After only four years of FBS football, the JMU Dukes have a first round game in the College Football Playoff against Oregon. In this episode the guys attempt to process this fact. Then they go back and forth between calling their shot and predicting the biggest upset of the CFP era and rationalizing a moral victory.
Screw it. Dukes by 90!
What a time to be alive. In this episode, Todd and Rob attempt to process all that has happened in the world of JMU football in the past week. They discuss the Dukes big win over Troy in the Sun Belt Championship game, the all conference award winners, the hiring of new head coach Billy Napier, and a little thing called the College Football Playoff that the Dukes EARNED a bid to.
The inevitable has happened. Bob Chesney is moving on to UCLA and the boys react to the big news. But the Dukes also have a Sun Belt Championship game at home and a chance to make history. College football is a mess, but it's still great
time to be JMU Duke.
Todd and Rob recap the Dukes' exciting win over Wazzu and attempt to come to grips with the fact that the CFP committee is seemingly determined to launch the AAC into the playoff. Then they look ahead to the regular season finale at Coastal.
Todd and Rob are back and ready to ramble incessantly about the blowout win over App State. They talk about the offense hitting on all cylinders, another lights out performance from the D, and Duke Dog shaving some dude's head. Then they discuss the CFP and prepare for JMU to get screwed.
In this episode, Todd and Rob talk about how amazing it is for JMU Football to be ranked for the 3rd time in their 4 years of FBS existence. They also dive into the Dukes' win on the road against Marshall and discuss how winning despite clearly not having their "A" game is such a big deal. Then they look ahead to App State and the CFP, while attempting to convince themselves to not look too far ahead.
Take 2, after mysteriously re-publishing an old episode. Anyway, the guys chat about Fall sports, touch on both hoops team's opening games, and then dive into a discussion about JMU and the College Football Playoff. JMU definitely has a chance to make it, but they're just trying to enjoy the ride and stay focused on the games.
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In this episode, Todd & Rob talk about the JMU's blowout win over Texas State and rave about Alonza Barnett's play at QB. Todd also breaks down the big picture for the college football playoff and Rob fires off some old man complaints about college hoops. Go Dukes.
In this episode Todd and Rob recap JMU's big homecoming victory over ODU, try to figure out exactly what got into Alonza, and marvel once again at the Dukes defense. And they definitely don't talk about the playoff. Definitely not.
In this episode, Todd and Rob look back on JMU's 24-14 win over Louisiana. They talk about some of the things that frustrate fans with the offense, while acknowledging that the unit also showed some obvious signs of improvement.
In this episode Todd and Rob discuss the Dukes 14-7 win over Georgia State. And like every other fan, they attempt to figure out what the heck is going on with the passing offense.
In this episode, Todd attempts to help Rob work through his Covid haze and understand all the things that went right for JMU in the big win over Georgia Southern. And then the boys try to convince themselves to live in the moment and not look ahead, before closing out with a brief discussion about some of their favorite new albums that dropped last week.
Todd and Rob look back at the Dukes big win at Liberty. They discuss the improved offense with a clear QB1, some standout defensive players, and look ahead to Sun Belt play. They close by contemplating how large a lead they could protect if they were forced to play QB for JMU.
Coming off a JMU Football bye week the guys take a moment to chat about some of the other Fall sports. Then they look forward to JMU (hopefully) running the damn ball against Liberty, discuss the ever increasing student support, consider how the VA Tech coaching situation impacts college football in Virginia, and then go deep about students tearing down goalposts.
In this episode Todd and Rob pretty much vent to each other about one of the most frustrating losses they've experienced as JMU fans. It's quite the party.
It the latest episode, Todd and Rob discuss JMU's season opening win over Weber State, ramble on about how great it was to be back in the 'burg with friends, and take a look ahead to the big opportunity versus Louisville.
In this episode Todd and Rob get ready for the JMU Dukes to finally play some football. They talk about the relatively quiet offseason and expectations for year two of the Bob Chesney era.
In this episode Todd and Rob break down the 2025 JMU Football Schedule and attempt to figure out where the toughest stretch is. Spoiler: it's a very tough opening stretch but the guys are high on the Dukes' chances to do big things this year.
The 2025 JMU Football season is almost here, so it's time for roster talk. In this episode Todd and Rob break down the position groups. Todd runs point on the defense and Rob tackles the offense. Then the boys wrap things up with a few summer reading and music recs.
In this episode Todd and Rob discuss the mess at ULM, attempt to make sense of the JMU QB room, and then play a game of overrated/underrated/properly rated. The football season can't get here soon enough.