{"id":10280,"date":"2018-05-17T20:12:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T00:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10280"},"modified":"2018-05-17T20:12:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T00:12:35","slug":"how-come-jmu-sucks-at-online-voting-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10280","title":{"rendered":"How Come JMU Sucks at Online Voting Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"3444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=3444\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/AJ-Davis.jpg?fit=543%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"543,355\" 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=\"AJ Davis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/AJ-Davis.jpg?fit=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/AJ-Davis.jpg?fit=543%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3444\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/AJ-Davis.jpg?resize=543%2C355\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/AJ-Davis.jpg?w=543&amp;ssl=1 543w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/AJ-Davis.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>There was a time when you could virtually guarantee that any online poll, contest, or competition that included JMU was a done deal. JMU was going to win and win big. Sure, sometimes the powers that be pulled a fast one and rendered said poll results meaningless in the end (cough, Capitol One Mascot Bowl), but the point is that the JMU community absolutely lapped the field in every online vote. But that&#8217;s no longer the case. Because for the past 2 years, we as Dukes with viable internet connections have completely failed some of our own.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re talking of course about our collective failure to get out the vote for a group of JMU hoops alums in their attempt to gain entry into The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in 2016 and 2017. Thankfully, we have a chance to make amends. This year, the team, called &#8220;The Founding Fathers,&#8221; is back and trying to get enough fan votes to earn a slot in the 64 team tournament with a $2 million prize for the winners.<\/p>\n<p>TBT was started in 2014, and is an \u201copen application,\u00a05-on-5, single elimination, winner-take-all basketball tournament\u201d. Teams can be composed of a\u00a0general manager, coach, booster and up to nine free players. Former JMU Men\u2019s Basketball managers, Sean Wheeler, Camden Butler and Joe Kuykendall and former JMU Basketball Video Coordinator Kevin\u00a0Albright formed The Founding Fathers two years ago, but have been able to secure enough votes for a bid. This year though, JMU is gonna get it done and provide the votes they need. They&#8217;re hoping to play in the South Region and can secure an entry if they&#8217;re one of the top 9 vote getters. This is a fun tournament that will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. Before you do anything else, <a href=\"http:\/\/thetournament.com\/teams\/founding-fathers-jmu-alumni\">go vote for The Founding Fathers now<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, the team has an impressive roster, including former JMU studs such as\u00a0AJ Davis, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Joey McLean, Shakir Brown, Kyle Swanston and James\u00a0Millen. The team is in talks with other former Dukes to fill the final three roster spots. This should be a home run. It comes down to online votes. Like we said, stuffing online ballot boxes used to be somewhat of a JMU specialty. We&#8217;ve come up short the past 2 years though. And by doing so, we&#8217;ve been forced to watch the likes of VCU gain entry and make a run. This year is our year though. So go out and <a href=\"http:\/\/thetournament.com\/teams\/founding-fathers-jmu-alumni\">vote for The Founding Fathers<\/a> and encourage all your JMU friends to do the same.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D10280&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>There was a time when you could virtually guarantee that any online poll, contest, or competition that included JMU was a done deal. JMU was going to win and win big. Sure, sometimes the powers that be pulled a fast one and rendered said poll results meaningless in the end (cough, Capitol One Mascot Bowl), [&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":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3448,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3448","url_meta":{"origin":10280,"position":0},"title":"JMU Drops to 9th in CAA Bloggers Poll","date":"January 11, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"After a rough week in which the Dukes lost to ODU, Northeastern, and William & Mary, they plummeted in this week's CAA Bloggers Poll. JMU finds itself in the 9th slot now. VCU surrendered the top spot to George Mason after holding onto it for the previous four weeks. After\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Basketball&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7607,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7607","url_meta":{"origin":10280,"position":1},"title":"JMU to Face USC Upstate in College Insider Tournament","date":"March 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday we ran a poll on the blog asking folks if JMU should play in the CIT or CBI tournament. The 78% of you who voted \"Yes\" are going to be happy. It was announced yesterday afternoon that JMU has accepted an invitation to play against USC Upstate. The game\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Basketball&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"CIT Logo","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/CIT-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8275,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8275","url_meta":{"origin":10280,"position":2},"title":"Reader Poll: The Best QB in JMU History","date":"December 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"[polldaddy poll=9234680]Prior to the 2015 football season kicking off, we ran a little poll to find out who you thought the best QB in the history of JMU football was. Rodney Landers won in a bit of a landslide with 51.5% of the vote. One Vad Lee finished third with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1970,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1970","url_meta":{"origin":10280,"position":3},"title":"JMU Gets Votes in Coaches Poll (updated)","date":"January 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Take a close look at the latest ESPN\/USA Today\u00a0Coaches Poll that came out today. Your eyes are not deceiving you, JMU actually received votes. I'm not kidding. Wow. UPDATE: And as our reader Ben points out below, the Dukes also received 4 votes in the latest AP Poll. Admittedly this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Basketball&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7247,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7247","url_meta":{"origin":10280,"position":4},"title":"Fan Confidence Poll: Coming Off a Homecoming Victory","date":"November 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"[polldaddy poll=8423061]The Dukes got their best win of the New Era last Saturday, defeating William & Mary 31-24. JMU now sits at 6-3 with 3 games remaining. Two of those games are on the road against Stony Brook and Richmond, and the finale is in Bridgeforth against Elon. If the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3396,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3396","url_meta":{"origin":10280,"position":5},"title":"Our CAA Bloggers Poll Ballot","date":"December 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. We certainly did and we are still laying low and catching up on some much needed quality time with family and friends. The CAA Bloggers Poll takes no holidays though and we had to turn in our ballot this morning. 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