Comments on: Questions raised about viability of halftime show in NY/NJ

By: nofunleague

nofunleague — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:11:56 +0000

Why not have a old school marching band like Ohio State without all of the hoopla. Tired of all of the ghetto music anyway. Every damned commercial. God forbid. Hip hop, rap. it all sucks.

By: fantasmic7

fantasmic7 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:41:07 +0000

The Boss did the halftime show not too long ago, so they need to go with the other world famous New Jersey natives…Bon Jovi. Forget a fancy stage, just put something up and let them play.

By: waltrd

waltrd — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:28:32 +0000

The half-time shows are a waste of time and money. It would be better for the NFL to give monies spent for these shows to help the poor and needy in our society.

By: zgroovemeister

zgroovemeister — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:13:11 +0000

The Super Bowl halftime should not be any longer than a normal NFL halftime. The entire halftime show concept should be scrapped, and the halftime should be filled with stuff that normal halftimes are. This is a football game, not a variety show book-ended by 2 halves of football. The NFL needs to pull its head out its rear end, stop kowtowing to pop culture moguls and get the hell back to football.

By: lanski5

lanski5 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:46:10 +0000

And one more thing, at some point in the not too distant future, I would hope Green Bay Wisconsin could host a Super Bowl.

By: cowboycjn

cowboycjn — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:33:26 +0000

Other than all the glitter and lights this year I really didn’t think too much of the show as being great or even good for the matter. Why all the fireworks and light show etc.? Why not just the national drum and fife group (yes, soliders, like in military) march onto the field, some short formation, then a few great American songs, like America the beautiful, and some other historical song as a tribute to ALL of our military in their honor? Then they march off and no stage, no setting up of props and we get it on with the game.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:27:47 +0000

Ya gotta bring back Vanilla Ice to sing “Ice Ice Baby”!

By: mogogo1

mogogo1 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:06:41 +0000

Wow, we just can’t do squat any more… The country that used to be able to do anything now can’t contemplate halftime entertainment in cold weather. Maybe the halftime entertainers could wear coats or something? And doesn’t New York hold gigantic parades during the winter? There’s no lessons that could be learned from that?

By: elvoid

elvoid — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:45:07 +0000

I’m all for killing the uber-halftime shows that have been thrust upon us over the years. They’re a ridiculous distraction to the football game.

However – here’s one I could get behind: I’d rather watch a good stand-up comic do a 20 minute routine that some over-hyped “musical talent.” Put John Pinnette or Larry the Cable Guy or Bill Engvall or Ron White out there for a 15-20 minute routine, keep halftime under a half-hour and be done with it.

By: capone888

capone888 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:26:30 +0000

Next year’s halftime show has to either be Bon Jovi or Bruce Springsteen. Probably Bon Jovi because of his ties to the NFL.

Please be informed that roadies can get the job done in 30 or 40 degree weather. Please stop with the severe cold weather which is non-existent in the northern NJ / NYC area. It’s called a jacket. Wear one. Problem solved.

By: Myron Mesecke

Myron Mesecke — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:25:25 +0000

Go back to the standard length halftime. Have a marching band. People tune in for the game not the commercials or the halftime show.

I am happy to say I did not pay attention to any of the commercials and I changed channels during halftime and did not see even one second of the halftime show.

And I’m glad they are playing outside next year. Get football back to what it used to be.

By: 1historian

1historian — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:16:45 +0000

Scrap the half-time show. Make it the usual 15 minute half time.

Bingo. Problem solved.

REAL men play football outside, weather be damned.

By: electstat

electstat — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:16:21 +0000

To cold to lip sync.

By: michiganhockey11

michiganhockey11 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:37:23 +0000

Even if there’s snow, just have KISS perform. They’ll be enough pyrotechnics and fire and explosions to heat up the stadium.

