WVSPORTS.COM Game Preview: West Virginia football vs. James Madison

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I doubt that is going to happen.
Unless of course their new coach is horrible.
They are a tough minded FCS football team that is older. You are going to have a fight on your hands. Good for a young team to learn how to win against a team that knows how to.
I think if James Madison was a team looking to get athletes in space they would have better luck. You don't know how they are going to play.
Truthfully I would test your secondary early. Playaction pass for the first play. We will see.
If they try to establish a ground game and LOS WV probably will win that battle.
 
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FCS teams are usually older and very experienced. Especially the ones at the top.

It is like playing an elite team at the FBS level that doesn't have the talent.
Sometimes I would take execution of plays over talent.
Especially when the talent difference isn't that huge.
History says that the top of the FCS can compete with a lot of P5 schools outside of the very good programs.

If WV wins 38-10 or blows them out it would be one of the more surprising results of the weekend.
Still think WV wins but it is going to because they want it more. This is where Neal Brown comes in.
 

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WVU 31 JMU 17

Not everyone in the Big plays the bottom rung of FCS.

Don't you think JMU would want the game more. I do. But while their starters look good it's what they have after those that could hurt them.