Yikes - The Sunbelt is underdogs in all the FBS games this weekend

Ark St +35.5 at Okl
Texas St +27.5 at Baylor
Army -10 at UL Monroe
ODU +15.5 at Va Tech
S Ala +6.5 at Tulane
CCU +14.5 at UCLA

I'd bet SBC wins half of those...

I bet we don't, but I hope we do.

S Ala would be a nice win for us versus the top preseason rated AAC school (Tulane).

Two wins would be solid.

Three wins would be a ton of high fives.

If forced to pick ...I'd say Army, UCLA, and Tulane go down...and many high fives ensue

(08-28-2023 03:25 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  I'd bet SBC wins half of those...

That would be sweet. I'll be root'n.

Hard to say what happens with VT/ODU given how bad both were last year, but I'd be more inclined to bet the under than the over on points.

ODU's QB sounded like a similar deal to UVA, some lower FCS backup IIRC. Fordham I think?

Maybe Oduh can win 3-0. That'd be perfect.

This hurts:

Quote:Solomon Vanhorse and Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji sustained serious injuries and both possibly out for the season.

(09-04-2023 10:50 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  This hurts:

Quote:Solomon Vanhorse and Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji sustained serious injuries and both possibly out for the season.

Kromah going to have to do double duty probably. Some time inside, and some outside which is his natural and preffered position anyway.

Which means, time for Tucker to shine.
He got some reps Saturday and looked ok to me. He’ll need to step up now.

Van horse? Damn. Kid can’t catch a break

Okonji hurts the D-line depth and JMU could struggle on that unit as the year progresses if other guys get nicked up or injured. For now they will be okay and need some luck to avoid injuries in that unit for the remaining 11 games.

VanHorse cannot be replaced. He was so good receiving out of the backfield 2 years ago when healthy and had the vision to be a huge threat on kick returns and punt returns. Whoever takes his positions will be a step down in ability.
His injury makes me sad because I really enjoyed watching his elite skills.

In 2 more years JMU will have a fully recruited FBS roster and have many more talented players waiting on the depth chart to step right in with little drop off. Right now, they aren’t as deep as they need to be which should be expected during the transition to FBS.
Growing pains.

(09-04-2023 12:22 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Okonji hurts the D-line depth and JMU could struggle on that unit as the year progresses if other guys get nicked up or injured. For now they will be okay and need some luck to avoid injuries in that unit for the remaining 11 games.

VanHorse cannot be replaced. He was so good receiving out of the backfield 2 years ago when healthy and had the vision to be a huge threat on kick returns and punt returns. Whoever takes his positions will be a step down in ability.
His injury makes me sad because I really enjoyed watching his elite skills.

In 2 more years JMU will have a fully recruited FBS roster and have many more talented players waiting on the depth chart to step right in with little drop off. Right now, they aren’t as deep as they need to be which should be expected during the transition to FBS.
Growing pains.

3-4 more years.

-2022: Last mostly FCS recruit class (move up announcement wasn't made until Nov 2021, when most recruits had already committed).
-2023- 1st full FBS recruit class
-2024- 2nd full FBS recruit class
-2025- 3rd full FBS recruit class
-2026- 4th full FBS recruit class
-2027- 5th full full FBS recruit class/0 players left who were recruited as FCS.

(09-04-2023 02:22 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(09-04-2023 12:22 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Okonji hurts the D-line depth and JMU could struggle on that unit as the year progresses if other guys get nicked up or injured. For now they will be okay and need some luck to avoid injuries in that unit for the remaining 11 games.

VanHorse cannot be replaced. He was so good receiving out of the backfield 2 years ago when healthy and had the vision to be a huge threat on kick returns and punt returns. Whoever takes his positions will be a step down in ability.
His injury makes me sad because I really enjoyed watching his elite skills.

In 2 more years JMU will have a fully recruited FBS roster and have many more talented players waiting on the depth chart to step right in with little drop off. Right now, they aren’t as deep as they need to be which should be expected during the transition to FBS.
Growing pains.

3-4 more years.

-2022: Last mostly FCS recruit class (move up announcement wasn't made until Nov 2021, when most recruits had already committed).
-2023- 1st full FBS recruit class
-2024- 2nd full FBS recruit class
-2025- 3rd full FBS recruit class
-2026- 4th full FBS recruit class
-2027- 5th full full FBS recruit class/0 players left who were recruited as FCS.

We've been landing some recruits who are "FBS caliber", even before we had our first season really. Guys like AB had G5 offers.

On the flip side, I think the general level of recruit we land from now on will go up even further. We've been recruiting with one hand tied behind our backs with the 2 year transition and no post season.

Next year we are fully eligible for CCG, Bowls, and CFP comes online. That will make a difference to some recruits, especially for transfers who maybe have one or two years left. It's amazing we landed players like Centeio when we did.

Week 1

SBC teams were underdogs in all 6 OOC games vs FBS. Pulled 2 upsets (TX State over Baylor, ULL over Army).
SBC were favorites in all 8 FCS games, won all 8.
SBC teams failed to cover the spread in 9 of 14 games, including 6 of 8 FCS games.

