August 28, 2025 • 6 mins
"What if Taylor Swift plays the Super Bowl… and Travis Kelce gets hurt in the first half?"In this wildly entertaining episode of The Ben and Skin Show, the crew dives into the chaotic world of Super Bowl halftime show odds, sparking hilarious debates, bold predictions, and some truly unexpected suggestions. Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray bring their signature blend of pop culture savvy and comedic timing to a segment that’s part Vegas sportsbook, part music festival fantasy draft.KT kicks things off with a juicy list of 40 potential halftime performers, and the gang wastes no time dissecting the odds—from Taylor Swift (the top pick) to Tool (the ultimate curveball). Along the way, they riff on legacy acts, regional relevance, and the NFL’s “wokeness threshold,” all while dropping memorable one-liners and hot takes.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
News, hot gods, every stay on top in the.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Woods shovel.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Shut.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
So I got an email in my iHeart email and
it was about some the latest super Bowl halftime show
odds after the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelcey engagement. I'm
not sure why that would change it, but I do
have forty acts in front of me. Do you guys
don't want to fire away and guess some you can
or we can start at the bottom and get to
(00:36):
the top.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
It's pretty exciting stuff for me.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Do we is forty through twenty one? Worth talking about?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Everyone's worth talking about? Opinion?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
What are you a kindergarten tea?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
It's a super bwl halftime show. This is the best
of the best.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Man.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Think about the.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Categories there's there's like, Okay, do they approach it with
do they have to be regional for where the super
Bowl is?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
No, they don't have any back to that. And I'm
just saying, is it do they factor that end? Sometimes?
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Do they factor in the style of music?
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Does it matter? Is it rap?
Speaker 4 (01:06):
Is it country?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Is it rock?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Or whatever?
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Is it?
Speaker 4 (01:09):
You know, like some badass, traditionally awesome band that's not
necessarily recent. But are there some huge band, Like are
there all types of these littered through the top forty?
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Yeah, it's all types. And also keep in mind, like
what you're one of the things you're referencing, Ben, which
I would call the legacy bands, they're pretty much they've
run through all of them, right, like we've had it.
There's no classic band left. It's still together. I mean Metallica, right,
I think that's yeah, But I would also say that
Metallic is still relevant and it's in San Francisco. But no,
(01:43):
you bring up a good thing.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
They haven't played that card since the who I want
to say Springsteen?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Springsteen?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Who was after Springsteen?
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Were they really? Oh good?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
But there was a you know, if you want to
say legacy, I guess the West.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Coast hip hop tribute that they did was, but that
had Kendrick out there. Yeah, but you're right, No, I
mean that that's the closest thing I've seen to that. Yeah,
has post Malone done it yet?
Speaker 1 (02:07):
No.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I would say he's definitely a candidate.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
He's probably a top ten or maybe top five.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He's sixteen to one odds down there and probably about
about the middle of the middle of the pack. Okay,
did I'll tell you who's who's in the middle of
the pack with all right, Morgan Wallin, Luke Combs, Justin Bieber,
Lady Gaga, who's already done it.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Didn't Bieber's spinning out of control right now. I don't know.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I think I construct an album actually, Okay, I thought
he was struggling.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Uh mean, he's got Bell's palsy a little bit.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Yeah, he did have that. I forgot already had that.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Yeah, but I think he's fine. Bad Bunny's on there.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Bad Bunny has been a secondary yeah, with jay Lo
and Shakira. But there's your sixteen to one odds middle
of the pack. So I'm deleting those from my list.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Here is Taylor your top odd Yes, Taylor is number one,
jay Z number two four, jay Z is one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven eight.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
I'm ten. Where's Alica also ten? Okay, well, twelve to
one odds? So I thought Taylor Swift couldn't do it
because she had like a pepsi deal.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
That's over. That's over. Oh okay, Okay, that does change
a lot now.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Yes, and I thought Jerry Jones fixed all that.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Yeah, so that's over and she makes the most sense, right, yeah,
she wants to do it real quick. I can't believe
y'all didn't mention the Pepsi boots that were on full
display in that documentary.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Yes, just like our reason. Yeah, I'm wearing mine right now.
Oh they look great. Then I'm wearing Pepsi moccasins in
honor of one of the great Texas tech coaches, Mike Leach.
