[Game Thread] Georgia State @ James Madison (12:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Georgia StateGeorgia State @ James MadisonJames Madison
Location	James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPNU
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Do it again Billy (it’s ok if you don’t)

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

I’m going to be in RVA next Thursday, what are the JMU bars in Richmond?

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Thanks Billy

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Please score again before the end of the game

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

The only tough game I see for JMU is App State

[u/linensnwings]

That’s the second time Willor has had a tackle that began as close to a sack and resulted in a one yard gain. He’s trying to get the team sack numbers up!

[u/SlapNuts1999]

It wouldn’t be a JMU game in 2026 if we didn’t end the game all mad at a double digit win

[u/linensnwings]

JMU just refuses to build on a lead in the second half. AP and CFP voters don’t watch these games, they check scores and this stuff really matters if they end up in a position at the end of the year to be considered.

[u/SlapNuts1999]

Way too many damn penalties

[u/Key-Barber7986]

ESPN clearly has G6 talking points out 🙄

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/Key-Barber7986]

Absolutely mind numbing listening to.

There won't be any ranked g6 teams when the p4 all play 9 in conference and two out of conference.

None of those schools will ever schedule Boise, JMU, or NDSU and then point to weak SOS as a justification.

[u/Key-Barber7986 → u/OSRSTheRicer]

Yep, trying to convince the audience that it would create more opportunities for G6 teams is laughable. If that was the goal, create more auto-bids.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

You have the sack and you unnecessarily grab the entire facemask. What the hell

[u/linensnwings]

Finished a sack finally and get a facemask…

[u/huncho2134]

This second half offense continues to give me concerns. I get they're trying to bleed clock and are up multiple possessions, but you have to be able to sustain and finish drives.

[u/linensnwings → u/huncho2134]

I agree. If we’re giving some leeway for this game specifically, it feels like they are trying some stuff in the pass game when they could just run for 5 yards every play if they wanted to.

[u/midnight-architect7]

My perspective is so off from where I’m sitting. Those last two kicks looked perfect, but he’s kicking directly into the wind.

[u/jestervalen]

Bruh, make that

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Damn Suarez

[u/linensnwings]

Need Suarez to make that for confidence. He was so good the first four weeks of the season.

[u/jestervalen]

A rare Suarez miss. Good for him to practice now

[u/Key-Barber7986]

Why is Liberty running ads during a Sun Belt game? 🤔

[u/selvmordstanker]

Hey so nobody in attendance knows rattlin bog?

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

One major benefit of JC Evans is that the defense never sees the Camden Coleman QB draw coming

[u/DignansOut → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Interesting point

[u/ShiftyShafty-]

Rank us you cowards

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Yeah that is why Coleman stills need to be QB1 going forward he is more consistent on a down to down basis and more in sync with our WRs

[u/chillnnsht]

Need Boise St to drop a couple

[u/No_Recognition_5266 → u/chillnnsht]

Just one and maybe not even that if WMU and Memphis falter to weaken Boise’s schedule

[u/chillnnsht → u/No_Recognition_5266]

Memphis ✅

[u/huncho2134]

These commentators don't let the game breathe at all. They talk non stop like they're afraid of silence

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Great 4th down defense this quarter. Now we need to pile it on to get on the AP voters radar

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Would have been good if they piled another 14 this quarter and 14 next but doesn't look likely.

[u/huncho2134 → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Our strength of schedule is abysmal. S/O to VT for cancelling our only P4 game

[u/BillMurraysTesticle → u/huncho2134]

Cowards haunted by the 21-16 game

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/BillMurraysTesticle]

To be fair, JMU would have beaten them worse than that based on their performance vs odu.

[u/SlapNuts1999]

George Pettaway is showing why he was nearly a 5 star recruit coming out of high school back in 2021

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Missed sack after missed sack

[u/ButterscotchOk2429]

Holy hell these commentators can’t stop yapping

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Pettaway deserved one for last week

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Lining up in the shotgun on 4th down when you need half a yard is very Dean Kennedyesque playcall

[u/Beneficial-Chef6214]

Huge 4th down stop

Color commentary: 😐

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Gotta stop whiffing on these sack opportunities

[u/FloridaGolferHappy]

Is Coleman hurt?

