I've Got a Football Hangover...

A hangover describes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption intoxicating substances and the effects of withdrawal.
Usually, hangovers result from drugs or alcohol, but an undefeated season and the taste of a chance to play in the BCS Championship game can be just as intoxicating and its withdrawal just as devastating. The most symptoms of a football hangover are similar to those of your more common hangover: headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, weakness, elevated body temperature, hypersalivation, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, irritability, erratic motor functions, trouble sleeping, and lack of depth perception. Many people will also be repulsed by the thought, of the loss which caused the hangover.

So what happened?

A Penn Stater's Saturday Recap:
Saturday was one of the saddest days of my life. I looked outside on Sunday morning and my I could no longer see a blue and white sky (could have been because it was a particularly sunny day in Florida and the sun was shining in my eyes), but despite the scorching hot weather, the constant chill of sadness surrounded me. I didn't reach for my phone to taunt my Buckeye friends or check the sports page for scores and rankings...there was no countdown to the next time the Nittany Lions would step on the field. There was no joy or excitement, no proudly hung jersey... no fight song, no PSU chants, no text msgs. reading "we are..." awaiting my response of "Penn State!" All those feelings of pride and hope, so close and yet so far, like the dreams of a chance to play for the BCS title torn right from your finger tips by a 4 loss team. Nothing... but disappointment, shattered dreams and a blue and white jersey, crumpled on the floor, remain. There were no highlights, but in case you missed it, Daryl Clark played like Tony Romo in an NFC Championship game, with the possibilities of an undefeated season wrapped like clenched hands around his throat and he choked. He choked, as he threw an interception, which stole the last breath of life from any hope of being number one. A seasoned, Anthony Scirrotto played like a rookie, missing tackles, leaving receivers wide open, and ultimately receiving the pass interference call which would keep alive Iowas drive to upset the Nittany Lions, who because of a sub par performance, on both sides of the ball, will never reach beyond number 3. The Big Ten is once again, nothing more than a punchline in an "overrated" joke told by the SEC.A season of 9 straight wins, might as well have begun with a loss. The Rose Bowl is an insult and Saturday, is now just the day before the Giants play.

This is a dim comparison to the agony that will be next Saturday, and the empty void that used to be filled with Penn State football.

So with that being said, there will be no recap this week as I am still in recovery.