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Why was Rutgers mentioned in Mike and the Mad Dog '30 For 30'?

Mike and the Mad Dog didn't spend much time discussing Rutgers during 19 years together on WFAN, but the school was name-dropped Thursday night in the debut of a documentary discussing the duo's history.

Why?

As the much-anticipated ESPN "30 For 30" series film detailed, Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo endured roller-coaster highs and lows in their personal friendship during their time as afternoon drive-time partners on the No. 1-rated sports talk radio program from 1989-2008.

But one of the breaking points came in 2007, when WFAN fired morning talk show host Don Imus and Russo inquired about taking over the morning show either as a tandem or on his own.