{"id":5129,"date":"2013-03-12T01:13:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T05:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5129"},"modified":"2013-03-12T08:20:22","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T12:20:22","slug":"this-ones-for-you-jmu-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5129","title":{"rendered":"This One&#8217;s for You JMU Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This happened tonight:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5130\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Surreal.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5130\" data-attachment-id=\"5130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=5130\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Surreal.jpg?fit=568%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"568,426\" 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=\"Surreal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Start Wearing Purple!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Surreal.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Surreal.jpg?fit=568%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5130\" title=\"Surreal\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Surreal.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Surreal.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Surreal.jpg?w=568&amp;ssl=1 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start Wearing Purple!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And for once, we have no words to describe our feelings about a JMU sporting event. \u00a0We&#8217;ve all got over a week to cover all the angles and you can find a zillion game stories all over the place, but after a second DC to Richmond run in as many days and a little celebratory Copper Fox Single Malt, we&#8217;re kind of cooked.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly, a night like tonight leaves us with nothing but gratitude for everyone that has supported our little project here at JMUSB over the last three plus years. \u00a0So we hope all of you will use the comments to write this post from all those aforementioned angles! \u00a0For now, congrats to everyone associated with JMU Men&#8217;s Hoops, the Pep Band, and all the loyal members of JMU Nation that have hung in there with dorks like us through the last 19 years.<\/p>\n<p>Back tomorrow with thoughts on the serious stuff and accolades all around, but for tonight, just enjoy this thought as you unwind: Selection Sunday really takes on a whole new meaning this weekend doesn&#8217;t it?!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5129&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>This happened tonight: &nbsp; And for once, we have no words to describe our feelings about a JMU sporting event. \u00a0We&#8217;ve all got over a week to cover all the angles and you can find a zillion game stories all over the place, but after a second DC to Richmond run in as many days [&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":[3],"tags":[144,153],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4668,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4668","url_meta":{"origin":5129,"position":0},"title":"JMU Hoops Opens At UCLA Tonight","date":"November 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It's hard to believe, but the 2012-2013 JMU Basketball season is starting today. 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