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Wow. The Breeze's Libby Mercer broke the news that the JMU BOV voted to exit the Sun Belt and join the American Athletic Conference. Of course Todd and Rob had to hit record and attempt to make sense of this massive development. Spoiler: they like it!

Todd and Rob are back to recap the Dukes finally securing a road win down in Statesboro. They discuss the big question that JMU answered and a few of the other questions still remaining. And they also sneak in a bit of scoreboard watching and CFP talk because they just can't help themselves.

In this episode Todd and Rob talk about JMU finally getting over the hump and defeating Marshall at Bridgeforth. It's followed by their typical "Four Downs" to break down the game and discuss how fortunate JMU is to be in the mix for the Playoff again. Then they go on an extended rant against college football pregame shows (STFU Rob) before bringing it home with a few music and book recommendations. God bless anyone that actually reads these summaries. Dukes by 90!

In this episode, Todd and Rob celebrate the Dukes big 46-20 win over ODU. The guys do their typical Four Downs to break down the game and are thrilled with the emergence of the pass rush and George Pettaway having himself a day. And it's only September, but they can't help themselves from talking about the "big" picture, before wrapping things up with a reminder to enjoy the moment and have fun instead of fretting over every little thing that isn't perfect.

This episode has a little bit of everything. The boys start off talking about Rob's visit down to South Carolina before getting into JMU's trip out to the left coast and an impressive win over San Diego State. The guys are both pretty excited about what they saw in the game and maybe getting a little more optimistic about this season. And Todd is definitely not talking about the CFP already. They close by looking ahead to the big game at ODU and offering up their takes on a few "perfect" songs.

The Dukes absolutely destroyed Wagner by the score of 87-3 and in this episode Todd and Rob try to make sense of it. It's hard to read too much into such lopsided match-up, but the boys point out a few reasons to be excited and a few things that JMU might need to tighten up before the West Coast road trip to face San Diego State.

Better late than never. They were delayed recording, but Todd and Rob finally found time to get online and bless everyone with their thoughts about JMU's season opening win over Liberty. The guys do their "Four Downs" about the game and then discuss the borderline pregame monsoon and other football related tidbits.

The wait is over. JMU football faces off against Liberty in week one of the 2026 football season. In this episode Todd and Rob attempt to look ahead and figure out how the Dukes' season will play out. The schedule is front loaded, but the guys are optimistic about JMU's chances if they handle the first 5 weeks of the season.

In this episode Todd and Rob look ahead to the coming JMU football season and attempt to make sense of a few of the big questions facing the program. They discuss the QB competition, coaching transition, defensive scheme, and a few other things on their minds.

In this episode the boys go position group by position group and attempt to make sense of the 2026 JMU Football roster. It's not easy to know what the Dukes have in the portal era, but Todd and Rob express some optimism after taking a hard look at the roster.