{"id":4507,"date":"2012-10-14T21:44:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T01:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4507"},"modified":"2012-10-15T08:07:06","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T12:07:06","slug":"dukes-eke-by-tribe-in-double-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4507","title":{"rendered":"Dukes Eke By Tribe in Double OT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phew! \u00a0The Dukes dodged a massive bullet yesterday thanks in large part to three missed FG’s by William & Mary, including a chip shot for the win at the end of regulation. \u00a0Personally, I’m fairly certain that kid saved me from hating sports entirely for a while on the heels of Friday night’s game that shall not be named.<\/p>\n

The Good<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Missed FG's: Gifts from the pantsless Griffin<\/p><\/div>\n

A win is a win. \u00a0For the second straight week, JMU held serve at home by overcoming extremely inconsistent play, especially on offense, and pulled out another dramatic victory. \u00a0We’ve both noticed that while certain things drive us nuts about this team, this group seems to have a quiet mental toughness that allows them to keep plugging away and not get down throughout the game. \u00a0They don’t have a singular leader like the ’08 squad, but we love that they seem to have a knack for just hanging in there until they can figure it out. \u00a0URI, WVU, Towson, and this week were all games where they really struggled for huge early stretches, but ultimately found their stride and acquitted themselves well. \u00a0Also, what a difference a few hours make: In this case, just sneaking out with a win may vault JMU to the nation’s #1 ranking as all three teams ahead of them lost (all of them at home too) NDSU lost to Indiana St., Montana St. fell to Eastern Washington, and yes, ODU gave up 38 unanswered points in getting whipped by suddenly scary Villanova. \u00a0All things considered, ranking mean nothing thanks to playoffs, but it would be nice. \u00a0NDSU could stay #1, or EWU could jump the Dukes after the upset of Montana St., or possibly even unbeaten Lehigh could garner some consideration.<\/p>\n

Also nice to see a Wide Blocker, I mean Wide Receiver, finally step up. \u00a0Arlandis Harvey turned in career-best performance to lead this injury-riddled corps with six catches for 113 yards and a TD.<\/p>\n

While JT threw another gag-inducing pick early, he also made some good throws yesterday for huge yardage in addition to his continued strong running game.<\/p>\n

The Bad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can’t remember who I’m stealing this from Twitter yesterday, but Mickey was definitely channeling his inner Andy Reid in terms of clock management at the end of the first half. \u00a0Somehow he ended up with timeouts in his pocket on the W&M 34 yard line when time expired. \u00a0Awful.<\/p>\n

The Ugly<\/strong><\/p>\n

The remaining schedule. \u00a0Other than Georgia St. (a well-scheduled Homecoming opponent), the rest of the way is going to be no picnic. \u00a0Richmond nearly upset New Hampshire on the road while putting up 40 points and certainly won’t be easy next week. \u00a0Villanova is apparently very much back, the trip to Orono, Maine in November is always brutal, and of course ODU to close. \u00a0In other words, no matter what the polls say tomorrow, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.<\/p>\n

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