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College Football Week 5 projections for all DI games below ⬇️ *These are my numbers and not the actual Vegas spreads/totals
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College athletics is destroying itself On the other hand, very happy that the Sun Belt seems to be aligned with like-minded institutions and regional rivalries!
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GOOD MORNING SUN BELT
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JMU QB Ben DiNucci is often the recipient of harsh and unfair criticism. The reality is that he is a unique playmaker, one of the best QB talents in the FCS, and has been very efficient through 5 games. JMU is lucky to have him. #GoDukes
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11 months
After last week’s results, the computer is indicating almost a 99% likelihood that there will NOT be enough six-win teams to fill all the bowl slots. A @JMUFootball postseason appearance is almost guaranteed at this point regardless of NCAA decision. #GoDukes
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I’m hurting bad, but I’m hurting even more for Ben DiNucci right now. Fearless leader who had a great senior season. Thank you for your 2 years at JMU. Very proud of this entire team. NDSU is the standard we are still chasing. We’ll get there. #GoDukes
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11 months
JMU Nation, we are so blessed to be witnessing this historic season. 9-0!
@JMUSportsNews
JMU Sports News
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JMU is elite. 9-0.
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11 months
The computer’s Group of Five Top 10 power rankings as we enter Week 10: 1) SMU 2) Air Force 3) Troy 4) JMU 5) Tulane 6) Boise St 7) Liberty 8) Fresno 9) UTSA 10) Memphis Yes, that means Troy would be favored against JMU on a neutral field right now
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Opponents’ winning percentage: Sam Houston, 37.3% (31-52) Montana St, 37.9% (36-59) N Dakota St, 44.3% (43-54) James Madison, 50.5% (50-49) *includes all D1 opponents
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@STEELCITYBALL3R
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10 months
Private plane scheduled to depart Shenandoah, VA for Worcester, MA tomorrow AM. Might be related to JMU Football HC search, might not.
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9 months
I don’t normally engage in this type of discourse, but I just have to say this: fans questioning players’ effort and focus today is absurd. I didn’t see that at all. Get out of your feelings. Embarrassing.
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3 years
On a final note, the ESPN commentary team was horrendous tonight. You could tell the effort put forth was minimal at best And the officiating was a disaster both ways Some bizarre clock stuff that will probably never get explained
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10 months
Congrats to App State. Another legendary chapter of the JMU-App saga. Hurts to lose, but JMU didn’t play well enough to deserve to win. A minor miracle they were able to get the game to OT.
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I salute you, Aidan Gillen. Brilliant portrait of Petyr Baelish. It was an honor to witness. #Littlefinger #GoTS7
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11 months
Next Saturday. 10-0 JMU. App St. College Gameday in Harrisonburg. “Noise and clutter” is deafening. The magic carpet ride continues.
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In the past month, Oregon's unadjusted eff. margin has ballooned 5.9 points (7.4 -> 13.3). Evidence that they are one of the hottest teams in NCAA. #analytics @OregonMBB
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10 months
Yesterday was a Cignetti masterclass on offense. Was so impressed by the play design and timing of some of the play calls. Was great to see the return of an effective run game, too.
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Today would be a nice day for JMU to sign some football players! 🤞
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11 months
Many JMU fans won’t like this, but it’s time to admit Liberty has a dang good football team. Dukes vs Flames would be a hell of a match up right now. A shame we have to wait 10 years for it.
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10 months
. @JMUFootball needs one of these 5 teams to lose and they are bowl bound: Cal, 24% (pre-game win probability) Colorado St, 58% Florida, 22% South Carolina, 39% South Florida, 62% This also assumes they would be the first call-up, which I think they’d be?
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There are 21 remaining unbeaten FBS teams. The model believes JMU has played a tougher schedule than 9 of them, including Michigan and USC.
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10 months
. @JMUFootball has officially clinched a bowl game berth and will play in the postseason! The 2023 season is not over yet- the show goes on!
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10 months
A team to remember.
@jarvisharen
Jarvis Haren
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Your 2023 James Madison Dukes.
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11 months
Prepare yourself for the possibility of multiple 3-loss teams being ranked ahead of JMU in today’s AP Poll
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11 months
More info on JMU bowl situation. There are 61 teams that are “still alive”. JMU needs fewer than 31 of these teams to qualify, as 51 teams have already qualified. There are only 24 teams with odds > 50%.
