{"id":7262,"date":"2014-11-08T08:39:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7262"},"modified":"2014-11-08T08:39:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T13:39:14","slug":"jump-on-the-bandwagon-confidence-is-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7262","title":{"rendered":"Jump On the Bandwagon, Confidence is Rising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wk-10-confidence.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"7263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=7263\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wk-10-confidence.jpg?fit=598%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"598,368\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wk 10 confidence\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wk-10-confidence.jpg?fit=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wk-10-confidence.jpg?fit=598%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7263\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wk-10-confidence.jpg?resize=598%2C368\" alt=\"wk 10 confidence\" width=\"598\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wk-10-confidence.jpg?w=598&amp;ssl=1 598w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wk-10-confidence.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>We forgot to post the chart last week, but it didn&#8217;t really matter. The big spike in fan confidence occurred after the win over William &amp; Mary anyway. With the offense rolling and the D line pressuring the QB, JMU fans are thinking that their playoff dreams might become a reality. Fordham avoiding an upset last night helped, as would\u00a0a\u00a0win today over a tough Stony Brook team. Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7262&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>We forgot to post the chart last week, but it didn&#8217;t really matter. The big spike in fan confidence occurred after the win over William &amp; Mary anyway. With the offense rolling and the D line pressuring the QB, JMU fans are thinking that their playoff dreams might become a reality. Fordham avoiding an upset [&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":7247,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7247","url_meta":{"origin":7262,"position":0},"title":"Fan Confidence Poll: Coming Off a Homecoming Victory","date":"November 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"[polldaddy poll=8423061]The Dukes got their best win of the New Era last Saturday, defeating William & Mary 31-24. JMU now sits at 6-3 with 3 games remaining. Two of those games are on the road against Stony Brook and Richmond, and the finale is in Bridgeforth against Elon. If the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7121,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7121","url_meta":{"origin":7262,"position":1},"title":"Fan Confidence Poll: Week 7","date":"October 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"[polldaddy poll=8359924]After losing to Delaware and seeing fan confidence drop to a season low, the Dukes got a big road win at Albany. Will it be enough to boost confidence back up? Or has the fan base come to realize that this season might be more about establishing a foundation\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7037,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7037","url_meta":{"origin":7262,"position":2},"title":"Fan Confidence: Barely Half of Fans Think JMU is Playoff Bound","date":"September 25, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dukes dropped a tough one last Saturday. A tough one against preseason CAA favorite Villanova. On the road. And as a result, the percentage of fans who expect JMU to make the playoffs fell to a season low 51%. Maybe that's an accurate assessment. Or maybe it's just early\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"fan confidence week 5","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fan-confidence-week-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9195,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9195","url_meta":{"origin":7262,"position":3},"title":"This Guy Roots (or something)","date":"January 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Look, we're pretty excited for Saturday's FCS National Championship. And we're very confident in the Dukes chances. But not as confident as one JMU student is. There's \"I think my team will probably win.\" sort of confidence. Then there's \"I'm so damn sure my team will win that I'm getting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"natty-tattoo","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/natty-tattoo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7192,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7192","url_meta":{"origin":7262,"position":4},"title":"Fan Confidence, What a Difference a Win Makes","date":"October 25, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Blowout win and fan confidence shoots back up. Still split though. Rattle a few more wins and seats on the bandwagon will be hot. 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