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Will the YouTube TV price increase send viewers back to cable bundles?

Are we going backwards with this price increase?

This is a serious question I’m asking here, and one that I can’t necessarily answer for you since I don’t know your specific cable prices.

But: with YouTube TV going up a whole $10 a month ($82.99!) starting in January, will that send viewers BACK to cable?

For NFL fans who have NFL Sunday Ticket, I’m sure the answer is no. There are benefits to having that every NFL season, and the other sports that comes along with the streaming service.

But … isn’t cable TV in the vicinity of that in some places? At what point has unbundling actually surpassed the price of bundling, especially if you subscribe to other streaming services like Disney+ or Hulu?

This is a question people are asking on Thursday:

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WATCH: Week 3 mini movie of Bills win over Jaguars

WATCH: Week 3 mini movie of Bills win over Jaguarsv

The Buffalo Bills put the league on notice with a 47-10 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3 on ‘Monday Night Football’.

Quarterback Josh Allen threw four touchdowns in the blowout and the Jaguars’ offense looked out of sorts going against the stout Bills defense.

Keon Coleman and Ray Davis each scored their first career touchdown, four others found the endzone, and Damar Hamlin recorded his first career interception.

Relive the special night in Orchard Park with an eight-minute mini movie from the official Buffalo Bills YouTube channel:

Another documentary, this time on Notre Dame basketball set to release next week

Make that two docs that the Irish will be featured in this fall

It has been quite the last few days for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball program.

On Wednesday evening they landed their highest-rated recruit ever as Jalen Haralson committed to the Irish. The good times kept rolling on Thursday as Notre Dame announced that they have partnered with YouTube to give fans an inside look at the program.

The documentary will be titled “Beyond The Arc” as the four-part series will start streaming on October 3rd, a week from today. Like the football team’s Peacock version, “Here Come the Irish,” the Notre Dame athletic department is one again doing a great job of getting more eyes on the program.

While the first season under head coach [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] left a lot to be desired, he turned Penn State around after just a few short seasons. The hope is that the same will happen with the Irish, as this will give us an inside look at what he is trying to accomplish.

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Drew Brees previews Saints-Cowboys with Jon Gruden

Drew Brees previewed this week’s Saints-Cowboys game with ex-NFL coach Jon Gruden. He doesn’t envy Derek Carr having to prepare for Mike Zimmer’s defense:

Jon Gruden has been out of the NFL for a few years now after being fired by the Las Vegas Raiders in the wake of a scandal centering on his extensive use of hateful language, and he’s keeping busy these days by talking shop with current and former players when the New Orleans Saints aren’t inviting him to observe practice and sitting down with him for team meals in Tampa.

Gruden still has a lot of connections and fans around the league. His old quarterback Derek Carr is one of them. Another Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, is another. Brees joined Gruden on his YouTube channel to discuss a wide range of topics including youth football, fatherhood, and this week’s matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.

Brees visited the Saints at their training camp in Southern California, and he’s eager to see more of their offense with Klint Kubiak calling plays into Carr’s headset: “I love what that offense brings, both in the run game and I think the mentality, the way it shapes up the play action the passing game as well. I think there’s a renewed enthusiasm there. I think Derek’s about to have some of his best years. He’s got some explosive weapons around him.”

Interestingly, Brees pointed to what the Saints are doing now in comparison to what he and Sean Payton did back in 2006. Just like Payton learned much from Gruden as a coaching mentor in adapting the West Coast offense for his own designs, Kubiak is making Kyle Shanahan’s system his own in New Orleans. “It came from the same source, right?” Brees added.

As to this matchup in Dallas? Brees is hoping Carr can build on his strong performance: “That’ll be a heck of a matchup. I’ll be glued to the TV for that one.”

One wrinkle to this year’s game Gruden pointed out? Mike Zimmer’s return to Dallas. He’s once again the Cowboys defensive coordinator after a couple of seasons out of the league, running the defense where he first rose to prominence as Payton’s coworker so many years ago. And Brees doesn’t envy Carr and Kubiak having to outwit a defensive coach he has a ton of respect for.

“I’ll say this, we played against Zim a bunch. And there was never a week I expended more mental energy preparing for a defense than a Zimmer defense,” Brees said. “Because just like you said, the minute they walk those two linebackers up in the A gaps, even if they’re just bluffing them, it gets you thinking so much about, ‘Where can I get the ball out? What coverage are they potentially rolling to?'”