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11 months
For those wondering about specifics, there are 82 total bowl slots. I asked the computer model to simulate the remainder of the college football regular season 2,000 times. The odds of there being 81 or fewer six-win teams was 97% 👀
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11 months
Currently, there are 51 qualified teams, 17 eliminated, 4 ineligible (including JMU), and 61 still alive. After running some numbers, it is extremely likely there will NOT be enough six-win teams to fill all the bowl spots. (2/2) Spread the word, JMU Nation! #GoDukes
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Let’s be honest, this is pretty much a total program reset for JMU. There was very little roster turnover when Houston and Cignetti took over and they both inherited championship teams. Chesney certainly has his work cut out for him to keep the mojo going. Time to get after it!
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3 years
There’s not another player I would trade Lucas Williamson for in all of college hoops
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11 months
JMU defense pitches the SHUTOUT. Hats off to McCloud- showed grit in that 2H! Any question who’s singing the Fight Song? Jalen Green with FIVE sacks! 7-0. Will be ranked next week. What a time to be alive! #GoDukes
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11 months
It’s App St Week! Last year’s game was the best JMU game I’ve ever attended. Incredible memory. Looking forward to this Saturday tremendously.
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
2 years
Indomitable will. #GoDukes
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11 months
Why doesn’t @JMUFootball post highlight videos like this anymore? Bring it back!
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
2 years
WHAT. A. WIN. Relive all the key plays from Saturday's comeback at App State. #GoDukes
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10 months
Sheesh. @JMUFootball putting on an absolute clinic, routing the Chants for the second year in a row, leaving zero doubt. Kings of the East x2.
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One of the great days in @JMUFootball history. What a memory.
@DomIzzoWDAY
Dom Izzo
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#ThisDayInNDSUHistory : December 16, 2016. NDSU's five year title streak ends with a 27-17 loss to James Madison. The Dukes race out to a 17-0 lead, only to see the Bison rally to tie the game at 17 in the third quarter. JMU quarterback Bryan Schor throws the GW TD on 3rd and 10.
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2 years
JMU 🏈 already getting busy with the transfer portal. By my count, the Dukes have offered 13 players since 11/25, including SEVEN wide receivers 👀
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3 years
The time has come for @JMUSports to exit the CAA at the first available opportunity
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Currently, there are 51 qualified teams, 17 eliminated, 4 ineligible (including JMU), and 61 still alive. After running some numbers, it is extremely likely there will NOT be enough six-win teams to fill all the bowl spots. (2/2) Spread the word, JMU Nation! #GoDukes
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Just my opinion, but the fact that multiple other schools have also submitted postseason eligibility waivers (Jacksonville St, Tarleton St) does not bode well for JMU’s chances.
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10 months
Updated backdoor bowl odds for @JMUFootball are 97% after Mississippi St, Central Michigan, Nebraska, & TCU all lost. Looking good!
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10 months
Thanks to @JMUSportsNews for pointing out Army is already eliminated with two of their wins being FCS- I had been including them. After removing them and re-running the numbers, updated backdoor bowl odds for @JMUFootball are 89%.
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SOS rank for the six remaining undefeated Group of 5 teams: James Madison, 112th Fresno St, 117th Marshall, 118th Georgia St, 117th Air Force, 130th Liberty, 133th (easiest in FBS)
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10 months
Wow. 30 minutes before Tulane plays in their conference championship game. College football is BROKEN.
@Joseph_Duarte
Joseph Duarte
10 months
Source: UH closing in on hiring Tulane's Willie Fritz as next football coach via @houstonchron
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The computer’s Group of Five Top 10 résumés as we enter Week 11: 1) JMU (10) 2) Liberty (17) 3) Tulane (21) 4) Fresno (25) 5) Toledo (27) (prior to win vs EMU on Wednesday) 6) Air Force (28) 7) Troy (30) 8) UNLV (34) 9) SMU (35) 10) Memphis (40) *FBS rank in parentheses
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10 months
All along, JMU HC Curt Cignetti said common sense would prevail. Unfortunately, he was incorrect.
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3 years
JMU VS MONTANA! THE GAME OF THE CENTURY! TONIGHT @ BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM BE THERE! #GoDukes 😈😈😈
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The computer’s Group of Five Top 10 résumés as we enter Week 9: 1) JMU 2) Air Force 3) Liberty 4) Tulane 5) UNLV 6) Fresno 7) Georgia St 8) Wyoming 9) Toledo 10) Troy
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10 months
Would love to see JMU pursue 👀 Nephew of @machine_marlowe !
@farrellportal
FarrellPortal
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Buffalo DB Devin Grant entered the transfer portal; he finished the 2023 season with 79 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 5 INT and 8 PD @DevinGrant2022 @mfarrellsports
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@STEELCITYBALL3R
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Trust preparation.
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3 years
An interesting note on the schedule: no mid-week games for JMU in 2022
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@STEELCITYBALL3R
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10 months
@JahhBoyd @RomanCatholicHC Stick with us Jah! JMU is a special place!
