{"id":7205,"date":"2014-10-29T07:12:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T11:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7205"},"modified":"2014-10-29T07:12:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T11:12:31","slug":"fan-confidence-poll-heading-into-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7205","title":{"rendered":"Fan Confidence Poll: Heading into Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[polldaddy poll=8408817]The Dukes&#8217; playoff hopes are definitely still alive, but we might be wise to focus on the big picture. This season was never about the playoffs. It&#8217;s about changing things up and pulling JMU out of the mediocre situation it&#8217;s been in. And there are positive signs that Withers and the staff are doing that. The offense is clicking. The defense needs work. But with a couple recruiting classes brought in to play the 3-4, the future is still bright. Regardless, what do you think about this year? Do the Dukes have what it takes to make a run?<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7205&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>[polldaddy poll=8408817]The Dukes&#8217; playoff hopes are definitely still alive, but we might be wise to focus on the big picture. This season was never about the playoffs. It&#8217;s about changing things up and pulling JMU out of the mediocre situation it&#8217;s been in. And there are positive signs that Withers and the staff are doing [&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":1970,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1970","url_meta":{"origin":7205,"position":0},"title":"JMU Gets Votes in Coaches Poll (updated)","date":"January 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Take a close look at the latest ESPN\/USA Today\u00a0Coaches Poll that came out today. Your eyes are not deceiving you, JMU actually received votes. I'm not kidding. Wow. UPDATE: And as our reader Ben points out below, the Dukes also received 4 votes in the latest AP Poll. 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