{"id":9616,"date":"2017-09-06T21:58:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T01:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9616"},"modified":"2017-09-06T21:59:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T01:59:10","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-vs-etsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9616","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. ETSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"8921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8921\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cropped-streamers-J.jpg?fit=657%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"657,427\" 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=\"cropped-streamers-J.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cropped-streamers-J.jpg?fit=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cropped-streamers-J.jpg?fit=657%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8921\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cropped-streamers-J.jpg?resize=597%2C388\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cropped-streamers-J.jpg?w=657&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cropped-streamers-J.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cropped-streamers-J.jpg?resize=138%2C90&amp;ssl=1 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>After an exciting win on the road at ECU, the Dukes are set for a home opener Saturday against East Tennessee State University. Most pundits are picking JMU to win easily, but we&#8217;re more interested in what you think. Leave a comment below with your prediction for JMU&#8217;s game against ECU. The person who comes closest to nailing it (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post. It really couldn&#8217;t be simpler. Unless there&#8217;s a tie. Then things get weird and we scramble to create and award a tiebreaker. But I digress. Give us your thoughts on the game below and Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D9616&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>After an exciting win on the road at ECU, the Dukes are set for a home opener Saturday against East Tennessee State University. Most pundits are picking JMU to win easily, but we&#8217;re more interested in what you think. Leave a comment below with your prediction for JMU&#8217;s game against ECU. The person who comes [&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":9582,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9582","url_meta":{"origin":9616,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. ECU","date":"August 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dukes travel to Greenville, NC this weekend to start the 2017 season with a game against East Carolina University. It's always difficult for FCS teams face off against FBS teams, primarily due to difference in roster sizes. But JMU fans generally seem pretty confident heading into Saturday. 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