{"id":9582,"date":"2017-08-30T07:31:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T11:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9582"},"modified":"2017-08-30T07:32:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T11:32:08","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-vs-ecu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9582","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. ECU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"9288\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=9288\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?fit=1200%2C800\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" 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=\"houston gatorade\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9288\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?resize=567%2C378\" alt=\"houston gatorade\" width=\"567\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5871777dd91de.image_.jpg?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The Dukes travel to Greenville, NC this weekend to start the 2017 season with a game against East Carolina University. It&#8217;s always difficult for FCS teams face off against FBS teams, primarily due to difference in roster sizes. But JMU fans generally seem pretty confident heading into Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>We want to know what you think though. Leave a comment on this post with your prediction for Saturday. The person who come&#8217;s closest to nailing the final outcome (winner &amp; score) will win the right to guest post next week. Be sure to use an email address you actually check, because we&#8217;ll notify the winner via email no later than Monday.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been doing this each game for years. Not only has it been a fun way to get the game talk going a few days before kickoff, it&#8217;s resulted in some pretty fantastic guest posts. We&#8217;re hoping for more of the same this season. So let&#8217;s hear what y&#8217;all think. Will the Dukes pull off the &#8220;upset&#8221; and continue their winning streak? Give us your prediction in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D9582&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>The Dukes travel to Greenville, NC this weekend to start the 2017 season with a game against East Carolina University. It&#8217;s always difficult for FCS teams face off against FBS teams, primarily due to difference in roster sizes. But JMU fans generally seem pretty confident heading into Saturday. We want to know what you think [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6891,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6891","url_meta":{"origin":9582,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Maryland","date":"August 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dukes open the season on the road against the Maryland Terrapins this Saturday in College Park. It's the first game of a brand new season for both teams and a whole new ball game for JMU. New coaches, new players, new systems, and hopefully new and improved results. 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