{"id":5994,"date":"2013-09-25T07:09:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T11:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5994"},"modified":"2013-09-25T07:09:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T11:09:56","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-vs-delaware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5994","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JMU-Defense.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5995\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=5995\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JMU-Defense.jpg?fit=600%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,531\" 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=\"JMU Defense\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JMU-Defense.jpg?fit=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JMU-Defense.jpg?fit=600%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5995\" alt=\"JMU Defense\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JMU-Defense.jpg?resize=540%2C478\" width=\"540\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JMU-Defense.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JMU-Defense.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Alright folks, things are about to get real. JMU opens CAA conference place this Saturday with a big game at Delaware. By now, most of you know the drill. It&#8217;s time for our prediction contest. The rules are simple. Add a comment with your prediction for who&#8217;ll win and what the final score will be. The person who comes closest to predicting the outcome correctly (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post next week. That&#8217;s it. So give us your prediction. And root fer Dukes.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5994&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>Alright folks, things are about to get real. JMU opens CAA conference place this Saturday with a big game at Delaware. By now, most of you know the drill. It&#8217;s time for our prediction contest. The rules are simple. Add a comment with your prediction for who&#8217;ll win and what the final score will be. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[67,404],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8170,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8170","url_meta":{"origin":5994,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Delaware","date":"November 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Is it just me, or does it feel like decades since JMU last played a football game? In any case, the bye week is over and the Dukes are back in action this Saturday. 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The Blue Chickens will bring a stout defense, a capable running game, and something that sort of resembles a passing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9722,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9722","url_meta":{"origin":5994,"position":2},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Delaware","date":"September 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dukes head up to Newark this weekend for their first CAA road game of the year. It's a match-up against our old friends the Blue Chickens, coached by the familiar oddball Danny Rocco. You know the drill by now. Leave a comment below with your prediction for the game.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6033,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6033","url_meta":{"origin":5994,"position":3},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Albany","date":"October 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The loss to Delaware still stings, but it's time to move on. This Saturday the Dukes welcome one of the CAA's new members, Albany, to Bridgeforth for a Family Weekend showdown. 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