Didn't we mention Miley Cyrus.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Miley time, she's top five, She is top five, She's
at fourth right there, ten to one had a girl,
uh also fourth though at ten to one Oasis. There's
no f and way they would do that, or if
they just had to argue everyone's saying they're getting along
really well, tours going great.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Did they not have tour dates at that time? No,
they're almost done.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
And they're gonna I mean, okay, a few more shows.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Left and they're done.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
If they wouldn't care about American football album to promote
and they're selling out giant stagiums, I don't like this sport.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
They as to pay Chapel roone. Chap Ron's at sixteen
to one, kind of middle of the both there.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
She's too woke for the NFL bro Yeah, I think
so too.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
At the very bottom, I'll say this list for our
Eagle listeners because this this band has a good fan base.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Here tool really yeah yeah. I could see an art
rock band playing the Super Bowl. What if you need
a nap? At halftime thirty five to one odds. Gracie
Abrams will play oh.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
At thirty three to one.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Four different artists here, Foreigners of all Intrigue here, the Killers,
which I you know, I would love that, but Harry Styles,
the Foo Fighters, and Benson Boone.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
I could see Benson Boone happening because the ladies love him, and.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
They would have songs though you like, yeah, well that's
why you need all the three of those together.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Yeah, but combine the yeah he he would have special
guests and they could crank because you think about it,
they're like, all right, we already got all the dudes.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
We probably need to get something that makes the ladies
really want to watch this too. That's why Taylor Swift
is perfect.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I could also see Costner's band going out there if
they want to get the ladies. I mean, Jean, she
just stands there and looks at Costner right. Number two
on the list do a lipa interesting.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Still means two more songs?
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Now, they could pull Elton John out there.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Yeah, Sabrina Carpenter third needs like two or three more
songs away.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Billy Charlie XCX. It's Taylor, guys, it's Taylor the shirt.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
It's gotta be Taylor. She would bring Sabrina Carpenter out
too if she did it. Here's why I would say
it's not Taylor, because they know that if Taylor Swift
plays the Super Bowl and the Chiefs are in it
and lose, the backlash would be horrific. Right or what if?
Speaker 4 (05:59):
What if her fiance gets hurt in the first half
she can't concentrate on the show.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I'm not certain he's a twenty game player anymore.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
Anyway, all right, there you have at the Hollywood Shuffle
coming up in just over three minutes. What's going on
in Dallas? It's time for us and iHeart to think
a local teacher don't miss that
News, hot gods, every stay on top in the.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Woods shovel.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Shut.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
So I got an email in my iHeart email and
it was about some the latest super Bowl halftime show
odds after the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelcey engagement. I'm
not sure why that would change it, but I do
have forty acts in front of me. Do you guys
don't want to fire away and guess some you can
or we can start at the bottom and get to
(00:36):
the top.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
It's pretty exciting stuff for me.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Do we is forty through twenty one? Worth talking about?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Everyone's worth talking about? Opinion?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
What are you a kindergarten tea?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
It's a super bwl halftime show. This is the best
of the best.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Man.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Think about the.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Categories there's there's like, Okay, do they approach it with
do they have to be regional for where the super
Bowl is?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
No, they don't have any back to that. And I'm
just saying, is it do they factor that end? Sometimes?
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Do they factor in the style of music?
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Does it matter? Is it rap?
Speaker 4 (01:06):
Is it country?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Is it rock?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Or whatever?
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Is it?
Speaker 4 (01:09):
You know, like some badass, traditionally awesome band that's not
necessarily recent. But are there some huge band, Like are
there all types of these littered through the top forty?
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Yeah, it's all types. And also keep in mind, like
what you're one of the things you're referencing, Ben, which
I would call the legacy bands, they're pretty much they've
run through all of them, right, like we've had it.
There's no classic band left. It's still together. I mean Metallica, right,
I think that's yeah, But I would also say that
Metallic is still relevant and it's in San Francisco. But no,
(01:43):
you bring up a good thing.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
They haven't played that card since the who I want
to say Springsteen?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Springsteen?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Who was after Springsteen?
