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KANSAS VS DUKE

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By Daniel CarpThe Duke Chronicle

sports editor

By Mike VernonThe Kansansports editor

Tis is the kind o game Bill Sel

has traditionally lost at Kansas.

Last year, there was the 67-64 lossto Michigan State. Te year beore

Kansas lost 75-65 to Kentucky and

68-61 to Duke.

Its the teams second game.Teyre relying on a bunch o resh-

men. Tey dont know the system.As Bill Sel likes to say, they dont

know how to guard yet. Oh, anddid I mention the reshmen?

Tis is No. 5 Kansas and No. 4

Duke. Tis is Sel vs. Krzyzewski.

Tis is Andrew Wiggins vs. JabariParker. Tis is at the Madhouse on

Madison, the building with a reak-

ing Michael Jordan statue outside

o it.And this time it will be different

or Kansas.

All eyes will gawk at Wiggins,

who will be acing his first nota-

ble opponent in his college career.Hell be fired up. Tis wont be like

Fort Hays State. Hell run hard, hell

dunk and hell dazzle against the

Blue Devils.All the while, Perry Ellis will be

the rock. Te steady hand o this

young Jayhawk basketball team.

Wiggins will have the highlight

plays, but Ellis will control a Duketeam that cant compete with the

Jayhawks inside the paint. Ellis

physical play with an impressive

finishing ability will be too muchor the Blue Devils and when

the Jayhawks can score inside, they

ofen win.

Tis matchup avors Kansas.Dukes Parker will ace Wiggins in

the games most anticipated match-up. Parker is a ast, athletic player

who has a post game as well. Buthell be guarded by Wiggins, a ast-

er, more athletic player, who has

shown remarkable deensive ability

early in his Jayhawk career.Ten theres Rodney Hood, a

6-oot-8-inch, 215-pound bull or

the Blue Devils. Hood is another

athlete who can score inside andout, and will stretch the Jayhawks

deense. Hell ace Ellis, a 6-oot-8-

inch, 225-pound scorer with elite

touch around the basket and an

impressive ability to run the floor.Tose are Dukes two toughest

players to deend, and Kansas has

the perect pair to slow them down.

Add in Naadir Tarpe, WayneSelden and arik Black, and the

Jayhawks are too talented to let

this early season game slip away.

Te two things that could keep the

Jayhawks rom winning are care-lessness with the ball and a lack o

outside shooting. Both Tarpe and

Frank Mason look strong at point

guard in their small sample size,and the Jayhawks sharp shooting

bench combination o Andrew

White III, Brannen Greene and

Connor Frankamp should alleviatethose outside shooting concerns.

Surely one o the three will sink acouple.

Sel griped about a lack o de-ensive energy with his team early

uesday night against Fort Hays

State. Tat wont be the case guard-

ing players with DUKE on theirjerseys.

Sure, Sel has lost these games in

his past at Kansas.

But he hasnt had a team with tal-ent like this.

Edited by Allison Kohn

Duke is not always the nations

best team at the end o the season,

but the Blue Devils have a knackor coming out ahead o the cur ve

in November.

When No. 4 Duke and No. 5

Kansas finally square off uesdayin the Champions Classic, the Jay-

hawks will have a daunting pieceo history working against them.

Since the 2000-01 season, the BlueDevils have amassed a 73-3 record

in the month o November.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski doesnt

take nonconerence schedulingeasily on his teams, either. In an

undeeated month o November

last season, Duke took down three

teams ranked in the top five in thenationKentucky, Ohio State and

eventual-national champion Lou-

isville. Te teams matchup with

Kansas this season, albeit a greatchallenge, represents the common

caliber o opponent that the Blue

Devils have acedand regularly

beatenearlier in the season.

Krzyzewski tailors his teams off-

season regimen every year to fitits personnel, and this year is no

exception. Unlike last years Blue

Devils, this years team will look

to push the ball in transition anddeend with ull-court pressure,

utilizing its length and athleticism

on the wings to its advantage.

