"There wasn't a ton of meat on the bone. … Suffice it to say it didn't go the way that I thought it was going to go. Not necessarily anyone's fault or anything like that."
"The studio stuff can be a little bit boring, and especially if you don’t like traveling to New York or L.A. for it, or going to the games with the way that NBC does it. I think Matt Ryan found that out.
"With the expansion of the Big Ten Tournament the six days will be packed with extremely compelling games that will help power the ratings of our affiliates and dazzle our audience."
"I like to round things off and get to even numbers. In April, I'm going to turn 80. So I figured you know what, this is a good time. Let's just shut it down."
"We've made a significant investment in our broadcast product, our talent and the way we present this game to a national audience, and fans are responding."