Shots fired: JMU sites break off friendly banter with UW ploy

It was all fun and games until Duke fans brought up Washington in 2023 | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe early days of the back-and-forth between James Madison fans and Oregon social media ahead of Saturday's College Football Playoff game were marked by refreshing good humor and friendly banter, until the JMU side went dark.

First they brought up Auburn, and now they're pulling up all the painful subjects. By week's end they posted, "There's something about a team in purple" over highlights from the Huskies' narrow victories that cost the 2023 Oregon team a shot at the playoff.

Never mind that the Ducks buried that painful memory with two decisive…