{"id":6939,"date":"2014-09-04T07:53:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T11:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6939"},"modified":"2014-09-06T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T12:00:34","slug":"guest-post-jmu-memories-and-slowing-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6939","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: JMU Memories and Slowing Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/unnamed.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6940\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=6940\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/unnamed.jpg?fit=563%2C429\" data-orig-size=\"563,429\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/unnamed.jpg?fit=300%2C228\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/unnamed.jpg?fit=563%2C429\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6940\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/unnamed.jpg?resize=486%2C370\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"486\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/unnamed.jpg?w=563 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/unnamed.jpg?resize=300%2C228 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Last week Matt won the\u00a0prediction contest and as a result he got to write a guest post. In it, he reminds us the importance of having perspective and appreciating the little things. A reminder we could probably all use after last week&#8217;s disappointing result. Take it away Matt.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;m not sure I like winning the prediction contest by picking a blowout; but I suppose that is what I get for being a pessimist. \u00a0In the past when I&#8217;ve won this contest I&#8217;ve written about <a href=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4475\">Away Games<\/a>, Program Evolution and Playcalling, and I&#8217;ve taken a <a href=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6063\">walk down memory lane.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I don&#8217;t know enough about this team and this program to speak intelligently about it. \u00a0I am certainly not going to get down on the team just because of one bad game despite being a pessimist (I&#8217;m a weird pessimist). \u00a0So instead I am going to relay one of my best JMU memories. \u00a0One day during my Sophomore year I was having a bad day. \u00a0My future wife (though at the time she was only my friend) figured it out during one of our conversations using the phone application on the VAX system (for you kids out there, this was what passed for Instant Messaging at the time). \u00a0Anyway, she rounded up a few of our friends and kidnapped me. They took me up to the hill where ISAT-1 was under construction and we ate cookies under the stars. \u00a0I felt much better after that.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So my advice to JMU fans who are upset right now; find yourself a hill under the stars and contemplate the vastness and beauty of the universe while eating some cookies&#8230;it worked for me anyway.<\/div>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6939&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;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week Matt won the\u00a0prediction contest and as a result he got to write a guest post. In it, he reminds us the importance of having perspective and appreciating the little things. A reminder we could probably all use after last week&#8217;s disappointing result. Take it away Matt. I&#8217;m not sure I like winning the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11590,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=11590","url_meta":{"origin":6939,"position":0},"title":"Guest Post: James Madison > Robert Morris","date":"March 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Hart won last week's prediction contest and earned the right to guest post. Here's his take on JMU sports, history, and beer (we like this guy). 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First of all, I want to send my condolences to the families and friends of those who passed away in the recent tragedies\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/JTJ.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8148,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8148","url_meta":{"origin":6939,"position":4},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. William &#038; Mary","date":"October 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The loss to Richmond is in the past and it's time to move forward. Bryan Schor and the Dukes travel to Williamsburg to play the William & Mary Tribe this Saturday. 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