(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

(08-05-2020 07:37 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

Reading between the lines, it sounds like he's nervous a FCS season won't happen this year. I'm starting to agree with DukeThaDawg that we need to play if its reasonably possible ... even if playoffs cancjel. Line up FBS games in that case, nothing to lose, a lot to gain.

(08-05-2020 07:50 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

I'm not this pessimistic on outcomes, but do think it would be good for us to play if we can. For now, I'm taking Bourne and Cig at their word that they want to move forward if possible and play games.

(08-05-2020 08:12 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  But probably not---Bourne is probably looking at this as a perfect excuse to kill the football program to some degree, and concentrate more resources on Olympic sports.

(08-05-2020 07:50 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

I'm not this pessimistic on outcomes, but do think it would be good for us to play if we can. For now, I'm taking Bourne and Cig at their word that they want to move forward if possible and play games.

(08-05-2020 08:18 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:12 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  But probably not---Bourne is probably looking at this as a perfect excuse to kill the football program to some degree, and concentrate more resources on Olympic sports.

I think you make some good points, but this is a very jaded view of our leaders. While I don't always agree with their decisions (and missed opportunities) - its a bit much to say Bourne is looking to "kill the football program." They do sometimes act conservatively (in a negative way), but I'm hopeful we will all look back in a year and say they got things right this time.

(08-05-2020 08:19 PM)DiceRogerLion Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:50 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

I'm not this pessimistic on outcomes, but do think it would be good for us to play if we can. For now, I'm taking Bourne and Cig at their word that they want to move forward if possible and play games.

Seniors - I understand the difficult position they are in at the moment. FBS schools 'appear' to be all steam ahead but I would bet my life savings that they will not complete this season. I will hate to see JMU seniors transfer only to have their destination school cancel.

Coaches - What greener pastures are available? There are only so many Division I coaching jobs available and our coaches have HIGHLY sought after jobs. There are no better opportunities out there right now for our coaches whether we play this Fall or not.

Commits - Obviously HS Seniors aren't the most wise decision makers but these young men are making long term commitments. Our decision to play/not play this year should not impact their decision to join the program.

(08-05-2020 08:12 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:50 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

I'm not this pessimistic on outcomes, but do think it would be good for us to play if we can. For now, I'm taking Bourne and Cig at their word that they want to move forward if possible and play games.

Bourne thought he had this all figured out when he said, JMU will play a season if there are playoffs. He thought the NCAA would make the decision for him. He thought he could play the hero by acting like he was putting together a season, when all along he was betting HEAVY that the NCAA would pull the plug on the post season----Too bad for him that the NCAA stuck it back in the face of the FCS and put the decision on them.

I completely, totally, absolutely 100% believe Cignetti wants a 2020 season. I believe Cignetti 100% wants an FBS heavy schedule---But I'm sure he has been silenced by the athletic department.

Amos is just the first one to realize he's been sold a bill of goods. JMU built this wonderful FCS big bad bully on the block model. They were content to run that model to infinity. JMU spent like a G5 program but with none of the struggles G5 programs faced, because JMU was playing their well cultivated role a FCS bully boy. And truth be told, most donors, fans, coaches, and players accepted that model to some degree. As the FCS bully JMU had more exposure than most G5 programs, which helped with enrollment, fan interest, donations, and recruiting. Everyone knew that JMU had outgrown the FCS but they went along with the model because it was successful.

Then covid-19 hit, and the entire sustainability of the poor sisters of the FCS crumbled in an instant. JMU's big bully FCS model is in serious jeopardy---and the ONLY way to save it is to play a season, because if not---we are nothing but an FCS program, and JMU will never be able to tell coaches, recruits, fans, donors, prospective students that we are everything a G5 program is, and better, and it's only a matter of time before we move up. Because the chance to "move up" is now--there are plenty of holes in many teams schedules.

Maybe this forces Bourne into action, and he sees that he has to act to save his program before more players jump the sinking ship. But probably not---Bourne is probably looking at this as a perfect excuse to kill the football program to some degree, and concentrate more resources on Olympic sports.

(08-05-2020 08:44 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote:  A decision either way will have consequences. Whatever side of this you identify with, continuing with a season could open JMU up to accusations of not protecting players (whether those accusations be true or not) or counter-recruiting pitches that we decided to go it with out being safe. If we cancel a season you open yourself up to transfers like other schools are having.

There are many other intended and unintended consequences outside of these listed ones no matter which one you think is right.

(08-05-2020 08:53 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:44 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote:  A decision either way will have consequences. Whatever side of this you identify with, continuing with a season could open JMU up to accusations of not protecting players (whether those accusations be true or not) or counter-recruiting pitches that we decided to go it with out being safe. If we cancel a season you open yourself up to transfers like other schools are having.

There are many other intended and unintended consequences outside of these listed ones no matter which one you think is right.

I think the testing numbers that Madia has been reporting are proof that JMU is going it safe. And I can't for the life of me believe that JMU has gone this far with the testing, and they would seriously even consider not playing. They can meet the testing standards and protocols of every conference.
We out recruit ODU, and many other MAC, Sun Belt and CUSA schools. And we do it by selling our pseudo FBS/G5 brand to recruits. And that sell job works to perfection!! That very important recruiting angle is over and done if we cancel the season.

