{"id":9598,"date":"2017-09-02T12:51:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T16:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9598"},"modified":"2017-09-02T12:54:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T16:54:49","slug":"gameday-open-thread-jmu-vs-ecu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9598","title":{"rendered":"Gameday Open Thread: JMU vs. ECU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hgOBp41PZIY?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s Gameday! Our beloved JMU Dukes kick off their National Championship defense tonight with a 6:00 game at East Carolina University. Weather looks iffy, with chances for thunderstorms in the area. No worries. Dukes ain&#8217;t scared of a little muck &amp; mud.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re headed to Greenville, be safe, stay dry, and make some noise. If you&#8217;re tuning in via your couch or a watch party, have fun and make some noise there too. Be sure to make your pick in <a href=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9582\">our prediction contest<\/a> and give the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/bumpers.fm\/jmusb\">pod<\/a> a listen if you want our thoughts on the season. Consider this your official open thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game chatter. Now it&#8217;s time to Lock the Damn Gates and start rootin!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D9598&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>It&#8217;s Gameday! Our beloved JMU Dukes kick off their National Championship defense tonight with a 6:00 game at East Carolina University. Weather looks iffy, with chances for thunderstorms in the area. No worries. Dukes ain&#8217;t scared of a little muck &amp; mud. If you&#8217;re headed to Greenville, be safe, stay dry, and make some noise. [&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":9598,"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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