Should the Monday after the Super Bowl be a state holiday? Tennessee lawmakers are pitching it.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It is the one night time a 12 months when the workers at Scoreboard Bar and Grill has each TV on the identical channel — both for the motion on the sphere or the spectacle that comes with it.

“All people watches soccer,” mentioned Rick Hembrook, a supervisor at Scoreboard. “We’re three deep, we’ve acquired 50-60 TVs.”

However the day after the Tremendous Bowl is an entire completely different ball recreation. “The general public are both hungover or they simply don’t wish to come to work as a result of the Tremendous Bowl runs manner into late hours,” mentioned Hembrook.

That is why Rep. Joe Cities and Sen. London Lamar, each Democrats from Memphis, have written up a gusty play: making the Monday after Tremendous Bowl Sunday the state’s latest vacation.

“I feel it’d be nice,” mentioned Hembrook.

“Properly I might take part in any day without work. In case you’re going to offer me a day’s trip, I’m in all probability going to reap the benefits of it,” mentioned Randy Sutton, a buyer inside Scoreboard.

The concept appeared to obtain practically common acclaim till we revealed the catch — the invoice establishes Tremendous Bowl Monday by giving up Columbus Day as a acknowledged state vacation.

“Oh ho maintain on now. Maintain the telephone right here,” interjected Sutton after we instructed him the caveat. “It nearly looks as if a again door method to cancel an actual vacation to place one thing else in place.”

We figured, in all of Nashville, if there was one place the place there could be, for instance, flavorful opinions about eliminating Columbus Day, it could be at Coco’s Italian Market.

“Columbus Day — , being Italian, it’s necessary to me,” mentioned Chuck Cinelli, Coco’s proprietor.

Cinelli is a descendant of Italian immigrants so he thinks it is necessary to have a day to have a good time his individuals.

“Italians have been so instrumental in constructing America,” he mentioned.

Nonetheless, he says he may take or depart the precise individual the day honors.

“Properly Columbus Day has sort of fallen out of vogue, so I truly suppose it ought to be Amerigo Vespucci Daym,” mentioned Cinelli.

However do not be mistaken, Cinelli nonetheless has an enormous appreciation for the massive recreation.

“The Tremendous Bowl actually is a vacation for us as a result of we promote a lot lasagna and cannolis on Tremendous Bowl weekend,” mentioned Cinelli. “We even have time slots so we will cook dinner all of them in time.”

So ought to Tremendous Bowl Monday be our latest vacation? Identical to the sport itself, everybody appears to be rooting for a special final result.

“It’s one thing that actually sort of brings the entire nation collectively, extra so than Columbus Day does,” mentioned Debi Again, a buyer at Coco’s.

“We’ve sufficient holidays proper now as it’s,” mentioned Joe Hobbs, who was consuming lunch at Scoreboard.

Do not begin plotting out your Tremendous Bowl Monday plans simply but. Greater than a thousand payments have been filed for the Tennessee Basic Meeting to think about this 12 months. Solely a handful will truly turn into legislation.