2025 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Congratulations go to Rarden (Away We Go) for coming in first in Week # 13 only missing 4 games (WOW!), followed closely by Markarian (Go Yotes) (4 losses), Homer #1 (ACE) (5 losses), Switzer (Old SWAMI) (4 losses), Homer #2 (Acme) and Krakowiak (Kimo) (both with 5 losses), Whiteley (Nostraporcus) (6 losses), and Schaniel (LG Tomcats), Bowen (WunderBrew), and JHawkins (pearl) (all with 5 losses). This must have been a close week for only 2 losses separate 1st place and 21st place! Next year we'll do this all again! Stay tuned!

Congratulations go to the Forseth (Biggs Darklighter) for coming in last in Week # 13 only missing 11 games, followed closely by Knox (Daddy's Little Girl) (12 losses), DLaBrie (Yoda) (9 losses), SLabrie (BIG BROs RULE) (8 losses), Winslow (Tenacious D), Moline (Finn4thewin), Long (Kinko), and Campbell (IRISH) (all with 9 losses), and AHawkins (Cavalry) and Kellogg (Just Before the Storm) (both with 8 losses). (Random, SWAMI odds, and Average of Everyone were ineligible.) Next year we'll do this all again! Stay tuned!

Congratulations go to our new SWAMI winner, Moline (Finn4thewin), for remaining in the cumulative lead in Week # 13 (seventh consecutive week), followed closely by Homer #2 (Acme) (up from 6th), JHawkins (pearl) (down from 2nd), NHawkins (jasper) (remained in 4th), Kellogg (Just Before the Storm) (down from 3rd), AHawkins (Cavalry) (down from 5th), Markarian (Go Yotes) (up from 13th), Krakowiak (Kimo) (remained in 8th), Bowen (WunderBrew) (remained in 10th), and Rarden (Away We Go) (up from 16th). (SWAMI-Odds was ineligible) Out of the top ten goes Smith (Chetek) and Bradford (Horns Girl) this week, down from 9th to 12th and 12th to 13th, respectively! This was a close race as the top seven (7) participants were within only one (1) regular game of each other and the top 12 participants were within only one (1) star game of each other.

Congratulations go to DLa Brie (Yoda) for jumping into the lead for the last place spot in Week # 13 (eleventh consecutive week), followed closely by Campbell #2 (pub grub) (remained in 25th), Winslow (Tenacious D) (remained in 24th), Forseth (Biggs Darklighter) (remained in 23rd), Knox (Daddy's Little Girl) (up from 19th), SLabrie (BIG BROs RULE) (down from 22nd), Campbell #1 (IRISH) (remained in 20th), Switzer (Old SWAMI) (down from 19th), Long (Kinko) (up from 15th), and Whiteley (Nostraporcus) (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!

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 (may be Campbell or Homer - last years SWAMI winner)!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - From the comments, it looks like we should put 2/3 to 3/4 of the Alma Maters games on the schedule next season, with the SWAMI Winner getting all of their games on the schedule (provided they are on Saturday or during Thanksgiving week. 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: 28-17 Navy at Memphis;                     Game # 14: 14-24 Colorado at Kansas State;
Game #  2: 16-9  Georgia at Georgia Tech;             Game # 15: 42-21 Air Force at Colorado State;
Game #  3: 19-42 North Carolina at N. Carolina State; Game # 16: 41-14 Fresno State at San Jose State;
Game #  4: 38-7  Miami (FLA) at Pittsburgh;           Game # 17:  8-32 Oregon State at Washington State;
Game #  5:  7-27 Virginia Tech at Virginia;           Game # 18: 31-17 Missouri at Arkansas;
Game #  6: 27-9  Ohio State at Michigan;              Game # 19: 27-20 Alabama at Auburn;
Game #  7: 28-38 Maryland at Michigan State;          Game # 20: 21-40 Florida State at Florida;
Game #  8:  7-17 Wisconsin at Minnesota;              Game # 21: 38-19 Ole Miss. at Mississippi State;
Game #  9: 40-16 Iowa at Nebraska;                    Game # 22: 13-17 LSU at Oklahoma;
Game # 10: 26-14 Oregon at Washington;                Game # 23: 28-14 Clemson at South Carolina;
Game # 11: 23-7  Arizona at Arizona State;            Game # 24: 45-24 Vanderbilt at Tennessee;
Game # 12: 31-24 Houston at Baylor;                   Game # 25: 17-27 Texas A&M at Texas;
Game # 13: 31-21 Utah at Kansas;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

Navy beat Memphis!!
Michigan State beat Maryland!
Minnesota beat Wisconsin!
Arizona beat Arizona State!!
Houston beat Baylor!
Florida beat Florida State!!!
Vanderbilt beat Tennessee!!!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Rarden, Switzer, and Campbell #2 picked Clemson to beat South Carolina!!
Homer #1, SLa Brie, Bradford, and Campbell #2 picked Texas to beat Texas A&M!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

DLa Brie picked North Carolina State to lose to North Carolina???
Knox, Campbell #1, Whiteley, and Campbell #2 picked Miami (FLA) to lose to Pittsburgh????
Forseth and Random picked Virginia to lose to Virginia Tech???
Forseth and Campbell #2 picked Ohio State to lose to Michigan?
SLa Brie and DLa Brie picked Iowa to lose to Nebraska???
Knox, Random, and DLa Brie picked Air Force to lose to Colorado State???
Smith, Random, and Winslow picked Washington State to lose to Oregon State???
Homer #1, SLa Brie, Whiteley, and DLa Brie picked Missouri to lose to Arkansas??
Bradford and Random picked Alabama to lose to Auburn?

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

AH THE OLD AGGIE VS LONGHORN RIVALRY RENEWED! ... You betcha!
Aloha! Is preseason over? I'm warmed up for the real thing. ... Yes, get 'er ready for next season!
Del - Thanks again for all the work you do for SWAMI! ... You betcha!
Dell thanks for all of the time and effort you have put into running Swami ... You betcha!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
last chance! ... You betcha!
NAVY GOES ALL OUT FOR A GOOD BOWL BID! ... And they win!
Thanks again Del for a great season of college picking! ... You betcha!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

Winslow (Tenacious D) picked the most regular games perfectly (3)!
SLa Brie (BIG BROs RULE) picked the most starred games perfectly (1)!
Winslow (Tenacious D) picked the most total games perfectly (3)!
Rarden (Away We Go) had the most margin points with 3892 pts. with Markarian (Go Yotes) in second with 3822 pts.!
Forseth (Biggs Darklighter) had the least margin points with 2590 pts. with Smith (Chetek) in second with 2688 pts.!
SMITH (Chetek), Long (Kinko), and Knox (Daddy's Little Girl) tied for moving the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 3, from 9th to 12th, from 15th to 18th, and from 19th to 22nd, respectively!
Markarian (Go Yotes) moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 6, from 13th to 7th!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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