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Were they really? Oh good?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
But there was a you know, if you want to
say legacy, I guess the West.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Coast hip hop tribute that they did was, but that
had Kendrick out there. Yeah, but you're right, No, I
mean that that's the closest thing I've seen to that. Yeah,
has post Malone done it yet?
Speaker 1 (02:07):
No.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I would say he's definitely a candidate.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
He's probably a top ten or maybe top five.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He's sixteen to one odds down there and probably about
about the middle of the middle of the pack. Okay,
did I'll tell you who's who's in the middle of
the pack with all right, Morgan Wallin, Luke Combs, Justin Bieber,
Lady Gaga, who's already done it.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Didn't Bieber's spinning out of control right now. I don't know.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I think I construct an album actually, Okay, I thought
he was struggling.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Uh mean, he's got Bell's palsy a little bit.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Yeah, he did have that. I forgot already had that.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Yeah, but I think he's fine. Bad Bunny's on there.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Bad Bunny has been a secondary yeah, with jay Lo
and Shakira. But there's your sixteen to one odds middle
of the pack. So I'm deleting those from my list.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Here is Taylor your top odd Yes, Taylor is number one,
jay Z number two four, jay Z is one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven eight.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
I'm ten. Where's Alica also ten? Okay, well, twelve to
one odds? So I thought Taylor Swift couldn't do it
because she had like a pepsi deal.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
That's over. That's over. Oh okay, Okay, that does change
a lot now.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Yes, and I thought Jerry Jones fixed all that.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Yeah, so that's over and she makes the most sense, right, yeah,
she wants to do it real quick. I can't believe
y'all didn't mention the Pepsi boots that were on full
display in that documentary.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Yes, just like our reason. Yeah, I'm wearing mine right now.
Oh they look great. Then I'm wearing Pepsi moccasins in
honor of one of the great Texas tech coaches, Mike Leach.
Didn't we mention Miley Cyrus.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Miley time, she's top five, She is top five, She's
at fourth right there, ten to one had a girl,
uh also fourth though at ten to one Oasis. There's
no f and way they would do that, or if
they just had to argue everyone's saying they're getting along
really well, tours going great.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Did they not have tour dates at that time? No,
they're almost done.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
And they're gonna I mean, okay, a few more shows.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Left and they're done.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
If they wouldn't care about American football album to promote
and they're selling out giant stagiums, I don't like this sport.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
They as to pay Chapel roone. Chap Ron's at sixteen
to one, kind of middle of the both there.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
She's too woke for the NFL bro Yeah, I think
so too.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
At the very bottom, I'll say this list for our
Eagle listeners because this this band has a good fan base.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Here tool really yeah yeah. I could see an art
rock band playing the Super Bowl. What if you need
a nap? At halftime thirty five to one odds. Gracie
Abrams will play oh.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
At thirty three to one.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Four different artists here, Foreigners of all Intrigue here, the Killers,
which I you know, I would love that, but Harry Styles,
the Foo Fighters, and Benson Boone.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
I could see Benson Boone happening because the ladies love him, and.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
They would have songs though you like, yeah, well that's
why you need all the three of those together.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Yeah, but combine the yeah he he would have special
guests and they could crank because you think about it,
they're like, all right, we already got all the dudes.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
We probably need to get something that makes the ladies
really want to watch this too. That's why Taylor Swift
is perfect.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I could also see Costner's band going out there if
they want to get the ladies. I mean, Jean, she
just stands there and looks at Costner right. Number two
on the list do a lipa interesting.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Still means two more songs?
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Now, they could pull Elton John out there.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Yeah, Sabrina Carpenter third needs like two or three more
songs away.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Billy Charlie XCX. It's Taylor, guys, it's Taylor the shirt.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
It's gotta be Taylor. She would bring Sabrina Carpenter out
too if she did it. Here's why I would say
it's not Taylor, because they know that if Taylor Swift
plays the Super Bowl and the Chiefs are in it
and lose, the backlash would be horrific. Right or what if?
Speaker 4 (05:59):
What if her fiance gets hurt in the first half
she can't concentrate on the show.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I'm not certain he's a twenty game player anymore.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
Anyway, all right, there you have at the Hollywood Shuffle
coming up in just over three minutes. What's going on
in Dallas? It's time for us and iHeart to think
a local teacher don't miss that
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