy between OC Marcus Arroyo and QB Sam Leavitt has produced cautious optimism for the 2024 season

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ASUDevils - Arroyo, QB Sam Leavitt in the final stages of perfecting on-field chemistry

Season opener will also test new helmet communication process between the offensive coordinator and his signal caller
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