For years, I’ve joked that the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a holiday, since tens of millions of Americans stay up watching the game and are tired, groggy, or hung over the following morning.
Perhaps we have the next great unifying issue in America — I say only somewhat tongue-in-cheek – in the proposal to move the Super Bowl to the Sunday of President’s Day weekend, ensuring that the following day is a federal holiday and many Americans will have the day off. According to a new poll from Quinnipiac, 56 percent of U.S. adults support the idea, 18 percent oppose the idea, and 26 percent have no opinion. Among self-described NFL fans, 71 percent support the idea, 17 percent oppose it.
Since 2022, when the NFL expanded the regular season to 17 games, the Super Bowl is usually played on the second Sunday in February. President’s Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February, so the NFL could shift the schedule by adding another bye week or by adding an 18th regular game to the schedule.
Quinnipiac also asked about the NFL’s decision to select Bad Bunny as the performer of the Super Bowl halftime show. The survey results suggest that the selection of Mr. Bunny is not particularly controversial. “Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) approve of the NFL’s decision to have the artist known as Bad Bunny perform the Super Bowl halftime show in February, while 29 percent disapprove and 24 percent did not offer an opinion.”
Maybe he should rename himself “Eh, Okay Bunny.”