No it wasn't because there was a World Cup competition on the other side of the planet.
I didn't have a splitting headache or nightmares or worries and I hadn't been partying till the wee hours. I did, however, have eyes that were so bloodshot they resembled a road map.
It was all in the name of Round three of the FA Cup.
For others it was a different story. Coaches like Liverpool's Rafael Benitez and Newcastle United's Sam Allardyce do have splitting headaches deciding who should play where, when, why, what and how in their replays at Luton and Stoke respectively.
Everton and Blackburn fans did have nightmares with many diehards thinking they were reliving the Leeds Utd nightmare in the 1973 final against Sunderland.
Leeds, superlatively efficient matured in the conflicts of the First Division and of European competition, a team with 10 international players - including the likes of Harvey, Reaney, Cherry, Bremner, Madeley, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray and Yorath. They came to Wembley as Cup holders, for their third final in four years.
Sunderland came from the Second Division, and when their new manager, Bob Stokoe, took over in the season, they were third from bottom.
Final score: Sunderland 1, Leeds 0.
While Everton and Blackburn had the choice to and did field understrength teams the results were still a shock. Final score Oldham 1-0 Everton; Coventry 4-1 Blackburn.
Now I'm a Liverpool fan and while we didn't lose it still hurts to draw with a team 61 places below us. Luton Town must still be partying after a 1-1 draw. The Hatters are a club in danger of being no longer.
Financial strife has them staring down the barrel of extinction. Players' wives have phoned the club in tears as their husbands have not been paid for games in November and only paid in part for December. Fans wanting a ticket to the clash with Liverpool had to buy a ticket to another Luton home game to do so such is the desperate situation.
The next chapter in this tale begins at Anfield in 11 days' time. It's set up to be the biggest fairytale match in the Cup's history. Luton can't lose no matter what the score as they collect 45 per cent of all gate takings at Anfield and so are guaranteed a monster pay cheque. Let's hope the players are looked after first.
At times the FA Cup can be the furthest place from the grandeur of the world's best stadiums but Luton Town's Kenilworth Stadium was the centre of the universe on Sunday night. I've got bags under my eyes to prove it.