Sports: October 2007 Archives

And then there were nine, but soon there will be fewer. There are nine area teams in the IHSA football playoffs … two fewer than last year and three fewer than the Swami foresaw (Libertyville, Waukegan & Deerfield fogged up the crystal ball). As for this week’s gazing …

The Swami wonders if, in the eternal quest to prove that sports elevates the human soul, the folks who run Waukegan High’s football team didn’t miss a chance to educate the young men under their guidance and point to higher goals.

Last week, Swami was 13-1. Season to date, the Wise One is 88-25. Note the losers include 0-7 on upset specials, including last week’s ill-advised support of the Grayslake North Knights who, one week after fooling us with a 31-6 win over equally winless Grayslake Central, reverted to previous and future form. And now the picks:

It’s put up or shut up time for a passle of prep football teams, as they strive to reach the five-win plateau needed to be eligible for postseason. Currently, six area teams have four victories, and another four have three wins, meaning some of them will join the four area teams – Lake Zurich, Lake Forest, Carmel & Grant – that already have five wins banked. Here’s how this week should shake out:

Swami knows all, sees all, and hears all. For example, Swami knows who is paying attention to his football picks every week. We peer into the mists of the crystal ball to reveal ….

Welcome to Lake County high school football’s Rivalry Weekend!. Tis is the weekend when old neighborhood scuffles get settled and for some the chance to go to the playoffs will be decided.

Swami, we Irish fans have now suffered though seven straight losses, including two to end the previous season. Any chance the Irish will ever win a game or are we doomed to go winless through the entire year. Signed: Hoping