[u/Lars_Fillmore3612 → u/FloridaGolferHappy]

Pre planned drives

[u/SlapNuts1999]

Defense still leaves a lot to be desired tbh

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Need the offense to come out firing. Sitting on our hands all half won’t work this week

[u/linensnwings]

I don’t know why it always feels like JMU does the opposite of what would make sense on third down. It’s third and long, why bring a slow blitz that leaves your guys one-on-one on the outside?

[u/FamousShake5469]

Alright please guys?

[u/chokanery]

Going for 2?

[u/VRose_270]

Wtf was that?

[u/Lars_Fillmore3612]

I wonder if playing in a nearly empty stadium comes back to bite you when you go into a loud environment.

[u/jestervalen → u/Lars_Fillmore3612]

And the vice versa happens to us at their stadium. We never know how to play them in Atlanta

[u/chillnnsht → u/jestervalen]

Was it ULM who had the visitor side under construction and the camera shots we got were of a construction site? The home side was also a ghost town

[u/thatboiOsaka]

Good for CBN man.

[u/berrin122]

Billy Napier turns into prime Saban whenever he's in the Sun Belt. It's absolutely incredible.

[u/Ford_Prefect313 → u/berrin122]

That’s gotta burn for you guys. Still can catch the Horns tho. Arch sucks.

[u/FamousShake5469 → u/Ford_Prefect313]

I concur

[u/No_Recognition_5266 → u/berrin122]

Should continue into the American

[u/thatboiOsaka → u/berrin122]

No fr.

[u/SlapNuts1999]

Billy is playing chess. Georgia State is playing checkers

[u/The_Helmet_Catch]

How do you mess up substitutions this many times in one half

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/The_Helmet_Catch]

Didn't we literally do that last weekend lmao?

Multiple timeouts burned due to late substitutions.

[u/The_Helmet_Catch → u/OSRSTheRicer]

Idk I was drunk last week

[u/AdMindless8608 → u/The_Helmet_Catch]

Happens when ur an idiot

[u/berrin122]

Holy shit I'd lose my mind if I was a Georgia St fan.

[u/mufflefuffle → u/berrin122]

All 11 of them upvoted your post

[u/AdMindless8608]

Another examples of coaches literally not knowing how to do their job. How do these guys get hired?

[u/Narrow-Rip-7230 → u/AdMindless8608]

He's a good fit for the Wash Commanders.

[u/thatboiOsaka]

Good gosh this looks like throttling

[u/jestervalen]

Did GAST actually sub???

[u/chokanery → u/jestervalen]

Yet again yes. I think it was one of the wide receivers

[u/BillMurraysTesticle]

Billy Napier is in his Bill Belichick bag of rulebook tricks today and I'm here for it.

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Why were they substituting there lol

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Why in the absolute hell did GSU try to sub on a spike?!?

[u/linensnwings]

What a clusterfuck of a last couple minutes

[u/Key-Barber7986]

McGee getting outcoached

[u/chokanery]

GAST you gotta be kidding me

[u/jharden10]

We still suck

[u/ArchEast]

Well this score isn’t terribly ideal. 

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/ArchEast]

I disagree

[u/ArchEast → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Agree to disagree?

[u/Beneficial-Chef6214]

Color commentary guy can’t stop glazing a team down 25 before half

[u/midnight-architect7]

Lol what did Billy do? At the game and couldn’t see

[u/Key-Barber7986 → u/midnight-architect7]

Pointed at the game clock and yelled? Completely dumb. GA Southern’s coach had a full out tantrum last week and was not flagged.

[u/fiberproteinmatcha → u/midnight-architect7]

Apparently he ran out onto the field

[u/linensnwings → u/midnight-architect7]

He chased the ref yelling at him. I assume he wanted Illegal Shift or whatever because the bottom receiver wasn’t set for a second before the ball was snapped.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/midnight-architect7]

He got in the line judges face because he saw the play clock hit zero before GSU snapped the ball

[u/Money-Race8310]

Another flag

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

GSU has left the game 😂

[u/jestervalen]

I hope we can keep a sizable lead after the half and start resting the starters. Being on the road at App State on Thursday won’t be easy and they’ll have an extra night of rest on us

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Did Dell McGee even game plan lol

[u/buildABetterB → u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Gameplan: remain calm, carry on. Substitute on offense at 19s. Profit.

