"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
Giannotti then noted he went to a bar to watch the first half of the game, but noted as soon as the pregame began, the splitter being used by the bar to stream to multiple TVs no longer worked.
"Look, I mean it's not the "line". This is like a "gotcha" like we have some crazy rumor that never happened that we are going to give breath to. It just doesn't make a whole lot of sense."
"This sounds like Purdue is getting ready to play Illinois on the Big Ten Network," Fillipponi said as the new Thursday Night Football theme song played.
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”