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In juxtaposing the NFL's stunning viewing figures, Travis highlighted the stark contrast in college football's national championship game, only attracting approximately 22 million viewers. He challenged his audience to reflect on why the Super Bowl commands such a larger viewership compared to the college game, sparking an interesting discussion about the declining popularity of college football. The numbers serve to illustrate a dramatic shift, where the most-watched college football game of the 21st century, the 2006 Rose Bowl between USC and Texas, drew only 35.6 million viewers, making the current downtrend in college sports perplexing.