[u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww]

lol love that James fuckin Madison shirt

[u/AdMindless8608]

GA state already quit. Wow. What a joke

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

One of the better 3 yard runs you’ll see on that TD

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

The Scotts (unrelated) are absolutely electric

[u/BillMurraysTesticle → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

I hope all of our receivers going forward are last named Scott.

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

This may be the best WR room in school history

[u/chokanery → u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

If only we could have prime Riley Stapleton now as well

[u/linensnwings]

Corey Scott is so fucking good at contested catches.

[u/jestervalen]

I’m gonna give the gast player the benefit of the doubt and presume he was looking at the ground while attempting to make a shoulder tackle

[u/linensnwings → u/jestervalen]

Yeah I don’t think there was any intention there, it just looked bad. I think no targeting is ultimately the right call.

[u/VRose_270]

I don’t think it’s targeting but it is close to the stupidest way to try to hit someone and deserves a penalty just for that

[u/linensnwings]

You just can’t lead with the crown of your helmet like that. It’s a tough spot to be in as a defender, but if you lead with your shoulder it looks way better.

[u/ButterscotchOk2429]

Obvious targeting

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

I don’t think that is targeting tbh, that was a late slide

[u/VRose_270]

Just catching up after a late start. How has GSU looked? Can’t say I’m shocked at how it’s going. JMU is so clearly above the rest of the conference. Hopefully GSU can keep it respectable. The turnaround story has been really cool so far. Hopefully this doesn’t derail it too much.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/VRose_270]

GSU’s offense looks pretty solid actually (outside of a bad pick from Brown). Just keep taking delay of games

[u/chillnnsht]

The crowd shots are so wildly different at Bridgeforth compared to other Sun Belt games I’ve watched

[u/jestervalen → u/chillnnsht]

It’s as though the camera men are have seizures every time they pan to the crowd

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Georgia State snap the ball in time

Challenge: impossible

[u/linensnwings]

The Students are putting in some work this game!

[u/Key-Barber7986]

GA ST is going to have nightmares about the MRDs

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

While he lacks in coverage sometimes, Flowe is really good in the run game defense for someone his size

[u/linensnwings]

Weathersby just got taken down by his helmet in the middle of the field with no call from the refs…

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Not going to lie, that was just a good play by Georgia State, can’t fault Herman too much

[u/linensnwings]

Herman was looking for the TD instead of focusing on holding the ball. That’s a weak fumble.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Welp, that sucks

[u/selvmordstanker]

Good lord. Fly the F-18 over again.

[u/SlapNuts1999]

All the smart money came in for Georgia State this morning btw

[u/AdMindless8608 → u/SlapNuts1999]

Exactly what I just said. Closed at -7.5 down from -12.5!

[u/Key-Barber7986 → u/SlapNuts1999]

Stupid. Dukes are playing for John Paul today.

[u/chillnnsht]

I was so ready for another onside

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/chillnnsht]

He saw the news about that high school in Oregon firing their coach for that and hesitated.

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Probably the best special teams unit a JMU team has ever fielded

[u/selvmordstanker]

GAST had a fake schedule before this, we’re dropping 80.

[u/Lars_Fillmore3612]

American Billy is ready

[u/AdMindless8608]

How did the line drop from -12.5 to -8.5 for the Georgia state to look this bad

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/AdMindless8608]

GSU hasn’t even looked that bad, JMU’s just played perfect football so far

[u/AdMindless8608 → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

INT? Not recovering an onside kick? Missing a wide open guy on 3rd down. Sounds like GA state is playing terrible to me

[u/huncho2134]

SUNBELT BILLY IS A MAD-MAN...much different than SEC Billy

[u/Narrow-Rip-7230 → u/huncho2134]

He's playing with Florida money (literally)

[u/Ford_Prefect313 → u/huncho2134]

I’m glad he’s having a good season.

[u/chillnnsht]

BELT. SUN BELT

[u/OSRSTheRicer]

BILLY HAS THE CHANCE TO DO THE FUNNIEST THING HERE

[u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww → u/OSRSTheRicer]

Lmfao

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

That frat bouncer KD Mosley punched probably deserved

[u/jestervalen → u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

I didn’t hear about this. What’s the story?

