SWAMI

2023 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

ISSUE # 13-23                NEWSLETTER WEEK #13                25 NOVEMBER 2023

Congratulations go to Long (Kinko) for coming in first in Week # 13 only missing 3 games (WOW!), followed closely by Schaniel (LG Tomcat), NHawkins (mars), Smith (JT), JHawkins (moon), Krakowiak (Andrew), Whiteley (Dr Pork), Markarian (DogRam), and Rarden (Cosmic Turtle) (all with 3 losses), and Kellogg (Wanderer) (4 losses). (SWAMI Odds and Average of Everyone were ineligible.) This must have been a close week for only 2 losses separate 1st place and 20th place! Next year we'll do this all again! Stay tuned!


Congratulations go to the Campbell (IRISH) for coming in last in Week # 13 only missing 7 games, followed closely by Knox (Prime Time) and Switzer (PNW) (both with 6 losses), LaBrie (Fear the Sisters) (5 losses), Moline (The Swaminator), Homer#2 (Yoda), Shelton (none), Winslow (Tenacious D), and Homer#1 (ZIP) (all with 4 losses), and Bowen (WunderBrew) (3 losses). (Random Picks was ineligible.) Next year we'll do this all again! Stay tuned!


Congratulations go to Long (Kinko) for jumping into the cumulative lead in Week # 13 (up from 2nd), followed closely by Kellogg (Wanderer) (down from 1st), NHawkins (mars) (up from 4th), Rarden (Cosmic Turtle) (remained in 6th), Whiteley (Dr Pork) (up from 9th), Krakowiak (Andrew) (up from 11th), Smith (JT) (up from 13th), Bowen (WunderBrew) (down from 8th), Markarian (DogRam) (up from 16th), and Moline (The Swaminator) (remained in 12th). (Average of Everyone and SWAMI-Odds were ineligible) Out of the top ten go Switzer (PNW) (down from 7th to 17th)!


Congratulations go to Forseth (Biggs Darklighter) for remaining in the lead for the last place spot in Week # 13 (second consecutive week), followed closely by Campbell (IRISH) (up from 22nd), Homer#2 (Yoda) (down from 23rd), Shelton (none) (remained in 21st), Knox (Prime Time) (up from 14th), Bradford (CJSGM) (down from 20th), Homer#1 (ZIP) (down from 19th), Switzer (PNW) (up from 7th), Winslow (Tenacious D) (up from 15th), and Schaniel (LG Tomcat) (down from 18th)! This battle for that covetted last space spot rages!! Remember, the eligibility for this race requires at least 80% of the games picked! Random, Average, and SWAMI-odds are ineligible!


The SWAMI CFA Bowl Games will be out soon so watch for it ! The first of 43 bowl games start Saturday 16 December and ends Monday 8 January so the entries are due by Friday midnight 15 December! Watch for the SWAMI CFA Bowl Game schedule so you can submit them (probably around 6 December)!

ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - I will not make a trip to California again for a SWAMI crowning so the local folks will have to take care of that (whomever it may be)!


SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - If anybody has any comments about the contents of this SWAMI season or ways to change it for next season, please let me know! There were a few key games that were left off this season so I'll need to do better research for next season!


NOTICE: - 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 # 13 :
Game #  1: 18-33 Fresno St. at San Diego St.;    Game # 14: 45-69 TCU at Oklahoma;
Game #  2: 56-23 Notre Dame at Stanford;         Game # 15: 34-40 BYU at Oklahoma St.;
Game #  3: 33-7  California at UCLA;             Game # 16:  7-57 Texas Tech at Texas;
Game #  4: 16-29 UTSA at Tulane;                 Game # 17: 19-27 Air Force at Boise St.;
Game #  5: 19-30 Pittsburgh at Duke;             Game # 18: 59-23 Arizona at Arizona St.;
Game #  6: 20-39 N. Carolina at N. Carolina St.; Game # 19:  7-31 Oregon St. at Oregon;
Game #  7: 31-35 Wake Forest at Syracuse;        Game # 20: 21-24 Washington St. at Washington;
Game #  8: 55-17 Virginia Tech at Virginia;      Game # 21: 27-24 Alabama at Auburn;
Game #  9: 24-30 Ohio St. at Michigan;           Game # 22: 24-15 Florida St. at Florida;
Game # 10: 42-0  Penn St. at Michigan St.;       Game # 23: 17-7  Ole Miss. at Miss. St.;
Game # 11: 28-14 Wisconsin at Minnesota;         Game # 24: 16-7  Clemson at South Carolina;
Game # 12: 34-31 West Virginia at Baylor;        Game # 25: 56-14 James Madison at Coastal Carolina;
Game # 13: 13-27 Houston at Central Florida;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

Tulane beat UTSA!!
North Carolina St. beat North Carolina!!!
Michigan beat Ohio St.!
Wisconsin beat Minnesota!!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Random and Moline picked San Diego St. to beat Fresno St.!!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Knox picked Duke to lose to Pittsburgh??
Campbell and Long picked Syracuse to lose to Wake Forest?
Switzer picked Central Florida (UCF) to lose to Houston??
Campbell, Switzer, and Random picked Boise St. to lose to Air Force?
Knox picked Oregon to lose to Oregon St.???
LaBrie, Random, and Winslow picked Florida St. to lose to Florida??
Campbell picked Ole Miss. to lose to Miss. St.?
Campbell picked Clemson to lose to South Carolina?
Bradford and Random picked James Madison to lose to Coastal Carolina??????

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno St.) to beat San Diego St. and they lost!
Markarian picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno St.) to beat San Diego St. and they lost!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Stanford and they did!
AHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Stanford and they did!
NHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Stanford and they did!
Campbell picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Stanford and they did!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat California and they lost!
AHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat California and they lost!
Krakowiak picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Penn St.) to beat Michigan St. and they did!
Forseth picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to beat Minnesota and they did!
Smith picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to beat Minnesota and they did!
Everybody else picked correctly for their Alma Mater to win or lose!

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

... You betcha!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

NHawkins (mars) picked the most regular games perfectly (2)!
Long (IRISH), Schaniel (LG Tomcat, NHawkins (mars), JHawkins (moon), Krakowiak (Andrew), Whiteley (Dr Pork), Markarian (DogRam), Bradford (CJSGM), Winslow (Tenacious D), Shelton (none), Moline (The Swaminator), and Knox (Prime Time) picked the mose starred games perfectly (1)!
NHawkins (mars) picked the most total games perfectly (3)!
Long (Kinko) had the most margin points with 3211 pts. with Schaniel (LG Tomcat) and NHawkins (nars) in second with 3120 pts.!
LaBrie (Fear the Sisters) had the least margin points with 1937 pts. with Knox (Prime Time) in second with 2275 pts.!
Switzer (PNW) moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 10, from 7th to 17th!
Markarian (DogRam) moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 5, from 16th to 11th!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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