I don't mean to sound condescending, but I think we should forgive our Omaha
bretheren for perhaps a lack of knowledge here. The writers there probably
don't have the historical background knowledge of the difference between a
good/great D-III to a lower echelon D-I team.
 
It is very true that the gap is smaller in hockey (and lacrosse, and
wrestling) than others sports.
 
>> Regardless, it *was* embarrassing. On paper, this series should
>> have been a pair of blow out wins for UNO.  <<
>
> Why, because UNO is D-I and RIT is D-III?  I'm not so sure what
> kind of paper
> that should have been written on, but its been a long time since
> RIT has been
> a push over for all but the best of Division I teams. Maybe the
> expectation in
> Omaha was D-III opponent=win, but its dangerous to take the kind
> of attitude
> against any opponent.
 
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