John Madden, Bob Davie and Dick Vitale To Cover 2008 Election

John Madden: Tonight I'd like to welcome our viewers to coverage of the 2008 Presidential election.

Dick Vitale: (spazzing) In this championship election, we're bringing you Barack Obama on the Democratic side and John McCain for the Republicans! This match up should live up to the hype!

Bob Davie: I'm going to have to say, John McCain is going to have to do everything right tonight if he wants to beat Barack Obama. We've seen the point spread, and it doesn't look good for the McCain campaign. When I was at Notre Dame I faced challenges like this, and let me tell you, there is no room for penalties or turn overs in a contest like this!

Vitale: I spoke with Obama on the campaign trail back in September. They were strong then with McCain not being able to shake the connections with George Bush. But I have to tell you, the status of the economy has made the Obama ticket even stronger on offense, defense, and even special teams.

Davie: So who are you picking?

Vitale: (spazzing) I gotta tell you, Obama's gonna sweep New England. He's tough in North Carolina. He'll pick up Florida by three percent. He'll demoralize the McCain campaign with an early victory in Virginia, which hasn't gone for a Democrat in a Presidential election since Lyndon Johnson. The only thing keeping hope for McCain early on will be that Obama will drop South Carolina and Georgia by 15 to 20 points.

Davie: John, Obama or McCain?

Madden: Obama is a great kid. Wonderful human being, let me tell you. He's the first "clean" African American candidate we've had. He grew up in tough circumstances. He could've made a lot of money but instead he chose to be a community organizer and public servant. Oh, sh-t, can I use the term servant for a black man? But anyway, he turned himself around, and look at him now, leading his party at the top of the Presidential ticket.

Davie: It is difficult to imagine the McCain campaign winning this game. But as we all know, on any given November Tuesday, anyone can win. But here's the thing that's going to be hard for McCain. Obama knows how to win. From a grass roots perspective, he gets his people in formation on the ground...

(Madden begins to draw his famous chalk formation over the country).

Vitale: Alright, baby, we're going to go to a commercial break. Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back!