Meet JMU Men's Basketball 2010

This is a whole new JMU Men's Basketball team. Here are my impressions of the guys from the Philadelphia exhibition game.

Devon Moore #40 
6'4" 180 lbs. R-Sophomore
Point Guard (Starter)

At the Philly U exhibition game he was still shaking the rust off from being injured last season. He went 1-7 from the floor. 2-4 on FTs. 3 assists, 4 TOs, but grabbed 4 steals. As the starting point guard, the offense runs through him. He makes everyone around him better and provides the most leadership out of anyone on the team. Is pretty good from behind the arc, but his biggest threat offensively is his ability to slice to the basket. He's also a stingy defender and hung tight with VCU guard Eric Maynor as a freshman.

Humpty Hitchens #12 
5'9" 175 lbs. Junior (Akron transfer)
Shooting Guard (Starter)

Humpty surprisingly earned a waiver from the NCAA to not sit out a year after transferring to JMU. He was the most impressive player from the exhibition. Smaller guy, but makes up with it in talent and effort. He was our only outside threat against Philly (5-9, 4-6 3pt). Humpty will be playing off guard this season and is rabid on defense staying tight on his guy and gets loooooow in his stance. He was able to grab 2 steals and a rebound in the exhibition.

GAMEDAY EVE Report: JMU Football vs. Richmond

#22/23 JMU Dukes (4-4, 1-4) vs. #20/22 Richmond Spiders (4-4, 2-3)
Nov. 4, 2010 - 3:30pm - Richmond, VA

Online audio: MadiZONE (free)
Television: Comcast SportsNet-Mid-Atlantic
Radio: JMU n/Telos Radio Network (Harrisonburg WSVA 550-AM, Roanoke WWWR 910-AM, Richmond WREJ 1540-AM, Hampton Roads WGH 1310-AM or ESPN 94.1-FM
Live Stats: JMUSports.com

Weather Report

Tailgating	11am	48°	0% (precip)
Mid-tailgate	1pm	52°	20%
Getting into the stadium	3pm	54°	20%
Kickoff	3:30pm	53°	20%
Game over	6:30pm	47°	0%

Line for the game
JMU by 1

GAMEDAY EVE Report: UMass vs. JMU Football

#18 UMass Minutemen (4-3, 2-2) vs. #15 JMU Dukes (4-3, 1-3)
Oct. 30, 2010 - 3:30pm - Harrisonburg, VA

Online video: MadiZONE (subscription required)
Online audio: MadiZONE (free)
Television: Comcast SportsNet-Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet-New England
Radio: JMU n/Telos Radio Network (Harrisonburg WSVA 550-AM, Roanoke WWWR 910-AM, Richmond WREJ 1540-AM, Hampton Roads WGH 1310-AM or ESPN 94.1-FM
Live Stats: JMUSports.com

Weather Report

Tailgating	8am	34°	0% (precip)
Mid-tailgate	12pm	55°	0%
Getting into the stadium	3pm	62°	0%
Kickoff	3:30pm	63°	0%
Game over	6:30pm	55°	0%

Line for the game
JMU by 12

GAMEDAY EVE Report: JMU Football vs. Villanova

#11 JMU Dukes (4-2, 1-2) vs. #6 Villanova Wildcats (4-2, 2-1)
Oct. 23, 2010 - 3:30pm - Villanova, PA





Weather Report

Tailgating	8am	41°	0% (precip)
Mid-tailgate	12pm	57°	0%
Getting into the stadium	3pm	64°	0%
Kickoff	3:30pm	64°	0%
Game over	6:30pm	60°	0%

Line for the game
Villanova by 10.5

GAMEDAY EVE Homecoming Report: UNH vs. JMU Football

#15/16 UNH Wildcats (3-3, 1-2) vs. #6/7 JMU Dukes (4-1, 1-1)
Oct. 16, 2010 - 3:30pm - Harrisonburg, VA


Televised on Madizone, The Comcast Network, and Comcast SportsNet New England


Weather Report

Tailgating	8am	43°	10% (precip)
Mid-tailgate	12pm	60°	10%
Getting into the stadium	3pm	62°	10%
Kickoff	3:30pm	62°	10%
Game over	6:30pm	58°	20%

Line for the game
JMU by 3.5

W&M Marketing Fail: Part III

For those that have been following this blog for awhile, you've already read about W&M's new mascot suckage and last year's incredibly terrible Homecoming shirt. So you get the idea that they fail on a regular basis over in the lesser burg. Well, not to let their fanbase down, they went all out for their new shirts:

So let's break this down...

First of all, in case you didn't know, W&M has joined the list of schools that have a mascot that has absolutely nothing to do with their nickname. Their mascot is a mythical animal called a griffin. Supposedly, these things can fly given the premise of the shirt. Not sure why they can't breathe fire too, while they're at it. Or it could've been something cool like a liger. Who knows...maybe Busch Gardens paid them to make their mascot coincidentally the same as Busch Gardens' newest ride. Unfortunately, W&M's version is not cool or exciting, will never make some scream with excitement, and people will never stand in line to see it. On the other hand, it is the same color as someone who has ridden the Griffin a few too many times. And what does that have to do with the Tribe? Even W&M's most popular alum made fun of it on national TV (around :55 mark):

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Virginia's Confederate History Month & Griffin Mascot
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Rally to Restore Sanity

Second, paying for your own Homecoming t-shirts? How terrible is that? In the land of purple and gold, we get a free I Bleed Purple shirt every Homecoming (as long as you beat the lines). I just don't see any W&M student putting up $15 for anything that's not a book, especially a terrible shirt like this. Plus, how is Chanellos managing to give our $5 gift certificates? Doesn't that make their famous cardboard pizza free?

Third, what kind of tagline is that? "Fight or flight... Hens can't do either!" Listen Tribe, any school trying to call out another team's mascot on what it can or can't do when their own mascot doesn't actually exist just needs to give up, alright Tinkerbell.

Maybe the W&M Athletics Marketing department should stop playing Dungeons and Dragons and learn how to actually do their job without making a fool out of the entire W&M community.

GAMEDAY EVE Report: JMU Football vs. Towson

#6/7 JMU Dukes (3-1, 0-1) vs.Towson Tigers (1-4, 0-2)
Oct. 9, 2010 - 7:00pm - Towson, Md


Televised on Madizone


Weather Report

Tailgating	8am	56°	0% (precip)
Mid-tailgate	1pm	72°	0%
Getting into the stadium	6pm	70°	0%
Kickoff	7pm	67°	0%
Game over	3pm	60°	0%

Line for the game
JMU by 21