It's 5 Months Away, but the Super Bowl Halftime Performer Will Be...

BRUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!!!

The the football season hasn't even started yet, but it's being reported that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the halftime performers at this year's Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay, Florida. So there you have it, you have 5 months to set your TiVo and not miss a minute when you have to make a mad dash to the bathroom because your sister-in-law's guacamole was made with expired sour cream and mushy avocados.

Honestly, once I read this at Variety's website, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. Looking back, having the reunited E Street Band play at the Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 would have been more fitting than U2 in their tribute to 9/11. However, it still doesn't change the fact of that being one of the most powerful, resonating halftime shows in the Big Game's history.

So, why the change of heart for the E Street Band? Perhaps they are true to their tradition of an All-American rock band and want to give the Jets and their new (old) All-American quarterback, Broadway Brett Favre some extra motivation to make that trip to Tampa Bay in January. It may take a Thunder Road to get there, and Favre's Glory Days may be behind him, but if the Jets play their opponents with a tenacity like they're Held Up Without a Gun, then maybe Brett and the Jets will go all Murder Incorporated on the competition this season.

If that's the case then they would truly prove that they are Born to Run with the Boss to Florida. Hell, they could even take the same flight back to the swamps of Jersey and have a victory show at the stadium when their fans greet them on the homecoming.

The NFL and Springsteen's people have been mum on the subject, so hopefully in the coming weeks we will know for sure if this match made on Exit 16W of the New Jersey Turnpike is in fact true. If so, it's a teaming that is truly Born in the USA.