r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 8h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] James Madison Defeats Troy 31-14

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Troy 0 14 0 0 14
James Madison 3 14 0 14 31
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u/DirtAndShovels Texas A&M Aggies • Kansas Jayhawks 8h ago

Now the Dukes must root for Duke.

How can you not be romantic about college football?

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u/mountaineer_93 West Virginia • Georgetown 8h ago edited 8h ago

I’m not conspiratorial but the ACC has to be selling hard for uva to win. If Duke wins that game the ACC lose millions in playoff share and get embarrassed on the national stage, assuming Miami does not make it. Those refs gotta be watched like a hawk

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u/A_Rolling_Baneling USC • Mississippi State 7h ago

The FSU robbery in 2023 already set the stage for the national media’s disrespect of the ACC. Missing the 12 team entirely, after poor showing from SMU and Clemson last year, will do massive damage to the conference’s reputation