That sounds exhausting just from the description. What’s really intriguing about the Kubiak-Zimmer chess match is that Kubiak last worked as an offensive coordinator calling plays under Zimmer on the Minnesota Vikings. But the offense he’s running now is more heavily derived from Shanahan’s San Francisco 49ers system than what Kubiak used in Minnesota, so it’s not like either coach has an inside track on what the other is planning. It’s all going to come to a head on Sunday. Like Brees (and Gruden), we’ll be watching.

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Video recounts Skylar Diggins-Smith tumultuous Phoenix Mercury tenure

Skylar is Skylar.

Notre Dame legend [autotag]Skylar Diggins-Smith[/autotag] has developed both a good and bad reputation in the WNBA. Though she’s built a Hall of Fame resume, she also gets into sticky situations. Most recently, she decided to bump Caitlin Clark during a play stoppage in a game.

Secret Base, one of the best sports channels on YouTube, decided to take a look at Diggins-Smith’s four-year tenure with the Phoenix Mercury that often was filled with tension. While the title of the video says her beef was with the legendary Diana Taurasi, the video itself really is more about Diggins-Smith and her beef with the Mercury as a whole:

During the three seasons Diggins-Smith actually played for the Mercury, she made All-WNBA each year, was a two-time All-Star, and she averaged 18.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists a game. Former Irish standout [autotag]Brianna Turner[/autotag] was with her each season.

Despite the seemingly ideal circumstances, Diggins-Smith clearly was not happy with the Mercury, and the feeling appeared to be mutual. So she signed with the Seattle Storm this past offseason, joining fellow Irish legend [autotag]Jewell Loyd[/autotag].

It’s clear Diggins-Smith’s demeanor will not change. Hopefully, that doesn’t cloud her legacy.

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Paige Spiranac, Good Good members in field for ‘Creator Classic’ at Tour Championship

The event will be open to anyone with a Wednesday ticket to the Tour Championship.

The PGA Tour is stepping into the YouTube golf world for the first time.

Some of the most popular golf creators from around the world will face off in The Creator Classic, a nine-hole competition at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta before the Tour Championship. The tournament will be broadcast on the PGA Tour YouTube channel and several other platforms. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 4 p.m. ET at East Lake before play begins the next day.

Sixteen of the most successful and skilled golf creators will take on the newly restored East Lake Golf Club — facing the same conditions as the pros — each competing for the inaugural Creator Classic title. Among the participants are Paige Spiranac, Tyler Toney from Dude Perfect, the Bryan Bros, Fat Perez from Bob Does Sports and Good Good creators Garrett Clark, Brad Dalke and Sean Walsh.

The tournament will consist of eight holes of gross stroke play, then a playoff between the top four finishers. Foursomes will be announced the day before the event.

The Creator Classic marks the first look at the new back nine at East Lake, making these creators the first to officially take on the restored course. The club underwent a dramatic full-scale restoration following the 2023 Tour Championship to return the course to its golden age and harken back to elements from the original Donald Ross layout, as well as reflect the changes in the modern game.

The Creator Classic, which will feature ShotLink, Trackman shot tracing and on-screen graphics, will be streamed live via the PGA Tour’s YouTube channel as well as Peacock and ESPN+.

After YouTube video with Donald Trump, Bryson DeChambeau ‘more than willing to play’ with someone on other side of political aisle

“First off, it’s an honor to play with anybody of that type of influence,” DeChambeau said.

On July 23, Bryson DeChambeau released a video playing golf alongside former United States President Donald Trump. As a part of his “Breaking 50” series on YouTube, DeChambeau and Trump played in a scramble from the forward tees.

The video was a charity opportunity benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project, and as of July 26 at noon ET, it had raised just under $30,000 and tallied 7.75 million views.

“First off, it’s an honor to play with anybody of that type of influence, no matter who it is on any political side,” DeChambeau told the media ahead of this week’s LIV Golf event in the United Kingdom. “Again, this whole content piece, it’s a content creation piece, was about delivering some unique different content on YouTube, and we wanted to showcase the golf abilities of any influential person, and he was definitely up on a list that I wanted to showcase.

“He’s obviously a figure that can pull a lot of views, and we thought it would be great to showcase his golfing ability, and he’s a pretty good golfer. It was a lot of fun to do.”

It wasn’t a big surprise to see Trump featured on DeChambeau’s channel, as the former President has been heavily involved with the LIV Golf League, hosting several events at his golf courses.

Despite Trump’s connection to the Republican Party, DeChambeau said he has reached out to the Democratic Party to see if anyone on that side of the aisle would be interested in an appearance.

