2024 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

And the second week is complete!

Congratulations go to xerxis for coming in first in Week # 2 only missing 6 games, followed closely by Realigning, Idaho, and Zorro (all with 7 losses), and DogRam, El Jefe, BOHICA, TAURUS, Prime Buff Mama, and Del (all with 8 losses). (Odd SWAMI was not eligible.) This must have been an easy week since only 2 losses separated 2nd and 23rd positions! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!

Congratulations go to Irish2 for coming in last in Week # 2 only missing 16 games, followed closely by IRISH (12 losses), Twisted Siser #1 and Tenacious D (both with 11 losses), rooster (9 losses), Bearcat (10 losses), and dragon, LG Tomcat, Yoda, and FEAR the SISTERS (all with 9 losses). Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!

Congratulations go to Zorro for remaining in the cumulative lead in Week # 2 (second consecutive week), followed closely by Idaho (up from 7th), Realigning (up from 13th), xerxis (up from 24th), El Jefe (down from 4th), TAURUS (up from 14th), BOHICA (up from 18th), DogRam (up from 23rd), Prime Buff Mama (up from 21st), and Del (down from 11th). Out of the top ten go rooster (down from 2nd to 18th), dragon (down from 3rd to 16th), Biggs Darklighter (down from 5th to 28th),, Dr Pork (down from 6th to 14th), IRISH (down from 8th to 26th), Yoda (down from 9th to 17th), and Kinko (down from 10th to 15th)! There are many more weeks to go so how will this list get juggled? Stay tuned for more intriguing stories!

Congratulations go to IRISH for remaining in the lead for the last place spot in Week # 2 (second consecutive week), followed closely by Twisted Siser #1 (up from 23rd), LG Tomcat (down from 26th), Tenacious D (up from 22nd), Bearcat (down from 11th), Do The Opposite (down from 25th), FEAR the SISTERS (remained in 20th), none (remained in 19th), rooster (up from 2nd) and Yoda (up from 9th)! 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!

ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - There was a game played Friday night (Duke-Northwestern) that was not included in this week's statistics (as per rules since it wasn't played on the normal day of SWAMI games). There were also some entries added for this week that weren't in Week #1. The rivalry standings will be posted.next week! If you have a rivalry that hasn't been submitted yet, let me know through the Comments sections of the entry form! If there are any changes that need to be made, let me know also!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - Please double check that ALL the fields have been filled and there are no 0's point spread (the parser doesn't like those things). The parser should identify the problem with a note to the right of the field ("No pick yet.", "No spread", "entry is required", etc.). Also, DOUBLE CHECK that you entered your picks correctly as I take what is on your entry and won't second guess you (I know that you didn't want a team by 140 points but do I really know that?) and DOUBLE CHECK that at the bottom of the response page, it is identified that your entry was "Picks submitted successfully!" rather than "Fill in missing information & try again!". Resubmit again until you get the correct response. Let me know if you can't get a successful response. I will only use the last entry submitted for the stats so you don't need to submit the same picks multiple times unless you're not sure the previous submittals were received properly!

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 # 2 :
Game #  1: 18-55 Missouri S&T at Delta State;        Game # 14: 34-37 Boise State at Oregon;
Game #  2: 24-7  Army at Florida Atlantic;           Game # 15: 23-30 Mississippi State at Arizona State;
Game #  3: 17-38 Troy at Memphis;                    Game # 16: 17-7  San Jose State at Air Force;
Game #  4: 34-27 Kansas State at Tulane;             Game # 17: 30-46 Sacramento State at Fresno State;
Game #  5: 20-66 Appalachian State at Clemson;       Game # 18: 21-0  Oregon State at San Diego State;
Game #  6: 14-49 Jacksonville State at Louisville;   Game # 19: 16-37 Texas Tech at Washington State;
Game #  7: 51-10 Tennessee at North Carolina State;  Game # 20: 17-13 Idaho at Wyoming;
Game #  8: 28-31 Georgia Tech at Syracuse;           Game # 21: 21-14 California at Auburn;
Game #  9: 14-31 Marshall at Virginia Tech;          Game # 22: 30-24 Liberty at New Mexico State;
Game # 10: 17-23 Kansas at Illinois;                 Game # 23: 24-27 Montana at North Dakota;
Game # 11: 20-19 Iowa State at Iowa;                 Game # 24: 10-49 UTSA at Texas State;
Game # 12: 31-12 Texas at Michigan;                  Game # 25: 22-36 Texas A&M-Commerce at UC-Davis;
Game # 13:played 9/6 Duke at Northwestern;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

Delta State beat Missouri S&T!!!!!
Army beat Florida Atlantic!!
Arizona State beat Mississippi State!
Washington State beat Texas Tech!!!
North Dakota beat Montana!
Texas State beat UTSA!!!!!
UC-Davis beat Texas A&M-Commerce!!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

none, Random, Twisted Sister #1, and xerxis picked Syracuse to beat Georgia Tech!
Random, xerxis, Yoda, and Zorro picked Illinois to beat Kansas!
Idaho, Irish2, Prime Buff Mama, Random, and Yoda picked Iowa State to beat Iowa!
Irish2 and Prime Buff Mama picked San Jose State to beat Air Force!
Random and Realigning picked Idaho to beat Wyoming!
Irish2 picked California to beat Auburn!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

dragon, Irish2, and rooster picked Memphis to lose to Troy???
Irish2 and Random picked Kansas State to lose to Tulane?
Irish2 and Random picked Clemson to lose to Appalachian State??????
Irish2 and Random picked Louisville to lose to Jacksonville State?????
IRISH and Irish2 picked Tennessee to lose to North Carolina State??????
Irish2 picked Texas to lose to Michigan???
IRISH, Irish2, and LG Tomcat picked Oregon State to lose to San Diego State???
none, Random, and Yoda picked Liberty to lose to New Mexico State?

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

Bearcat is back! Time to get some Skyline chili 🌶️ ... You betcha!
Game 12 Texas vs Michigan a great match! ... But a lopsided game. Michigan better show up next time!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
those Delta plowboys take it to the Missouri Miners! ... The Miners dug themselves into a hole and couldn't get out!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

xerxis, DogRam, and Prime Buff Mama picked the most regular games perfectly (2)!
xerxis, Realigning, Idaho, Zorro, El Jefe, BOHICA, WunderBrew, Kinko, Tenacious D, and IRISH picked the most starred games perfectly (1)! (Average was ineligible)
xerxis picked the most total games perfectly (3)!
WunderBrew had the most margin points with 438 pts. with DogRam in second with 428 pts.!
Irish2 had the least margin points with -2 pts. with IRISH in second with 116 pts.!
Biggs Darklighter moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 23, from 5th to 28th!
Realigning and Prime Buff Mama moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 10, from 13th to 3rd, and from 21st to 11th, respectively!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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