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     ESPN's College GameDay will be live on the Campus of JMU tomorrow at 9:00 am until Noon with the Sun Belt Conference showdown between the Dukes & Appalachian State University getting started at 2pm on ESPN+.    Meanwhile, on the otherside of Afton Mountain ⛰ the Virginia Cavaliers are set to host Duke University in an Atlantic Coast Conference tilt at 3:00 pm.   In years past these two College Football games simply would not warrant a Tale of the Tape comparison but in 2023 they do.   The two stadiums sit just over 50 miles apart and the Home teams operate on different levels of FBS Football 🏈🏈🏈.   How different you ask ? James Madison sits at 10-0 heading into the contest but just lost their latest appeal to have their two year postseason ban lifted in time for a possible New Years Six Bowl invitation. On the flip side of the conversation the Cavaliers and Blue Devils have combined to win eight contests thus far.    But the ACC game is Power 5 Football and their budget

ESPN will be back on the JMU Campus for a 3rd time tomorrow for its Showcase broadcast Game Day beginning at 9:00 am and the Dukes (10-0) will be hosting the Appalachin State University Mountaineers (6-4) at 2:00 pm. JMU was once again denied its appeal on the Bowl Ban that will keep the Dukes out of a possible New Years Day contest so the football game will become the only way for the Dukes to register a victory this week. App State has dropped four contests this year but its worth noting that each of the four defeats share a common thread - one score contests (6,3,3 & 7 points) that included one double OT loss at UNC as well as a last second loss to Coastal Carolina. The loss at Wyoming ended with a blocked field goal being returned for a Touchdown o give the Cowboys the victory with 2 minutes remaining while the loss at Old Dominion came with 0:48 seconds remauning. James Madison has five one score victories and five one sided affairs on its way to a perfect 10-0. The