And you thought this pigskin prognosticating business was just for fun and charity.

Now hear this: You don’t want to be in last place.

A week ago, John Gervais of Findlay Automotive was in last place, and this week, there’s a new boss at the dealership. Clearly, Findlay corporate executives thought a head coaching change in Post Falls was needed to reverse the ill prognosticating fortunes seen through the first 10 weeks of the NFL season.

Newly appointed General Manager Rob Smith is taking over the play-calling responsibilities for Team Findlay immediately while inheriting Gervais’ dismal 75-70-2 record. Early signs suggest he’s going to fit right in.

“In the spirit of trash talking, I just wanted to let you know that I’m bringing my ‘A’ game!” Smith informed The League on Tuesday.

Smith will be stepping up to the League challenge issued last week encouraging pigskin pickers to emulate a couple of presidential candidates we all know. The more barbs, insults and innuendo they could fling at one another, the better — for readership, if not citizenship.

Alas, the barbs, insults and innuendo never really materialized. The closest thing to election-themed trash talk came from Hayden Mayor Steve Griffitts.

“First, I am sending this email from a private unsecured account. It’s just too hard to use the approved email server,” Griffitts emailed The League. “I have not been trained by the CDA Press with respect to the process associated with the pigskin prognosticators, so I honestly did not know that the large ‘H’ next to a team’s name indicated that they were playing at home!

“If Eve Knudtsen does not win the season title then this whole process is rigged and I will not support any other winner. I also heard that John Beutler was NOT born in these United States and that we need to check his birth certificate.”

Maybe the new guy on the prognosticating block can show his rivals how real smack talk is done.