{"id":8730,"date":"2016-08-05T08:06:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T12:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8730"},"modified":"2016-08-05T08:06:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T12:06:48","slug":"is-jmu-finally-going-to-make-an-fbs-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8730","title":{"rendered":"Is JMU Finally Going to Make an FBS Move?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[polldaddy poll=9490592]Unless you&#8217;ve been taking a break from sports altogether, you&#8217;re well aware that the Big 12 is looking at expanding. Of course as soon as even a hint of expansion hits the airwaves, bloggers and message boarders go crazy with baseless speculation. We are not immune from this. Neither are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.todaysu.com\/around-the-u\/james-madison-university-is-ready-for-the-big-time\/\">writers from mainstream publications<\/a>\u00a0apparently. While we have read any real reports of JMU being courted by any FBS conferences, it&#8217;s certainly feasible that this round of conference realignment trickles down to our lovely alma mater. If the AAC has a few teams poached, it will probably set off a domino effect that could impact CUSA, the Sun Belt, or even the MAC. Which means an opportunity might arise for JMU to finally make the jump to FBS. It&#8217;s all guessing at this point, but we&#8217;re curious what you think. Put on your thinking caps and let us know where you think JMU will end up after the coming conference shakeup.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8730&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=9490592]Unless you&#8217;ve been taking a break from sports altogether, you&#8217;re well aware that the Big 12 is looking at expanding. Of course as soon as even a hint of expansion hits the airwaves, bloggers and message boarders go crazy with baseless speculation. We are not immune from this. Neither are writers from mainstream publications\u00a0apparently. 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