{"id":10996,"date":"2019-06-24T22:04:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T02:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10996"},"modified":"2019-06-24T22:05:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T02:05:50","slug":"jmusb-answers-the-tough-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10996","title":{"rendered":"JMUSB Answers the Tough Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10997\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=10997\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jmu-google.jpg?fit=520%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"520,369\" 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=\"jmu-google\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jmu-google.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jmu-google.jpg?fit=520%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jmu-google.jpg?resize=520%2C369\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jmu-google.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jmu-google.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the wonders of Google auto-complete, we stumbled into the top questions people have about JMU. We included them above. Sure, you could click on each term and painstakingly browse the search results to come up with an answer. Or you could just let us, your trusty blogger friends answer the questions for you. Let&#8217;s do that. From the top down, here are your answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Yes, JMU is D1. The school\u2019s 17 athletic programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/content\/news\/JMU-ranked-number-one-for-post-graduation-employment-in-Virginia--511494191.html\">compete in the NCAA\u2019s Division<\/a> 1 (D1) at for all sports, with football playing in the D1 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).<\/li><li>It is. In fact, it was recently recognized as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/content\/news\/JMU-ranked-number-one-for-post-graduation-employment-in-Virginia--511494191.html\">number one college in Virginia<\/a> for post graduate employment.\u00a0<\/li><li>Yep. There\u2019s more to college than just studying.\u00a0<\/li><li>Guess some people assume it is, because of the name, but nope, it\u2019s not private.\u00a0<\/li><li>Thought we covered this already, but yeah, JMU is a D1 school. Not sure what the confusion is.<\/li><li>It\u2019s selective, but far from impossible to get into. It helps to be well rounded, fun, and good looking.\u00a0<\/li><li>Sheesh. Why is this so hard to understand people? Yes, the football team is D1 and it plays in the Football Championship Subdivision.\u00a0<\/li><li>No. Wouldn\u2019t be much of a party school if it was.<\/li><li>You can apply to JMU via the Common App.<\/li><li>Enough already. We\u2019re done. <\/li><\/ul>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D10996&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>Thanks to the wonders of Google auto-complete, we stumbled into the top questions people have about JMU. We included them above. Sure, you could click on each term and painstakingly browse the search results to come up with an answer. Or you could just let us, your trusty blogger friends answer the questions for you. 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Last weekend two Dukes were selected in the NFL Draft. Four more will head to camps after signing free-agent deals. Those are good numbers for a FBS program. For an FCS program they're extraordinary. So the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ThinkingMan_Rodin_328x284-300x259.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5887,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5887","url_meta":{"origin":10996,"position":5},"title":"Guest Blogger: Researching Student Fees","date":"September 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Last weekend Chadwick Diamond came closest to predicting the winner and final score for JMU's game. As a result, he gets to be our guest blogger. Here is his examination of the student fees issue. Take it away Chadwick. 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