What is one of the biggest testaments to the power of the Super Bowl? It’s the one event where people actually care who is playing the halftime show.

As the Colts and Saints battle it out this Sunday to see who will reign victorious in the most over-hyped football game of the year, music fans and casual viewers alike will be treated to a performance by rock ’n’ roll titans The Who. But soon the people behind the yearly halftime spectacle are going to have to make some interesting decisions.

Why? Because ever since Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004, the Super Bowl has played it safe. With the exception of Prince in 2007, they’ve made it a point to fill the halftime slot with big-name and decidedly middle-aged rock legends (Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).

Now, that leaves only a couple of testosterone-heavy, slightly older rock giants left. My guess is you can look forward to seeing AC/DC, The Eagles and Van Halen over the next few years. I’m calling it now. But after that, unless they want to start repeating themselves, they’re going to have to take some risks. They’ll need suggestions. Lucky for them, I have a few.

GARTH BROOKS: I’m not suggesting this because I’m a huge fan, but the one thing the Super Bowl halftime show needs to be is big. And nobody in country music has more of a reputation of putting on a big, rockstar-sized show than Garth. Plus, didn’t he just recently come out of retirement? Just a thought.

STEVIE WONDER: He’s one of the last true legends left who has an instantly recognizable catalog and the goods to perform at a high caliber. Plus, it would be a nice R&B/soul switch-up. Sign, seal and deliver that one for us.

MADONNA: Regardless of how much yoga and pilates this woman is doing, based on her singing during the Hope For Haiti telethon, that voice has only got a few more decent years left in it. Plus, you know Madge will make a must-see spectacle out of it.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Hate all you want, but they’re consistently one of the top-grossing concert acts every year. Let the world find out why.

RADIOHEAD: Because they’re one of the biggest and most revolutionary bands in the world and when they do something, ANYTHING, people tend to pay attention.

COLDPLAY: Funny how Coldplay follows Radiohead here. All joking aside, they have a lot of good songs and unlike Radiohead, they’d probably do it.

FOO FIGHTERS: They’ve got the hits, energy and popularity. Plus, the fact that Prince snuck their song “Best of You” into his Super Bowl halftime medley should tell you something.

METALLICA: They’re legends, they’re intense, they rock and they’re too old to scare the kids. The Super Bowl is ultimately for guys, right? This would make most of them happy.

DAFT PUNK: Because they bring their own trippy, light-up pyramid everywhere they go.

THE POLICE: They got back together once. They can do it again.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Eventually, this guy is going to release a new album (probably right before Christmas) and be the biggest pop star in the world. He’s a pretty versatile and likable dude, and if you saw his HBO special, you know the guy performs his tail off. The timing will be right soon.

ANY HIP-HOP: The first, biggest and safest name that comes to mind is Jay-Z. Throw in Lil Wayne after he gets out of jail, Eminem, OutKast, Kanye West minus the ego, LL Cool J going old school, a reunited Fugees, The Roots as the backing band and a pinpoint accurate censor-button pusher and you’ve got a pretty cool show.