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@STEELCITYBALL3R
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3 years
Thinking big picture, has @JMUSports ever looked more appealing to @American_Conf ?
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@STEELCITYBALL3R
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9 months
Dukes pick up a back who rushed for 1k this year and 7 yards a carry- nice!
@ayoadeyi
🅰️YO 🅰️DEYI
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New Beginnings💜 #Godsplan
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Posting some FCS playoff nuggets… 10 most likely FCS championship matchups, per my simulation SHSU/NDSU, 20.6% SDSU/NDSU, 10.6% MoSt/NDSU, 8.6% Nova/NDSU, 8.3% SacSt/NDSU, 7.0% SHSU/JMU, 6.6% SDSU/JMU, 3.5% MtSt/NDSU, 2.9% Nova/JMU, 2.8% MoSt/JMU, 2.8%
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Cignetti brought Polk, Thornton, and Wells into the program in a short period of time Trust that he and staff will find the next guy(s) that can produce Keep an eye on incoming freshman Anthony Johnson
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JMU’s most underrated player in 2019. Congrats!
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
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SIGNED ✅ @DylanStapleton4 is also Texas bound, signing with the @HoustonTexans ‼️ #NFLDukes | #WeAreTexans
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How the final 8 teams fare in efficiency margin: 1-- James Madison (+32.6) 2-- North Dakota State (+26.0) 3-- Montana (+21.0) 4-- Montana State (+16.2) 5-- Austin Peay (+16.0) 6-- Weber State (+12.6) 7-- Northern Iowa (+8.0) 8-- Illinois State (+5.2) #FCSPlayoffs
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2 years
#25 James Madison (yes, feels damn good to say that) opens as a 10.5 point road favorite next week against 6x FCS champion Georgia Southern
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2 years
Even though they gave up some explosives last night, I was really encouraged by the play of Brent Austin and Chauncey Logan. They were almost always in solid, competitive position, but A-State receivers made some really impressive plays. Keep your heads up, fellas.
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3 years
Mind boggling how many mistakes we always make against NDSU Just so disappointing FUCK
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11 months
The model has officially installed JMU as a 9.5 point favorite in this weekend’s showdown against App St, otherwise known as the “Game of the Century”.
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11 months
The model has officially installed JMU as a whopping 25.5 point favorite against the 1-8 UConn Huskies.
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Looking back, #JMU defeated UNH, SHSU, NDSU, & YSU en route to the championship. That is a tough slate of #FCS competition. They earned it.
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Terrible news. What a special season he was having.
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
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Jalen Green will miss the rest of the season due to an injury in last weekend's game, Coach Cignetti announced. 📰
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Believe it or not, JMU has two wins against teams with winning records. Delaware has only one.
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3 years
Cole Johnson. Hat tip. That is all.
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11 months
CFP committee ranks a team that has lost 33-7 to USA and 45-3 to UCF. These are not serious people.
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The model has officially installed JMU as a whopping 25.5 point favorite against the 1-8 UConn Huskies.
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The model has officially installed James Madison as a 6 point road favorite in this weekend’s game against Georgia State.
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2 years
Big day for JMU Football!!!
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An incredible season full of memories. Enjoyed watching the guys go to battle one last time amidst all the noise and clutter. A sincere thank you to the 2023 @JMUFootball team. Go Dukes!
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
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Final from Fort Worth - still so much to be proud of during a historic season! Thank you JMU Nation for the constant support. #GoDukes
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JMU fans chanting “F you Tony” tonight are dumb dumbs He elected to bring his team on the road against an in-state mid major (something most coaches would never do) and provide you dumb dumbs the opportunity to witness a once-in-an-every-few-years type JMU home game Be better
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Awesome play by Carp and awesome call by ESPN’s John Schriffen 🔥
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
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BIG BOY INTERCEPTION!!! @JCarpenter08 💪
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3 years
Not sure if anyone else picked up on this, but it appears Cignetti assumed play calling duties on offense in the 2H against NDSU The adjustment worked, as the Dukes scored 14 points in the 3Q Multiple sideline shots of him looking down at what appears to be a play call sheet
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2 years
Two good weeks for the Sun Belt in the out-of-conference after a poor week three showing. Notables include USM beating a now 4-1 Tulane team, Georgia St beating Army, and Troy beating WKU.
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All things considering, productive NSD for @JMUFootball . Still lots of work to be done. Let’s keep it rolling. Go Dukes.
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How the computer ranks JMU’s wins from most valuable to least: 1) @ Troy 2) @ UVA 3) @ Utah St 4) vs USA 5) @ Marshall 6) @ GaSt 7) vs GaSo 8) vs ODU 9) vs UConn 10) vs Bucknell Any surprises?
