{"id":7366,"date":"2014-11-25T07:16:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T12:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7366"},"modified":"2014-11-25T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T18:08:32","slug":"prediction-contest-playoff-edition-jmu-vs-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7366","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest (Playoff Edition): JMU vs. Liberty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blackout-bridgeforth.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"7367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=7367\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blackout-bridgeforth.jpg?fit=610%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"610,521\" 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=\"blackout bridgeforth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New Opponent, Same Great Concept&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blackout-bridgeforth.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blackout-bridgeforth.jpg?fit=610%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blackout-bridgeforth.jpg?resize=610%2C521\" alt=\"blackout bridgeforth\" width=\"610\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blackout-bridgeforth.jpg?w=610&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blackout-bridgeforth.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>The JMU Dukes face get the playoffs started with a game against the Liberty Flames this Saturday at 4:00 in Bridgeforth Stadium. It will be the Dukes&#8217; first playoff game in the new Bridgeforth, the first playoff game of the New Era, and the first playoff game since 2011 overall. This means our weekly prediction contests get to keep going. By now you regulars should know how this works. If you just jumped on the bandgwagon and are new around here (welcome by the way), it&#8217;s pretty simple. Leave a comment below letting us know who you think will win and what the final score will be. The person who comes closest to nailing it (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post. That&#8217;s it. Now, keep rootin&#8217; fer Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7366&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 JMU Dukes face get the playoffs started with a game against the Liberty Flames this Saturday at 4:00 in Bridgeforth Stadium. It will be the Dukes&#8217; first playoff game in the new Bridgeforth, the first playoff game of the New Era, and the first playoff game since 2011 overall. This means our weekly prediction [&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":9116,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9116","url_meta":{"origin":7366,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. New Hampshire","date":"November 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Here we go. It's playoff time. The #4 seed JMU Dukes welcome their old conference pals the New Hampshire Wildcats to Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday. It's New Hampshire's first trip to the expanded Bridgeforth. The Wildcats are riding high after absolutely destroying Lehigh in the opening round. The Dukes are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"streamers at night","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/BYABQCZXFGRARIG.20121118051525.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10611,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10611","url_meta":{"origin":7366,"position":1},"title":"Prediction Contest: Dukes vs. Rhody","date":"November 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dukes are basically in playoff mode. Sure, JMU could sneak into the playoffs with only one more win, but Houston and the boys really need to win the next two to remove all doubt. They'll welcome the much improved Rhode Island Rams to Bridgeforth on Saturday. We're fairly confident,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/55ebbd5d070cd.image_.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8238,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8238","url_meta":{"origin":7366,"position":2},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Colgate","date":"December 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's time for our prediction contest, playoff edition. The JMU Dukes welcome the Colgate Raiders to Bridgeforth this Saturday for a second round matchup in the 2015 FCS Playoffs. 'Gate earned its playoff bid by winning the Patriot League, and knocked off New Hampshire last week in round one. 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