so guys, we know about the number 17's involvement in the super bowl this year but I found something else, a rumor about the halftime show this year

The rumor is that Maroon 5 will perform "Sweet Victory" by David Glen Eisley (The song at the end of the #1 SpongeBob episode ever, Band Geeks) as a tribute to Stephen Hillenburg (SpongeBob Creator).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Geeks

"Band Geeks" was one of the top episodes as chosen by viewers at Nick.com in the event "The Best Day Ever Marathon" held in 2006.[24] In November 2007, as part of the "Top 100 Greatest Moments in Nicktoons History" during "Superstuff Nicktoons Weekend", it is ranked as the #1 greatest moment of all time. In 2012, Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom launched an event called "SpongeBob's Top 100", where viewers can vote at Nick.co.uk for their favorite episode.[25] With over 160,000 votes cast, "Band Geeks" emerged as the winner.[26] It currently holds the highest rating and thus the #1 position for Spongebob episodes on the series' IMDb page.

After the death of series creator Stephen Hillenburg on November 26, 2018, a Change.org petition went up requesting that the NFL play "Sweet Victory" during the halftime show for Super Bowl LIII, as a tribute to Hillenburg. As of January 11, 2019, the petition has received over 1.1 million signatures.[27] On December 12, 2018, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the host stadium for Super Bowl LIII, posted a GIF of a scene from the episode on their official Twitter account, hinting at a possible success from the petition's efforts.[28][29] Success was subsequently hinted at in performer Maroon 5’s hype video for the performance released on January 13.

pic related is proof that the rumor might be true, 32 secs into it

https://twitter.com/LiveNation/status/1086020463111950338

also If you google both maroon 5 and sweet victory, u get the following

interesting thing about this episode, this was the last new episode of spongebob to air before 9/11 and it was part of the 15th episode of its 2nd season

>15th episode

>2nd season

15+2=17

AND ITS SWEET, SWEET, SWEET VICTORY, YEAH!!