SpringBlake

My intention is not to rub salt but provide clarity after a loss that I’m sure will leave people frustrated and confused. I think a lot of fans let post-playoff excitement color their view of how they watched this Year 1 Napier team. This is probably the least talented team JMU has fielded during the FBS era. That’s a high bar to clear, and there’s no shame in having an incomplete roster after what the program went through last offseason. Frankly, it’s the norm. The fact that it got to 7-0 was (and still is) impressive. I think if you offered me 7-2 on Aug 1, I’d have taken it. Not every year is a CFP year, and this was clearly not a CFP team. Watch the defense last year; watch it this year. Cmon. It’s time — past time, really — to reset the expectations. I still think JMU can win the Sun Belt. But IMO, fans should be calibrating toward growth, not conquest. Roster analysis and building back toward being a Top 25 team in ‘27. This year, it is not that. If you ever thought it was, then respectfully, I would suggest that you should watch more football.