Duke is rarely the most talent-

ed team in the nation headinginto each season, but it is always

the best prepared. Look or the

Jayhawk wings to have trouble

keeping up with the likes o JabariParker and Rodney Hood, both

o whom can spread the floor and

pose significant matchup prob-

lems.Kansas will have an undeniable

advantage inside heading into thiscontest. With Joel Embiid, arik

Black and Perry Ellis manning themiddle, Duke could struggle early

in the contest to keep up with the

Jayhawks on the block. But Hood

and Parker have proven to be ca-pable post deenders throughout

preseason play, and sophomore

Amile Jefferson and his 7-oot-2-

inch wingspan could be the teamsmost important player this sea-

son.

Experience plays a role in these

games, especially early in theseason. Kansas could start three

reshmen uesday night in Em-

biid, Andrew Wiggins and Wayne

Selden, Jr. Additionally, Black will

be seeing some o his first action

with his new team afer transer-ring rom Memphis to play out his

eligibility. Kentuckys youth strug-

gled with a more experienced

Duke lineup last season, and I ex-pect the Jayhawks to do the same.

Even without the senior leader-

ship o Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kel-

ly and Seth Curry, the Blue Devils

had a number o their youngerplayers play key roles on this

team last season. Hood practiced

with Duke or the entire season

afer transerring rom Mississip-pi State, and was ofen the teams

best player on the floor in ull-

court drills. Parker could struggle

under the United Centers brightlights, but he will likely grow into

the role o the teams ocal pointthroughout the season with Hood

taking the lead or now. Wiggins,however, will be expected to score

early and ofen should Kansas

hope to win this game.

I theres one thing you learnwhen you watch enough Duke

basketball, you cant mess with

history. Te Blue Devils still have

a lot o room to grow this season,but they will have what it takes to

sneak by Kansas and put the first

big victory on their NCAA tour-

nament resume.

Edited by Madison Schultz

PREDICTIONS

Matchup favors Jayhawks, Wiggins and Ellis will take lead Devils undeniable history will standout against Kansas

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FRESH TALENT

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

EMILY WITTLER/KANSAN

Freshman guard Andrew Wiggins drives inside during an exhibition game againstFort Hays State, Nov. 5. Wiggins had 10 points in the Kansas 92-75 victory.

GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSANSophomore forward Perry Ellis rests during an exhibition game against Pittsburg

State, Oct. 29. Kansas won 97-57.

Te hype surrounding Andrew

Wiggins intensified when thereshman appeared on the cover o

Sports Illustrated in October, butDukes top reshman recruit, Jabari

Parker, was eatured on the cover oSI a year and a hal beore Wiggins.

Te words accompanying the

Wiggins cover compared Wiggins

to past Kansas greats, Wilt Cham-berlain and Danny Manning, but

the Parker cover was just as exu-

berant.

Te best high school basketballplayer since LeBron James is Ja-

bari Parker, the cover read.

Tat was in May o 2012. Wiggins

reclassified later that summer. Teyare likely two o the most talent-

ed players to ever come out o the

same recruiting class.

On uesday, the two will ace-off

at the United Center in Parkershometown o Chicago.

Im excited or it, Wiggins said

at Big 12 media day, 21 days in ad-vance o the game. I know Duke is

a legendary team, with a legendary

coach, so Im looking orward to it.

Tere should be some good match-ups, a good game.

Both Wiggins and Parker are6-oot-8-inch wing players with

the potential to be national playero the year candidates by the end o

the season, and are likely to leave

or the NBA Draf afer one season

in college.Tis draf is so ull o talent that

Jeff Goodman o ESPN reports at

least one NBA team is using the

strategy o losing this season in or-der to get a higher 2014 draf pick.

One anonymous NBA general

manager reportedly told Goodman

and ESPN Te Magazine, Ourteam isnt good enough to win and

we know it. So this season we want

to develop and evaluate our young

players, let them learn rom their

mistakes and get us in positionto grab a great player. Te best way

or us to do that is to lose a lot o

games. Tis draf is loaded. Tereare potential All-Stars at the top,

maybe even ranchise changers.

Sometimes my job is to understand

the value o losing.Several online NBA mock drafs,

including those rom ESPN.comand nbadraf.net, project Wiggins

and Parker to be two o the top fiveplayers selected. All o this adds

more anticipation or uesdays

game.

Te Kansas-Duke matchup wasranked by college basketball writer

Jeff Eisenberg o Yahoo Sports as

the second most intriguing non-

conerence game o the 2013-14season.

Tis hal o the Champions

Classic gets a slim nod over Ken-

tucky-Michigan State only becauseit serves as the nations first chance

to watch Andrew Wiggins play in

college, Eisenberg wrote.

