{"id":11793,"date":"2022-08-30T19:16:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T23:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=11793"},"modified":"2022-08-30T19:16:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T23:16:58","slug":"dukes-mafia-fbs-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=11793","title":{"rendered":"Dukes Mafia &#8211; FBS Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=11795\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?fit=1280%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1280\" 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=\"OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?resize=634%2C634\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11795\" width=\"634\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OTY5BOF2OBGTPCI5ZJEM4CHJMY.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Howdy Dukes fans. It&#8217;s been a minute, but we managed to figure out how to log back into this site and figured it&#8217;s time to get back on the blogging horse. We admit it. We made the transition to lazy podcasters, but we&#8217;re trying to motivate to give you more of the meaningless nonsense we&#8217;re known for. Before we get to that however, let&#8217;s do something a bit more genuine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year we blatantly ripped off the Bills Mafia and encouraged JMU fans to donate to specific charities in honor of various big games and events. The JMU community stepped up big time and provided tens of thousands of meals to those in need. It was awesome. But with JMU making the move to the FBS, we&#8217;d like to go bigger. And we&#8217;re starting this week by asking folks to donate to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, a terrific organization fighting food insecurity right in JMU&#8217;s backyard. Follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pledge.to\/dukes-mafia-fbs-debut\">link<\/a> or text &#8220;Dukes&#8221; to 707070 to get started. Each dollar donated provides meals for four people, so every bit really does help. Thanks and Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D11793&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>Howdy Dukes fans. It&#8217;s been a minute, but we managed to figure out how to log back into this site and figured it&#8217;s time to get back on the blogging horse. We admit it. We made the transition to lazy podcasters, but we&#8217;re trying to motivate to give you more of the meaningless nonsense we&#8217;re [&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":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3121,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3121","url_meta":{"origin":11793,"position":0},"title":"Dukes vs  Monarchs, the Royal Rumble","date":"October 23, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"When ODU announced that it was starting a football program, we were pretty excited. We thought that if they caught a few breaks, they'd have the potential to develop into a nice little rival for JMU. 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