{"id":4463,"date":"2012-10-08T09:02:07","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T13:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4463"},"modified":"2012-10-08T20:49:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T00:49:16","slug":"dukes-sneak-by-towson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4463","title":{"rendered":"Dukes Sneak by Towson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, most of these thoughts on Saturday’s big victory over the defending CAA champion Towson Tigers are lifted from our commenters, but they nailed it. \u00a0Just because the game was ugly and looked eerily like many painfully frustrating games from the last two seasons for huge stretches, do not sleep on how important this win was. \u00a0Towson returned nearly all of their dominant squad from last year and results around the CAA have begun to show three teams potentially separating themselves. \u00a0With Richmond surprising Villanova and Maine destroying UD, those tough teams have all shown a bit of inconsistency that has, for the moment, allowed for the possibility that JMU, ODU, and Towson may be a notch above the rest.<\/p>\n

These thoughts on Saturday’s big victory over the defending CAA champion Towson Tigers are simply lifted from our commenters, but they nailed it!<\/p>\n

From 2004 Duke:<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Let this be a big fat “I told you so” from the “pass more” crowd. \u00a0Myself being a charter member. \u00a0(JMUSB: Rob’s also in this crowd and felt the same way)<\/p>\n

-We have 3 solid RB’s on our roster. \u00a0I do not understand why we only played the one who isn’t 100% healthy. \u00a0(JMUSB: Rob was yelling about this by the 3rd quarter. Did Jordan Anderson kill MM”s chihuahua? \u00a0What about our “prepared starter” Brodie?)<\/p>\n

– If we play D like that the rest of the year, we are going deep in the playoffs. (JMUSB: Simply stunning performance. \u00a0Finally saw the D-Line performance we’ve been hoping for. \u00a0That said, both Robertson and Williams were nicked up in this game and they are the irreplaceable heart of this unit. \u00a0Need them healthy. \u00a0Also not sure why it took Towson 3 and 1\/2 quarters to figure out short passing is the way to go)<\/p>\n

-This is the first time in my life I have benefited from horrible officiating. \u00a0(JMUSB: Yep. \u00a0That said, there were some egregious misses both ways – late hit anyone?)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>– I’d like to extend a special “thank you” to the parents weekend crowd for breaking from tradition and not sucking. \u00a0(JMUSB: Just great news. \u00a0We were certainly worried about the crowd given this was essentially the first real game of the season, but they brought it)<\/p>\n

From SunChase<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m with you 2004. Scott is a special back, but I don’t know why we didn’t give some touches to the other guys in the backfield if for no other reason that to try to spark the offense. Hell of a win though and an absolutely outstanding defensive effort and game-winning drive by Thorpe and the offense. (JMUSB: I was killing JT for one of the worst passing days of his career, but he showed up big-time when the Dukes needed it most)<\/p>\n

Also three cheers to NBC Sports for a great broadcast. \u00a0(JMUSB: No way to overstate how thrilled we were with this production. \u00a0It’s a thrill to see the CAA and JMU getting the first class treatment it deserves. \u00a0Great comments about “CAA as SEC of FCS and a noticeable lack of disrespectful gaffes only added to the phyical production quality! NBCSN really seems to understand what’s important here. \u00a0As you might imagine, we watch a ton of college football, and this treatment is an order of magnitude better than what CBSCollege does for the Patriot and CUSA, FX for the Big 12, and certainly blows away the old Raycom\/Jefferson Pilot budget ACC coverage. \u00a0Would love to see the same crew for the ODU game.<\/p>\n

photo courtesy of <\/em>www.epicsnapshots.com<\/a><\/p>\n