Its not the first time the two hig h-

ly-recruited reshmen will be onthe court together. In April, they

aced off as opponents in three di-

erent high school all-star games.At the McDonalds All-American

game in April, Wiggins scored 19

points and went 6-o-10 rom the

field, while holding Parker to 4-o-13 shooting with three turnovers.

Kansas reshman Wayne Selden,Jr., also played in that game against

Parker.He can shoot the ball, hes pretty

skilled. Hes good, Selden said.

At the Jordan Brand Classic,

Parker was named MVP o histeam with 16 points and seven re-

bounds. Wiggins finished with 19

points and five rebounds.

Both players had poor shootingperormances in at the Nike Hoop

Summit game, especially rom be-

hind the 3-point line, and both

ended the game with a single digitin the scoring category.

On uesday, the game will be o-

ficial and the stage is set or a na-

tional college basketball audience

to get its first true look at Wigginsand Parker.

Edited by Madison Schultz

MAX [email protected]

BRIAN [email protected]

Top players eager to show talent

Classic boasts tough match for Kansas

Tis is test No. 1 or the Jayhawks.Te Duke-Kansas matchup tues-

day eatures two o basketballsmost prestigous programs.

In what would be considered adaunting game or the young Kan-sas team, the Jayhawks opponentis just as inexperienced. Te BlueDevils lost our starters rom last

years team that made the nationalquarterfinals and will start threeunderclassmen. Te Jayhawks havea completely new starting five andwill also start three underclassmen.

Looking more closely, theseteams are almost identical.

Te game eatures the top twoincoming recruits in No. 1 AndrewWiggins and No. 2 Jabari Parker,rom Kansas and Duke respective-ly, whose games have many paral-lels. Both standing at 6 eet 8 inch-es, they are athletic players whoknow how to get to the rim but can

also pull up and shoot the openjumper. Tey create mismatcheswith their size and quickness.

Beore Wiggins reclassified to theClass o 2013, many experts con-sidered Parker to be the numberone recruit. A Sports Illustratedcover dubbed Parker the best highschool basketball player since LeB-ron James.

Each team receives big contri-butions rom Division I transers.

arik Black came to Kansas aferplaying three years at Memphis,where he graduated in the spring.Black is the most experienced play-er on the Kansas roster and willstart at center. For Duke, redshirtsophomore orward Rodney Hoodtranserred rom Mississippi State,where he was named to the South-eastern Conerence All-Freshmaneam in 2011-12. He will startalongside Parker in the rontcourt.Neither player has played a regularseason game or his team, but eachhas taken on a le adership role early

in the season.Duke and Kansas are led by ju-

nior point guards who have aknack or finding their teammatesand taking care o the ball. NaadirTarpe ranked third in the Big 12with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio,and Quinn Cook ranked second inthe Atlantic Coast Conerence witha 2.4 mark.

Even afer losing much o theirscoring punch rom last seasons

squads, Duke and Kansas head intothe season with lofy expectations.Duke is ranked No. 4 according tothe Associated Press op 25 polland USA oday Coaches Poll. Kan-sas landed at No. 5 in the Associat-ed Press op 25 poll and No. 6 inthe USA oday Coaches Poll.

Te Champions Classic is athree-year event that showcasesour powerhouses in the collegegame that each rank in the top tenin total NCAA ournament victo-ries. Kansas, Duke, Kentucky andMichigan State take turns playing

each other once a year on a neutralcourt. Tis will be the final year othe series and will take place at theUnited Center in Chicago.

Kansas seeks their first win at theChampions Classic. Te Jayhawksell to Kentucky in 2011 in whatwould be a preview o the nation-al championship game. Te nextyear, the Jayhawks were edged byMichigan State in the final minutes.Duke will try to remain unbeaten

at the event afer deeating Michi-gan State in 2011 and Kentucky in2012.

Te Kansas-Duke game will takeplace on uesday, Nov. 12 at 8:30p.m. with the Kentucky-MichiganState contest starting at 6:30 p.m.

