SwampButt Underwear Tests Whether Summer Heat Gives Football Teams an October Advantage

SwampButt Underwear is exploring that question through its Scale of Sultry, a weather-based system that measures combinations of heat and humidity.

Summer Won’t Leave October is still roasting college football fans

For fans, an October ticket still deserves a look at the hourly forecast and the seat’s exposure to sunlight. Water, access to shade and breaks from the heat remain part of the game-day plan. The calendar may have moved on. In parts of college football country, summer has not.

Heat and Humidity Shape College Football—On the Field and in the Stands

The SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry’s Week 5 recap looks beyond the final scores to the conditions fans endured. October 5, 2026 — The SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry picked more winners than losers in Week 5 of the college football season—barely. Its weather-based selections finished 30–29, bringing the season’s cumulative record to 209–179. But […]

The SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry Fans in the Stands

SwampButt Underwear is a Lake Jackson, Texas-based men’s underwear brand designed to help manage moisture and improve comfort in hot, humid conditions.

SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry Picked Kentucky Over Texas A&M

SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry was 6-2 for the 8 sultriest games week 3.

SwampButt Underwear Askes How long will Houston’s September heat last?

The unusual heat will continue in the greater Houston area for the next week.

Scale of Sultry Predicts Two Road Upsets as College Football Heat Threatens Fan Safety

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.

SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry Picks Texas and Oklahoma State Upsets

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.

SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry Picks Eight Featured Games for College Football’s Second Week Plus 78 Other Games

Even Rufus, the SwampButt Underwear mascot who always wears SwampButt Underwear ducks under the stands to escape the heat and sultriness of September football.

SwampButt Scale of Sultry Sweats Out a 61% Win Rate

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.