It's a Friday gamebencgilmore said:
weird that they released the WF game time already but cool
OskiDeLaHoya said:
https://theacc.com/news/2024/5/30/acc-football-game-times-and-networks-announced.aspx
UC Davis at California 5 p.m. ET / ACCNX (ACC Network Extra)
California at Auburn 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN2
San Diego State at California 10:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
California at Wake Forest (Fri) 8 p.m. ET / ACC Network
OskiDeLaHoya said:
https://theacc.com/news/2024/5/30/acc-football-game-times-and-networks-announced.aspx
UC Davis at California 5 p.m. ET / ACCNX (ACC Network Extra)
California at Auburn 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN2
San Diego State at California 10:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
California at Wake Forest (Fri) 8 p.m. ET / ACC Network
ESPN is making use of their west coast properties to fill out the late schedule.golden sloth said:
I like that San Diego St at Cal got the national broadcast rather than the ACC network.
I'm a little surprised it's not on regular ESPN or ESPN2, given that there won't be a lot of other games on that night. They put Rice-Memphis on ESPN2!OskiDeLaHoya said:It's a Friday gamebencgilmore said:
weird that they released the WF game time already but cool
sycasey said:ESPN is making use of their west coast properties to fill out the late schedule.golden sloth said:
I like that San Diego St at Cal got the national broadcast rather than the ACC network.
They have the Arizona schools filling that slot the previous two weeks (plus TCU at Stanford late on a Friday night).
Unless there is a specific game to watch on one of the primary channels (ABC, CBS, FOX), default behavior for most gameday viewers will be to throw it to ESPN/ESPN2.golden sloth said:Last season I paid more attention than normal to television ratings each week for college football, and one thing I learned is that the TV window matters. Simply being on ESPN or ESPN2, and on at a time for east coast viewers will add a half million viewers and improve Cal's ratings immensely. It doesn't matter if the game stinks, it will be on in the bars and the people will watch because it's on.sycasey said:ESPN is making use of their west coast properties to fill out the late schedule.golden sloth said:
I like that San Diego St at Cal got the national broadcast rather than the ACC network.
They have the Arizona schools filling that slot the previous two weeks (plus TCU at Stanford late on a Friday night).
Almost everyone is going to have games on some streaming service. Big Ten has Peacock, ACC has ACCNX, Big 12 has ESPN+.Quote:
1. USC, UCLA, UW and Oregon seem like they will all have games on Peacock at some point this season. I am happy we get to avoid that.
I notice that the SEC has basically taken over ABC now. Last year there was at least one ACC game on ABC every week, sometimes multiple games. Right now there is only one scheduled in 2024 . . . and it's for a game vs. Tennessee.OskiDeLaHoya said:
Once conference play starts, I'm expecting the top ACC games each week to be at 9am PT or 7:30pm PT if selected for ESPN or ABC. The 12:30pm and 3:30pm windows will be pretty much exclusively SEC games. We may get some 12:30pm or 3:30pm games on ESPN2 and the CW.
sycasey said:I notice that the SEC has basically taken over ABC now. Last year there was at least one ACC game on ABC every week, sometimes multiple games. Right now there is only one scheduled in 2024 . . . and it's for a game vs. Tennessee.OskiDeLaHoya said:
Once conference play starts, I'm expecting the top ACC games each week to be at 9am PT or 7:30pm PT if selected for ESPN or ABC. The 12:30pm and 3:30pm windows will be pretty much exclusively SEC games. We may get some 12:30pm or 3:30pm games on ESPN2 and the CW.
Yup, I'm aware. No more SEC on CBS means a lot more on ABC, taking up slots that used to be for ACC games. I'm a little surprised by HOW MANY spots they are getting every week (at least in the early selections).OskiDeLaHoya said:sycasey said:I notice that the SEC has basically taken over ABC now. Last year there was at least one ACC game on ABC every week, sometimes multiple games. Right now there is only one scheduled in 2024 . . . and it's for a game vs. Tennessee.OskiDeLaHoya said:
Once conference play starts, I'm expecting the top ACC games each week to be at 9am PT or 7:30pm PT if selected for ESPN or ABC. The 12:30pm and 3:30pm windows will be pretty much exclusively SEC games. We may get some 12:30pm or 3:30pm games on ESPN2 and the CW.
