> > One can only imagine what an Army team that was not "decidedly
> > lesser" could do.  However, not too shabby that a team composed
> > solely of players from the United States can tie the two top ranked
> > teams in the ECAC, eh?
>
> Army has 2 problems with garnering respect, no matter what they do.  First,
> the Indies just don't get broad-based respect either in the public mind or
> in ratings.  Second, when Army *was* in the ECAC, they were guite
> un-gratuitously awful.  (Not that Cornell handled them then, either... :-)
 
And then there's the fact that despite passing problems and not
capitalizing on opportunities, Cornell thoroughly outskated Army.  When
Chad Wilson can outskate two Army forwards in a rush to the puck, you
know your team has a speed problem.
 
Yes, respect is tough to come by, but sometimes one team just isn't as good
as others.
 
Jeffrey
 
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