This won’t go over well with Pitt fans but the next two Panther games will be televised on the ACC Network.
Following this Saturday’s game vs. Miami, it was announced on Monday that next weeks game at Duke will also be televised on the ACC Network. Pitt’s string of games on national television ended at two. The struggles of Miami in 2021 likely played into the game this Saturday not being picked up by any of the ESPN channels.
The game on November 6th at Duke will have a kickoff time of Noon.
Following the games against Miami and Duke, the Panthers will be back on ESPN as they play a Thursday night game against North Carolina (November 11). Following that, the game against Virginia has a chance to be on ABC or one of the ESPN networks depending on Pitt’s record and what the game means for the Coastal Division championship.
I don’t know what excuse Comcast has for not negotiating in good faith about carrying the ACC Network. IT IS TIME to let them know by phone calls and letters that if they don’t carry the ACC we are going elsewhere. They’ve had over two years to work this out and No Progress to be seen.
The ACC television network is a joke….
I wonder how many other school’s fans. can’t watch their team play? I’m betting that many, if not all, of the rural cable systems around here do not have the money that they want either. Someone needs to step up and get something done.
Comcast is the joke/threat.. Pitt isn’t the only team in the ACC that can’t watch their football games on Comcast. See this from the South Bend Tribune October 8, 2021:”Saturday’s prime-time matchup between No. 14 Notre Dame and the Hokies will be televised on the ACC Network, which has agreements with many services and providers, but not with Comcast/Xfinity, the major provider in both the Indiana and Virginia markets…Comcast has not carried the ACC Network since the channel’s launch in August 2019. That’s been an issue for Notre Dame basketball fans as both the men and women’s teams are ACC members and many… Read more »