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2023 SWAMI RACE
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ISSUE # 10-23                NEWSLETTER WEEK #10                4 NOVEMBER 2023

Congratulations go to Andrew for coming in first in Week # 10 only missing 8 games (WOW!), followed closely by Fear the Sisters and CJSGM (both with 9 losses), and Cosmic Turtle, LGTomcat, Prime Time, PNW, Kinko, Dr Pork, and Tenacious D (all with 10 losses). (Average was ineligible.) This must have been a close week for only 2 losses separate 4th place and 24th place! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to Yoda for coming in last in Week # 10 only missing 12 games, followed closely by ZIP (12 losses), WunderBrew (13 losses), IRISH (10 losses), and mars, The Swaminator, JT, Wanderer, moon, and none (all with 11 losses). (Random and Odd SWAMI were ineligible.) Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to mars for remaining in the cumulative lead in Week # 10 (up from 3rd), followed closely by Andrew (up from 11th), Biggs Darklighter (remained in 4th), Fear the Sisters (up from 8th), Wanderer (down from 6th), WunderBrew (down from 2nd), Kinko (remained in 9th), JT (down from 7th), Dr Pork (down from 10th), and Prime Time (up from 13th). (Average and Odd SWAMI are not eligible.) Out of the top ten go The Swaminator (down from 12th to 16th)! There are a few more weeks to go so how will this list get juggled? Stay tuned for more intriguing stories!


Congratulations go to IRISH for jumping into the lead for the last place spot in Week # 10 (remained in 24th), followed closely by Yoda (up from 21st), none (down from 23rd), LGTomcat (down from 22nd), ZIP (up from 17th), moon (down from 20th), Tenacious D (down from 19th), DogRam (down from 18th), The Swaminator (up from 12th), and Cosmic Turtle (remained in 15th)! This battle for that covetted last space spot rages!! Remember, the eligibility for this race requires at least 80% of the games picked! Some people are already hindering their chances by missing a paper! Random, Average, and SWAMI-odds are ineligible! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


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ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - None!


SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - None!


NOTICE: - Army did not play two games this week. As a result the Eastern Washington game was a mismatch (Cal Poly SLO instead of Army) and therefore not included in this weeks stats. As always, if you notice any errors, please don't hesitate to bring them to my attention via a 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. If anybody wishes a hardcopy update of a previous week, just request it - but it may cost you a drink!


FINAL SCORES

Week # 10 :
Game #  1: 10-27 UCLA at Arizona;           Game # 14: 23-3  Army at Air Force;
Game #  2: 23-31 Notre Dame at Clemson;     Game # 15: 52-42 Washington at USC;
Game #  3: 30-37 Boise St. at Fresno St.;   Game # 16: 28-42 LSU at Alabama;
Game #  4: 13-10 Tulane at East Carolina;   Game # 17: 39-36 Arkansas at Florida;
Game #  5: 24-7  Florida St. at Pittsburgh; Game # 18: 24-3  Kentucky at Miss. St.;
Game #  6: 51-15 Penn St. at Maryland;      Game # 19: 28-38 Jacksonville St. at South Carolina;
Game #  7: 13-41 Purdue at Michigan;        Game # 20:  7-13  Middle Tenn. at New Mexico St.;
Game #  8: 17-20 Nebraska at Michigan St.;  Game # 21:mismatched Army (Cal Poly SLO) at Eastern Washington;
Game #  9: 27-26 Illinois at Minnesota;     Game # 22:  8-23 Cornell at Penn;
Game # 10: 25-24 Houston at Baylor;         Game # 23: 21-14 Missouri S&T at Quincy;
Game # 11: 28-26 UCF at Cincinnati;         Game # 24: 42-47 Howard Payne at Sul Ross St.;
Game # 12: 24-27 Oklahoma at Oklahoma St.;  Game # 25: 23-37 Portland St. at UC-Davis;
Game # 13: 30-33 Kansas St. at Texas;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

Kentucky beat Miss. St.!!!
Missouri S&T beat Quincy!
Sul Ross St. beat Howard Payne!
UC-Davis beat Portland St.!!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Biggs Darklighter, IRISH, The Swaminator, and Yoda picked Arizona to beat UCLA!!
IRISH and Random picked Michigan St. to beat Nebraska!
Cosmic Turtle and PNW picked Illinois to beat Minnesota!
Fear the Sisters, Prime Time, Random, and WunderBrew picked Houston to beat Baylor!
IRISH and Random picked Army to beat Air Force!!!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Biggs Darklighter, IRISH, and Yoda picked Fresno St. to lose to Boise St.?
Biggs Darklighter and Random picked Tulane to lose to East Carolina?
CJSGM and Random picked Penn St. to lose to Maryland?????
Biggs Darklighter, IRISH, and Random picked Central Florida (UCF) to lose to Cincinnati?
Prime Time, The Swaminator, and WunderBrew picked Texas to lose to Kansas St.?
Random, Yoda, and ZIP picked Washington to lose to USC?
IRISH, Random, Tenacious D, and WunderBrew picked Alabama to lose to LSU??
IRISH and Random picked New Mexico St. to lose to Middle Tenn.?
IRISH and PNW picked Penn to lose to Cornell??

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

Homer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Arizona and they lost!
Homer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to lose to Arizona and they did!
Moline picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to lose to Arizona and they did!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Arizona and they lost!
AHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Clemson and they lost!
NHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Clemson and they lost!
Campbell picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Clemson and they lost!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Clemson and they lost!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno St.) to beat Boise St. and they did!
Markarian picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno St.) to beat Boise St. and they did!
Krakowiak picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Penn St.) to beat Maryland and they did!
La Brie picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Nebraska) to beat Michigan St. and they lost!
Switzer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Kansas St.) to lose to Texas and they did!
Bowen picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (USC) to lose to Washington and they did!
Whiteley picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (USC) to lose to Washington and they did!
Switzer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Cornell) to beat Penn and they lost!
Rarden picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Cornell) to lose to Penn and they did!
Long picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Missouri S&T) to lose to Quincy and they won - shame on you for not picking them!
Homer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Sul Ross St.) to lose to Howard Payne and they won - shame on you for not picking them!
Everybody else picked correctly for their Alma Mater to win or lose!

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

Aloha. Heading to the Kauai Marriott Resort in Koloa. Was home for 15 yrs. ... Brings back memories - heh!
Army is busy on two fronts this week? ... They're strong enough - aren't they!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
In early this week so I won't forget... ... That's critical - that you don't forget!
Just wait till next year! ... You betcha!
Looks like Army has two games ... My mistake!
many close games ... This the week to pick 'em and move up - or down!
The Irish move up in the top 10! ... Not quite!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

LGTomcat, DogRam, and IRISH picked the most regular games perfectly (2)!
DogRam picked the mose starred games perfectly (2)!
DogRam picked the most total games perfectly (4)!
Andrew had the most margin points with 3290 pts. with Cosmic Turtle in second with 3200 pts.!
Yoda had the least margin points with 2310 pts. with ZIP in second with 2370 pts.!
WunderBrew moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 6, from 2nd to 8th!
The Swaminator moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 8, from 12th to 3rd!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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