2025 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

A hearty welcome to another SWAMI Football season!

If you have a change of rivals, favorite team, or phone number, please submit that next week in the "Comments" section - the only field to enter them next week. And remember - always fill in all data (and only numerical data in the "Margin Points" field) and check the bottom of the page (after submitting) to make sure your entry was delivered.

Congratulations go to Tenacious D for coming in first in Week #1, only missing 2 games, followed closely by Away We Go, pearl, Nostraporcus, and Old SWAMI (all with 3 losses), Daddy's Little Girl and Kimo (both with 4 losses), Kinko and Finn4thewin (both with 3 losses), and jasper (4 losses). (Odd Swami and Average were ineligible) This must have been a close week for only 2 losses separate 2nd place and 24th place! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!

ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - The rivalry standings will not be posted until next week! Get your new requests in by next week. Otherwise I will use what you submitted in the first week or use last year's rivalries if no updates! If you are in one or want to be, please let me know! If there are any changes that need to be made, let me know also! I also will use last year's contact information if no new dated has been submitted!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - Please make sure you have filled in ALL fields (and only numeric data as margin points) and that your entry was successfully submitted (printed at the end of the submittal page)!

NOTICE: - As always, if you notice any errors, please don't hesitate to bring them to my attention via a text, phone call, or comment in the comments section on your weekly picks! Any changes will be noted in the Newsletter and reflected in the Cumulative Standings. All pages that have been newly updated will be noted in the Newsletter for those of you wishing to look back on previous weeks.

FINAL SCORES

Week # 1 :

Game #  1:  0-66 Sul Ross State at UT Rio Grande Valley; Game # 14: 35-38 North Dakota at Kansas State;
Game #  2:  7-35 Abilene Christian at Tulsa;             Game # 15: 13-49 Bucknell at Air Force;
Game #  3: 17-10 LSU at Clemson;                         Game # 16: 14-42 Georgia Southern at Fresno State;
Game #  4: 17-31 Alabama at Florida State;               Game # 17: 34-15 California at Oregon State;
Game #  5:  7-48 Coastal Carolina at Virginia;           Game # 18: 16-28 UTEP at Utah State;
Game #  6:  7-39 Florida Atlantic at Maryland;           Game # 19: 10-13 Idaho at Washington State;
Game #  7:  7-14 Texas at Ohio State;                    Game # 20:  7-45 Marshall at Georgia;
Game #  8: 13-59 Montana State at Oregon;                Game # 21: 16-24 Toledo at Kentucky;
Game #  9: 43-10 Utah at UCLA;                           Game # 22: 26-45 Syracuse vs Tennessee (at Atlanta GA)
Game # 10: 21-38 Colorado State at Washington;           Game # 23: 24-42 UTSA at Texas A&M;
Game # 11:  6-40 Hawai'i at Arizona;                     Game # 24: 10-45 Weber State at James Madison;
Game # 12: 19-38 Northern Arizona at Arizona State;      Game # 25: 34-17 Mississippi State at Southern Miss.;
Game # 13:  0-69 Portland State at BYU;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

UT Rio Grande Valley beat Sul Ross State!!!!!!!!!
Ohio State beat Texas!
Fresno State beat Georgia Southern!!!!
California beat Oregon State!!!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Daddy's Little Girl, Tenacious D, and Yoda picked LSU to beat Clemson!
pub grub, Random, and WunderBrew picked Florida State to beat Alabama!!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Random and WunderBrew picked Tulsa to lose to Abilene Christian????
Tenacious D and Yoda picked Virginia to lose to Coastal Carolina??????
BIG BROs RULE, Daddy's Little Girl, Goyotes, and jasper picked Utah to lose to UCLA??
Random and Yoda picked Washington to lose to Colorado State??
Biggs Darklighter picked Utah State to lose to UTEP??
Just Before The Storm picked Washington State to lose to Idaho?
pub grub picked Tennessee to lose to Syracuse???
Horn Girl, LG Tomcats, and Random picked James Madison to lose to Weber State?????
Horn Girl, LG Tomcats, and Yoda picked Mississippi State to lose to Southern Miss.??

ALMA MATER NOTES:

This section will be used to note special picks for the participants Alma Maters/Favorites.

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

Aloha folks. Looking at the roster I realize you people are getting old. ... We all are getting older in one way or another!
And away we go! ... Woohoo!
Del - Thanks for keeping SWAMI Alive! ... You betcha!
Go FSU Bulldogs ... You betcha - and everybody elses Alma Mater!
Go home teams! ... This was one of those unusual weeks where only 4 home teams lost!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
Whoops! Arch Manning hype too much for Buckeyes! ... Not quite what Arch was hoping for but better luck next time!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

Away We Go, Nostraporcus, Kinko, and pub grub picked the most regular games perfectly (1)!
Teancious D, Odd Swami, Finn4thwin, Just Before the Storm, and Cavalry picked the most starred games perfectly (1)!
Tenacious D, Away We Go, Odd Swami, Nostraporcus, Kinko, Finn4thewin, Just Before The Storm, Cavalry, and pub grub picked the most total games perfectly (1)!
Just Before the Storm had the most margin points with 205 pts. with Kimo in second with 202 pts.!
Yoda had the least margin points with -14 pts. with Tenacious D in second with 59 pts.!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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