Just under twenty-four hours ago, the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII when Kicker Adam Vinatieri made a once-in-a-lifetime 41-yard field goal with four seconds remaining for a 32-29 victory - but that is not the "big Super Bowl moment" that everyone is talking about. Instead of the great plays and amazing teamwork exuded by both teams - the one and only thing that everyone remembers from the Super Bowl was when Justin Timberlake, during a halftime performance of his "hit" song, Rock Your Body with Janet Jackson - ripped off a portion of her clothing - exposing her right breast.

This now infamous event is making all of the world's Monday Morning Quarterbacks ask, not if a certain play during the "big game" was called correctly - but if the "wardrobe malfunction" as Timberlake called it - was intentional or not.

Personally - I think it was.

Just moments after the deed was done, everyone involved in the production of the Super Bowl went right into full "Damage Control" mode. CBS was the first to play "Cover Your Ass" by issuing a statement through spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade, who said that CBS, "deeply regrets the incident. There was no indication any such thing would happen. The moment did not conform to CBS' broadcast standards and we would like to apologize to anyone who was offended." Timberlake himself then joined the fray, saying he was, "sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl. It was not intentional and is regrettable." On the flip side, the FCC and the NFL took the position of angry rather than shocked. Michael Powell, the Chief of the Federal Communications Commission called Timberlake and Jackson's performance, "a classless, crass and deplorable stunt." And NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue called the conduct of the performers, "offensive, embarrassing to us and our fans, and inappropriate."

However, MTV, the network that produced the Super Bowl halftime show, took an entirely different approach. In an interview with Jackson's choreographer, Gil Duldulao posted on MTV.com a few days before the Super Bowl, he said that Jackson is "more stylized, she's more feminine and she's more a woman as she dances this time around." He than said, of her performance during the halftime show, that, "there are some shocking moments in there too." This event followed another recent infamous MTV moment on August 28, 2003 that saw Britney Spears stick her tongue in Madonna's mouth during the MTV Video Music Awards - a network that is the poster child for the "Sex Sells" cliché.

While I do think last night's "miracle play" was intentional - simply because MTV might as well stand for "Must Touch Vixens", I do think that there is a place for performances like this - on MTV - not CBS. Much like my feelings on sex in professional wrestling, I feel that these type of music performances, while entertaining in the right context and on the right network - do not belong on shows that are watched by children and families.

Besides - what football fan wants to see Justin Timberlake anyway?