What the Super Bowl means for Mitt Romney

At the beginning of the season nobody gave him much of a chance.  After a few decent performances he showed some potential.  But in the big dance, nobody gave him much of a chance.

No, I'm not talking about Mitt Romney (yet), I'm talking about Eli Manning and the New York Giants.  

Talking with my friend this afternoon before the big game, I likened the Giants to Mitt Romney.  To begin with, both have been matched up against opponents hated by its opponents and vigorously loved by their supporters.  Additionally, Mitt Romney is staring down Super Tuesday the same way Eli Manning had to have stared down New England's defense.

While I have no hard evidence to prove that a win for the Giants assures a win for Romney on Tuesday, I can draw some more comparisons.

What happened to Bill Belichick and his team is exactly what Sen. McCain seemed to be plagued with in last week's debate at the Reagan library: a growing ego and unchecked confidence.  When you believe that you are invincible you also start to act like it: taking pot shots at your oppenent over comments that he clearly never made, going for it on fourth down when you could easily kick a field goal... you get the idea.  Either way, a cocky performance on the part of either Bill Belichick or John McCain can lead to the favorites marching off the field with two seconds left in the game, dissapointed.