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Soft Houston still #5, hahaha.

(01-10-2017 08:26 AM)DoubleDogDare Wrote:  Soft Houston still #5, hahaha.

I did get a chuckle out of the ESPN-2 announcers during the championship game making reference to "the knock on Sam Houston State is they didn't play anybody" (or WTTE).

The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 14
#3 (NDSU)...by 10
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 4
#11 (Nova)...by 13
#17 twice (UNH)...by 3 and 33

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

(01-10-2017 10:39 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 14 Neutral site
#3 (NDSU)...by 10 Away
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 4 Away
#11 (Nova)...by 13 Away
#17 twice (UNH)...by 3 and 33 (1) Away

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

(01-10-2017 10:45 AM)DirtyDukes Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 10:39 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 14 #BFSW
#3 (NDSU)...by 10 Away
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 4 Away
#11 (Nova)...by 13 Away
#17 twice (UNH)...by 3 and 33 (1) Away

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

(01-10-2017 10:39 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 21
#3 (NDSU)...by 10
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 11
#11 (Nova)...by 13
#17 twice (UNH)...by 10 and 33

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

take out the last 30 seconds of the game, ie - major garbage time, and see above.
no one within one score of us.

The only real #1 in the country, regardless of rubber-stamp polls. The NCAA does not consider the CFP to be an official national championship, after all.

(01-10-2017 10:39 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 14
#3 (NDSU)...by 10
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 4
#11 (Nova)...by 13
#17 twice (UNH)...by 3 and 33

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

Very impressive stat there. Definitely earned the title on the field. The wins vs Rich/Nova/UNH point to the strength of the CAA and why JMU does not need to over-extend with the OOC schedule.

(01-10-2017 10:56 AM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 10:39 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 21 BFSW
#3 (NDSU)...by 10 AWAY
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 11 AWAY
#11 (Nova)...by 13 AWAY
#17 twice (UNH)...by 10 and 33 A&H

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

take out the last 30 seconds of the game, ie - major garbage time, and see above.
no one within one score of us.

Yea this along with the locations is VERY impressive!

(01-10-2017 12:16 PM)JMUTrippster Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 10:56 AM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 10:39 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 21 BFSW
#3 (NDSU)...by 10 AWAY
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 11 AWAY
#11 (Nova)...by 13 AWAY
#17 twice (UNH)...by 10 and 33 A&H

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

take out the last 30 seconds of the game, ie - major garbage time, and see above.
no one within one score of us.

Yea this along with the locations is VERY impressive!

I think NDSU was easily better than YSU. While in the dome versus a neutral site I never really thought YSU was ever in doubt. Similar defenses, but NDSU had a decent offense.

(01-10-2017 12:55 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 12:16 PM)JMUTrippster Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 10:56 AM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 10:39 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  The Dukes defeated...

#2 (YSU)...by 21 BFSW
#3 (NDSU)...by 10 AWAY
#5 (SHSU)...by 58
#8 (Ticks)...by 11 AWAY
#11 (Nova)...by 13 AWAY
#17 twice (UNH)...by 10 and 33 A&H

Absolutely no doubt whatsoever the Dukes were and are the best.

take out the last 30 seconds of the game, ie - major garbage time, and see above.
no one within one score of us.

Yea this along with the locations is VERY impressive!

I think NDSU was easily better than YSU. While in the dome versus a neutral site I never really thought YSU was ever in doubt. Similar defenses, but NDSU had a decent offense.

No doubt. But our D was good enough to make two good offenses (SHSU and YSU) look just plain bad.

I have been a Dukes fan for forty years now and I have to say I think this was the best team ever. Once the defense got up to speed they were invincible. They certainly were a great pleasure to watch this year.

(01-10-2017 11:15 PM)Smokey 1 Wrote:  I have been a Dukes fan for forty years now and I have to say I think this was the best team ever. Once the defense got up to speed they were invincible. They certainly were a great pleasure to watch this year.

Given the competition there is to work with within the FCS ranks, I will agree. I totally realize that is beyond our control. However, I do believe from top to bottom FCS was stronger 10 years ago than it is today. I do not believe NDSU would have been able to win five in a row if Appy and GA Southern had remained FCS. Again, you must play in the sand box given to you.

(01-10-2017 12:00 PM)ShadyP Wrote:  Very impressive stat there. Definitely earned the title on the field. The wins vs Rich/Nova/UNH point to the strength of the CAA and why JMU does not need to over-extend with the OOC schedule.

Well, we could swap out a D-2 cupcake for an FCS cupcake like SHSU. :-)

There is no argument to made for the 2004 team. They were great and will always hold a special place in our hearts. But, this year's team is by far the best team in the history of JMU. By far. I have seen them all.

(01-11-2017 08:46 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote:  There is no argument to made for the 2004 team. They were great and will always hold a special place in our hearts. But, this year's team is by far the best team in the history of JMU. By far. I have seen them all.

I have as well and agree with you 100%. By far.

By the end of the season the team had zero weaknesses. Literally zero. Best ever and will be hard to top.

JMU beat:
#2 YSU...by 14. YSU scored TD with 10 seconds left.
#3 @ NDSU...by 10.
#5 SHSU...by 58. JMU up 65-0 late 3rd.
#8 @ Ticks...by 4- RU scored on the last play of the game.
#11 @ Nova...by 13.
#17 @ UNH...by 3. UNH scored TD with 1:15 left (27 points last 7 min).
#17 UNH by 33. UNH scored with 20 seconds left.