Vols versus Republicans

Tennessee opens its 2008 campaign on September 1 against UCLA. That happens to be the night that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are speaking at the Republican National Convention. Presumably, the more people watching the speeches of those two major political figures/bogeymen, the worse for the GOP. Jason Zengerle says that by occupying viewers, the above-mentioned game could have an outsized impact on the election in November: 

You think Steve Schmidt et al are hoping the Tennessee-UCLA game on September 1 is a barn burner?

Sorry boys, East Tennessee may be the most conservative place on the planet, but we can't help you out here. This one is going to be over in the second quarter. The Vols march into LA and take the Bruins' heart; utter domination from kickoff to final whistle. Bush and Cheney play to an entirely undistracted, attentive TV audience. Go Vols!