I agree that it's crucial for Marshall to beat Louisiana next Wednesday for there to be any chance at hosting. Yeah, CGD relies more on the host than the visitor and they do love JMU and our story, but it's basically impossible IMO if the 3 games for both teams between now and then aren't W's. Marshall beating ND earlier in the season certainly does help the Marshall story, but if they're 3-3 I just don't see it happening.

The only way we get CGD for rivalry weekend is if both JMU and Coastal are undefeated and therefore probably a Top 15-20 matchup. The likelihood of both teams being undefeated at that point is incredibly small, but we are the toughest game on each other's respective schedule (as of now). Plus, Coastal would just be coming off a win at UVA...which means next to nothing other than it's a win at a P5. And yeah, if both teams are undefeated we would be FAR AND AWAY the highest ranked teams in the SBC, especially since Coastal would have given Appy another L.