SWAMI

2024 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

ISSUE # 3-24                NEWSLETTER WEEK #3                14 SEPTEMBER 2024

Congratulations go to TAURUS for coming in first in Week # 3 only missing 2 games, followed closely by BOHICA, Do The Opposite, and none (all with 2 losses), and dragon, Del, rooster, El Jefe, Realigning, and LG Tomcat (all with 3 losses). This must have been an close week for only 2 losses separate 1st place and 22nd place! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to Biggs Darklighter for coming in last in Week # 3 only missing 10 games, followed closely by Yoda (7 losses), Zorro, xerxis, and Irish2 (all with 6 losses), Bearcat (5 losses), Twisted Sister #1 and FEAR the SISTERS (both with 4 losses), and Idaho and Tenacious D (both with 3 losses). Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to TAURUS for jumping into the cumulative lead in Week # 3 (up from 8th), followed closely by Realigning (up from 3rd), BOHICA (up from 9th), El Jefe (up from 5th), Idaho (down from 2nd), Del (up from 12th), DogRam (up from 10th), Kinko (up from 15th), Prime Buff Mama (remained in 11th), and none (up from 19th). (Odd SWAMI and Average were ineligible) Out of the top ten go Zorro (down from 1st to 18th) and xerxis (down from 4th to 22nd)! There are many more weeks to go so how will this list get juggled? Stay tuned for more intriguing stories!


Congratulations go to Yoda for jumping into the lead for the last place spot in Week # 3 (up from 23rd), followed closely by Twisted Sister #1 (remained in 25th), IRISH (down from 26th), Bearcat (up from 22nd), xerxis (up from 4th), Tenacious D (down from 23rd), FEAR the SISTERS (remained in 20th), LG Tomcat (down from 24th), Zorro (up from 1st) and Do The Opposite (down from 21st)! 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!


Are we having fun yet?

ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - The Rivalry Stats are posted from Week #1 and Week #2! If you are in one but don't see it in the stats or an error in the rivalry stats, please let me know!


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:  6-45 Lincoln (Ca.) at Missouri S&T;            Game # 14:  0-48 New Mexico State at Fresno State;
Game #  2: 20-38 Fla. International at Florida Atlantic;   Game # 15: 49-14 Oregon at Oregon State;
Game #  3: 45-10 Oklahoma State at Tulsa;                  Game # 16: 38-21 Utah at Utah State;
Game #  4: 10-31 San Diego State at California;            Game # 17: 34-14 BYU at Wyoming;
Game #  5: 20-12 Memphis at Florida State;                 Game # 18: 27-37 UAB at Arkansas;
Game #  6: 40-6  Ole Miss. at Wake Forest;                 Game # 19: 33-20 Texas A&M at Florida;
Game #  7: 21-38 Troy at Iowa;                             Game # 20: 13-12 Georgia at Kentucky;
Game #  8: 66-7  Notre Dame at Purdue;                     Game # 21: 21-27 Boston College at Missouri;
Game #  9: 24-19 Washington State at Washington;           Game # 22: 19-34 Tulane at Oklahoma;
Game # 10: 42-10 Alabama at Wisconsin;                     Game # 23: 36-33 LSU at South Carolina;
Game # 11:  3-31 Air Force at Baylor;                      Game # 24:  7-56 UTSA at Texas;
Game # 12: 35-34 UCF at TCU;                               Game # 25: 37-17 Virginia Tech at Old Dominion;
Game # 13: 28-9  Colorado at Colorado State;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

UCF beat TCU!
LSU beat South Carolina!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Irish2 picked Memphis to beat Florida State!
Biggs Darklighter, Irish2, Random, and Twisted Sister #1 picked Washington State to beat Washington!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Tenacious D, Twisted Sister #1, and Yoda picked Florida Atlantic to lose to Florida International??
Yoda picked California to lose to San Diego State???
Random, xerxis, Yoda, and Zorro picked Notre Dame to lose to Purdue????????
Biggs Darklighter, Irish2, and Random picked Alabama to lose to Wisconsin?????
Biggs Darklighter and Irish2 picked Baylor to lose to Air Force????
Biggs Darklighter, Irish2, Random, xerxis, and Zorro picked Colorado to lose to Colorado State???
Biggs Darklighter and Random picked Oregon to lose to Oregon State?????
Irish2, Random, and Zorro picked BYU to lose to Wyoming???
Biggs Darklighter and Random picked Arkansas to lose to UAB??
Bearcat, Irish2, and xerxis picked Texas A&M to lose to Florida??
Biggs Darklighter and Random picked Missouri to lose to Boston College?
Biggs Darklighter picked Oklahoma to lose to Tulane??
FEAR the SISTERS and Random picked Virginia Tech to lose to Old Dominion?

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

Long picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Missouri S&T) to beat Lincoln (Ca.) and they did!
Campbell, JHawkins, AHawkins, and NHawkins picked their Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Purdue and they did!
Smith picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to lose to Alabama and they did!
Knox picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Colorado) to beat Colorado St. and they did!
JHawkins and Markarian picked their Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno St.) to beat New Mexico St. 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:

BOHICA and Prime Buff Mama picked the most regular games perfectly (2)!
BOHICA and Do The Opposite picked the most starred games perfectly (1)!
BOHICA picked the most total games perfectly (3)!
dragon had the most margin points with 690 pts. with Del in second with 687!
Biggs Darklighter had the least margin points with -249 pts. with Yoda in second with 204 pts.!
Zorro moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 17, from 1st to 18th!
TAURUS moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 7, from 8th to 1st!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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