The Scale of Sultry is an online tool developed by SwampButt Underwear, a Lake Jackson-based company that makes moisture-managing underwear for men who sweat heavily from the waist down. The Scale combines temperature, relative humidity, sunlight and estimated fabric-drying conditions to produce a score from 1 to 10. Lately, the ‘scale’ correctly predicted that Texas would defeat Ohio State and even more unlikely that Oklahoma State would upend the Oregon Ducks.
The Scale of Sultry is an online tool developed by SwampButt Underwear, a Lake Jackson-based company that makes moisture-managing underwear for men who sweat heavily from the waist down. The Scale combines temperature, relative humidity, sunlight and estimated fabric-drying conditions to produce a score from 1 to 10. It recently predicted upset victories by Texas over Ohio State and Oklahoma State over Oregon.
The Scale of Sultry, or SOS, measures temperature, humidity and solar exposure to produce a rating from 1 to 10. A low rating represents relatively comfortable conditions in which perspiration evaporates more readily. A high rating indicates hotter, more humid conditions that can inhibit evaporation and increase physical discomfort.
Even Rufus, the SwampButt Underwear mascot who always wears SwampButt Underwear ducks under the stands to escape the heat and sultriness of September football.
A college football prediction model that ignored rankings, betting lines, coaching, injuries and player talent correctly selected 55 of 90 Week 1 winners. The SwampButt Underwear™ Scale of Sultry finished the first full week of the 2026 college football season with a 55–35 record—61% accuracy—after making every selection using one deliberately narrow variable: which team was accustomed to the hotter and more humid home environment.
The SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry for Week One was plenty sultry and in places dangerously hot.
According to the SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry, the Swampiest College Football Game for Week One is Indiana State at Purdue.
The SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry College Football Predictions for Week 0
Less SwampButt to Contend With as Cooler Late November Conditions Negate the Scale of Sultry Everywhere, Almost Lake Jackson, TX — (November 28, 2025) — SwampButt Underwear released its fully expanded Week 14 ‘Scale of Sultry’ report for rivalry weekend across college football. This edition includes an exclusive appearance by Rufus — the company’s realistic, […]
According to the SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry… Late-Season Heat and Humidity Reshape Today’s College Football Landscape November 22, 2025 (Lake Jackson, TX) As college football enters its final stretch before championship season, atmospheric conditions across the nation are shaping more than just tailgates. According to SwampButt Underwear’s Scale of Sultry, today’s matchups unfold under […]
