Now maybe this is because I am in no way a fan of the New York (*cough cough* Jersey *cough cough*) Jets, but they really know how to snatch up a coach, and a couple of headlines. The latest news flash is that the Jets picked their man, Rex Ryan, to become their new head coach.

Now obviously this seems like a good idea, I mean Rex Ryan was on a team that almost won the AFC championship game. Almost. So that must mean that acquiring him will lead the Jets to the same fortune (or misfortune seeing as though the Ravens will not be making an appearance in the Super Bowl this year). But is that what the Jets really want? To get to the AFC championship game only to lose the one game away from the all-mighty Super Bowl game?

There was much speculation as the Jets laid low in pursuit of their attack, I mean pick. There were a multitude of names thrown out to us avid football fans: Cowher, Spagnuolo, Grimm, Billick, the list goes on and on. After the Cowher craze lasted for about 48 whole hours, the big trend was pointing to Spanuolo. It seemed as though his miraculous Giants would pull the right strings and make it back to the Super Bowl, which would be a positive quality for a Jets' coach to have. But unfortunately for the poor Giants (I hope you can gather the sarcasm), they got rocked on their home turf. I'm assuming due to that misfortune, or just the lack of skill that deterred the Jets from further going down that lane.

So now it's all Rex Ryan for the Jets. Honestly I'm surprised they aren't still waiting to see whats going to happen with Grimm and the Cardinals. I mean, at least they made it to the Super Bowl, Rex. And I just can't believe that their hard work and amazing 37-year-old quarterback is actually all that amazing. John McCain is pulling strings somewhere. And Warner's success might be stirring some ideas in Brett Favre's head, I'm sure. Maybe his twentieth try at retiring may be pushed back yet again. If the Jet's decide to keep Favre then they need more than just a stellar coach. Anyway, before the minor tangent, I would think the Jets would want a coach who can actually get its team to the Super Bowl, whether they win it or not. Unless they are on the same page as I am and don't think that the Cardinals are all that they are cracked up to be (but then again, neither are the Jets, but I digress...)

Although I've read some articles about Ryan, I don't really know that much about him. Some coaches do really well in certain cities and absolutely lousy in others. But maybe Ryan will turn around the floundering Jets. Maybe they will make it to the playoffs next season, or dare I say to a championship game? As for now, I hope that doesn't happen, for I have to stick with my Buffalo Bills who also know how to crumble on impact. The only positive thing from the Jets making it to the Super Bowl in this day and age (and possibly winning it) would mean that all the Jets fans will shut up about their one and only Super Bowl win, which for most of these fans, happened before they were even a figment in their parents' imaginations.


(note for the picture: THE JETS WERE ON SESAME STREET? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THINGS HOLY I hope there weren't any kids watching that day; brain cells might have been obliterated if they had!)

I'm just going to come right out with it: I am not impressed nor am I excited to watch Bruce Springsteen at the Super Bowl half time show.

I know that this sounds daft, but I am not old enough to enjoy his musical talents, or the lack there of according to some. Ever since the "wardrobe malfunction" with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, there hasn't been any musical performers at the Super Bowl who have been under the age of 55. Tom Petty, Prince, Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and now it will be Bruce Springsteen.

I have to acknowledge that most of the people who will be watching the Super Bowl probably are of the generation that adored the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, and now Springsteen. But there are a lot of younger fans out there, as well as fans who don't all prefer the same music. Lumping music greats into one category really isn't my style, but for the purposes of this article, that's exactly what I'm going to do. With the exception of Prince, all the music is pretty much equal (don't throw things just yet). What I mean is, let's get a different genre of music going here.

Going back to the faux pas of Jackson and Timberlake, MTV will never again be allowed to be a part of the Super Bowl half time show. That I can say is understandable since Jackson flashed half of the world (and I think I ended up being one of the rare few who didn't witness it when it actually happened). But just because Jackson had that accident, and the FCC had a "minor" freak out about it, doesn't mean that no one who isn't near the age of retirement shouldn't be there to perform.

For example, Jennifer Hudson is going to be there to sing the national anthem at the beginning of the game. I think this is great on so many different levels. One, she is a great singer, and two, this is the first time she will be back in the spotlight after the tragic incident that happened to her family last October. Why not have a good singer like that be the star of the half time show? Why not get some rocker band who can still dance around the stage without worrying if their hips will dislocate? Even if it continues with the pop music theme, there are bands/singers out there who won't flash the entire world and aren't associated with the superstar antics that we see from Britney and other overpaid, under-talented performers. Now I am no musical expert, but what about pop bands like Maroon 5, Nickelback, Audioslave (or just Chris Cornell) or even (dare I go there) some of the singers that made it from American Idol. I hate to promote this sickening show, but what about David Cook, or non-American Idol singers who can actually sing and their songs are pretty good.

ANYONE that could appeal to a younger crowd, as well as the crowd that likes bands and singers that once were amazing and now are just in it for money and continued fame. Next thing we'll know, Journey will be next year's band and then I'll have to consider not watching any of the Super Bowl if it happens.

The only thing that could be worse is if the NFL decides to go drastically young, and then Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, or High School Musical is the main show. If that happens, then I will never watch football again.

So even though the Super Bowl isn't for a few weeks, I just began to think about it and who might be showing up. Now that both of the Mannings are out of the playoffs, and Brady has been a no-show for most of the season (Hallelujah, am I right?) it just might seem that none of the "big guns" or celebs of football are going to be in the spotlight. That will be even more true if the big names like McNabb, Westbrook, and Roethlisberger don't make it to Tampa.

Since last Super Bowl, Eli Manning has become as popular as his brother, which makes some people elated, and others astonished. Personally, I think that he got to where he was because of his family name, but that is another story for another day. So that's why so many are shocked and dismayed that Baby Manning will not be venturing to the Super Bowl this year, at least with his Giants.

A couple of years ago, when neither the suddenly amazing Giants, nor the monopolizing Patriots made it to the Super Bowl, there was still a football giant to take much of the spotlight: Peyton. And with good reason; Older Bro Manning helped bring his team to Super Bowl XLI and win it. But what really pissed me off, and I mean PISSED me off was that Brady somehow ended up at this game by being involved with the coin toss.

It doesn't surprise me, now or then, that the NFL loves Brady and can't get enough of him. So even though his team didn't make it to the Super Bowl, he sure did. And because of this special guest appearance, I am intrigued and apprehensive to see which NFL "star" is going to make a special guest appearance this year. Will it be Brady again? Even though he was out for most of the regular season, there's no doubt in my mind that the NFL would pull any amount of strings to get him back out onto the football field, even to the dismay of all anti-Patriots/anti-Brady football fans.

However, after the big hoopla about Eli Manning and his winning Giants, the team who beat out the Super Bowl Giants (no pun intended...maybe) the NFL might not want to give up their overly praised NFC team. That is why the person that might be at that coin toss, who won't be Brady, will be Eli Manning.

In a perfect Super Bowl world, there will be no surprise appearances by any Brady, Manning, or anyone of that stature. The only players that should show up to this game should be the players from the two teams playing in the XLIrd Super Bowl. If any players are going to help with the coin toss, or any other mundane part of the show, why not have it be some Hall-of-Famer? Someone who isn't associated with a current football team that didn't make it because they just couldn't live up to the pressure, or just weren't that good?

Oh and if the NFL has Tony Romo show up for anything, I will search out the idiot who made that decision and give them a piece of my mind!

Go Eagles!