> > > 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
>
 
 
Just as we all know (whether we want to admit it or not) that Michigan is
actually a better team than Cornell.....
 
Let's Go Red!
 
Robb Newman
 
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