Dwayne,

I am not counting the Marlins out at all. I was just saying it is harder to live up to expectations as EMU and RMU found out this year. Another thing I would like to say is that personally I do not feel any of these three teams underachieved. They all had years that the majority of DIII teams would kill to have. Recruiting might be a tougher for the Marlins only because they do not have any seniors. Not many kids that are extremely talented are going to walk into a situation that they have to wait a few years to play. This is the time you get kids that you know you will have to develop. If the Marlins want to make a real run at it next year they will have to have acquire more talent down low. Look at most teams that make it to the final four. They have a dominate inside presence (I.E. Brandon Adair, Ben Strong, Tyler Sanborn or even last year's Brandon Braxton/Danny Jones). If they do get a few good posts then watch out, they may sneak back to Salem.

I agree about VWC, one heck of a for a young team. But, this year does not mean anything for next year. Hopefully recruiting efforts will fill some depth issues down low. The Marlins have to work harder than ever to even think of accomplishing what they did this year. They could end up just like RMC and EMU did this year after their unbelievable runs last year. There is nothing guaranteed. It is a shame we were not able to see three ODAC teams participate in the big dance this year. Even though RMC, VWC and EMU fell short of their own team expectations I think they all had a great year. The ODAC is definitely one of the finest conferences in dIII year in and year out.