2024 is the first year of the new SEC/ESPN contract that was signed back in 2020. The SEC's game of the week was still on CBS last season but that's no more. CBS will have a Big Ten game each week and the 12:30pm PT game on ABC will always be an SEC matchup. For some reason I thought the SEC was locked into the 4pm PT game but it's actually the 12:30pm window. I suppose that means there's a chance for ACC games to be on ABC in the late afternoon window (which is my preferred window)
https://www.secsports.com/sec-on-abc-and-espn
BearSD said:
Late afternoon kickoff at Auburn probably means game time temperature in the high 80s. Temperature will be in the same range for the game in Tallahassee, unless ESPN schedules that one as a night game.
sycasey said:Yup, I'm aware. No more SEC on CBS means a lot more on ABC, taking up slots that used to be for ACC games. I'm a little surprised by HOW MANY spots they are getting every week (at least in the early selections).OskiDeLaHoya said:sycasey said:I notice that the SEC has basically taken over ABC now. Last year there was at least one ACC game on ABC every week, sometimes multiple games. Right now there is only one scheduled in 2024 . . . and it's for a game vs. Tennessee.OskiDeLaHoya said:
Once conference play starts, I'm expecting the top ACC games each week to be at 9am PT or 7:30pm PT if selected for ESPN or ABC. The 12:30pm and 3:30pm windows will be pretty much exclusively SEC games. We may get some 12:30pm or 3:30pm games on ESPN2 and the CW.
2024 is the first year of the new SEC/ESPN contract that was signed back in 2020. The SEC's game of the week was still on CBS last season but that's no more. CBS will have a Big Ten game each week and the 12:30pm PT game on ABC will always be an SEC matchup. For some reason I thought the SEC was locked into the 4pm PT game but it's actually the 12:30pm window. I suppose that means there's a chance for ACC games to be on ABC in the late afternoon window (which is my preferred window)
https://www.secsports.com/sec-on-abc-and-espn
Anyway, it's all still better than being on Pac-12 Network.
This is super helpful, but can you clarify? Are you saying that if you have access to ESPN+, you necessarily have access to ACCNX through the same platform? ie, if I am paying for ESPN+, and have the ESPN app on my Roku, I can watch this game through the ESPN app? I really hate watching stuff on my phone, and mirroring to the TV from the phone is still clunky and a bit grainy.brevity said:OskiDeLaHoya said:
https://theacc.com/news/2024/5/30/acc-football-game-times-and-networks-announced.aspx
UC Davis at California 5 p.m. ET / ACCNX (ACC Network Extra)
California at Auburn 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN2
San Diego State at California 10:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
California at Wake Forest (Fri) 8 p.m. ET / ACC Network
ACC fan here. Some notes about ACCNX for the UC Davis game (scheduled Saturday, August 31).
ACCNX, or ACC Network Extra, is a streaming channel, not a standard cable channel. It will probably not appear in your provider's lineup. I'm no expert on this, but I have some previous experience with ACCNX and am aware of a few ways to watch:
1. If you subscribe to a cable or similar package that includes the regular ACC Network, you should be able to watch the game on your desktop or laptop or tablet or whatever. Go to ESPN.com/watch and log in using your subscription provider credentials, then find the link to the game on the schedule of current or upcoming games that day.
2. If you have a streaming subscription to ESPN+, the directions to watch on a computing device are almost identical as above. The only difference is that there will probably a different link to the game using ESPN+.
3. You can watch the game on your smart TV by using the ESPN or WatchESPN app. Install that app on your television (or Roku or Amazon Fire stick or whatever) and use your credentials from Hulu TV or YouTube TV or Fubo or SlingTV. I don't know if cable subscribers can do this; I've never tried.
Those who are more technologically skilled than me (hint: that's likely most of you) can test it out over the summer and offer better advice. It's inevitable that the calendar hits August 31 and a handful of fans will come here and ask, "Hey, what is this ACC Network Extra?" just before kickoff, so it's good to be prepared.
bearsandgiants said:
This is super helpful, but can you clarify? Are you saying that if you have access to ESPN+, you necessarily have access to ACCNX through the same platform? ie, if I am paying for ESPN+, and have the ESPN app on my Roku, I can watch this game through the ESPN app? I really hate watching stuff on my phone, and mirroring to the TV from the phone is still clunky and a bit grainy.
The other way to look at it, say it: if it's on an ESPN outlet (and we all have to remember that the ACC Network is that), then it's available on ESPN plus...bearsandgiants said:This is super helpful, but can you clarify? Are you saying that if you have access to ESPN+, you necessarily have access to ACCNX through the same platform? ie, if I am paying for ESPN+, and have the ESPN app on my Roku, I can watch this game through the ESPN app? I really hate watching stuff on my phone, and mirroring to the TV from the phone is still clunky and a bit grainy.brevity said:OskiDeLaHoya said:
https://theacc.com/news/2024/5/30/acc-football-game-times-and-networks-announced.aspx
UC Davis at California 5 p.m. ET / ACCNX (ACC Network Extra)
California at Auburn 3:30 p.m. ET / ESPN2
San Diego State at California 10:30 p.m. ET / ESPN
California at Wake Forest (Fri) 8 p.m. ET / ACC Network
ACC fan here. Some notes about ACCNX for the UC Davis game (scheduled Saturday, August 31).
