[Spiny_Norman]

The national media should recognize that The People like to watch Stanford too!  I don't think there are enough Stanford alums to have effected the bump in ratings from Stanford's three recent bowl appearances all by themselves. 

The national interest in the broadcasts of Stanford's bowl games has also been remarkable. The Nielsen ratings for the 2009 Brut Sun Bowl represented a 50 percent increase over the previous year. The 2011 Discover Orange Bowl recorded the third-highest ratings at that time for a college football broadcast on ESPN, also a 20 percent increase from the 2010 game.

The 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was anticipated as the most compelling matchup of the entire bowl season, and the Jan. 2 performance delivered. Nielsen ratings jumped 34 percent from the year prior, and the game was the most watched telecast in the United States that evening - broadcast or cable.

[Spiny_Norman]

The national media should recognize that The People like to watch Stanford too!  I don't think there are enough Stanford alums to have effected the bump in ratings from Stanford's three recent bowl appearances all by themselves. 

The national interest in the broadcasts of Stanford's bowl games has also been remarkable. The Nielsen ratings for the 2009 Brut Sun Bowl represented a 50 percent increase over the previous year. The 2011 Discover Orange Bowl recorded the third-highest ratings at that time for a college football broadcast on ESPN, also a 20 percent increase from the 2010 game.

The 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was anticipated as the most compelling matchup of the entire bowl season, and the Jan. 2 performance delivered. Nielsen ratings jumped 34 percent from the year prior, and the game was the most watched telecast in the United States that evening - broadcast or cable.