{"id":1003,"date":"2010-07-12T05:05:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T09:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2010-07-12T07:36:32","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T11:36:32","slug":"52-days-until-football-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1003","title":{"rendered":"52 Days Until Football Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1006\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=1006\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg?fit=2848%2C3188&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2848,3188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1278888333&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;43&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"059\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg?fit=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg?fit=914%2C1023&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1006\" title=\"059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg?resize=384%2C430\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg?resize=914%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0591.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s still a little too early for the Dukes to start practicing, but it&#8217;s never too early for us to try to work our way back into peak condition. My lovely wife purchased me the JMU corn-hole set pictured above over the weekend. Todd and I seized the opportunity to gather with some friends and family, toss a few bean bags, drink a few beers, and start working our way back into game-day shape. The first workout is always the hardest, but I&#8217;m confident we&#8217;ll be hitting on all cylinders come September 4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D1003&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>It&#8217;s still a little too early for the Dukes to start practicing, but it&#8217;s never too early for us to try to work our way back into peak condition. My lovely wife purchased me the JMU corn-hole set pictured above over the weekend. Todd and I seized the opportunity to gather with some friends and [&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":[456,63,64],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11557,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=11557","url_meta":{"origin":1003,"position":0},"title":"Guest Post: Proud and True","date":"February 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Randy won last week's prediction contest and earned the right to guest post. Here's his reflection of being around for the start of the JMU football program. Proud & True. Many of you know that to be the name of the Duke Club fund that supports JMU sports. 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