ACCNX, or ACC Network Extra, is a streaming channel, not a standard cable channel. It will probably not appear in your provider's lineup. I'm no expert on this, but I have some previous experience with ACCNX and am aware of a few ways to watch:
1. If you subscribe to a cable or similar package that includes the regular ACC Network, you should be able to watch the game on your desktop or laptop or tablet or whatever. Go to ESPN.com/watch and log in using your subscription provider credentials, then find the link to the game on the schedule of current or upcoming games that day.
2. If you have a streaming subscription to ESPN+, the directions to watch on a computing device are almost identical as above. The only difference is that there will probably a different link to the game using ESPN+.
3. You can watch the game on your smart TV by using the ESPN or WatchESPN app. Install that app on your television (or Roku or Amazon Fire stick or whatever) and use your credentials from Hulu TV or YouTube TV or Fubo or SlingTV. I don't know if cable subscribers can do this; I've never tried.
Those who are more technologically skilled than me (hint: that's likely most of you) can test it out over the summer and offer better advice. It's inevitable that the calendar hits August 31 and a handful of fans will come here and ask, "Hey, what is this ACC Network Extra?" just before kickoff, so it's good to be prepared.
mbBear said:
]The other way to look at it, say it: if it's on an ESPN outlet (and we all have to remember that the ACC Network is that), then it's available on ESPN plus...
I think this is correct. If you want access to ACCx, you need to subscribe to a provider that carries ACC Network. That means cable, satellite, or one of the streaming TV providers (Sling, Hulu Live, Fubo, YouTubeTV, etc.). Just subscribing to ESPN+ won't do it.brevity said:
I'm not sure...? From what little I understand, ESPN+ does not give you direct access to the ACC Network or ACC Network Extra. There may be a game (like UC Davis) that has an ACCNX link and a parallel but separate ESPN+ link.
Yes, I cut the cord and stopped subscribing to linear TV in March and just have antenna + streaming services including ESPN+. You don't get the linear channels for ESPN, ESPN2, SECN, ACCN. But you to get a lot of the second-tier sports, including most but not necessarily all of the ACCNX content. ESPN+ will also simulcast some but not all ABC sports. You just have to check ahead of time what's on ESPN+. I suspect a *lot* of Cal sports will be on ACCNX/ESPN+, and most Cal fans will want to consider a subscription for $10/mo.sycasey said:I think this is correct. If you want access to ACCx, you need to subscribe to a provider that carries ACC Network. That means cable, satellite, or one of the streaming TV providers (Sling, Hulu Live, Fubo, YouTubeTV, etc.). Just subscribing to ESPN+ won't do it.brevity said:
I'm not sure...? From what little I understand, ESPN+ does not give you direct access to the ACC Network or ACC Network Extra. There may be a game (like UC Davis) that has an ACCNX link and a parallel but separate ESPN+ link.
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— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) May 30, 2024
Kickoff times and networks for the first three weeks of the 2024 ACC Football season have arrived!
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brevity said:mbBear said:
]The other way to look at it, say it: if it's on an ESPN outlet (and we all have to remember that the ACC Network is that), then it's available on ESPN plus...
I don't think I've made enough posts on this board to insert an image, so:
I'm not sure...? From what little I understand, ESPN+ does not give you direct access to the ACC Network or ACC Network Extra. There may be a game (like UC Davis) that has an ACCNX link and a parallel but separate ESPN+ link.
When it comes to live sports, the limitations of streaming services -- and I have a few of them -- is one of the main reasons I still use a cable provider. Over the past season, I've learned that cord cutters don't have the same access that I do. For example, Paramount + gives you access to live sports on CBS, but not CBSSN, which is exclusive to cable and does air the occasional game where an ACC team is on the road against a nonconference opponent. Maybe not a big deal in the long run, but kind of annoying when the game is happening and you can't watch it.
I'd love to be wrong about the limitations of ESPN+, so please correct me if I am.
8tiger said:
Bud, the month of September is very hot in Alabama. It is very possible that the temperatures could be in the 90's at 2:30 in the afternoon for the Cal/Auburn kickoff. September 7th is still basically summertime in the deep South.
