I find it funny how many people in this thread have only one post.
Either the count got reset from the old board, or they signed up just to complain about the Super Bowl. I know I fall in the latter category. What an embarrassment!
If I were a pro sound guy, I'd think doing the Super Bowl half-time show would be a pretty big feather in my cap and something I'd want done
right. But that thing was so bad I'd try to slink out of the broadcast trailer hoping nobody remembered me. Maybe the TV audio falls to the FOX TV people and they don't have a clue? Do the TV guys not show up for any practices?
From where I was, it sounded mono (no 5.1 except maybe some stadium sounds), and raw mic feeds - no f/x that I could detect.
FWIW, I run a 48 channel record board at my church and I'd be turning in my sound guy card if I screwed up that bad.
- Jasen.