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FCS committee chair's point that SDSU and SHSU have superior resumes to JMU is fair. But why did the committee rank JMU #1 before the Dukes picked up their best win of the season yesterday and then suddenly drop to #3 ? Makes little sense.
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Today, reigning FCS champs @JMUFootball opened as a 3.5 point road favorite against FBS @ECUPiratesFB in the opener, according to 5dimes
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Texas State isn't even a better job than JMU.
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. @JMUMBasketball is up to #68 in KenPom this morning. Trying to recall if they’ve ever been ranked that high?
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3 years
OFFICIAL
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The model has officially installed JMU as a 7.5 point favorite against Marshall. Thursday night. ESPN. This one should be terrific. Cannot wait for it!
The model has officially installed JMU as a 6.5 point favorite against Georgia Southern. What an awesome challenge this game will be. Can’t wait!
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The Sun Belt has jumped the AAC in my average conference ratings and now holds the top spot in the G5. It was a strong week out of conference for the SBC, including three H2H wins against the AAC.
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Crazy FCS stat of the day: Before losing to JMU earlier this year, Weber St had not lost a regular season home game since 2017 They are 0-4 at home this year, but 5-1 on the road
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Byington masterclass down the stretch. Dukes find a way to get to 4-0.
@Shane_DNRSports
Shane Mettlen
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FINAL No. 24 James Madison 76, Radford 73. Terrence Edwards with 21 points to lead the Dukes including two FTs to seal it.
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This is what we signed up for! Are you not entertained!?
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
2 years
Comeback kids. #GoDukes
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BFS was a madhouse tonight. What a game. This is what we signed up for! Where else would you rather be?
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Ole Miss wins the Egg Bowl. Good result for JMU.
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10 years
Officially a part of the class of #JMU18 !!!
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JMU is 20th in ESPN FPI’s Strength of Record metric. I have the Dukes slightly higher than that in my comparable metric Wins Above Bubble.
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My thoughts on today’s game and the state of the program: JMU Football is not where it needs to be at the moment I can’t think of one facet of the game where the Dukes played well today If I see one more 2nd & 10 run, I think I’m going to to pull my hair out
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3 years
My simulation’s updated round-by-round odds for the 16 remaining participants in FCS Playoffs
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2 years
I really hope there’s a bidding war going on for Cole Johnson and Mike Greene. Otherwise, I’m dumbfounded
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3 years
Final statistical comparison for the projected top 3 seeds Is there a legitimate debate to be had? Take a look *WAB is Wins Above Bubble
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10 months
The Sun Belt conference has lost arguably its two best coaches this offseason, one for another G5 gig in a perceived lesser league. Crazy.
@GreenWaveFB
Tulane Football
10 months
Welcome back to Uptown Jon Sumrall! Join us in welcoming @CoachJonSumrall as the 42nd Head Coach of Tulane Football! 🔗 #RollWave | #NOLABuilt
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5-0 for the second year in a row. 4-0 against SBC West teams. Hell of an accomplishment. So what? Get better. Keep going. Innovate. Evolve. LET’S GO DUKES!
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The model’s top 10 power ranked FCS teams heading into Week 6: 1) SDSU 2) MtSt 3) NDSU 4) Idaho 5) SIU 6) UNI (I know, gross) 7) Furman 8) UIW 9) Sac St 10) Austin Peay NDSU fell considerably after losing to the Coyotes, but not nearly enough to drop out of the top 3.
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Bridgeforth Stadium needs to be a house on fire tomorrow!!!
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3 years
Cole Johnson made a shocking mistake on the INT… he needs to settle down, he’s getting clean pockets for the most part JMU getting run over by Luepke is not good
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8 months
Jaylen Carey was the best player on the floor in the opening 20 minutes. What a stud.
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3 years
Mike London has W&M improving, but that was a pretty disappointing game from JMU 6 FG and 2 TD 🤮 Almost no rushing success from the backs Defensive breakdowns leading to multiple explosive plays Cole Johnson was good, though
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The computer’s Group of Five Top 10 résumés as we enter Week 10: 1) JMU 2) Air Force 3) Liberty 4) Tulane 5) Fresno 6) Toledo (not counting their win vs Buffalo on Tuesday) 7) Troy 8) UNLV 9) SMU 10) GA Southern
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@STEELCITYBALL3R
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3 years
Still the greatest JMU hype video ever Cool to see it resurface this week!
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@STEELCITYBALL3R
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2 years
He signed! 👀
@JMUFootball
JMU Football
2 years
𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 ✍️ Welcome home, @ibrahimbarry111 ❗️ #GoDukes | #DUKESRI23
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