Edited by Sarah Kramer


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Sherron Collins didnt want toleave Chicago. He didnt want to

wear anything but orange and he

didnt want to think about being

surrounded by wheat fields or

our years.Collins, a ormer Kansas guard,

made his plan. He would make the

two-hour trip south to the Uni-

versity o Il linois, whe re countlessother Chicago recruits dream o

playing ball, and Patrick Beverley

currently a starter or the Hous-

ton Rockets would join him. o-gether the two would collect Big

10 championships and possibly

more.

And i it werent or Collinsmother pleading him to get away

rom Chicago and Beverleys com-mitment to Arkansas this might

have been the way things turnedout.

Even Kansas coach Bill Sel was

giving Collins reasons to join

the Illini, but the more Collinsthought about it he elt better off

with Sel.

My first time meeting coach

Sel was incredible, Collins said.I told my high school coaches he

had this swag to him.

Sel has always returned to Chi-

cago or talent. Since 2005, Kansashas yet to field a team without a

player rom the southwest shores

o Lake Michigan. When the Jay-

hawks take on Duke at the Unit-

ed Center on uesday, hell havea chance to show off the product

hes built with help rom the city obroad shoulders. Just by stepping

on the court, the team has alreadyearned at least one victory.

I dont think because you win a

game a kid is going to go to your

school, Sel said. I think playingin the area gives you the attention

where you can be more visible.

Its not that most kids in Chicago

dont pay attention to Kansas, itsthat until recently there was hardly

a reason to.

When Sel took over as head

coach, the Jayhawks hadnt re-

cruited any kids rom the area

since the early 1990s. wo yearsafer taking the job, Sel changed

that by signing the eighth best

high school player in the nation,

Julian Wright, a player Sel was

chasing beore he ever consideringgoing to Kansas himsel.

I was already being recruited by

him when I was in high school,

Wright said. Possibly due to mycollegiate success, I may have

sparked confidence in other Illi-

nois players to leave their home

state and play else where.

At least that was the case or

Sherron Collins.Te two had played AAU ball

together back in Chicago. Once

Sel was able to convince Collins

to make his first trek to Lawrence,it was up to Wright to show him

what the school could do or him.

Wright made a simple pitch. He

told Collins that basketball is re-

ligion here, and that hell get achance to show what he can do.

But the presence o another Chi-cagoan was already enough.

A lot o Chicago guards look upto each other, Collins said. A lot

o people look up to Julian and

they see the success he had.

Collins took a ew more trips toChampaign, but the atmosphere

didnt compare. Kansas elt like

home and nothing else mattered.

Afer Collins commitment andearly success, Kansas, rather Bill

Sel, became a bigger name in the

city. Even beore the 2008 Nation-

al Championship season, the Jay-

hawks were already becoming a

more prominent name in the area.First it was Wright, then Collins

joined, ollowed by Mario Little

and current Jayhawk Jamari ray-

lor, each o them being lured to

Lawrence by an Oklahoman whomade his presence elt with a short

stint at Illinois.

What? You dont think Im

cool? Sel said with a laugh.You dont think Im rom the

hood growing up in Edmond? Ive

thought Ive always related well to

most kids. I was around that areaand stuff all the time.

Sel maintains that i he could

only sign players rom one area

theres no question it would beChicago.

o help him, Sel filled two ohis assistant coaching vacancies

with some o the best recruiters inthe country, Jerrance Howard and

Norm Roberts.

Both o those guys, thats what

theyre known or, Jason King oESPN said. Teyre probably two

o the top five in the nation.

Howard played or Sel at Illi-

nois and has close ties to Chicago.Between his addition and playing

at the United Center, Kansas has

never been more relevant to the

city. And as is the case with allmovements, it just takes one per-

son to get it started.

I eel like I ollowed the trend

right behind Julian, Collins said.

Chicago area kids are openingup to Kansas just as quick as they

open up to Illinois.

Edited by Lauren Armendariz


RECRUITING SWAG

BLAKE [email protected]

Ties to Chicago extends recruiting success

uesdays showdown betweenKansas and Duke is an opportu-

nity or coaches to see where their

teams are at early in the seasonagainst another elite team. For

ans, its a chance to watch two othe best reshmen in the nation go

head to head.

For Jamari raylor, its a trip back

home and an opportunity to playin ront o his amily.

Im looking orward to the

game, raylor said, but when I

go to Chicago its going to be niceto play in ront o my amily and

everything back home. Just gettingto see my amily again or a little

short time.raylor grew up on Chicagos

south side, and though he was

raised in a city that is recognized

or its basketball tradition, he

didnt play organized basketball

until he was in high school, mak-

ing him one o the least experi-enced players on the Kansas team.

