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JSU thought they had a good defense too. so did EWU.
I wonder if we could put in a FOIA for how much YSU bid for playoff games. JMU almost always loses bids to their home playoff games. Heck, it's likely most schools outside of NDSU end up whiffing on the bids. I would think the band should be there, I believe each school gets up to 350 band tickets. JMU can't bring there whole band for the seats but like Jacksonville State last year they may be able to be seated elsewhere.
we've only been outbid once. ever.
that was when EKU had the OVC kick in a ton of money to help with their bid.
what are you talking about ? YSU outbid you in 06.
Does anyone know the 7 players suspended by JMU? Do they compare to our 5 who were not only starters, but significant starters in most cases. How about the depth of JMU compared to YSU to replace those suspended? Also it appears that the YSU starters were suspended due to testing by the NCAA. Any word on the JMU suspensions and their source of the suspensions. I know that most of this is conjecture since all programs do not release names, let alone reasons and sources of suspensions.
Folks, here's a positive way to spin this. When we're back in Frisco next season, can our Athletic Department not lie and screw up?!
Next year, everyone on the opposite side of the bracket will be rooting for you guys.
You have that going for ya.
Red, I have to disagree with you. If anybody has inside information about the injuries, please keep that to yourself. Keep JMU guessing about which players they will face and what kind of physical condition they will be in. JMU played NDSU without a starting tackle, then lost their center during the game. They certainly will not report about their status, and we should be equally as evasive.
"You don't think we'd sell 4k?"
No. Never in a million years. let alone less than a week before Christmas. Even less of those people would have thought we would be this far. Even bigger "laugher" ...on-line web site to sell tickets? Did not realize we had become such a culturally and technologically advanced East Coast city. Come on ...most of our parents pounded steel, turned bolts on a GM wheel assembly, or put solder and electrical tape on a GM wiring harness to raise us ...and did damn good job at making more money that a typical YSU or JMU grad. Ever been to a YSU game and seen our fan base? What maybe 5 people would hit it? Biggest laugh of them all, that more than 25% of the JMU fans that supposedly bought tickets will actually be there.
Let To further support my theory ...did you go to the YSU v WVU game? Maybe surpassed only slightly the first OSU vs. YSU game. as most YSU fans in attendance (like myself) live in Columbus. No way there was more than 1k in attendance at agame that sold for $65 a ticket and is a 3-hour drive away in summer weather.me tell you that far more people want to see the Buckeyes than James Madison. BTW I have been to every national championship game prior to this one.
Here is a hint, call anyone of the less than 1k fans of NDSU that presold. Lots of tickets available. Always the same trio of idiots in here insulting everything we do. If all else fails ...show up there will be plenty of seats. You want to know how to do it? Try adding a quality package to your season ticket holders with a $40 reserve. It is this reserve that you use for your allotment figure (yes it may be closer to 2k at that point because it is summer). If you are even smarter, you ask them to allow the University to keep the $40 (and match it should the team not make the final) as a donation as your final tax break prior to the new year. It is perfectly legal. THAT is how a major university thinks!!!
Then when you are done with all of that, you ask the NCAA why we are on ESPN2 when the DII and DIII championship games got ESPN. Then ask them why Frisco Texas at a stadium sponsored by some teir-II or III Pizza Hut agency puts a placard on?
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Is the rumor true about 7 JMU players being suspended?
They were suspended for the NDSU game as well. Same team that beat the Bison will be playing us.
Does anyone know for sure that our 5 suspended players are not going to play for the championship game? I don't know if this has anything to do with the suspension. The academic semester is officially over the day after the EWU game. We are now technically into the next semester.
However, I thought someone on this board had suggested that the suspension would last for 6 months or half a season into next year. Is that true?
Marijuana is 6-months ...everything else (non-steroid) is one year. This is mandatory. The NCAA only recently reduced it to 6-months. I will go out to NCAA.org and find it for us.
Weird cause Ohio State surely doesn't suspend players 6 months for weed.
I get wanting to support local shops, but this shirt from JMU is da sh--
http://www.bkstr.com/jamesmadisonstore/product/apparel-and-accessories/specialty-shops-546256--1/football-gear--1/james-madison-university-football-2017-ncaa-di-championship-game-matchup-long-sleeve-t-shirt-061978-tlfr-rumor2t
NDSU makes excellent haltime adjustments. Berfore the half they couldnt fitnthe runs, now they are shuttimg them down.
I enjoy high school football and go to plenty of games and I can assure you attendance at local HS games is down as well. Furthermore, I struggle to believe ANY game this year had 10k. Old SVC games maybe had 7500 if they were lucky and those are the big time local schools. We have issues but from someone that lives here, I don't think that is the problem at all.We only asked for 1k because we lost 35k and 45k on the playoff games. They lost their shirt and with the poor turnout I think they were skidding about taking the full allotment.
Were they expecting 20k to be at the playoff games ? Are there even 20k people left living in the city limits ? Give me a break. Strollo and the whole athletic department are a joke. Have you heard a peep from them since saturdays game ? Besides a measly tweet and Facebook post ? The most important game in our football program since 1999. What a crock of sh*t.
The problem lies with the people of Youngstown. They routinely turn out 10k for high school football games but do not attend YSU games.
