{"id":8842,"date":"2016-09-14T07:27:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T11:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8842"},"modified":"2016-09-14T14:47:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T18:47:17","slug":"predictions-contes-jmu-vs-unc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8842","title":{"rendered":"Predictions Contest: JMU vs. UNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"3232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=3232\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/streamers-J.jpg?fit=657%2C442&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"657,442\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"streamers J\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/streamers-J.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/streamers-J.jpg?fit=657%2C442&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3232\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/streamers-J.jpg?resize=528%2C355\" alt=\"streamers J\" width=\"528\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/streamers-J.jpg?w=657&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/streamers-J.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Things are about to get a whole lot tougher for JMU football.\u00a0After being heavy favorites the first two weeks of the season, the Dukes will be decided underdogs this Saturday when they venture down to Chapel Hill to play the UNC Tarheels. But there&#8217;s always a chance.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to know how you think the game will turn out. Leave a comment with your prediction for Saturday&#8217;s game. The person who comes closest to nailing it (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post. That&#8217;s it. So let us know who you think is going to win and Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8842&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>Things are about to get a whole lot tougher for JMU football.\u00a0After being heavy favorites the first two weeks of the season, the Dukes will be decided underdogs this Saturday when they venture down to Chapel Hill to play the UNC Tarheels. But there&#8217;s always a chance. We&#8217;d like to know how you think the [&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":8846,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8846","url_meta":{"origin":8842,"position":0},"title":"JMUSB Game Preview #3: JMU Takes on UNC Chapel Hill","date":"September 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"After two blowout wins against over-matched opponents, things get a lot tougher for JMU football this weekend. The Dukes travel down to Chapel Hill to face the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. 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