2008.09.23
JMU deserves to be No. 1
After covering JMU’s upset of Appalachian State, I wondered who would replace the Mountaineers atop the I-AA football polls — Richmond or JMU? The answer turned out to be: both. The Spiders rose from No. 2 to No. 1 in the media poll, while the Dukes rose from No. 5 to No. 1 in the coaches poll. I agree with the coaches. Not only did the Dukes knock off the three-time defending I-AA champs, but they have also beaten another quality foe, UMass. But this question will be settled soon enough; UR hosts JMU on Oct. 11. And because I-AA thankfully has a playoff system, it won’t ultimately matter who is No. 1 in the polls. — Mark Berman
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