Game of The Century (college Football) - Why Does The Title "The Game of The Century" Cover Multiple Games?

Why Does The Title "The Game of The Century" Cover Multiple Games?

The phrase "Game of the Century" is usually placed in quotation marks to indicate the irony or emphasize the incorrectness of the term as it applies to college football games. What makes the phrase subjective is that sportswriters and fans list the games that they remember or attended. Games that were played before radio and television broadcasts are only preserved in print. Working sportswriters have a history that goes back at most to the middle of the 20th century. Television and the Internet have made broadcasts of more recent games available to all. Unlike the "Game of the Century" in college basketball, or the 1958 NFL Championship Game, which is commonly called "The Greatest Game Ever Played", there has been no specific college football game that changed the sport as dramatically.

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