{"id":9549,"date":"2017-08-07T21:17:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T01:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9549"},"modified":"2017-08-07T21:18:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T01:18:39","slug":"jmu-lands-at-1-in-preseason-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9549","title":{"rendered":"JMU Lands at #1 in Preseason Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"8983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8983\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schor-vs-tribe.jpg?fit=700%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,512\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"schor-vs-tribe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schor-vs-tribe.jpg?fit=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schor-vs-tribe.jpg?fit=700%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schor-vs-tribe.jpg?resize=595%2C435\" alt=\"schor-vs-tribe\" width=\"595\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schor-vs-tribe.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schor-vs-tribe.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Preseason polls are nothing more than a reminder that football is right around the corner. They don&#8217;t really mean squat and as a general rule we like to ignore them. But we also have a rule on this blog that any poll, ranking, or list about on virtually any topic, will be blown out of proportion and hyped up if it puts\u00a0JMU at the top. Especially if it pops up in the offseason. Because mediocre content doesn&#8217;t create itself. And today Stats released its official FCS Preseason Poll with JMU ranked number one. So we&#8217;re kind of OK with preseason polls this year.<\/p>\n<p>JMU was the overwhelming first choice, gathering 134 of 163 first place votes. North Dakota State ended up second. That is pretty much the story. NDSU has been the preseason favorite for the past 6 years. But now it&#8217;s the Dukes who enter the season with the big target on their backs. Bryan Schor for one, seems perfectly fine with that. The way he put it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcs.football\/cfb\/story.asp?i=20170807122809850739204\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not something we&#8217;re going to run away from as a team. We realize people are going to be gunning for us. We were lucky enough to go on and win a national championship. That&#8217;s something that everybody else wants.&#8221;<\/a> Well there you go. Run it back boys.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D9549&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>Preseason polls are nothing more than a reminder that football is right around the corner. They don&#8217;t really mean squat and as a general rule we like to ignore them. But we also have a rule on this blog that any poll, ranking, or list about on virtually any topic, will be blown out 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":4208,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4208","url_meta":{"origin":9549,"position":0},"title":"More Preseason Polls, More Top 5 Rankings for JMU","date":"August 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"In case you missed it, The Sports Network published its FCS Top 25 poll for the 2012 preseason. And just like in the Athlon preseason poll, the JMU Dukes find themselves ranked fifth. Not be outdone, Phil Steele released his FCS Preseason Top 40 (yes 40!) and he has our\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WUKCNFMGIIVRRHM.20110926135829.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10306,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10306","url_meta":{"origin":9549,"position":1},"title":"JMU is #2 in the First FCS Preseason Poll. Should We Even Care?","date":"June 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The first FCS Preseason Poll is out and JMU is ranked #2. Yes, the Athlon FCS Preseason Poll has arrived. It uses the default setting, so NDSU landed in the top spot. A total of 6 teams from the CAA made the top 25. That's more than any other conference.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5a398a73c677f.image_-1024x726.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6751,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6751","url_meta":{"origin":9549,"position":2},"title":"First FCS Preseason Polls Are Out and JMU Is Not In Them","date":"June 3, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"NCAA basketball has March Madness. FBS football has the bowl games and a kinda sorta four team playoff thing. The FCS however, has a real honest to God playoff system in which 24 of the top teams in the country face off to determine a true National Champion. Which means\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"52f2fb8948bd7.image","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/52f2fb8948bd7.image_.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1189,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1189","url_meta":{"origin":9549,"position":3},"title":"JMU is #15 in the First Preseason Poll","date":"August 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Sports Network released its official 2010 FCS Football Preseason Poll and the JMU Dukes find themselves at number 15. I don't want to make too much of this, because the polls really don't concern me. Especially preseason polls. Obviously, it's where you finish, blah, blah, blah. 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