Hoosier Hysteria on the Brain

By: Kent Languell (@AskTheWho)

If you are anything like me, your life has been made even better by the start that the Hoosiers are having to their basketball season. I have compiled yet another list, this time of the signs that you may be suffering from Hoosier Hysteria of the Brain. Do not worry if you suffer from some, or all of these symptoms. There is no need for medical attention. As a guy who watches a lot of TV, I can say that the only cure for Hoosier Hysteria of the Brain is... MORE HOOSIERS BASKETBALL! The symptoms:

-You wake up all of the sudden throughout the night, only to find yourself in front of the TV or computer to watch the Watshot.
-You've petitioned to your boss to make it mandatory for all employees to wear candy stripes for the company Christmas photo.
-You've done all of your Christmas shopping, and during the wrapping process you've noticed not one single gift isn't Hoosiers paraphernalia.
-In discussing names with your spouse of your next born child, you are unable to think of any other name besides Cody.
-In the daily decision of what to cook for dinner, you find yourself asking, "What would Crean make?"
-During the decoration of your Chrismas tree, you removed all colored lights from the strands except the red and white ones.
-You are still wearing the same underwear that you had on for the Kentucky game.
-As you walk through crowded places, you chant, "Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!"
-You order your morning coffee with sugar and extra Crean.
-Dick Vitale's voice has recently become beautiful to listen to.
-You've declared December 28,2011 at 7:30 (first Big 10 game) a holiday and therefore will be leaving work early.
-You had plans for New Year's Eve with the wife, but then looked at the schedule and cancelled dinner reservations.
-You've started pricing tickets to New Orleans for March 31 and April 2.
-Andrew Luck and 1-13 mean very little to you anymore.
-You look ahead at the schedule, and you get excited if the opponent's name has a very small number next to it.
-Bobby who? is a thought you've let enter your mind.
-You were kicked out of the Hall for trying to adjust five banners over to the left.

As mentioned before, there is no need to seek a doctor is you suffer from some of these symptoms. It's completely normal to feel the emotion you have about Hoosiers basketball. It's been a long three years, and these feelings and actions might seem a bit foreign to you. Remember, there's nothing more important in life than family, but a very close second is Hoosiers basketball! Just grab a glass of red Kool-aid, breathe, and repeat five times, "We're baaaccckk!"

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