{"id":9098,"date":"2016-11-19T08:03:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T13:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9098"},"modified":"2016-11-19T08:03:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T13:03:37","slug":"gameday-open-thread-jmu-vs-elon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9098","title":{"rendered":"Gameday Open Thread: JMU vs. Elon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UxOh5NlXEmI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe JMU Dukes welcome the Elon to Bridgeforth Stadium today for the 2016 regular season finale. It&#8217;s Senior Day and one last tune up before the playoffs. Bryan Schor has officially been ruled out, so true freshman Cole Johnson will get his first start at QB. Given that, we should probably expect heavy doses of Khalid Abdullah and Cardon Johnson, with a few confidence building throws mixed in. JMU needs a strong showing in order to hang on to one of the top 4 seeds for the playoffs. We&#8217;re both going to be in Bridgeforth for this one, but 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%3D9098&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>The JMU Dukes welcome the Elon to Bridgeforth Stadium today for the 2016 regular season finale. It&#8217;s Senior Day and one last tune up before the playoffs. Bryan Schor has officially been ruled out, so true freshman Cole Johnson will get his first start at QB. Given that, we should probably expect heavy doses of [&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":7384,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7384","url_meta":{"origin":9098,"position":0},"title":"Playoff Gameday Open Thread: JMU vs. Liberty","date":"November 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Today is the day. At 4:00 Bridgeforth Stadium in lovely Harrisonburg, Virginia the mighty JMU Dukes take on the Liberty Flames in round 1 of the 2014 FCS Playoffs. 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