ESPN writer Jason King chron-

icled the story o raylors rise

rom being homeless during hishigh school years in Chicago to

playing basketball at Kansas.

In the article, King writes that

raylors ather is serving a liesentence in an Illinois prison or

ederal drug-trafficking charges.

raylors mother struggled to

raise raylor as he reused toollow direction and ended up

spending three weeks in a juvenile

detention center.

raylors basketball talent wasdiscovered when Loren Jackson,

a coach at Fenger High School

in Chicago, convinced him to at-

tend a workout. Jackson began tohelp raylor and eventually ray-

lor ollowed him to Julian High

School where he played one sea-

son.raylor was able to move up the

rankings o a Chicago basketball

website, and eventually caught the

eye o coaches at some o the topbasketball programs, including

Bill Sel.

raylor averaged 2.1 points and

2.1 rebounds per game in his

redshirt-reshman season. eam-mates say his confidence has in-

creased coming into this season.

Bill Sel said that raylor had al-

ready displayed an offensive im-provement afer Late Night in the

Phog.

raylor can ofen be seen on

campus and at Kansas athleticevents wearing hats eaturing the

logos o Chicago sports teams,

and on uesday he will have his

first chance to take the floor at theUnited Center.

I remember in high school

when you get to the big champion-

ship games they have them there,raylor said, but I never made it

there, so it will be my first time

playing in the United Center.


STOMPING GROUNDS

Traylor returnsto Windy CityMAX [email protected]

ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSANSophomore forward Jamari Traylor returns to his home of Chicago to face Duke.

SELF IN THE CITY

My first time meeting

coach Self was incredi-

ble. I told my high school

coaches he had this swagto him.

SHERRON COLLINS

former Kansas guard

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Ivisited with Daniel Carp, the sports

editor for the Duke Chronicle, to

gain some perspective before the

anticipated Kansas-Duke matchup.

We discussed Parker and Wiggins,

frontcourt play and offense vs.

defense.

HILLIX: Will Jabari Parker be the

go-to guy for Duke this season

or will he share that role with

someone? What are his strengths?

CARP: Jabari Parker will be one ofDuke's go-to guys this season, but

expect him to share the spotlight

with redshirt sophomore forward

Rodney Hood, who will suit up for

the Blue Devils for the first time

this season after transferring

from Mississippi State. Parker's

strengths lay in his athleticism and

versatility. Offensively, he can work

in the post or create off the dribble

to knock down open jumpers. The

freshman from Chicago has also

been a key component for Duke in

exhibition play both on the glass

and the defensive end, showcasing

his ability to get up and block shots

and pull down rebounds. Quitesimply, this kid can do it all.

How much pressure is going to be

put on Andrew Wiggins to perform

early in the season?

HILLIX: A lot. Self has done a good

job trying to deflect some of the

pressure placed on him, but all

eyes will be on Wiggins early in the

season to see whether he lives up

to the enormous hype. Wiggins told

Self that he was nervous for the first

exhibition contest (in which Wiggins

scored 16), so hopefully that game

calms his nerves a bit. He wont

have to put up 25 points a game

for Kansas to be competitive, but he

will be relied up to stretch the court

and create opportunities for others.

Whether he lives up to the billing

or not, he will still help the team in

numerous ways.

With Mason Plumlee departing and

so many underclassmen at the

forward/center position, is post

play the team's biggest weakness

this season? If not, what is?

CARP: Post play has always been

the team's biggest concern heading

into this season. With the departure

of Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly

to the NBA, the only true center on

this year's Duke squad is Mason's

younger brother, Marshall, who

has battled injuries during his

first two collegiate seasons and is

still considered to be a long-term

project. Sophomore Amile Jefferson

will start at the center spot for

Duke this season, and though he

stands at just 6-foot-9, his 7-foot-

2 wingspan should help him defendagainst larger opponents. The Blue

Devils are still looking to figure

out whether Hood and Parker are

capable of sliding over and covering

the five spot, but it looks li ke for now

it will be a team effort down low for

Dukeno one player is capable of

carrying that load this year.

