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2024 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

ISSUE # 5-24                NEWSLETTER WEEK #5                28 SEPTEMBER 2024

Congratulations go to Bearcat for coming in first in Week # 5 only missing 5 games (WOW!), followed closely by xerxis (6 losses), BOHICA (7 losses), Idaho (6 losses), WunderBrew (7 losses), Zorro (6 losses),Irish2 (7 losses), DogRam (9 losses), and none and Del (both with 8 losses). This must have been an upset week for 4 losses separate 1st place and 8th place! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to FEAR the SISTERS for coming in last in Week # 5 only missing 11 games, followed closely by Tenacious D, Realigning, El Jefe, dragon, and Prime Buff Mama (all with 11 losses), rooster (10 losses), and IRISH, Do The Opposite, and Kinko (all with 9 losses). (Average was ineligible) Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to BOHICA for jumping into the cumulative lead in Week # 5 (up from 13th), followed closely by DogRam (up from 5th), Del (up from 6th), none (up from 8th), TAURUS (up from 7th), Bearcat (up from 23rd), WunderBrew (up from 18th), Kinko (remained in 9th), rooster (down from 2nd), and LG Tomcat (up from 14th). Out of the top ten go Realigning (down from 1st to 20th), dragon (down from 3rd to 14th), El Jefe (down from 4th to 17th, and FEAR the SISTERS (down from 10th to 23rd), respectively! There are many more weeks to go so how will this list get juggled? Stay tuned for more intriguing stories!


Congratulations go to Biggs Darklighter for jumping into the lead for the last place spot in Week # 5 (finally eligible), followed closely by Yoda (up from 26th), Irish2 (down from 27th), Tenacious D (up from 17th), Do The Opposite (remained in 24th), FEAR the SISTERS (up from 10th), Prime Buff Mama (up from 15th), IRISH (up from 20th), Realigning (up from 1st) and Twisted Sister #1 (remained in 19th)! 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!


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ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - None!


SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!! - None!


NOTICE: - There was one game canceled this week due to Hurricane Helene (Liberty-Appalachian State). 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 # 5 :
Game #  1: 20-21 Western Kentucky at Boston College;  Game # 14: 23-10 Arizona at Utah;
Game #  2: 20-21 North Carolina at Duke;              Game # 15: 24-45 Washington State at Boise State;
Game #  3: 16-42 Florida State at SMU;                Game # 16: 14-59 Fresno State at UNLV;
Game #  4: 41-38 Louisiana at Wake Forest;            Game # 17: 19-31 Air Force at Wyoming;
Game #  5: 24-27 Minnesota at Michigan;               Game # 18: 34-41 Georgia at Alabama;
Game #  6: 38-7  Ohio State at Michigan State;        Game # 19: 27-21 Oklahoma at Auburn;
Game #  7: 28-10 Nebraska at Purdue;                  Game # 20: 20-17 Kentucky at Ole Miss.;
Game #  8: 34-13 Oregon at UCLA;                      Game # 21: 24-31 Louisville at Notre Dame;
Game #  9: 21-38 Wisconsin at USC;                    Game # 22:canceled Liberty at Appalachian State;
Game # 10: 34-28 BYU at Baylor;                       Game # 23: 38-21 Georgia Southern at Georgia State;
Game # 11: 20-0  Iowa State at Houston;               Game # 24: 21-56 Sul Ross State at Texas A&M-Kingsville;
Game # 12: 20-42 Oklahoma State at Kansas State;      Game # 25: 26-28 Idaho at UC-Davis;
Game # 13: 48-21 Colorado at UCF;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

BYU beat Baylor!
UNLV beat Fresno State!!!!!!
Alabama beat Georgia!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

IRISH, Irish2, xerxis, and Zorro picked Louisville to beat Wake Forest!
Idaho and Prime Buff Mama picked Colorado to beat UCF!!!!
Bearcat, Del, Dr Pork, none, Random, and TAURUS picked Georgia Southern to beat Georgia State!!
Bearcat, FEAR the SISTERS, Idaho, LG Tomcat, Tenacious D, and Twisted Sister #1 picked UC-Davis to beat Idaho!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

FEAR the SISTERS, Prime Buff Mama, and Random picked Duke to lose to North Carolina?
Do The Opposite and FEAR the SISTERS picked SMU to lose to Florida State????
Irish2 and Random picked USC to lose to Wisconsin??
Random, Realigning, and Tenacious D picked Kansas State to lose to Oklahoma State???
Prime Buff Mama, Random, and Tenacious D picked Boise State to lose to Washington State???
Idaho, WunderBrew, xerxis, and Zorro picked Air Force to lose to Wyoming??
dragon, El Jefe, Odd Swami, and rooster picked Oklahoma to lose to Auburn?
Zorro picked Notre Dame to lose to Louisville?
FEAR the SISTERS picked Texas A&M-Kingsville to lose to Sul Ross State?????

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

La Brie picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Nebraska) to beat Purdue and they did!
Homer and Moline picked their Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to lose to Oregon and they did!
Smith picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to lose to USC and they did!
Bowen and Whiteley picked their Alma Mater/Favorite (USC) to beat Wisconsin and they did!
Switzer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Kansas State) to beat Oklahoma State and they did!
Knox picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Colorado) to beat UCF and they did!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno St.) to lose to UNLV and they did!
Markarian picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno St.) to beat UNLV and they lost!
Campbell, AHawkins, JHawkins, and NHawkins picked their Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Louisville and they did!
Homer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Sul Ross St.) to lose to Texas A&M-Kingsville and they did!
Kellogg picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Idaho) to beat UC-Davis and they lost!
Winslow picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UC-Davis) to beat Idaho and they did!
Everybody else picked correctly for their Alma Mater to win or lose!

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

Aloha. Can't believe I'm picking Wisconsin to lose and Idudho to win ... Believe it!!
great to see Sul Ross is still with us! ... You betcha!
Heckava list this week! ... You betcha!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
If the Oddsmakers get any worse, I'll have to make my own picks! ... Don't believe them anymore!!
The Big Sky Power Matchup... who to choose???? ... What a game!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

xerxis, Idaho, Zorro, and Tenacious D picked the most regular games perfectly (1)!
BOHICA, DogRam, Kinko, and FEAR the SISTERS picked the most starred games perfectly (2)!
xerxis, BOHICA, Idaho, DogRam, Kinko, Tenacious D, and FEAR the SISTERS picked the most total games perfectly (2)!
Bearcat had the most margin points with 1265 pts. with BOHICA in second with 1175 pts.!
FEAR the SISTERS had the least margin points with 910 pts. with El Jefe in second with 915 pts.!
Realigning moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 19, from 1st to 20th!
Bearcat moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 17, from 23rd to 6th!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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