How big is the Grey Cup?

I get some teasing for mentioning the Grey Cup on this blog. That's fine. I get a huge kick out of it. Their point is wondering how big the Grey Cup is outside of Canada.

Good question. ESPN has followed Ricky Williams' Toronto Argonauts career, given his previous prowess in the NFL (Miami) and college (Texas and a Heisman Trophy winner) as well as his marijuana usage (not an issue in the CFL). Well, the Grey Cup is the one CFL game where highlights actually appear on SportsCenter. This year, the highlights ran about 81 minutes into the 90-minute wrapup show. Oh, and a sidenote to anchor Steve Levy, the MVP of the game is Dave Dickenson, not Dave "Dickerson."

Also, the CFL points out that the game was carried on ESPN International, Fox Sports International, NASN Europe and the U.S. Armed Forces Network, with 61 million TV households attained in the U.S.

The league officials noted that the Grey Cup had its widest international coverage ever, reaching across the U.S., Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim as well as the first simulcast in Spanish to Mexico and 19 other countries in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

NASN (the North America Sports Network) Europe offered coverage to England, Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Monaco, Russia, Latvia, Moldova, Lithuania and 10 other countries.

The Grey Cup was also available to listeners of SIRIUS Satellite Radio, which carried CFL play-by-play throughout the season.