Kansas has a lot of holes to fill

up front this year but still enters

the season with one of the top

frontcourts in the nation. With a

new starting center in freshman

Joel Embiid and another newcomer

in backup Tarik Black, what is the

expected learning curve for thisgroup?

HILLIX: With Jeff Withey gone, the

Jayhawks lose one of the best shot

blockers in the country and someone

who altered a high percentage of

shots taken in the paint. Embiid and

Black will be responsible for filling

that void.

After the Jordan Brand Classic

and the Nike Hoop Summit, Embiid

vaulted up the recruiting rankings

all the way up to the No. 6 overall

spot and No. 1 at the center position.

That said, he just started playing

basketball in high school and is still

very raw. At 7-feet and 250 pounds,

he is quick with his feet and has

the potential to block two or three

shots a game. He still has a lot to

learn, especially offensively, before

Bill Self names him the starter. Its

unclear how long it will take, but

the Jayhawks are hoping it happens

fast.

Signed in late May, Black has been

a valuable addition because of his

experience and leadership. Expect

Black to start until Embiid shows

more progress. Whether he starts

or not, Black should play around 20minutes a game.

What will Duke's identity be this

season? Will there be a lot of

shooting like in years past?

CARP: Duke teams will always be

able to beat you from deep. With a

pedigree of some of the best guard

play in the country year in and year

out, the Blue Devils will hurt any

opponent that leaves them open

on the perimeter. But this year's

Duke squad should be a little less

dependent on the 3-point shot

because of the pace at which it

plans to play this season. This isgoing to be one of the fastest Blue

Devil squads you've seen in quite

a few years, and the number of

athletes they have will allow them

to spread the floor, get up and down

in transition and utilize full-court

pressure on the defensive end. As

a result, you'll probably see Duke

attempt fewer shots from beyond

the arc this year because of the

team's emphasis on attacking the

rim in transition.

With so many newcomers and

young players on this roster, will

that affect Bill Self's coachingphilosophy at all? Defense has

been the key for Kansas in the

past, but are the new crop of

Jayhawks up for that challenge?

HILLIX: Self said that all the new

players, on a scale of 1 to 10, have

a coachability of 10. Defense has

always been the calling card for

Selfs squads, but this years team

could change things a bit. The

Jayhawks have offensive firepower

in their lineup, and Self can bring

in several players off the bench who

are capable of putting up points in

bunches. Expect this years squad

to score more points than previousKansas teams.

Defensively, also expect this team to

give up more points. While the half-

court defense wont be as stingy as

it has been in previous years, this

team has the potential to extend

pressure more than it was capable

of in the past. With so many athletic

players, they can press and have the

ability to recover quickly if they get

beat.


By Daniel CarpThe Duke Chronicle

sports editor

By Brian Hillix

FRIENDLY COMPETITION

DOUBLE

BONUSKansan writer and The DukeChronicle sports editor discuss each

teams future as the two go head to

head in Chicago.

FILE PHOTO/KANSANFormer Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor drives down the court during the first half of

a game against Duke at the Maui Invitational in 2011. Taylor led the team with 17

points in the Jayhawks 68-61 defeat.

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Offer expires December 31, 2013 and is available to new residential customers who are serviceable for Cable, Internet, and Phone and to current customers who areadding a new product line. $29.95 per month offer includes 18Mbps Internet. After a 12 month promotional period, the rate for 18Mbps Internet will increase to $49.95per month for an additional 12 months. Pricing subject to change. Prices and price guarantees exclude applicable taxes, fees, surcharges (such as the Broadcast TVSurcharge) and cost recovery fees (such as telephone Carrier Service Fee), and other applicable charges (such as equipment, installation and service call charges, andmeasured, per-call or other usage-based, or separately billed charges). To receive certain service you must lease a WOW! modem at $5.00 per month. WOW! offers adiscount to customers who use their own navigation devices in lieu of the WOW! supplied equipment that is included in this offer. $3.95 fee for each CableCARD willapply. Actual Internet speeds may vary. WOW! Internet usage subject to Acceptable Use Policy. WOW!s broadband enabled phone service (including access to 911) isnot available if you lose your broadband connection and, in the event of a power outage, is available only for the duration of backup power sources. Offers not validwith any other discount. Offers and services subject to change without notice. Please see WOW!s complete terms and conditions or call WOW! for further informationregarding services and offers.2013 WideOpenWest Finance, LLC.

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