{"id":20,"date":"2009-12-11T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T16:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=20"},"modified":"2009-12-11T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2009-12-11T16:08:16","slug":"dukes-for-life-villanova-fans-for-a-couple-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=20","title":{"rendered":"Dukes for life, Villanova fans for a couple weeks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who to pull for in the Final Four of the FCS Playoffs this weekend?\u00a0 This topic also gives me a chance to disclose early in our little blog’s existence some strange CAA bias and connections.<\/p>\n

First off, too bad the Ticks<\/span> Spiders couldn’t knock off the Evil Empire of FCS last weekend to put three CAA members in the semis, but\u00a0choosing between\u00a0UR or Appy is like an election between the toe-tapping-restroom-guy and the 90k-in-the-freezer-guy.\u00a0 It does make for an easy choice in Saturday’s game.\u00a0 To be honest, despite last year’s heartbreaking loss to Montana, I’ve got a semi-soft spot for the Grizz.\u00a0 While I’m all for proving that alleged East Coast Bias in FCS rankings only exists because it’s true (which it is), the Montana program is outstanding!\u00a0 In Chattanooga in ’04 the Montana fans were some of the warmest and most knowledgeable fans I’ve ever met.\u00a0 Easy choice.<\/p>\n

In tonight’s all-CAA matchup, I’ll be pulling for Villanova for a bunch of reasons:<\/p>\n

1) happy wife is better than happy brother<\/p>\n

2) Sheepishly I must admit that, except when JMU is involved, I’ve become a\u00a0big ‘Nova basketball fan<\/p>\n

3) Finally, the reason that would seem the most logical for Dukes fans everywhere, it just can’t be good for other schools in the state that we clearly recruit against to keep winning titles.<\/p>\n

That said, it would be cool to have three champions from the Commonwealth’s CAA schools in the 2000’s and I think I’ll have\u00a0to root for William & Mary (and the CAA) should they knock off ‘Nova.<\/p>\n

For recreational purposes only, I’d be choosing\u00a0App St. gettin’ 3\u00a0and Nova giving three and a hook though.<\/p>\n

Lastly, the levels of comedy associated with both the need itself for W&M to choose a new mascot, and the search for said mascot are too deep to adequately cover as a mere sidenote.\u00a0 But I would like to offer this lil’ nugget for your entertainment:\u00a0 W&M Mascot Search<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Really?!\"

Really?!<\/p><\/div>\n