Crossing Broad
Willie Dixon wrote a song in 1961 called I Ain’t Superstitious, but apparently the Philly School District is:
The Philadelphia School District WILL NOT be giving students a delay Monday after the Super Bowl because the last time they did the Eagles lost. When they did not have a delay in 2018 the Eagles won.
Should the decision come down to 2004 (and even 1980)? pic.twitter.com/Wkv2MpWrxR
— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) February 6, 2025
“Many are eager to know what our plans are the Monday after the Super Bowl. Well, before I answer, having been a social studies teacher, and still a bit of a student of history, I want to share a bit of history with you. In 2018, when the Eagles went to Super Bowl 52, and won against the New England Patriots as I recall, we did not have a two-hour delay in the school district. The Eagles returned to the game five years later, for Super Bowl 57. That year, we did have a two-hour delay and guess what? Unfortunately the Eagles lost. And so, in keeping with the winning tradition, we will not have a two-hour delay, on Monday, February 10th. Schools will operate on normal schedules.”
If you take the Superintendent’s explanation at face value, this is the anti-jinx approach. Don’t wanna mess with the gods and goddesses of kismet and karma. The cynic, however, might say that is a convenient excuse to get the kiddos to school on the day after the big game.
Here’s a third idea from a pragmatist – can’t they just send out a text and email blast Sunday night? If the Eagles win, delay. If the Eagles lose, no delay. Maybe that is too late of a time to send the message. Maybe the Kindergarteners are in bed. Who knows? But here’s an even better thought – why doesn’t the NFL just play the game on Saturday? Then this wouldn’t be an issue at all.
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