{"id":2702,"date":"2011-07-26T20:32:31","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T00:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2011-07-26T21:52:21","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T01:52:21","slug":"mason-just-got-the-most-mason-rings-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2702","title":{"rendered":"Mason Just Got the Most Mason Rings Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/final-32-2.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=2704\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/final-32-2.jpg?fit=278%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"278,360\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"final 32 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/final-32-2.jpg?fit=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/final-32-2.jpg?fit=278%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2704\" title=\"final 32 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/final-32-2.jpg?resize=278%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/final-32-2.jpg?w=278&amp;ssl=1 278w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/final-32-2.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>The image to the left is a picture of the George Mason basketball team&#8217;s rings to commemorate the 2010-2011 season. It was unearthed by <a href=\"http:\/\/dc.sbnation.com\/george-mason-patriots\/2011\/7\/25\/2292501\/photo-george-mason-basketball-made-final-32-rings\">SB Nation DC<\/a>. Yes, it really does say &#8220;Final 32&#8221; on it. The Patriots had a hell of a year last year. Only an incredibly bitter and jaded person harboring a senseless anti-Mason bias could even attempt to disparage their program&#8217;s accomplishments from last season and belittle them and their fans for such a ring. Luckily, I fit that profile perfectly so I have no problem pointing that the ring is absolutely pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>Final 32? Seriously Mason? You guys made the Final Four just a few years ago. Now you&#8217;re celebrating being in the top 50 percent of NCAA tournament participants. I guess this is what we should expect from Mason. After all this is a school that considers it a major selling point to be just a 3 mile ride on the Fairfax CUE Bus, followed by a 15 minute Metro Bus ride, and 10 quick stops on the Orange Line from DC. You set the bar low enough and it&#8217;s easy to clear it.<\/p>\n<p>Indications are that Mason had &#8220;CAA Champs&#8221; on the other side of the ring, so this might have just been filler. Maybe &#8220;Briefly Relevant on the National Level&#8221; didn&#8217;t fit on the ring. I don&#8217;t really know what happened and I&#8217;m really not concerns with facts anyway. I do know that &#8220;Final 32&#8221; isn&#8217;t even a real term and it&#8217;s certainly not ring worthy. JMU hasn&#8217;t made the tourney in almost two decades and I&#8217;m quite certain the Dukes wouldn&#8217;t get rings for winning an opening round game if they did anyway. I may or may not have a &#8220;CAA Top 10&#8221; t-shirt in honor of the great 2007-2008 JMU Dukes squad that went 13-20, but come on. Final 32? Tighten up your game Mason.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D2702&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 image to the left is a picture of the George Mason basketball team&#8217;s rings to commemorate the 2010-2011 season. It was unearthed by SB Nation DC. Yes, it really does say &#8220;Final 32&#8221; on it. The Patriots had a hell of a year last year. Only an incredibly bitter and jaded person harboring a [&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":[61,149],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8264,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8264","url_meta":{"origin":2702,"position":0},"title":"Q&#038;A With Masonhoops.com","date":"December 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's time to turn the page from football to basketball. There's no better way to do that than with a renewal of the JMU - GMU rivalry. The Dukes haven't played the Patriots since 2013. As a result, the matchup might not resonate with current students. 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There isn't much we can say\u00a0on the topic\u00a0that hasn't been said already, but here are\u00a05 quick\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/CAA_Basketball-300x206.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3537,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3537","url_meta":{"origin":2702,"position":4},"title":"Ryan Pearson and the Patriots Top JMU","date":"January 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"JMU fell to George Mason 89-79 at the Patriot Center yesterday. It was the Dukes'\u00a0millionth loss in a row to the Patriots. However, it was one of those games that was closer than the final score indicates. I thought it was over when A.J. 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