By: bigblue86

bigblue86 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:48:13 +0000

Just put the show somewhere else… I’ve been to a Super Bowl and unless your in front and close you can’t see anything anyway. MetLife holds 80,000 seats, if 15,000 could actually SEE the halftime show I’d be surprised

By: jaketdogg

jaketdogg — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:42:47 +0000

Have the cast of In Living Color reunite and do the halftime show, like they did in 1993. Best one ever, by far. Problem solved

By: Stiller43

Stiller43 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:28:39 +0000

The halftime show is the stupidest waste of time anyway. Its a football game, keep the halftim the standard 12 minutes and get rid of the useless acts.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:58:17 +0000

“They’ve got cars big as bars and rivers of gold,
..but the wind blows right through you, it’s no place for the old..”.

By: tremoluxman

tremoluxman — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:58:10 +0000

Who really gives a rip about the lame show? It’s a joke. Everyone is out taking a whizz or a dump and getting more beer and snacks.

Here’s an idea: Since the show is usually prerecorded and lip-synched anyway, why not shoot it ahead of time in a studio and just play it on a big screen for everyone at the stadium and at home? Logistical problem solved.
All they’d need to do is install a big temporary, multi-sided Jumbotron before the game for the folks at the stadium and play the tape for the folks at home. No muss, no fuss.

By: coltzfan166

coltzfan166 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:38:35 +0000

I’ve been saying this since the day they announced East Rutherford as the SB 48 host. No performer wants to play in ice-cold weather.

By: raiders757

raiders757 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:35:58 +0000

If it’s going to be as bad as the last three have been, then yes, please scrap it.

Seriously though, there’s no reason it can’t be done in N.Y./New Jersey, and if the NFL were smart, they would find someone halfway decent to perform instead of another putrid disposable pop act. Not really a big fan, but seeing how it’s in New Jersey, maybe they should get Bon Jovi to perform. The music will at least be tolerable and parents won’t have to cover their children’s eyes.

By: scrp2

scrp2 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:28:10 +0000

People have to work hard, it costs money and uses electricity. It’s not worth the aggravation.

By: km2266

km2266 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:10:06 +0000

Staging the half-time show at the Prudential Center would be a genius move. The NFL could charge an additional 20,000 fans to watch the half-time show live and the Super Bowl on video screens. If they can find a good alternate parking site, the Izod Center would be a great choice as well and make the area a huge Super Bowl party.

By: ickky

ickky — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:02:06 +0000

I agree. Plan the event for the billion people world wide watching on TV. You can have mascott races for the lucky few at the game.

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:56:47 +0000

Why can’t they just build a cover for the stage? Pitch it like a tent. Yes, it’ll be a little cold but hey if the players can do it…why can’t the performers?

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:55:29 +0000

So what’s there to look at for all the non-football loving women out there. My wife was bored up until halftime then she still hasn’t stopped talking about Beyonce’s performance.

By: allnflfan

allnflfan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:37:07 +0000

At $1,250 face value for SB tickets, there will be a halftime show. There has to be. A good portion of any SB attendees don’t even know which teams are playing in the game! Seriously. Next time you’re at the game, go talk to people sitting between the 30 yard lines. Ask someone, “Quick, who’s playing??” They will struggle to answer – especially if they’re wearing a full length fur coat. All those see-and-be-seen people are more interested in the halftime, so there has to be a show.

By: digitalsasquatch

digitalsasquatch — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:37:02 +0000

The most successful halftime entertainment at CenturyLink are the annual weinerdog races…and they run rain or shine. Weinerdogs v. a singing and dancing extravaganza? I’d forego heading to the kitchen to build a sandwich to watch the dogs every time.

Seriously…40+ minutes of variety show crap smack in the middle of a football game? Let them play.

By: nyjets1017

nyjets1017 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:35:49 +0000

we can send man to the moon and ships to mars but can’t figure out a musical performance in the cold? makes sense.

By: romoscollarbone

romoscollarbone — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:34:05 +0000

there is an arena in the same parking lot as Met Life. if the weather is dry have it outside if not do it in the IZOD center n toss it on the jumbotron. problem solved….