{"id":1633,"date":"2010-11-07T21:11:37","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T02:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2010-11-07T21:32:31","modified_gmt":"2010-11-08T02:32:31","slug":"dukes-vs-ticks-postmortem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1633","title":{"rendered":"Dukes vs Ticks Postmortem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It's still just a pig.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ugh. There is nothing else you can say. The Dukes wasted another strong performance by the Defense and fell 13-10 in overtime to Richmond.<\/a> I’d love to sit here and tell you that JMU just got unlucky or that it was a game that saw the Dukes take a huge step forward. It wasn’t though. We can try to dress this one up all we want, but it won’t make a difference. It was bad. The offense wasted another gutsy effort from the banged up Defense and an outstanding game by Jamal Sullivan. Completely wasted them.<\/p>\n

I continue to be amazed that the Defense can rise to the occasion and keep JMU in games week in and week out. It would be an accomplishment with a full complement of starters. Doing it with a bunch of back-ups and players playing out of position is just awesome. Throw in the pressure of knowing that the offense is virtually incapable of scoring more than 14 points and it’s barely short of miraculous. Yesterday, DJ Bryant, Stephon Robertson, Vidal Nelson, Taveion Cuffee, and the boys on D played awesome, forced turnovers, and did everything possible to put the offense in a position to win. It’s really just pathetic that the offense couldn’t come through.<\/p>\n

Jamal Sullivan had a heck of a game. That’s about the only positive I can come up with for the offense. It’s gotten to the point, where I just feel bad for Drew Dudzik. I’ve been a big fan of the kid’s since I first saw him take the field a few seasons ago in relief of Rodney. I still am a fan of his. The poor guy just looked absolutely lost yesterday though. To say he wasn’t very effective would be putting it mildly. And the penalties. Oh, the untimely penalties. Those didn’t help much. Nor did the typically terrible play-calling. Going straight backwards in overtime? Is it worse that it happened, or that we all knew it would?<\/p>\n

Maybe we should do another Fan Confidence Poll<\/a>. I was shocked even 1.92% of you said you had full confidence in the program heading into this week. I’d be blown away if anyone had even moderate confidence after yesterday. If you actually do have a lot of confidence in this program now, then please explain why in the comments. Please! I won’t argue with you or attempt to change your opinion. I just want someone to cheer me up and tell me what the Kool Aid tastes like.<\/p>\n

Seriously, there’s nothing to say at this point. The offense is just flat out broken and the coaches can’t seem to do anything to fix it (or give us the appearance they’re even trying to fix it.) The Dukes will look to close the season with two wins and salvage another meaningless 6-5 season over the next two weeks. #1 William & Mary comes to town next Saturday. I’m sure there will be PLENTY of good seats available. Todd and I will still be there cheering on the boys with some family and friends. Hopefully we’re not the only ones.<\/p>\n