{"id":1446,"date":"2010-09-27T22:07:48","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T02:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2010-09-27T22:07:48","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T02:07:48","slug":"the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1446","title":{"rendered":"The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So this weekend&#8217;s trip to the &#8216;Burg had a little bit of everything, both on and off the field as I was fortunate enough to <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">play<\/span> hack in the annual JBClassic at the one and only Lakeview Golf Club prior to attending the big game with Liberty.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also taken until Monday night to do a recap because I&#8217;ve been forced to seriously come to terms with my own mortality and lack of tolerance throughout BOTH yesterday and today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1447\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Liberty-Game.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1447\" data-attachment-id=\"1447\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=1447\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Liberty-Game.jpg?fit=648%2C484\" data-orig-size=\"648,484\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Liberty Game\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Good crowd for an atrocious game!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Liberty-Game.jpg?fit=300%2C224\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Liberty-Game.jpg?fit=648%2C484\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1447\" title=\"Liberty Game\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Liberty-Game.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Liberty-Game.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Liberty-Game.jpg?w=648 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good crowd for an atrocious game!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<a title=\"Man with No Name\" href=\"\/wiki\/Man_with_No_Name\">Blondie<\/a>\u00a0<strong>(The Good)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Catching up with old friends, P-Lot Parking (thanks Coach L!!!!), DJ Bryant going insane and taking over the game along with the JMU Defense in the second half, getting Dixon Wright back, the unexpected and outstanding fireworks show at game&#8217;s end, Liberty fan turnout (great showing from the Flames and a good-natured day all around), Stephon Robertson, having Scott Noble back, Field Hockey now on a three-game winning streak,\u00a0the incredible turnaround and by all accounts reasonable enforcement of tailgate policies, Mr. J&#8217;s Texan on Wheat (good to know the best things never change!),\u00a0Jack Brown&#8217;s (solid new dive bar across from Dave&#8217;s), and Dukes student turnout (including mostly staying for the whole game).<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, huge thanks to Jimmy Bonnell, founder and orchestrator of the fantastic golf outing.\u00a0 Thanks for getting everyone together and raising money for the Madison Business Scholarship Fund!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-caption\" title=\"The Bad\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lee_Van_Cleef\" target=\"_blank\">Angel Eyes\u00a0<\/a><strong>The Bad &#8211;<\/strong> Offensive football, literally, both offenses were just plain offensive.\u00a0 On one hand, you had the Dukes who appeared unstoppable running up the middle yet continually tried to run side-to-side plays out of Wildcat and spray the ball around the field as if trying to prove once and for all that MM has changed his ways.\u00a0 It was like Andy Reid with a late lead for the whole game.\u00a0 On the other hand, you had Rocco and the Flames coaching staff, who could&#8217;ve called quick passes to monster receiver Chris Summers and their solid TE all night, yet continually tried to slam slow running backs straight into a JMU DLine that clearly overmatched them.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tuco Ramirez\" href=\"\/wiki\/Tuco_Ramirez\">Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The Ugly &#8211;<\/strong> My golf game (Thanks Brad, Kevin, and Coach Priz for keeping us afloat), Liberty Superstar QB Mike Brown&#8217;s Bill Laimbeer impression (the constant flopping and whining to officials is just shameful from a player of his caliber), missing the opening kickoff (have to fess up to this huge fan faux pas; tailgate&#8217;s never worth that), lack of chances for the fight song,\u00a0and last but most certainly not least, the latenight performance of the incomparable Landeta was the stuff of legend!<\/p>\n<p>Delaware week!! #3 Dukes v. #5 BlueHens for Parents Weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D1446&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" 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