(Vs Spread using dimers last pregame updated):
(+38) TX State @ Baylor (-27). Final Tx State 42, Baylor 31.
(+14) Army (-10) @ UL Monroe. Final UL Monroe 17, Army 13.
(+1.5) Alcorn State @ Southern Miss (-24.5). Final 40-14
(+.5) CCU @ UCLA (-14.5). Final UCLA 27, CCU 13.
(--) Citadel @ GSU (-34). Final GSU 34, Citadel 0.
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(-2) G Webb @ ASU (-23) Final ASU 45, G Webb 24
(-2.5) ODU @ VT (-16.5). Final VT 36, ODU 17.
(-8) SFA @ Troy (-26). Final Troy 48, SFA 30.
(-10) Northwestern St @ UL Lafayette (-35). Final ULL 38, NW St 13.
(-10.5) URI @ GST (-17.5). Final GST 42, URI 35.
(-11.5) Bucknell @ JMU (-46.5). Final JMU 38, Bucknell 3.
(-13.5) S Alabama @ Tulane (-6.5). Final Tulane 37, USA 17.
(-18) Albany @ Marshall (-22). Final Marshall 21, Albany 17.
(-38) Arkansas St @ Oklahoma (-35). Final Oklahoma 73, Ark St 0.

(09-04-2023 02:22 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(09-04-2023 12:22 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Okonji hurts the D-line depth and JMU could struggle on that unit as the year progresses if other guys get nicked up or injured. For now they will be okay and need some luck to avoid injuries in that unit for the remaining 11 games.

VanHorse cannot be replaced. He was so good receiving out of the backfield 2 years ago when healthy and had the vision to be a huge threat on kick returns and punt returns. Whoever takes his positions will be a step down in ability.
His injury makes me sad because I really enjoyed watching his elite skills.

In 2 more years JMU will have a fully recruited FBS roster and have many more talented players waiting on the depth chart to step right in with little drop off. Right now, they aren’t as deep as they need to be which should be expected during the transition to FBS.
Growing pains.

3-4 more years.

-2022: Last mostly FCS recruit class (move up announcement wasn't made until Nov 2021, when most recruits had already committed).
-2023- 1st full FBS recruit class
-2024- 2nd full FBS recruit class
-2025- 3rd full FBS recruit class
-2026- 4th full FBS recruit class
-2027- 5th full full FBS recruit class/0 players left who were recruited as FCS.

Could be that long if transfer rules change back to something that is more sensical, but Cig said he turned 35%-40% of his roster from last year with the current rules. If you do that every year then JMU gets to full power quicker especially if younger, less talented players transfer out and JMU continues to pull in seasoned transfers.

(05-15-2023 03:50 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(05-15-2023 03:14 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(05-15-2023 02:58 PM)fishingduke12 Wrote:  https://collegefootballnetwork.com/james...ions-2023/

Another one with game by game predictions. Overall I tend to agree with how they are saying the season plays out

I don't see 9-3.

The passing related unknowns leave me at a 8 or 7 win season.

Very unpredictable with all the games I see as relatively close.

I'd be very happy with a 9 win season.

i totally see 9-3.

I think McCloud is going to be great. and we are absolutely loaded everywhere else, except WR.

but i trust the coaches and the QB's to devise a scheme and execute it to help the WR's.

defense is going to be nasty.

I always had faith in McCloud

(07-12-2023 06:32 PM)Johns1124 Wrote:  Attention, Attention Dolly Madison,

According to this: https://www.espn.com/college-football/te...e/_/id/256
ESPN game predictor, you are favored to win only 4 games this year? They predict you to go
4-8?

If you guys go 4-8, SB has no choice, but to send you to CUSA to brush up on your skills!

This dipshit John is eerily quiet lately

Don't encourage him!

12 Bowl games, it would really help to have all of the conference do well in the games. Pick up 7 or 8 bowl victories, and the credibility for our conference increases.

If Dukes finish strong with 12 victories, it would line us up for top 3 in the Group of 5 to start next year.

(11-26-2023 10:15 PM)JMU_Rocks! Wrote:  12 Bowl games, it would really help to have all of the conference do well in the games. Pick up 7 or 8 bowl victories, and the credibility for our conference increases.

If Dukes finish strong with 12 victories, it would line us up for top 3 in the Group of 5 to start next year.

The more I think about it, these fifth OOC games are really important in setting the tone for which G5 conference is perceived strongest going into next season. It’s just as easy to spin the SB east is full on teams without a winning record rather than an absolute meat grinder, especially when an “FCS call up” boat raced the conference these last two years. I promise you that is how some of these nerds with P5 bias view the fun belt.

(06-26-2023 01:45 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  I believe in Troy. I’m skeptical of South Alabama.

Give this guy a raise! Very nice call that ended up being spot on.

(11-27-2023 09:19 AM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(06-26-2023 01:45 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  I believe in Troy. I’m skeptical of South Alabama.

Give this guy a raise! Very nice call that ended up being spot on.

ha! sometimes we nail it

i had us 10-2 in preseason, losing to Troy and losing to Coastal.

I'll never have us losing to Coastal again. Ever.