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From Sports Illustrated:

Janet Jackson, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Kid Rock and Nelly apparently weren't enough for CBS' 12 1/2-minute Super Bowl halftime show.

Another act is poised join the MTV-produced extravaganza. Who that is will remain a mystery until the program, producers said Thursday.

The production will require 350 local volunteers to haul and assemble 70 pieces of the stage, which spans 120 feet. Then about 2,500 youngsters from area schools will pour onto the field to create a festival concert atmosphere.

Combs said that as big a deal as the halftime show has become, the musicians are just a sideshow.

"This is all about the players," he said. "We're here to fill some time while they get ready for the second half."

I've always been a fan of the halftime show. I actually sometimes wish it was longer. I don't agree with P-Diddy (I always feel ridiculous calling him that) when he says that the Super Bowl is all about the players. Nay, it is all about the fans.

Super Bowl has become much more than a mere football game. It has become an entertainment extravaganza where even the advertising is aimed at delighting the fans, and that's the way it should be. To heck with the spoil-sports who say the half time show is distracting. The half-time show is part of the fun.

I wonder who the "mystery performer" is. Could it be....Michael Jackson? I doubt it, but if he were to appear during the show it would certainly blow some minds.