SWAMI

2023 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

ISSUE # 9-23                NEWSLETTER WEEK #9                28 OCTOBER 2023

Congratulations go to xerxis for coming in first in Week # 9 only missing 3 games (WOW!), followed closely by WunderBrew, El Jefe, LG Tomcat, TAURUS, and Realigning (all with 3 losses), and Do The Opposite, DogRam, Dr Pork, and dragon (all with 4 losses). (Average and Odd SWAMI are not eligible) This must have been a 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 IRISH for coming in last in Week # 9 only missing 8 games, followed closely by Biggs Darklighter and Irish2 (both with 8 losses), Yoda (6 losses), Prime Buff Mama, Zorro, and Idaho (all with 5 losses), and none, Tenacious D, and FEAR the SISTERS (all with 4 losses). Will these participants continue in their picky ways? Stay tuned for continuation of this exciting story in our next edition!


Congratulations go to xerxis for remaining in the cumulative lead in Week # 9 (second consecutive week), followed closely by TAURUS (up from 4th), Dr Pork (down from 2nd), Realigning (up from 7th), WunderBrew (up from 10th), DogRam (down from 5th), Del (down from 3rd), El Jefe (up from 14th), rooster (up from 12th), and none (down from 8th). Out of the top ten go BOHICA (down from 9th to 25th)! 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 # 9 (up from 26th), followed closely by Yoda (down from 27th), BOHICA (up from 9th), Do The Opposite (down from 28th), Prime Buff Mama (down from 25th), Irish2 (remained in 22nd), IRISH (up from 20th), Tenacious D (down from 23rd), Idaho (down from 21st), and Twisted Sister #1 (down from 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 (Hint, hint, CANTPICMYNOSE)! 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!! - 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 # 9 :
Game #  1: 21-63 Lincoln (Mo.) at Missouri S&T;  Game # 14: 34-35 Texas Tech at TCU;
Game #  2: 51-14 Notre Dame at Navy;             Game # 15:  6-17 New Mexico at Colorado State;
Game #  3:  7-44 Oregon State at California;     Game # 16: 10-33 San Jose State at Fresno State;
Game #  4: 28-27 SMU at Duke;                    Game # 17: 27-25 Utah State at Wyoming;
Game #  5: 14-36 Florida State at Miami (Fla.);  Game # 18:  0-34 Missouri at Alabama;
Game #  6:  6-21 Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech;  Game # 19: 24-10 Auburn at Kentucky;
Game #  7: 14-40 Northwestern at Iowa;           Game # 20: 58-25 Arkansas at Mississippi State;
Game #  8: 17-24 Michigan State at Michigan;     Game # 21: 14-26 Oklahoma at Ole Miss.;
Game #  9: 23-48 Maryland at Minnesota;          Game # 22: 23-28 LSU at Texas A&M;
Game # 10: 17-21 Nebraska at Ohio State;         Game # 23: 10-57 Sul Ross State at Angelo State;
Game # 11: 28-13 Penn State at Wisconsin;        Game # 24: 21-23 Cornell at Brown University;
Game # 12: 31-26 West Virginia at Arizona;       Game # 25: 40-41 North Dakota at Youngstown State;
Game # 13: 27-29 Kansas at Kansas State;

KEY GAMES PICKED OR MISSED:

Utah State beat Wyoming!
Texas A&M beat LSU!!
Brown beat Cornell!

PROSPEROUS PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Irish2, Random, WunderBrew, xerxis, and Zorro picked West Virginia to beat Arizona!
Irish2 picked Auburn to beat Kentucky!!

PITIFUL PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Irish2 and Random picked Notre Dame to lose to Navy?????
Irish2 and Random picked California to lose to Oregon State?????
Biggs Darklighter and IRISH picked SMU to lose to Duke?
IRISH and Random picked Virginia Tech to lose to Georgia Tech??
Irish2 picked Michigan to lose to Michigan State?
Irish2 picked Minnesota to lose to Mayrland???
Biggs Darklighter, Irish2, and Zorro picked Penn State to lose to Wisconsin??
Biggs Darklighter, IRISH, and Yoda picked TCU to lose to Texas Tech?
Random and Yoda picked Colorado State to lose to New Mexico??
Do The Opposite and Irish2 picked Fresno State to lose to San Jose State???
IRISH picked Alabama to lose to Missouri?????
Biggs Darklighter and Yoda picked Angelo State to lose to Sul Ross State??????

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 lose to Lincoln (Mo.) and they did!
Campbell, JHawkins, AHawkins, and NHawkings picked their Alma Mater/Favorite (Notre Dame) to beat Navy and they did!
SLa Brie picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Nebraska) to lose to Ohio State and they did!
Krakowiak picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Penn State) to beat Wisconsin and they did!
Forseth picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to beat Penn State and they lost!
Smith picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Wisconsin) to lose to Penn State and they did!
Switzer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Kansas State) to beat Kansas and they did!
JHawkins picked her Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno State) to beat San Jose State and they did!
Markarian picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Fresno State) to beat San Jose State and they did!
Homer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Sul Ross State) to lose to Angelo State and they did!
Rarden picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Cornell) to lose to Brown and they did!
Switzer picked his Alma Mater/Favorite (Cornell) to beat Brown and they lost!
Everybody else picked correctly for their Alma Mater to win or lose!

COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS (FACT OR FICTION):

Aloha! I hope I picked the Penn St Wisconsin game wrong ... You didn't!
Here 'tis! ... You betcha!
Nothing like Penguin football....nothing... ... You betcha!
Went to USAF Tech school in San Angelo TX in 1970s ... That brings back memories, doesn't it?!

WHO'S WHO IN SWAMI:

xerxis, El Jefe, TAURUS, dragon, Kinko, Tenacious D, and Zorro picked the most regular games perfectly (1)!
Nobody picked any starred games perfectly (0)!
xerxis, El Jefe, TAURUS, dragon, Kinko, Tenacious D, and Zorro picked the most total games perfectly (1)!
xerxis had the most margin points with 1980 pts. with Do The Opposite in second with 1926 pts.!
Irish2 had the least margin points with 972 pts. with IRISH in second with 981 pts.!
BOHICA moved the most places DOWN the ladder this week - 16, from 9th to 25th!
WunderBrew and El Jefe moved the most places UP the ladder this week - 5, from 10th to 5th, and from 14th to 9th, respectively!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD PICKINS'

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