{"id":6054,"date":"2013-10-05T10:36:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6054"},"modified":"2013-10-05T10:36:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T14:36:26","slug":"dukes-vs-albany-open-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6054","title":{"rendered":"Dukes vs. Albany Open Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s your open thread to discuss all things pre-game, in-game, and post-game as the Dukes host Albany for the first time in CAA play on a sold-out Family Weekend in Harrisonburg today. Game is available (and we use the term available loosely) for free on MadiZone HD thanks to the JMU Alumni Association. \u00a0Hopefully with the great weather and big crowd, the volume will keep the feed running smoothly today. \u00a0As always, join the Twitter fun @JMUsportsblog as well. Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<p>Quick Note: While we&#8217;re sure Carr Report discussion will weave its way into today&#8217;s thread, we&#8217;ll delve deeper into that over the next couple of days in addition to the normal postgamer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=6039\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg?fit=468%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"468,467\" 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=\"matt_football1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg?fit=468%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6039\" alt=\"matt_football1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/matt_football1.jpg?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6054&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>&nbsp; Here&#8217;s your open thread to discuss all things pre-game, in-game, and post-game as the Dukes host Albany for the first time in CAA play on a sold-out Family Weekend in Harrisonburg today. Game is available (and we use the term available loosely) for free on MadiZone HD thanks to the JMU Alumni Association. \u00a0Hopefully [&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":7096,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7096","url_meta":{"origin":6054,"position":0},"title":"Gameday Open Thread: JMU vs. Albany","date":"October 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dukes will play their first game at Bob Ford Field against the Albany Great Danes tonight. JMU is looking for its first CAA road win in nearly two years. 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