{"id":7991,"date":"2015-09-23T07:35:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T11:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7991"},"modified":"2015-09-23T07:35:07","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T11:35:07","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-vs-smu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7991","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. SMU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"7996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=7996\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SMU\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7996\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"SMU\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LARGEIMAGE_928096.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>After racking up 3 quick victories in the friendly confines of Bridgeforth Stadium, the JMU Dukes head to Texas to take on the SMU Mustangs. It&#8217;s JMU&#8217;s only FBS match-up of the season. And we want to know how you think the game will play out. Leave a comment with your prediction for the game. The person who comes closest to nailing it (winner &amp; score) will win the chance to guest post. That&#8217;s it. Go Dukes! Keep rootin&#8217;!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7991&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>After racking up 3 quick victories in the friendly confines of Bridgeforth Stadium, the JMU Dukes head to Texas to take on the SMU Mustangs. It&#8217;s JMU&#8217;s only FBS match-up of the season. And we want to know how you think the game will play out. Leave a comment with your prediction for the game. [&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":8006,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8006","url_meta":{"origin":7991,"position":0},"title":"JMUSB Game #4 Preview: JMU vs. SMU","date":"September 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The JMU Dukes are off to a hot 3-0 start. But they face their toughest test of this young season, with a trip to Texas to take on the SMU Mustangs from the Football Bowl Subdivision this Saturday. 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