(08-05-2020 08:49 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:12 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:50 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

I'm not this pessimistic on outcomes, but do think it would be good for us to play if we can. For now, I'm taking Bourne and Cig at their word that they want to move forward if possible and play games.

Bourne thought he had this all figured out when he said, JMU will play a season if there are playoffs. He thought the NCAA would make the decision for him. He thought he could play the hero by acting like he was putting together a season, when all along he was betting HEAVY that the NCAA would pull the plug on the post season----Too bad for him that the NCAA stuck it back in the face of the FCS and put the decision on them.

I completely, totally, absolutely 100% believe Cignetti wants a 2020 season. I believe Cignetti 100% wants an FBS heavy schedule---But I'm sure he has been silenced by the athletic department.

Amos is just the first one to realize he's been sold a bill of goods. JMU built this wonderful FCS big bad bully on the block model. They were content to run that model to infinity. JMU spent like a G5 program but with none of the struggles G5 programs faced, because JMU was playing their well cultivated role a FCS bully boy. And truth be told, most donors, fans, coaches, and players accepted that model to some degree. As the FCS bully JMU had more exposure than most G5 programs, which helped with enrollment, fan interest, donations, and recruiting. Everyone knew that JMU had outgrown the FCS but they went along with the model because it was successful.

Then covid-19 hit, and the entire sustainability of the poor sisters of the FCS crumbled in an instant. JMU's big bully FCS model is in serious jeopardy---and the ONLY way to save it is to play a season, because if not---we are nothing but an FCS program, and JMU will never be able to tell coaches, recruits, fans, donors, prospective students that we are everything a G5 program is, and better, and it's only a matter of time before we move up. Because the chance to "move up" is now--there are plenty of holes in many teams schedules.

Maybe this forces Bourne into action, and he sees that he has to act to save his program before more players jump the sinking ship. But probably not---Bourne is probably looking at this as a perfect excuse to kill the football program to some degree, and concentrate more resources on Olympic sports.

You’re brutal. I don’t think you’re a JMU Fan/ you’re too angry and pessimistic to be a Duke.

(08-05-2020 08:44 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:19 PM)DiceRogerLion Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:50 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:25 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  DeAngelo Amos enters the transfer portal. Sucks.

https://twitter.com/almostfamos_/status/1291166903554244609?s=21

And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

I'm not this pessimistic on outcomes, but do think it would be good for us to play if we can. For now, I'm taking Bourne and Cig at their word that they want to move forward if possible and play games.

Seniors - I understand the difficult position they are in at the moment. FBS schools 'appear' to be all steam ahead but I would bet my life savings that they will not complete this season. I will hate to see JMU seniors transfer only to have their destination school cancel.

Coaches - What greener pastures are available? There are only so many Division I coaching jobs available and our coaches have HIGHLY sought after jobs. There are no better opportunities out there right now for our coaches whether we play this Fall or not.

Commits - Obviously HS Seniors aren't the most wise decision makers but these young men are making long term commitments. Our decision to play/not play this year should not impact their decision to join the program.

Seniors---well, they can't take that bet that they will not complete this season!!! Maybe you can, but they can't!! They have to bet on their future, and there is NO future if they don't play. Amos has legit NFL prospects. There are 3 or 4 others with legit NFL prospects---Liam Fornadel, Mike Greene, Wayne Davis, Percy---they can't wait while JMU plays with their future. Players play!!

Coaches---are you kidding me. Coaches will move at a drop of the hat if a job pays $10 dollars more. It's the most transient profession in the world. And coaches coach!! they don't want to sit a year out of coaching. No better opportunities---what? It's better coaching for a school that isn't playing??

Committs--You said, "Our decision to play/not play this year should not impact their decision to join the program"---are you serious?? The greatest selling point JMU has to these recruits is the football brand. These football players are not like students-only. The football recruits care about the brand first and foremost. Commits wants stability and a a program with a solid future. Do you ever look at our commit list?? the last 2 years JMU has been able to sell multiple kids on turning down FBS/G5 programs because of our brand and model. Go ask how many of those 2020 kids wish they took that FBS/G5 offer now. A few of our 2020's turned down ODU for JMU---well at least ODU is playing.
Go look at our 2021 board---we got 3* on that board. the first thing an FBS program can say to one of our commits is---we played in 2020---JMU didn't. So all that talk about the JMU brand won't mean a thing to these recruits anymore because we'll be like the rest of the FCS who doesn't play

(08-05-2020 09:00 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:53 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:44 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote:  A decision either way will have consequences. Whatever side of this you identify with, continuing with a season could open JMU up to accusations of not protecting players (whether those accusations be true or not) or counter-recruiting pitches that we decided to go it with out being safe. If we cancel a season you open yourself up to transfers like other schools are having.

There are many other intended and unintended consequences outside of these listed ones no matter which one you think is right.

