FanNation

Super Bowls are known for their gaudy Halftime shows, and if one word could be used to describe its performers in recent years, that word would be, "grizzled."     The demographic from the NFL Office calls for aging, primarily white rockers that no one under 25 really knows anything about.    Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, and this year Tom Petty are prime examples.  

These dudes still do know how to rock, but for such a happening event, the NFL goes all the way into the time machine, plucking people that look like Aunt Sally to rock the Super Bowl Halftime show.    

I have two theories why this is so.    One, the NFL Lords are panicky ever since Janet Jackson's "tig old bitty" popped out a few years ago, to shock and/or delight, depending on your point-of-view.      There is not much fear of Tom Petty's goods falling out all over the Super Bowl Halftime stage.    

Also, it is no secret that tickets to the Super Bowl sell into the high-four figures, especially when scalping comes into play.     That said, the NFL feels it necessary to provide added value, not just in the Super Bowl game, but in added attractions such as big-name entertainers to provide music to rock out on.    

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