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Tranghese was right

I thought it was tennis?
My bad, it was HIS tennis game...

“One of the real challenges for the networks is to provide value, but you only provide value in markets where you provide traction,” he said. “Is Minnesota and Rutgers going to get a big rating on Long Island? Give me a break. Every game isn’t Michigan and Michigan State.”

He added, “Am I going to rush home from a tennis game on Saturday to watch Minnesota and Rutgers if I live on Long Island?”
 
And it was almost definitely in reference to a Rutgers-Minnesota football game (given Tagliabue is an NFL guy and he mentions Saturday) rather than hoops, or any other sport. And with that said, this past fall's result of said matchup in football could have garnered a similar post but in Minnesota's favor obviously. 31-0 was a tough one to swallow. Last night was a bit of payback when viewed as both sports collectively.
 
It’s a reference to comments that Paul Tagliabue made back in 2010, when there were rumors that we were going to get invited to the Big Ten and leave the Big East. I still think that we should have a rivalry trophy with Minnesota called the Tagliabue Trophy.

Here is the article:
New York Times
F Tagliabue he was the visionary who hand picked Goodell the worst NFL commissioner in the history of the league!
 
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