The game racked up a solid Nielsen rating of 8.2 and it was more entertaining than most of the other BCS games that season .
8.2 was on par or better than most of the other major bowl games of its era .
The game racked up a solid Nielsen rating of 8.2 , which was on par or better than most of the other major bowl games of its era , and it was more entertaining than most of the other BCS games that season .