Overweight, indulgent and excessive. I agree.

But, in spite of all that, still the same great product. Elvis still had the pipes and outside the glitz, the Superbowl still had great football.

Maybe next year they can bring Elvis out of retirement to do the half time show. Its been a while since there was a good one.

I thought The Who was OK, especially considering the venue and event they were supporting. I thought Springsteen was good, too. The thing is, bands like that need to be experienced in full. They are not sound clip bands, their shows build as an experience and reach a frenzy at the end. It's not just a dance track- the songs matter. More importantly, the songs in their entirety matter. It's not a dynamic that can be shortcut, simulated or condensed.

That's not the kind of energy that can just be turned on like a switch because it's a joint effort of the band and the audience- an audience that actually came to see the band. The Super Bowl can't deliver that so every performance seems like a great band that has lost a step and it just trying too hard. Not true, it's just a bad gig.

The best one recently, IMO, was Tom Petty.

Still, I think the whole thing is so over the top it's hard to take seriously. I don't invest myself in it at all because nothing can live up to that kind of hype. I say bring back the dog and Frisbee.

Uh hehehehehe.... </Butthead>

That is a good photo.

I thought one of the best video moments was when Manning, after going three and out, with nine and a half minutes of so remaining throwing a towel onto the ground in front of the bench where he was sitting. I intend no disrespect of Manning, but it was like he was throwing in the towel.

OK...so who won?