{"id":4678,"date":"2012-11-17T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T15:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2012-11-17T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T15:16:02","slug":"gameday-some-links-for-your-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4678","title":{"rendered":"GAMEDAY!  Open Thread &#038; Links for Your Pleasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are going to try something new (new to us) and have an open thread for today&#8217;s game. Please use the comments for this post to add your thoughts before, during, and after today&#8217;s JMU vs ODU match-up.<\/p>\n<p>Quick Note: Rob and I will be rolling around a bit seeing some old friends early in the day tomorrow, but we&#8217;ll have the brand new &#8220;Start Wearing Purple JMUSB&#8221; banner hanging from a tent in <strong>Hanson<\/strong> Field by around 4:30 so feel free to stop by, say hi, and mock ODU fans who may be in the vicinity! \u00a0It&#8217;s possible we may also have a Duke Dog flag rigged up on a fishing pole (we learned something from WVU!) flying from the tent, but we&#8217;re not sure we have enough duct tape. \u00a0Follow us @jmusportsblog for updates as we get settled in, but don&#8217;t forget to savor the day and not spend the whole thing buried in your phone. (wait, that was a self-reminder).<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, here are some links to get your morning off to a purplish start!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LYE8Vjih2cs\">Start Wearing Purple<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2nZ7RolGw3w&amp;feature=related\">Brighten the Lights<\/a><strong>!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=svRvZxTCTb4\">Scotty<\/a>! We could use one of these tonight! \u00a0Come on Ryan Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly (this one&#8217;s for Pitz and Dirty), a quick question: You Rootin&#8217; Fer Dukes?!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4678&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>We are going to try something new (new to us) and have an open thread for today&#8217;s game. Please use the comments for this post to add your thoughts before, during, and after today&#8217;s JMU vs ODU match-up. Quick Note: Rob and I will be rolling around a bit seeing some old friends early in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4672,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4672","url_meta":{"origin":4678,"position":0},"title":"The Big One: JMU v. ODU Preview","date":"November 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Try as we might, there's just no denying the enormity of this weekend's game at Bridgeforth. \u00a0We've talked about this game and what it means seemingly forever and there are an infinite number of angles, but as Dukes fans, let's all agree to a short moratorium on all the \"future\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4993,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4993","url_meta":{"origin":4678,"position":1},"title":"Blaine Taylor Out At ODU","date":"February 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"ODU fired Blaine Taylor today. Taylor was the winningest coach in ODU's history. He leaves with eight games left in the season, and a record of 239-144 in his 12 years as head coach. 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ODU Part 1","date":"October 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Cue the Empire music from Star Wars and\u00a0dig into that special\u00a0reservoir of condescension\u00a0you usually\u00a0bust out only\u00a0when the Ticks or CrAppy St. are\u00a0involved.\u00a0 It's finally time for ODU!\u00a0 Dukes World has been discussing this one ad nauseum ever\u00a0since Monarchs fans started yakking after \"big\" wins over VMI and Norfolk Collegiate\u00a0three seasons\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3563,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3563","url_meta":{"origin":4678,"position":3},"title":"Dukes Go Down Swinging","date":"February 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"JMU lost to ODU tonight by the score of 80-71. The loss dropped the Dukes to 10-14 overall and 3-9 in the CAA. With the win, ODU improved to 15-9 and 10-2 in the league. A.J. 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