Reader JT with too much time on his hands uses college football to handicap the 2008 Presidential race:
John Kerry = Alabama, for some reason still thinks he should be considered anelite organization but each season becomes more and more embarrassing.
Barack Obama = Notre Dame, highly touted going into the season and will swayvoters based on name and mystique, but really no one knows if the praise is worthy and ends up unable to beat a quality opponent.
Mitt Romney = BYU, for obvious reasons.
Hillary Clinton = USC, one hell of organization, should contend for the title but could easily get derailed by a dispassionate offense and poor defense. Arouses mixture of loathing and envy from other teams’ supporters.
John McCain = Miami, has everything needed to be the one left standing but its been a while since the magical run and the pent up anger and cockiness can be the programme’s downfall.
Wes Clark = Penn State, just being good at defense doesn’t get you much.
John Edwards = Florida, quality, tier-one candidate but is he really good enough to deserve to play for the title?
Vilsack, Richardson, Giuliani = Rutgers, Louisville etc – lightly regarded going into the season, fan favorites by the end: good stories but not going to the big game.
There is no Ohio State this year.
The Dish 