A lot of people were no doubt ready to watch Duke take on Clemson Monday night only to realize that, as we have seen so often over the years, a battle over carriage rights takes the service off the air.
In this case, it was ESPN/Disney vs. Spectrum. We got the usual message and the now-traditional Web sites arguing that one side is in the right and other is in the wrong.
Only this time, things are a bit different and the stakes are much higher.
Disney and ESPN come to the table in a weakened position.