College Football and Sleep Patterns

College bowl games change my sleep patterns. I seldom fall asleep on purpose at an unrespectfully early hour (we won't count recliner dozing), but no one that knows me would accuse me of being a night owl.  But college football and the holidays alter everything. I exchange soft warmth of a custom mattress for a viewing platform that allows a measure of  comfort while propelling me to cheer wildly for schools I would be hard pressed to locate on a map. What is this magnetic pole that drags so delightfully on my soul?  I have no answer to the mystery, but pledge to forge ahead at least through Monday night's BCS championship contest. It's the least I can do since I'm not sleeping well these days anyway.