The Doc’s Diagnosis: Georgia Fans Show Disturbing Post-Alabama Symptoms

A disturbing ailment seems to have infected a large swath of the southeastern United States following Georgia’s utter humiliation at the hands of the Crimson Tide this past weekend. After the game, hundreds of cases of Psychotalius Fanaticitus —commonly known as Psycho-Fan Syndrome—have been reported amongst the Georgia faithful. Alabama fans, celebrating their biggest win in at least a decade, reported a wide variety of dysfunctional behavior by Georgia students—and I should mention that it was mostly the students. For the most part, the Georgia grown-ups were their usual genteel, hospitable selves. Alabama fans, some of whom were with their children, have reported that Georgia students cursed at, spat at, poured beer on, hurled objects at, and generally acted like boorish, drunken oafs towards the Alabama faithful as they attempted to make their way out of Athens. One broadcaster from Birmingham apparently had rocks thrown at him as he did his live postgame report ... (link)