{"id":6891,"date":"2014-08-27T07:17:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T11:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6891"},"modified":"2014-08-27T07:17:05","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T11:17:05","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-vs-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6891","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/couchburn.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=6892\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/couchburn.jpg?fit=350%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,263\" 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=\"couchburn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rioting, arson, and burglary. That&#8217;s the list of things Maryland is better at than JMU.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/couchburn.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/couchburn.jpg?fit=350%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6892\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/couchburn.jpg?resize=350%2C263\" alt=\"couchburn\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/couchburn.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/couchburn.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>The Dukes open the season on the road against the Maryland Terrapins this Saturday in College Park. It&#8217;s the first game of a brand new season for both teams and a whole new ball game for JMU. New coaches, new players, new systems, and hopefully new and improved results. The Terps are also going through some changes as they transition from the ACC to the B1G.<\/p>\n<p>As we mentioned Monday, we&#8217;re running our prediction contests back again this year. It&#8217;s very simple. You leave a comment letting us know who you think will win Saturday&#8217;s game and what the final score will be. The person who comes closest to nailing the prediction (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post. And they can write it about anything their little heart desires (provided it&#8217;s not offensive or NSFW of course). Got it? Of course you do, it&#8217;s simple. Give us your prediction in the comments and Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6891&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>The Dukes open the season on the road against the Maryland Terrapins this Saturday in College Park. It&#8217;s the first game of a brand new season for both teams and a whole new ball game for JMU. New coaches, new players, new systems, and hopefully new and improved results. The Terps are also going through [&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":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6921,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6921","url_meta":{"origin":6891,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Lehigh","date":"September 3, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes, the Dukes' loss to Maryland was disappointing. Terribly disappointing even. But JMU has a chance to get back on track with a road game at Lehigh Saturday. And we'd like to hear your prediction for the game. Let us know who you think will win and what the final\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"goodman-Stadium-5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/goodman-Stadium-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6957,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6957","url_meta":{"origin":6891,"position":1},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. St. Francis","date":"September 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Francis comes to Harrisonburg this weekend for the Dukes home opener of 2014. And that means it's time for our third prediction contest of this young season. By now you know the drill. Leave a comment with your prediction for the game including the winner and final score. 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