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Why don't New Jersey's top athletes go to Rutgers? Chris Christie's answer

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Gov. Chris Christie's two-day WFAN radio audition started and ended with Rutgers -- even if New Jersey's state university was noticeably absent during most of the nine hours of programming.

During the opening segment of Monday's show, Christie said, "Go Rutgers!" when co-host Evan Roberts pointed out that the governor was wearing a Rutgers shirt in studio.

Topics then changed to a range of professional sports until the final caller beat the buzzer with a Rutgers question

The question: Why don't New Jersey's top athletes in baseball, basketball and baseball stay home to play for Rutgers?