(09-03-2017 03:21 PM)2Buck Wrote:  A few random observations:

- My first visit to ECU, though stadium wasn't ultra modern it was a great venue, the field held up very well given all the rain. The men's room had dividers between the urinals so I'm sure olderduke appreciated that.

- ECU crowd was very hospitable in Section 14 given the mix of JMU fans among them. Game was well attended and the crowd was energetic with their little traditions and such. The "no quarter" thing would have probably gone over better in a close game but overall they rooted into the 4th quarter (not sure who "Brian" is in Section 14 but there's apparently a very vocal Duke with a man crush on you).

- JMU's offense looked rusty at times (which is expected with so many new players) and our right side of the line definitely needs some work, but well done overall. Great to see some wild formations with trips in the backfield, etc. Can't wait to see what they cook up over the season with our platoon of talented backs. Also, having 2+ guys with that extra gear is like turning a jack-in-the-box on every run play... you know that sh!t can bust out any second.

- Defense was b@lls to the walls except on pass rush, that big ECU o-line gave their QBs plenty of time to throw pass interferences. Run defense was amazing, the backers flew in to fill the gaps. Though we could do without some of those bonehead PIs, I loved the aggressiveness of our defense, always seemed to have bodies flying towards the ball.

No way to gauge where ECU is but still cautiously optimistic about this year. Go Dukes!