{"id":5460,"date":"2013-05-30T23:36:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T03:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2013-05-31T00:23:47","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T04:23:47","slug":"jmu-picked-to-finish-6th-in-conference-fans-think-jmu-is-too-good-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5460","title":{"rendered":"JMU Picked to Finish 6th in Conference Fans Think JMU Is Too Good For"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Sporting News has released the first FCS preseason poll and conference predictions<\/a> for the upcoming season. JMU is unranked. While I haven’t been able to track down an official reason why JMU was left out of the rankings, logic dictates that it’s because the Dukes are a lock to move up to FBS so soon that the voters removed them from consideration. More puzzling however is the fact that instead of following through with that logic and leaving JMU out of the CAA predictions entirely, the Sporting News just randomly listed the Dukes sixth. Huh.<\/p>\n

It’s odd, but probably just a typo or something. Because a significant portion of the JMU fanbase insists that the CAA is a shell of its former self and no longer fit for a program of JMU’s stature. According to much of what I’ve heard, the CAA is dead. And the FCS is on life support. But don’t worry Dukes fans, JMU is above all this. JMU football has outgrown the fledgling CAA, a league filled with teams that can’t keep up with JMU’s dominance on the field and can do nothing other than distract the program from its FBS birthright.<\/p>\n

And even if it’s not a typo and some knuckleheads at the Sporting News think JMU is really just a middle of the pack team in a good FCS conference, it’s only temporary. Just wait until JMU jumps up and can recruit at an FBS level. Then things will change. You’ll see. Middle of the pack in the CAA? You have got to be kidding me Sporting News. JMU is 2 games above .500 in league play the past four years. Two games! The Dukes could probably contend in at least 3 or 4 FBS conferences immediately. At least that’s what some guy said on Twitter. There is no need to waste time winning in the CAA. No way. That league (and entire classification) is a joke. And so is your crappy poll Sporting News.<\/p>\n