2023 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Congratulations go to Yoda for coming in first in Week # 3 only missing 6 games, followed closely by WunderBrew, none, Biggs Darklighter, Wanderer, and Andrew (all with 6 losses), and PNW, mars, moon, and The Swaminator (all with 7 losses). (Average and Odd SWAMI were not eligible.) This must have been an close week for only 2 losses separate 1st place and 25th place! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!

Congratulations go to Roll Tide for coming in last in Week # 3 only missing 10 games, followed closely by Tenacious D, JT, Fear the Sisters, and LGTomcat (all with 8 losses), CJSGM, IRISH, Prime Time, and Dr Pork (all with 7 losses), and ZIP (8 losses). Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!

Congratulations go to Prime Time for remaining in the cumulative lead in Week # 3 (3rd consecutive week), followed closely by mars (remained in 2nd), Andrew (up from 7th), moon (remained in 4th), Wanderer (up from 9th), CJSGM (down from 3rd), Bear (remained in 8th), Biggs Darklighter (up from 14th), Dr Pork (down from 6th), and The Swaminator (down from 10th). Out of the top ten go DogRam (down from 11th to 14th)! There are many more weeks to go so how will this list get juggled? Stay tuned for more intriguing stories!

Congratulations go to Roll Tide for jumping into the lead for the last place spot in Week # 3 (up from 23rd), followed closely by IRISH (down from 24th), Tenacious D (up from 20th), none (down from 22nd), JT (up from 18th), Fear the Sisters (down from 21st), LGTomcat (down from 19th), PNW (remained in 17th), Cosmic Turtle (up from 15th) and Kinko (up from 13th)! 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!! - None!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - None!

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 # 3 :
Game #  1: 29-0  Fresno St. at Arizona St.;        Game # 14: 10-31 UTEP at Arizona;
Game #  2: 17-41 Central Michigan at Notre Dame;   Game # 15: 17-31 Idaho at California;
Game #  3:  7-59 North Carolina Central at UCLA;   Game # 16: 35-43 Colorado St. at Colorado;
Game #  4: 13-31 Minnesota at North Carolina;      Game # 17:  9-26 San Diego St. at Oregon St.;
Game #  5: 30-13 Penn St. at Illinois;             Game # 18:  7-31 Weber St. at Utah;
Game #  6: 41-7  Washington at Michigan St.;       Game # 19: 38-31 BYU at Arkansas;
Game #  7: 10-63 Western Kentucky at Ohio St.;     Game # 20: 16-29 Tennessee at Florida;
Game #  8: 35-20 Syracuse at Purdue;               Game # 21: 14-24 South Carolina at Georgia;
Game #  9: 16-35 Virginia Tech at Rutgers;         Game # 22: 41-14 LSU at Miss. St.;
Game # 10: 26-13 TCU at Houston;                   Game # 23: 27-30 Kansas St. at Missouri;
Game # 11: 33-7  South Alabama at Oklahoma St.;    Game # 24: 17-21 San Jose St. at Toledo;
Game # 12: 10-31 Wyoming at Texas;                 Game # 25: 16-14 James Madison at Troy;
Game # 13: 27-17 New Mexico St. at New Mexico;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

Fresno St. beat Arizona St.!!!!
Syracuse beat Purdue!!
Rutgers beat Virginia Tech!!!
California beat Idaho!!
Missouri beat Kansas St.!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Andrew, CJSGM, and Cosmic Turtle picked New Mexico St. to beat New Mexico!!
IRISH, Yoda, and ZIP picked Florida to beat Tennessee!!
DogRam, IRISH, none, Wanderer, and Yoda picked James Madison to beat Troy!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Tenacious D picked North Carolina to lose to Minnesota???
LG Tomcat and Roll Tide picked Washington to lose to Michigan St.?????
CJSGM and Random picked Arizona to lose to UTEP???
Random and Roll Tide picked Colorado to lose to Colorado St.?
Roll Tide picked Oregon St. to lose to San Diego St.??
IRISH and Random picked LSU to lose to Miss. St.????
Bear, Cosmic Turtle, DogRam, IRISH, and ZIP picked Toledo to lose to San Jose St.?

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

Aloha! Today we're in Petra Jordan. 40 day trip over in 5 days. ... Some expedition! Hope all is going well and you're having fun missing all the football games!
Can Idaho do it?? ... Not this year!
Early entry to beat last week's showing! ... You betcha!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
Idaho against Cal... who to pick..who to pick... ... One of them was bound to win though!
On the road and here we go! ... You betcha!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

Kinko and Roll Tide picked the most regular games perfectly (2)!
Fear the Sisters picked the most starred games perfectly (1)!
Kinko, Roll Tide, and Fear the Sisters picked the most total games perfectly (2)!
WunderBrew and PNW tied for the most margin points with 633 pts.!
Roll Tide had the least margin points with 342 pts. with CJSGM in second with 360 pts.!
CJSGM moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 4, from 3rd to 7th!
Biggs Darklighter moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 6, from 14th to 9th!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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