It is now time for our second (unofficial) holiday of the year: Super Bowl Sunday. You know it is a holiday when the least of the football fans can't wait for the day because it gives them a reason to do what they love to do: socialize and party. They may pick a team to root for, but make no mistake about it, their motivation for being at the event is strictly social. I have been to many Superbowl parties over the years, and other than my betting interest, social significance or that I just liked another team better or hated them the least, my heart could have taken the lost.
On the other hand when the Bengals played I did not want to be around anyone, just me and the game. There was too much at stake to be irritated by other's remarks, emotions or just plain lack of knowledge. And when they lost in 1980 I did not read a newspaper for over a week. And I read at least five newspapers a day at the time. (I've cut back. Helped out by two of the papers going out of business). I took the Super Bowl XXIII lost a little better but not by much.
But I digress. My thought is this; if the day is a un-official holiday why can't it have two consecutive days off like our other holidays. Most other holidays are officially on Monday which give most of us 3 consecutive days off. While Congress would never (or should they) let that happen, the National Football League can. By moving the game to Saturday night it would do away with "Hangover Monday". It would give those a the game a "travel day". And Monday would be a more productive day a work. I am sure there are financial concerns for someone who would oppose this idea, but for the majority of Super Bowl fans they would welcome the change.
