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ISSUE # 14-24                NEWSLETTER WEEK #14                30 NOVEMBER 2024

Congratulations go to Campbell #2 (Irish2) for coming in first in Week # 13 only missing 5 games (WOW!), followed closely by Shelton (none) and Rarden (Do The Opposite) (both with 6 losses), and Winslow (Tenacious D), Moline (BOHICA), KRAKOWIAK (TAURUS), Bowen (WunderBrew), SMITH (Del), AHawkins (El Jefe), and Kellogg (Realigning) (all with 7 losses). (SWAMI Odds and Average of Everyone were ineligible.) This must have been a close week for only 2 losses separate 2nd place and 23rd place! Next year we'll do this all again! Stay tuned!


Congratulations go to the Campbell #1 (IRISH) for coming in last in Week # 13 only missing 11 games, followed closely by Long (Kinko) (12 losses), JHawkins (rooster) (9 losses), Knox (Prime Buff Mama) (8 losses), Bradford (Twisted Sister #1), Markarian (DogRam), DLa Brie (Yoda), and NHawkins (dragon) (all with 9 losses), and Whiteley (Dr Pork) and Homer No. 2 (Zorro) (both with 8 losses). (Random Picks, Alexander, and Forseth were ineligible.) Next year we'll do this all again! Stay tuned!


Congratulations go to our new SWAMI winner, Homer No. 1 (xerxis), for remaining in the cumulative lead in Week # 13 (fourth consecutive week), followed closely by Bowen (WunderBrew) (up from 3rd), KRAKOWIAK (TAURUS) (up from 4th), Homer No. 2 (Zorro) (down from 2nd), SMITH (Del) (remained in 6th), Kellogg (Realigning) (remained in 7th), AHawkins (El Jefe) (up from 12th), Whiteley (Dr Pork) (down from 8th), Markarian (DogRam) (down from 9th), and JHawkins (rooster) (down from 10th). (Average of Everyone and SWAMI-Odds were ineligible) Out of the top ten goes nobody this week!


Congratulations go to DLa Brie (Yoda) for jumping into the lead for the last place spot in Week # 13 (remained in 26th but others became ineligible), followed closely by Campbell #1 (IRISH) (remained in 25th), Knox (Prime Buff Mama) (remained in 24th), Moline (BOHICA) (remained in 23rd), Bradford (Twisted Sister #1) (up from 18th), Rarden (Do The Opposite) (remained in 21st), Shelton (none) (down from 22nd), Long (Kinko) (up from 13th), Winslow (Tenacious D) (down from 19th), and Switzer (Idaho) (remained in 17th)! 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 were ineligible!


The SWAMI CFA Bowl Games will be out soon so watch for it ! The first of 47 bowl games start Saturday 14 December and ends Monday 20 January so the entries are due by Friday midnight 13 December! Watch for the SWAMI CFA Bowl Game schedule so you can submit them (probably around 9 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 # 14 :
Game #  1: 34-24 Memphis at Tulane;                Game # 14: 21-29 Kansas State at Iowa State;
Game #  2: 17-14 South Carolina at Clemson;        Game # 15: 15-52 West Virginia at Texas Tech;
Game #  3: 31-11 Florida at Florida State;         Game # 16: 18-34 Oregon State at Boise State;
Game #  4: 35-30 N. Carolina State at N. Carolina; Game # 17: 37-42 Utah State at Colorado State;
Game #  5: 38-42 Miami (Fla.) at Syracuse;         Game # 18: 31-20 Air Force at San Diego State;
Game #  6: 17-37 Virginia at Virginia Tech;        Game # 19: 15-14 Wyoming at Washington State;
Game #  7: 13-10 Michigan at Ohio State;           Game # 20: 14-28 Auburn at Alabama;
Game #  8: 21-49 Washington at Oregon;             Game # 21: 42-44 Georgia Tech at Georgia;
Game #  9:  7-44 Maryland at Penn State;           Game # 22: 41-14 Louisville at Kentucky;
Game # 10: 13-20 Fresno State at UCLA;             Game # 23: 17-37 Oklahoma at LSU;
Game # 11: 49-35 Notre Dame at USC;                Game # 24: 14-26 Mississippi State at Ole Miss.;
Game # 12: 24-7  Minnesota at Wisconsin;           Game # 25: 17-7  Texas at Texas A&M;
Game # 13: 49-7  Arizona State at Arizona;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

South Carolina beat Clemson!
Minnesota beat Wisconsin!!
Iowa State beat Kansas State!
Air Force beat San Diego State!!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Long and Random picked Memphis to beat Tulane!!
Campbell #2 and Random picked North Carolina State to beat North Carolina!
Switzer and Campbell #2 picked Syracuse to beat Miami (Fla.)!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Long and Random picked Florida to lose to Florida State???
Knox and Random picked Virginia Tech to lose to Virginia???
Markarian, Campbell #1, Knox, and Random picked UCLA to lose to Fresno State?
Long picked Arizona State to lose to Arizona??????
NHawkins, Random, and JHawkins picked Boise State to lose to Oregon State??
Long and Random picked Colorado State to lose to Utah State?
NHawkins, Campbell #1, Random, and JHawkins picked Georgia to lose to Georgia Tech?
Long, DLaBrie, and Homer No. 2 picked Louisville to lose to Kentucky????
SLaBrie, Campbell #1, Long, and Knox picked LSU to lose to Oklahoma???
Bradford picked Ole Miss. to lose to Mississippi State??
Campbell #1 and Random picked Texas to lose to Texas A&M?

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

Krakowiak picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Penn State) to beat Maryland and they did!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno State) to lose to UCLA and they did!
Markarian picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno State) to beat UCLA and they lost!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Fresno State and they did!
AHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Fresno State and they did!
Homer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Fresno State and they did!
Moline picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Fresno State and they did!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat USC and they did!
AHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat USC and they did!
NHawkins picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat USC and they did!
Campbell picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat USC and they did!
Bowen picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (USC) to lose to Notre Dame and they did!
Whiteley picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (USC) to lose to Notre Dame and they did!
Smith picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to beat Minnesota and they did!
Switzer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Kansas State) to beat Iowa State and they lost!
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:

Moline (BOHICA) picked the most regular games perfectly (2)!
Homer #1 (xerxis), Homer #2 (Zorro), and Long (Kinko) picked the mose starred games perfectly (1)!
Moline (BOHICA), Homer #1 (xerxis), Homer #2 (Zorro), and Long (Kinko) picked the most total games perfectly (2)!
Campbell #2 (Irish2) had the most margin points with 3192 pts. with Shelton (none) in second with 3136 pts.!
Campbell #1 (IRISH) had the least margin points with 1988 pts. with Long (Kinko) in second with 2086 pts.!
Long (Kinko) moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 6, from 13th to 19th!
Campbell #2 (Irish2) moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 4, from 20th to 16th!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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