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Is it Time for 'Super Bowl Saturday'? Stuck

Posted on February 12, 2013 at 04:26 PM.

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Sunday would be better served as a recovery day after a long night of Super Bowl partying.

The NFL is taking a proactive approach to the potential of bad weather for next year's Super Bowl in New Jersey -- the first time the game will be played in a cold-weather region in a stadium exposed to the elements. But have they tapped into an amazing idea that could enhance the Super Bowl even further?

The league has reportedly bounced around the idea of one-upping the holiest of football days -- Sunday -- in exchange for a Super-Saturday. Should a treacherous nor'easter punch it's ticket for that Sunday, the NFL could have the option to move the game up one day to Saturday.

But forget the weather for a moment. The NFL has stirred up an idea that may deserve a discussion and potential change regardless of climate. Why don't they just play the game on Saturday always?

Having the game on a Sunday makes life hell the next day. Staying up late on a Saturday is no big deal. We don't need to take a vacation day, battle with a hangover at work, or contemplate if we should go to bed if the game isn't even that close in the fourth quarter.

Instead, -- like a true party demands -- Saturday leaves the gates wide open. "Tomorrow" doesn't matter on the last day of the calendar week (Saturday); it's merely an overflow parking lot for what started the night before. And should Mother Nature decide to alter our plans, we always have our antiquated friend, Sunday, to fall back on.

Our bosses would be happier, although our priests might not like the drop in church attendance. But for one day out of the year I think even the holiest of men might understand. After all, a Super Bowl Saturday full of proper partying would demand that we use the seventh day for it's intended purpose -- rest.

Sound Off: Would you rather the Super Bowl remain on Sunday or be moved to another day?

Justin Mikels is a staff writer for Operation Sports. Give him hell in the comments or on Twitter: @long_snapper.

Comments

# 1 mgjohns61585 @ Feb 12

Super Bowl Saturday would be a perfect idea.

# 2 GRONK IS AMAZIN @ Feb 12

Yeah then I won't stay up late for school

# 3 JulianGER @ Feb 12

Would be great for international fans because they have to stay awake the whole night.

# 4 tril @ Feb 12

Nope...Sunday is perfect.
Moving the game to Saturday will now lead to competition with other typical Saturday events.
this includes shopping, chores, and other night life events. The Superbowl is a world wide event.
Move the Superbowl to Saturday and I gaurentee there will be a viewership drop, and the majority of the drop will be the drop in viewership of women.
Sunday is typicla dya of rest, thats another reason why teh NFL does so well.
They shoudlnt mess with a formula that falls perfectly in line with the rest of the days of the week.

# 5 bccards13 @ Feb 12

Saturday is the perfect day for the Super Bowl.

# 6 Joe Chacon @ Feb 13

Would love to see it moved to Saturday!

# 7 cusefan74 @ Feb 13

I don't like braking tradition, so I say no to Saturday, but they should make the game earlier in the day. Although it wouldn't effect me either way.

# 8 BigRick47 @ Feb 13

I've been saying this for YEARS!!! Even sent an email to the NFL about it about 5-6 years ago but never got a response. Oh well at least they are thinking about it finally, just makes sense. Companies won't lose so much productivity with people calling out sick, hung over etc.