{"id":8866,"date":"2016-09-17T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T17:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8866"},"modified":"2016-09-17T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T17:15:48","slug":"gameday-open-thread-jmu-dukes-vs-unc-tar-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8866","title":{"rendered":"Gameday Open Thread: JMU Dukes vs. UNC Tar Heels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rwDvYNBUqwM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAlright folks, this is it. The Dukes go on the road to face their toughest test of this season as they look to win against an FBS team for the second year in a row. The game kicks off in just about 2.5 hours from now. If you&#8217;re not fortunate enough to be down in Chapel Hill to root in person, you can tune in via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/watchespn\/index\">ESPN3<\/a> or watch the game on Comcast Sportsnet. Consider this your official open thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game chatter.<\/p>\n<p>Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<p>Keep Rootin!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8866&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>Alright folks, this is it. The Dukes go on the road to face their toughest test of this season as they look to win against an FBS team for the second year in a row. The game kicks off in just about 2.5 hours from now. If you&#8217;re not fortunate enough to be down in [&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":8153,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8153","url_meta":{"origin":8866,"position":0},"title":"Gameday Open Thread: JMU vs. William &#038; Mary","date":"October 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Brian Schor Show takes flight this afternoon in Williamsburg. The JMU Dukes take on the William & Mary Tribe. JMU is looking to bounce back after a tough loss against the Ticks. It's a big, big game. Can the Dukes offense keep clicking without Vad Lee? 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