{"id":2599,"date":"2011-06-22T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2011-06-21T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T01:00:41","slug":"bands-bracket-elite-eight-part-deux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2599","title":{"rendered":"Bands Bracket: Elite Eight Part Deux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Fox Region was pretty much chalk, with the exception of the #7 seed Emmet\u00a0Swimming securing an upset win by a slim 4% margin over the Pat McGee Band. That caught me by surprise, but I guess the TT Reynolds crowd has more pull here than I thought. Their reward is a\u00a0match-up with the red hot #3 seed Puddleduck, fresh off an absolutely dominating win over Slackjaw. It&#8217;s worth pointing out that the boys in Puddleduck were all from JMU and the guys in Emmet Swimming were from George Mason. I think you see where I&#8217;m going here, but if you don&#8217;t then let me spell it out for you. Vote for Puddleduck people.<\/p>\n<p>[polldaddy poll=5164289]<\/p>\n<p>The other contenders looking to reach the Blue Fox Regional Final are the #1 seed Agents of Good Roots and #4 seed Virginia Coalition. Agents seem to be generating some buzz and are emerging as a trendy pick to win it all. VACO emerges from a hard fought battle with Magraw Gap and looks to leverage its eclectic style (bonus points for go-go) to make a run.<\/p>\n<p>[polldaddy poll=5164347]<\/p>\n<p>Check back later this week before the Final Four and don&#8217;t forget to cast your votes for the JM&#8217;s Region below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D2599&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>The Blue Fox Region was pretty much chalk, with the exception of the #7 seed Emmet\u00a0Swimming securing an upset win by a slim 4% margin over the Pat McGee Band. That caught me by surprise, but I guess the TT Reynolds crowd has more pull here than I thought. Their reward is a\u00a0match-up with the [&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":[],"tags":[183,184,181,182,25],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2619,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2619","url_meta":{"origin":2599,"position":0},"title":"Bands Bracket: Final Four","date":"June 23, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"We're almost there folks. After starting with 16 bands, we're down to the last four. And unlike this year's NCAA tournament, there aren't any Cinderalla stories. All four bands were also based out of Virginia, with 3 of the 4 having ties directly to our great alma matter. 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