{"id":8874,"date":"2016-09-22T07:24:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8874"},"modified":"2016-09-22T07:24:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:24:17","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-dukes-vs-maine-black-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8874","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU Dukes vs. Maine Black Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"8876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8876\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/alfond-stadium1-e1474604345618.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1380892372&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000961538461538&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alfond-stadium1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/alfond-stadium1-e1474604345618.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/alfond-stadium1-e1474604345618.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8876\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/alfond-stadium1.jpg?resize=533%2C533\" alt=\"alfond-stadium1\" width=\"533\" height=\"533\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Alright folks. Here we go. After three out of conference games to start the 2016 season, it&#8217;s about to get real. The JMU Dukes open CAA play with a game way up in Orono against the Maine Black Bears.\u00a0We don&#8217;t really know what to make of Maine, a team that enters the game 0-2 and coming off a bye. Both losses were to FBS teams. It doesn&#8217;t really matter though. Going up to Maine is always a tough road trip.<\/p>\n<p>We want to know how you think this game will play out. Leave a comment with your prediction and the person who comes closest to nailing it (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post. That&#8217;s it. So get to it. And keep rootin!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8874&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. Here we go. After three out of conference games to start the 2016 season, it&#8217;s about to get real. The JMU Dukes open CAA play with a game way up in Orono against the Maine Black Bears.\u00a0We don&#8217;t really know what to make of Maine, a team that enters the game 0-2 and [&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":4601,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4601","url_meta":{"origin":8874,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Maine","date":"October 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"JMU makes the 812 mile trip up to the University of Maine to play the Black Bears this Saturday. The Dukes will be out for revenge after a dagger of an OT loss to Maine in Bridgeforth last year. 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