Local makes so much more sense (and is how I'd always figured it worked a a kid, before I started paying enough attention to television to have heard of Phil). When I got a bit older I felt confused because I couldn't understnad why they weren't reporting on a Maryland groundhog (or better yet, giving reports county by county) if it was an important enough tradition to make such a fuss over in the first place.
The Irving, TX reference was just a bit of school pride and a nod to the UD tradition that it's the students' duty to get the groundhog so drunk that he can't see his own shadow.
Oh yes, Candlemas!
The Irving, TX reference was just a bit of school pride and a nod to the UD tradition that it's the students' duty to get the groundhog so drunk that he can't see his own shadow.