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959 → u/jestervalen]

I don’t know the full details but back in February he was arrested for Assault and Battery and someone in another game thread said it was against a frat bouncer

[u/linensnwings]

Aiken and the whole offense (and special teams) are in their bag right now.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

This offense is absolutely cooking. Keep the pressure on!

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

J-M-U

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUKES

[u/FamousShake5469]

:(

[u/chokanery]

SUN BELT BILLY STRIKES

[u/midnight-architect7]

Oh Billy’s just fucking with em hahaha

[u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww]

Playing so well right now we are going to figure out how to lose points in the 2nd half

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

ONSIDE KICK! BILLY YOU MADMAN

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

I NEVER THOUGHT HED HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO THAT

[u/Key-Barber7986 → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Perfectly executed. Special teams are 🔥 today

[u/linensnwings]

Chesney would never!

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/linensnwings]

Wait didnt Chesney have them do an onside kick on literally his first ever touchdown at JMU lol

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/OSRSTheRicer]

He did one against UNC when we were up 18-14 in the first quarter

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Oh, that was it. Lmao I remember being floored watching him do that

[u/True_Ad5324]

Billy footballlll

[u/jestervalen]

Keller is an upgrade from Dippre

[u/DignansOut → u/jestervalen]

Keller is a beast. He seems like an NFL TE.

[u/Groundbreaking-Box89]

It's nice seeing Georgia State out of the gutter and (so far) playing pretty well against JMU. I know they're technically our rivals but they've been overdue for some success.

[u/linensnwings]

That looked painful for the defender. Keller is a big mf’er.

[u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww]

Ow

[u/HandHolder77]

I hope he’s ok

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

It’s so much more fun when our power run QB can actually complete a forward pass

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Don’t know how to feel about putting Evans in now. Coleman has looked good so far and I don’t wanna screw up his rhythm

[u/linensnwings → u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

Feels like the same as the Liberty game where Coleman got the 4th drive, except reversed. Of course. Hopefully Coleman can keep his rhythm when he comes back in.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Great pull by Evans. Went from -2 to +12

[u/JerryWagz]

Why are we doing the 2 qb system again? That’s how we blew the Louisville game last year

[u/No_Recognition_5266 → u/JerryWagz]

It still gives me flashbacks but Napier’s two QB system is better. Rarely is it on the same drive

[u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww → u/JerryWagz]

Well sluka literally could not throw

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959 → u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww]

Alonza couldn’t that game either

[u/chillnnsht → u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww]

Sluka had some crazy TD passes

[u/jestervalen → u/aaaaaaaawwwwwwww]

That and Chesney was calling plays with both ab3 and sluka on the field at the same time 🤦‍♂️

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/jestervalen]

We did that last week a couple times with Evans and Coleman too

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Put another one in the endzone here. Gotta build a lead

[u/jestervalen]

Lmao why is gast unable to snap in time?

[u/chillnnsht → u/jestervalen]

MRD got em scared

[u/chillnnsht]

Timeout for 2yds. I like that trade

[u/linensnwings]

Please. No stupid penalties.

[u/midnight-architect7]

That non PI call might be one of the worst missed calls I’ve ever seen holy shit.

[u/thepoopnapper → u/midnight-architect7]

Almost as bad as the missed block in the back call on that long kick return

[u/midnight-architect7 → u/thepoopnapper]

Waahhhhhh

[u/thepoopnapper → u/midnight-architect7]

Lol you cried first

[u/jestervalen]

Let me see a safety plz

[u/JerryWagz]

Announcer is moronic

[u/JustHereForCatss → u/JerryWagz]

I'm sorry that he's such a manhole enthusiast

[u/LightBluePhorgotten]

Up in the nosebleeds. Looked like pass interference from up here lol

[u/chillnnsht → u/LightBluePhorgotten]

Looked like PI on tv too

[u/linensnwings]

How is that not PI?! He his announcer is an idiot. The CB has a right to the ball can’t run through the WR a half second before the ball gets there.

[u/jestervalen]

That is blatant pi lmao what

[u/chillnnsht]

Epic pick

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Huge!!!

[u/chillnnsht]

Michael Scarn in Threat Level Noon Midday

[u/huncho2134]

Seems like it is going to be a shootout. Both offenses are coming out the gates hot.

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

Great Scott

[u/linensnwings]

Coleman is dealing so far this game. Even that throw the Corey Scott was solid.