{"id":9376,"date":"2017-04-23T20:10:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T00:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9376"},"modified":"2017-04-23T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T00:10:49","slug":"va-tech-is-really-desperate-for-a-win-over-jmu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9376","title":{"rendered":"VA Tech is Really Desperate for a Win Over JMU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"9377\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=9377\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/vt-snickers.jpg?fit=379%2C673&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"379,673\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vt-snickers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/vt-snickers.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/vt-snickers.jpg?fit=379%2C673&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/vt-snickers.jpg?resize=379%2C673\" alt=\"vt-snickers\" width=\"379\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/vt-snickers.jpg?w=379&amp;ssl=1 379w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/vt-snickers.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>This photo comes from Virginia Tech&#8217;s spring football game. We present it completely out of context and without comment.<\/p>\n<p>Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D9376&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>This photo comes from Virginia Tech&#8217;s spring football game. We present it completely out of context and without comment. Go Dukes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7,47],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10476,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10476","url_meta":{"origin":9376,"position":0},"title":"Guest Post: JMU Football is the Best in the State of Virginia","date":"September 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Deacon Danny won last week's prediction contest by coming closest to the 51-0 final score in JMU's big win over William & Mary. Here he makes the case for JMU being the best team in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Enjoy! 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