Official: SMU vs. JMU Thread

[alyssa]

I was gonna post there but my account has never come through.
They definitely have some misunderstandings.

[sbsmith]

[Rebel10]

Anyone have the link to the JMU board?

[Charleston Pony]

averaging about 18,000 (3 dates) and had 4 dates over 20,000 last year if you click back

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Jame ... tball_team

they have 3 times the number of students we have, so not very strong support relatively speaking

[sbsmith]

[Rebel10]

averaging about 18,000 (3 dates) and had 4 dates over 20,000 last year if you click back

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Jame ... tball_team

they have 3 times the number of students we have, so not very strong support relatively speaking

That's pretty good for an FCS school.

[alyssa]

Anyone have the link to the JMU board?

I linked it in another post.

[Mustangs35SMU]

Oh my lord just reading the predictions in their board will make your head explode. They have some rational fans but the others predicting a win...wow. SMU will be ready and this will get ugly halfway through the 2nd quarter.

Can't blame them for thinking they're going to win, especially with how good they've looked prior to this past Saturday.

Hopefully our D can step up and force their QB into some of the same type of mistakes he made this weekend. If we're serious about going to a bowl, this is a must win.

[Charleston Pony]

If our secondary can follow the QB's eyes, they should pick a few. At least on the highlights, he threw to primary guy and appeared to watch him the entire route

[JasonB]

If our secondary can follow the QB's eyes, they should pick a few. At least on the highlights, he threw to primary guy and appeared to watch him the entire route

Not only that, but watched him, saw triple coverage, and still made the throw.

[Harry0569]

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JAMES MADISON VS. SMU PREDICTION & PREVIEW
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Date: Saturday, September 26
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Why You Need To Care
New head coach Chad Morris is building something on the Hilltop, even if it’s not yet reflected in the record. SMU, so bad a year ago, showed spurts of competitiveness against Baylor and most recently TCU. And now that the Big 12 portion of the schedule is over, the Mustangs could put their rebuilding plans into second gear. They’ll entertain a dangerous James Madison team that’s buried its first three opponents.

Why James Madison Will Win
SMU’s defensive problems will continue against QB Vad Lee and the Dukes. Lee, a Georgia Tech transfer, headlines an attack averaging 51 points per game. The Mustang will also have a tough time slowing the backfield tandem of Khalid Abdullah and Cardon Johnson, who are averaging more than six yards a carry.

Why SMU Will Win
At this stage, Morris’ impact has been felt fastest on offense, which is no surprise. Against No. 3 TCU, the Mustangs produced 508 yards and four touchdowns. Not bad for a team that couldn’t get out of its own way in 2014. Matt Davis’ run-pass potential keeps defenses guessing, and the receiving corps is contributing in the pass—and run—game.

Player Who Matters
Davis isn’t getting much help from his blockers. His pass catchers, though, have been a different story. Courtland Sutton, a 6-4 redshirt freshman, in particular, will cause problems for the Dukes. Sutton is averaging almost 22 yards a grab and has four touchdown catches.

What’s Going To Happen?
It’s way under the radar, but Davis vs. Lee will be one of the sneaky-good quarterback matchups of Week 4. The dual-threats will trade blows throughout in an entertaining and tight affair. Davis will land the knockout punch in the final quarter, using his feet to deliver a homecoming victory.

James Madison vs. SMU Prediction
Prediction: SMU 41, James Madison 34, Line: No Line, o/u: No Line

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Hard to argue with a 41-34 prediction.

[mrydel]

Of course first I hope we win, but second, I would like to see more improvement in our defense than giving up 34 points to an FCS team. But our secondary and LBs worry me.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Of course first I hope we win, but second, I would like to see more improvement in our defense than giving up 34 points to an FCS team. But our secondary and LBs worry me.

I agree a I-AA team should probably not be scoring 34, but we sure don't seem to match up well with them on defense.

[ojaipony]

Of course first I hope we win, but second, I would like to see more improvement in our defense than giving up 34 points to an FCS team. But our secondary and LBs worry me.

This!

We better come to play. JMU will bring a lot of energy and will want to win bad. We have to match their energy and take a "time to pad the stats day" mentality. (GOOD stats - for US - you know, like TDs, yards, sacks, INTs, etc). I think we came out a bit flat against UNT because we didn't have that mentality after the BU game. We cannot have that kind of let down against these guys (JMU could probably beat UNT).