The build up, the prestige, the NFL talent, the atmosphere, the celebrities, the stadium, Keith Jackson, and of course the GAME...all of it was overwhelming. I could bust a nut just thinking about it. 
10 years ago today, College Football reached its peak - Texas 41, USC 38
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Peak naw, just had the greatest college football game played, and greatest performance by a individual on that stage
:sadtexas:
Game broke my heart. We all knew Vince was rolling right. I was on the field with crutches and Dom big ass was leaning on me like
I watched that shyt happen like Richard Sherman breh.
I watched that shyt happen like Richard Sherman breh.
We might be talking about different things as far as peaked. Im going by popularity and interest. Last year we finally got a playoff and the numbers were crazy. The college ranking show they did was getting crazy numbers and the playoffs, well ill leave this hereagree to disagree.
tim tebow era.
gimmicky offense era.
slack jawed era.
It's Official: ESPN Scored Cable's Highest Ratings Ever With College Football Championship
So expect that $1 million ad price tag to go up in 2015
By Christopher Heine
- January 13, 2015, 1:21 PM EST
The new college football playoff championship has now proven itself as cable's Super Bowl. Photo: Getty Images
College football's inaugural playoff championship game on Monday night is now in the books as the high-ratest cable television program of all time, drawing a staggering 18.5 overnight rating, according to Nielsen.
The Oregon-Ohio State game peaked between 9:30 p.m and 9:45 p.m. ET on ESPN, with a 20.5 metered market rating, said the New York-based research company.
Nielsen showed that the cable sports network garnered an 18.9 rating last night across the 12 different ways it offered in its Megacast, which included alternative viewing options on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews. For comparison, that's more than twice the turnout seen by the top episodes of cable's most-watched show, The Walking Dead on AMC.
It's a huge win for ESPN, which inked a 12-year, $7 billion deal with the NCAA in 2012 for the rights to air collegiate pigskin's playoff. After the playoffs' semifinals round on New Year's Day garnered 28 million viewers with a roughly 15 rating, it's probably safe to say last night's audience exceeded 33 million households. Advertisers were charged up to $1 million per 30-second spot during the contest (which saw Ohio State beat Oregon, 42-20). You can expect that ad rate to go up considerably for next year's grand finale.
Another big winner is the Big Ten athletics conference, which is set to negotiate its TV deals with ESPN and other networks for the 2017 season and years beyond in the coming months. The value of college football appears to be on a sizable incline, and the Big Ten has expanded its geographical footprint in recent years by adding Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers. With the conference's Ohio State reigning as national champion, the stars seem to be aligning for Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany to get premium contracts going forward. Months ago, it was widely speculated he'd get $44 million annually for 12 of his 14 member schools (Rutgers and Maryland will not be fully vested by 2017). That number may now be conservative.
Meanwhile, while not many brands treated last night's game like a huge TV event on Twitter, Butterfinger, Arby's, Duck Tape, Denny's and the comedian Bob Newhart contributed real-time efforts of note.
Mack should have stayed recruiting Vince Young types at QB
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H-Town it's NOT our year
Easiest the best game I've ever seen. Watching Espn ranking the College Football greatest team and had that USC team ranked #1 when they haven't played in the Championship game yet was the most disrespectful shyt I've seen. Watching Vince will that team to victory was a thing of beauty 
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Such an amazing game. I wanted USC to win but wasn't even mad when Vince did what he did 
Ok I was a little mad
Ok I was a little mad
greatest football game i've ever seen and i don't ever watch college football
i just knew reggie bush and vince young
then later found out how stacked that texas team was. jamaal charles wasn't even the starter
i just knew reggie bush and vince young
then later found out how stacked that texas team was. jamaal charles wasn't even the starter
USC had 2 in that era, this and the Notre Dame push game were both amazing 10/10 classics
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Texas vs. USC was on ABC, and got higher ratings.We might be talking about different things as far as peaked. Im going by popularity and interest. Last year we finally got a playoff and the numbers were crazy. The college ranking show they did was getting crazy numbers and the playoffs, well ill leave this here
It's Official: ESPN Scored Cable's Highest Ratings Ever With College Football Championship
So expect that $1 million ad price tag to go up in 2015
By Christopher Heine
- January 13, 2015, 1:21 PM EST
The new college football playoff championship has now proven itself as cable's Super Bowl. Photo: Getty Images
College football's inaugural playoff championship game on Monday night is now in the books as the high-ratest cable television program of all time, drawing a staggering 18.5 overnight rating, according to Nielsen.
The Oregon-Ohio State game peaked between 9:30 p.m and 9:45 p.m. ET on ESPN, with a 20.5 metered market rating, said the New York-based research company.
Nielsen showed that the cable sports network garnered an 18.9 rating last night across the 12 different ways it offered in its Megacast, which included alternative viewing options on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews. For comparison, that's more than twice the turnout seen by the top episodes of cable's most-watched show, The Walking Dead on AMC.
It's a huge win for ESPN, which inked a 12-year, $7 billion deal with the NCAA in 2012 for the rights to air collegiate pigskin's playoff. After the playoffs' semifinals round on New Year's Day garnered 28 million viewers with a roughly 15 rating, it's probably safe to say last night's audience exceeded 33 million households. Advertisers were charged up to $1 million per 30-second spot during the contest (which saw Ohio State beat Oregon, 42-20). You can expect that ad rate to go up considerably for next year's grand finale.
Another big winner is the Big Ten athletics conference, which is set to negotiate its TV deals with ESPN and other networks for the 2017 season and years beyond in the coming months. The value of college football appears to be on a sizable incline, and the Big Ten has expanded its geographical footprint in recent years by adding Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers. With the conference's Ohio State reigning as national champion, the stars seem to be aligning for Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany to get premium contracts going forward. Months ago, it was widely speculated he'd get $44 million annually for 12 of his 14 member schools (Rutgers and Maryland will not be fully vested by 2017). That number may now be conservative.
Meanwhile, while not many brands treated last night's game like a huge TV event on Twitter, Butterfinger, Arby's, Duck Tape, Denny's and the comedian Bob Newhart contributed real-time efforts of note.
Also the Texas vs Michigan Rose Bowl the year before. "We'll be baaaaaaaaack" - VY
Game broke my heart. We all knew Vince was rolling right. I was on the field with crutches and Dom big ass was leaning on me like
I watched that shyt happen like Richard Sherman breh.
who are you breh?