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2023 SWAMI RACE
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ISSUE # 8-23                NEWSLETTER WEEK #8                21 OCTOBER 2023

Congratulations go to Tenacious D for coming in first in Week # 8 only missing 6 games (WOW!), followed closely by Biggs Darklighter 7 losses), Dr Pork, DogRam, LGTomcat,PNW, and Fear the Sisters (all with 8 losses), and Bear, mars, and none (all with 9 losses). This was a week of upsets and also must have been an close week for only 2 losses separate 3rd place and 24th place! Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to IRISH for coming in last in Week # 8 only missing 11 games, followed closely by Prime Time (11 losses), Andrew, WunderBrew, Kinko, The Swaminator, and Wanderer (all with 10 losses), CJSGM (8 losses), and Cosmic Turtle and Yoda (both with 9 losses). (Random 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 Biggs Darklighter for jumping into the cumulative lead in Week # 8 (up from 6th), followed closely by Wanderer (down from 1st), mars (up from 7th), Dr Pork (up from 12th), JT (up from 9th), Prime Time (down from 2nd), Kinko (down from 4th), WunderBrew (down from 5th), The Swaminator (down from 10th), and Andrew (down from 11th). (Average and Odd Swami were ineligible) Nobody goes out of the top ten this week! There are many more weeks to go so how will this list get juggled? Stay tuned for more intriguing stories!


Congratulations go to Bear for remaining in the lead for the last place spot in Week # 8 (up from 24th), followed closely by LGTomcat (down from 25th), IRISH (up from 19th), Yoda (down from 23rd), none (down from 22nd), moon (remained in 20th), Tenacious D (down from 21st), CJSGM (remained in 18th), ZIP (up from 16th), and Cosmic Turtle (up from 15th)! 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: - 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 # 8 :
Game #  1: 42-7  UCLA at Stanford;               Game # 14: 32-29 Baylor at Cincinnati;
Game #  2: 17-6  Air Force at Navy;              Game # 15: 31-24 Texas at Houston;
Game #  3: 45-21 Memphis at UAB;                 Game # 16:  3-41 TCU at Kansas St.;
Game #  4: 20-38 Duke at Florida St.;            Game # 17: 21-42 Hawai'i at New Mexico;
Game #  5: 38-23 Boston College at Georgia Tech; Game # 18: 21-42 Utah St. at San Jose St.;
Game #  6: 20-28 Clemson at Miami (Fla.);        Game # 19: 24-38 Washington St. at Oregon;
Game #  7: 17-21 Pittsburgh at Wake Forest;      Game # 20: 34-32 Utah at USC;
Game #  8: 25-21 Wisconsin at Illinois;          Game # 21: 20-34 Tennessee at Alabama;
Game #  9: 12-10 Minnesota at Iowa;              Game # 22:  7-3  Miss. St. at Arkansas;
Game # 10: 12-20 Penn St. at Ohio St.;           Game # 23: 12-34 South Carolina at Missouri;
Game # 11: 31-14 Rutgers at Indiana;             Game # 24: 17-20 Missouri S&T at McKendree;
Game # 12: 49-0  Michigan at Michigan St.;       Game # 25: 42-30 Montana St. at Sacramento St.;
Game # 13: 14-27 Texas Tech at BYU;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

Miami (Fla.) beat Clemson!
Wake Forest beat Pittsburgh!
New Mexico beat Hawai'i!!!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

DogRam and Random picked Boston College to beat Georgia Tech!!
Random and Tenacious D picked Minnesota to beat Iowa!
Biggs Darklighter picked BYU to beat Texas Tech!!
Biggs Darklighter, Fear the Sisters, Random, and Tenacious D picked Baylor to beat Cincinnati!
IRISH, Prime Time, and Random picked Utah to beat USC!
Random and Tenacious D picked Miss. St. to beat Arkansas!
CJSGM, LGTomcat, and Tenacious D picked McKendree to beat Missouri S&T!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Andrew, CJSGM, IRISH, and Random picked Ohio St. to lose to Penn St.?
Biggs Darklighter and Random picked Rutgers to lose to Indiana??
IRISH, Prime Time, Random, and WunderBrew picked San Jose St. to lose to Utah St.???
IRISH and Prime Time picked Alabama to lose to Tennessee??
Kinko and Random picked Missouri to lose to South Carolina???
Cosmic Turtle, IRISH, and LGTomcat picked Montana St. to lose to Sacramento St.??

ALMA MATER NOTES:

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

JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Stanford and they did!
Homer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Stanford and they did!
Moline picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (UCLA) to beat Stanford and they did!
Bowen picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Stanford) to lose to UCLA and they did!
Forseth picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to beat Illinois and they did!
Smith picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to beat Illinois and they did!
Krakowiak picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Penn St.) to beat Ohio St. and they lost!
Switzer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Kansas St.) to beat TCU and they did!
Smith picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Hawai'i) to lose to New Mexico and they lost!
Bowen picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (USC) to beat Utah and they lost!
Whiteley picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (USC) to beat Utah and they lost!
Long picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Missouri S&T) to McKendree and they lost!
Winslow picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Montana St.) to beat Sacramento St. and they did!
Everybody else picked correctly for their Alma Mater to win or lose!

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

A little bit of whiplash going on here - let's get back on the good side ... you betcha!
Does USC defense and offense ever practice together? ... Evidently not this week either!
Finally from worst to First in one week! ... Not quite!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
I now in a fighting mood... ... It's about time!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

Tenacious D picked the most regular games perfectly (3)!
mars and IRISH picked the most starred games perfectly (1)!
Tenacious D picked the most total games perfectly (3)!
Bear had the most margin points with 2184 pts. with Dr Pork in second with 2112 pts.!
WunderBrew had the least margin points with 1448 pts. with IRISH in second with 1656 pts.! (Random was ineligible)
Prime Time moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 6, from 2nd to 8th!
Dr Pork moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 7, from 12th to 5th!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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