I think the testing numbers that Madia has been reporting are proof that JMU is going it safe. And I can't for the life of me believe that JMU has gone this far with the testing, and they would seriously even consider not playing. They can meet the testing standards and protocols of every conference.
We out recruit ODU, and many other MAC, Sun Belt and CUSA schools. And we do it by selling our pseudo FBS/G5 brand to recruits. And that sell job works to perfection!! That very important recruiting angle is over and done if we cancel the season.

Again, can you maintain the numbers once you have much less control over what the players do? We've seen so far that "bubbled" sports seem to be working, but "non-bubbled sports" seem not to be working.

There are other scenarios where JMU football gets shut down through no fault of their own. The governor shuts down college sports, local health officials shut down college sports, an eventual shutdown due to other schools'/regions' outbreaks, severe illnesses or deaths of college athletes due to COVID-19, etc. etc.

I'm not saying that JMU is doing it wrong, I'm just saying that sometimes reality pops the JMU bubble.

(08-05-2020 09:06 PM)DiceRogerLion Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:44 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 08:19 PM)DiceRogerLion Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:50 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-05-2020 07:46 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  And there's the answer on the 2020 football season. I would think that your senior leader got word to get ahead of this because there won't be a season.

So much for Bourne's foot dragging and stringing the fans along about a season. He NEVER intended to put together a season. He ONLY intended to string us all along so he could make it look like he was trying to play a season. Bourne expected the NCAA to bail him out all along by cancelling the playoffs. He never expected the NCAA to flip the script and put it on the schools and conferences to decide.

Bringing all these kids back in early July----when JMU already suspected the CAA was going to cancel the season----housing, feeding, testing, training, practicing---this was alot of time, money and effort. JMU is supposed to suit up on Friday to start fall camp---are they gonna keep up this charade now that they've lost a senior leader??

This is the first JMU domino to fall. I'd expect more seniors to hit the portal. I'd expect coaches to look for greener pastures. I'd expect commits to open up recruitment.

You can't got around telling coaches, players, and recruits you're as good as any G5 then bail on a season when the G5 plays. Can't be expected to run that same game on donors and fans either. If JMU does not play this season---and there is a season---the brand is irreparably harmed

I'm not this pessimistic on outcomes, but do think it would be good for us to play if we can. For now, I'm taking Bourne and Cig at their word that they want to move forward if possible and play games.

Seniors - I understand the difficult position they are in at the moment. FBS schools 'appear' to be all steam ahead but I would bet my life savings that they will not complete this season. I will hate to see JMU seniors transfer only to have their destination school cancel.

Coaches - What greener pastures are available? There are only so many Division I coaching jobs available and our coaches have HIGHLY sought after jobs. There are no better opportunities out there right now for our coaches whether we play this Fall or not.

Commits - Obviously HS Seniors aren't the most wise decision makers but these young men are making long term commitments. Our decision to play/not play this year should not impact their decision to join the program.

Seniors---well, they can't take that bet that they will not complete this season!!! Maybe you can, but they can't!! They have to bet on their future, and there is NO future if they don't play. Amos has legit NFL prospects. There are 3 or 4 others with legit NFL prospects---Liam Fornadel, Mike Greene, Wayne Davis, Percy---they can't wait while JMU plays with their future. Players play!!

Coaches---are you kidding me. Coaches will move at a drop of the hat if a job pays $10 dollars more. It's the most transient profession in the world. And coaches coach!! they don't want to sit a year out of coaching. No better opportunities---what? It's better coaching for a school that isn't playing??

Committs--You said, "Our decision to play/not play this year should not impact their decision to join the program"---are you serious?? The greatest selling point JMU has to these recruits is the football brand. These football players are not like students-only. The football recruits care about the brand first and foremost. Commits wants stability and a a program with a solid future. Do you ever look at our commit list?? the last 2 years JMU has been able to sell multiple kids on turning down FBS/G5 programs because of our brand and model. Go ask how many of those 2020 kids wish they took that FBS/G5 offer now. A few of our 2020's turned down ODU for JMU---well at least ODU is playing.
Go look at our 2021 board---we got 3* on that board. the first thing an FBS program can say to one of our commits is---we played in 2020---JMU didn't. So all that talk about the JMU brand won't mean a thing to these recruits anymore because we'll be like the rest of the FCS who doesn't play

Dude... there has to be an open job for a coach to leave. You think FBS teams that are starting Camp this week have unfilled positions on their staffs?

Zero coaches will leave as a result of us not playing this Fall. ZERO.

As for all these FBS schools that are "playing" this Fall... Let's see where things stand in October.

(08-05-2020 09:05 PM)DukeThaDawg Wrote:  I think Bourne in some ways might be scared that if JMU plays an FBS heavy schedule, and has success then the momentum for a move up might be so strong from the fan base, and some donors, that he might not be able to stop it. I don't think JMU really wants t be in the mediocre G5 pack. So Bourne's strategy is to just cancel the season, and stay FCS.

But If JMU did have success with an FBS heavy schedule, I would not care if they resumed their FCS bully status in 2021. The brand works---but for it to continue to work, they must play this year.

Amos transferring should be a huge wake-up call that we must play. We just lost our best defender, one of the nation's top PR, and a team leader. That is devastating