“We asked the other side, as well, and anyone that wants to play,” he said. “They’re more than willing to do something for charity. Wanted to make it about charity and the wounded warriors foundation. I’ve done a lot for them in the past, and it was fantastic to see that he was willing to support it, as well, as well as anybody that wants to support their charity, I’m more than willing to do a fundraiser for them and drive a lot of traction to those charities, whichever they are.

“Whether it’s Obama or anyone else on that side, I’m more than willing to play with them. I have no issues whatsoever. That’s the thing about golf is that the more we can utilize golf to bring everyone together in a cool way, I think that’s the vision of the global game of golf.

“It’s important for me, inspiring a younger generation is huge for me, and that’s why I think this YouTube space is so cool because it really shows everyone’s true side. That’s what I’m trying to accomplish, and it’s definitely helped me on that regard, and I can’t wait to hopefully do it with others.”

Since the video’s release, DeChambeau’s YouTube channel has surpassed the 1 million subscribers mark.

As DeChambeau continues to grow in the YouTube golf space, we’ll have to wait and see who he has on next.

Notre Dame Leprechaun randomly appears in EA Sports College Football

Have you experienced anything like this in the game?

College football fans have been all about EA Sports College Football 25, which was released this week. The reviews among fans have been glowing and rightfully so. But as hard as EA tried to perfect this video game, a few mistakes ended up slipping through the cracks.

A podcaster named Jason Kirk is among those who bought the game. He played one contest between Western Kentucky and Kennesaw State. When it was over, he noticed something unusual enough that he posted a screenshot to social media:

Yep, that’s the Notre Dame Leprechaun somehow celebrating a win with the Owls’ cheerleaders in Bowling Green. This apparently isn’t the only such instance because the replies to this tweet indicated that unrelated mascots were popping up in other games.

Chalk this up to a history of glitches in EA football games. One oldie but goodie popped up in Madden NFL 2007 (warning: NSFW language):

Sigh. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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YouTuber shows Notre Dame clip for EA Sports College Football 25

Does this make you want to buy the game more?

With the release of EA Sports College Football 25 a little over a week away, fans are anxious to see the final product. That can’t happen just yet, but we’re starting to see more clips of the game as we get closer. One new clip in particular should intrigue Notre Dame fans.

YouTuber GoodGameBro has released a video in which he previews certain aspects of the game. He specifically sets aside one part of the video for the Irish, and it’s every bit as glamorous as you can imagine:

If you can overlook the fact that the Irish haven’t played Minnesota since 1938 and have no future plans to do so, this makes you wish the real season already was underway. You can just feel the excitement of the crowd and band at Notre Dame Stadium along with all the tradition that comes with it. It sure looks like this game was done right.

If you want to watch the full 14-and-a-half-minute video for more about the game, here it is:

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Greg McElroy calls Notre Dame’s secondary best in college football

Do you believe this to be true?

Notre Dame is spoiled with some future NFL talent in its secondary. [autotag]Benjamin Morrison[/autotag] widely is projected to be picked early in the first round of the 2025 draft, and [autotag]Xavier Watts[/autotag] currently figures to be picked on the second day. All of this and more is why ESPN’s Greg McElroy thinks the Irish have the best secondary in the country.

Speaking on the ESPN College Football YouTube channel, McElroy justified his feelings this way:

“They have, I think, one of the best corners in the country. Maybe the No. 2, maybe the No. 3, depending on what the pecking order looks like in Benjamin Morrison. You have one of the best safeties in the country in Xavier Watts, who brought home the Bronko Nagurski (Trophy) last year. Best defensive player in college football. That’s what some people would say. I don’t know if I would put him at the top, frankly, as the best defensive player in college football, but from an opportunistic standpoint, seven interceptions that did not allow a touchdown in coverage last year. Two pretty good spots to start.

You also have the addition of [autotag]Rod Heard[/autotag], which I think was massive coming over from Northwestern. And I think he is a guy that people don’t know right now, but should factor in there at the safety spot as another guy that can potentially impact the game.

So if you look at what they have at both corner spots, one of the best tandems in the sport, one of the best safety tandems in the sport, assuming that Rod Heard is as advertised. I think they’re in a great spot. Couple that with the great front seven, Notre Dame brings home the title for the best defensive secondary.”

If you want to see McElroy’s complete list, you can watch the video here:

So needless to say, the secondary will be a unit to watch for the Irish in 2024. Let’s hope the reality matches the preseason expectations.

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