Where there’s life, there’s hope

I finally figured out the two perfect sports metaphors (I hope) for this election.  First, the hubris of the famous Cal-Stanford game in 1982:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZCCAqoSwY[/youtube]

Second, the women’s snowboard race in the last Olympics, during which Lindsey Jacobellis got cocky, performed an unnecessary jump, and lost the lead:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThQ1po1JLU&feature=related[/youtube]

Remember, folks, it ain’t over ’til it’s over.