I, personally, am dreading that. The parallel actually isn't bad, the by now heavily favored New England side against the, well, not heavily favored Carolina team. If the Patriots win, I predict that at least six overly-bored reporters will comment how the seemingly invincible New Englanders, were in fact victorious, boding well for their Senator. If the Panthers win, Edwards will certainly announce it, and declare himself and his team, the "Comebacking Carolina." Oh, the good old days, when bad metaphors didn't dominate the world, except for the fact that they probably always did, just not as openly.