So, Katy Perry is going to be the halftime entertainment for the Super Bowl in 2015.  I kissed a girl and I liked it.  It’s not a bad choice and sure to get people excited to watch her perform her hits during the interlude between the action on the field.  But, I have a different kind of halftime show in mind.  It involves music, dancing and cheerleaders in a dance off competition.  Oh, this would really be something to stay on the couch and watch, don’t you think, or are you Hot ‘n Cold on the idea?

Back in high school, during halftime of our football games, our band and the opposing team’s band played and each teams cheerleaders did a dance routine to the music.  I’m sure your high school did the same.  If the NFL did something like that, I bet fans would be Wide Awake and paying particularly close attention to what was on the screen between halves instead of diving into the guacamole like it was necessary for survival, while E.T. played in the background. Imagine the AFC and NFC Champions cheerleaders dancing off and then letting the fans vote for them via their smartphones, tablets or home computers.  Now, that’s a Firework.

I’ve been to NFL games.  Some fans would rather focus their binoculars on the cheerleaders than the players on the field, considering themselves a Dark Horse, to win these scantily clad ladies’ affection.  When watching games on TV with a group of guys, it’s no accident the cameraman includes a shot of the cheerleaders during a break in the game and when that happens all conversation comes to a stop.

If choosing Katy Perry was intended to attract a younger audience, by following my suggestion, the NFL would create a Teenage Dream .  Hell, every ex-boyfriend of an NFL cheerleader is probably singing The One That Got Away on karaoke night at their local pub.  I played 4 years of high school football, so I didn’t get to watch too many dance routines at halftime.  I was in the locker room getting yelled at by the coaches for missing assignments or reviewing adjustments we would make in the 2nd half so that we could better compete or getting praise to keep doing right what we were doing right.

So, let’s stop with the music acts by pop artists and bring back the cheerleaders to the halftime show.  I should know what I’m talking about.  I married a cheerleader.  That’s the Part of Me that you’re never going to ever take away from me.  No.