Auburn and Georgia kicked off last year at 2:30PM and after halftime shade begins to creep onto the field, as seen in these highlights:calumnus said:However, my guess is with the humidity in Alabama it does not cool off much even after nightfall, much less the late afternoon. So yes, heat and humidity will definitely be a factor, but at least with this kickoff we won't be playing in the full sun of midday.8tiger said:
Bud, the month of September is very hot in Alabama. It is very possible that the temperatures could be in the 90's at 2:30 in the afternoon for the Cal/Auburn kickoff. September 7th is still basically summertime in the deep South.
8tiger said:
Bud, the month of September is very hot in Alabama. It is very possible that the temperatures could be in the 90's at 2:30 in the afternoon for the Cal/Auburn kickoff. September 7th is still basically summertime in the deep South.
Weather Underground is a good source for historical data if you want to play around with this, but let me throw out a few things:01Bear said:8tiger said:
Bud, the month of September is very hot in Alabama. It is very possible that the temperatures could be in the 90's at 2:30 in the afternoon for the Cal/Auburn kickoff. September 7th is still basically summertime in the deep South.
What's the humidity like at that time of year? Is it likely to be around 75% humidity? Higher? Lower? Hot and dry is much more bearable than hot and humid.
This chart does help clarify something that I'd missed earlier: the ACC actually does have two teams in games on ABC in Week 1, it's just that these are games with the SEC as the designated home team so they show up as part of their media contract. But with Clemson-Georgia and Miami-Florida on ABC . . . those are also ACC games. And in Week 2 we have another SEC-ACC game (Tennessee-NC State) with the ACC as the designated home team on ABC. That's not bad representation for the league on the broadcast network.youngbear1992 said:🗓️🖊️
— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) May 30, 2024
Kickoff times and networks for the first three weeks of the 2024 ACC Football season have arrived!
📰: https://t.co/qpOSoHsCXd pic.twitter.com/DqA7aWA3W0
ACCNX is only available to those who have ACC Network as part of their cable/streaming package. It is not part of ESPN+. The confusing part is that one watches both through the ESPN app, but to watch ACCNX and ACCN content, you would need your cable account log in to authenticate, while ESPN+ would be a direct subscription with ESPN/Disney.brevity said:bearsandgiants said:
This is super helpful, but can you clarify? Are you saying that if you have access to ESPN+, you necessarily have access to ACCNX through the same platform? ie, if I am paying for ESPN+, and have the ESPN app on my Roku, I can watch this game through the ESPN app? I really hate watching stuff on my phone, and mirroring to the TV from the phone is still clunky and a bit grainy.
Yes, I think that's correct. I don't have ESPN+ (I never cut the cord and have AT&T U-Verse), but others who do have ESPN+ sound like they did exactly what you described.
Speaking more generally to Cal fans on a budget: don't feel the need to tack on an extra subscription just to get ACCNX, because you will probably not need it very much if you stick to football. Consider doing a free 7-day trial of some service like Fubo or SlingTV before the UC Davis game, and then cancel.
On the other hand, ACCNX might be worth keeping if you follow men's or women's basketball, or non-revenue sports like baseball, softball, and maybe lacrosse and volleyball.
Technically true that "ACCNX is only available to those who have ACC Network", but it appears ESPN+-only subscribers will get simulcasts of all ACCNX football games this season. We'll see.ColoradoBear said:ACCNX is only available to those who have ACC Network as part of their cable/streaming package. It is not part of ESPN+. The confusing part is that one watches both through the ESPN app, but to watch ACCNX and ACCN content, you would need your cable account log in to authenticate, while ESPN+ would be a direct subscription with ESPN/Disney.brevity said:bearsandgiants said:
This is super helpful, but can you clarify? Are you saying that if you have access to ESPN+, you necessarily have access to ACCNX through the same platform? ie, if I am paying for ESPN+, and have the ESPN app on my Roku, I can watch this game through the ESPN app? I really hate watching stuff on my phone, and mirroring to the TV from the phone is still clunky and a bit grainy.
Yes, I think that's correct. I don't have ESPN+ (I never cut the cord and have AT&T U-Verse), but others who do have ESPN+ sound like they did exactly what you described.
Speaking more generally to Cal fans on a budget: don't feel the need to tack on an extra subscription just to get ACCNX, because you will probably not need it very much if you stick to football. Consider doing a free 7-day trial of some service like Fubo or SlingTV before the UC Davis game, and then cancel.
On the other hand, ACCNX might be worth keeping if you follow men's or women's basketball, or non-revenue sports like baseball, softball, and maybe lacrosse and volleyball.
Good news is that YouTubeTV carries ACCN, which will make it much easier for out of market fans to get the network, especially compared the pac 12 network. In market fans with comcast should have it added to their basic package in July.
