Twenty four hours after what was one of the best days in Patriot League hoops history, Navy reminded everyone why the league gets such little respect by getting the snot kicked out of them again. At least this time it wasn't by a Division III team; Air Force 69, Navy 46.

With an RPI of 314 out of 330 Division I schools, Navy can take solace knowing that at least they are not as bad as their archrivals on the Hudson (330).

From the AP story:

Air Force (8-5), which has the top-ranked scoring defense in the nation, also got 31 points off 19 turnovers, hounding a young, small team from Navy (4-8) that lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Although Air Force fans seem to think it was all about the Falcons defense, a look at the box score makes it obvious it was more Navy's lack of D that made the difference. Sure the Middies had those 19 turnovers, but they did shoot 50 percent from the field. That's hardly the product of shutdown defense by Air Force.

The problem, for Navy, was that it allowed Air Force to shoot 60 percent at the other end.

Navy, by the way, is not the first team to shoot well against Air Force. Opponents are hitting at a 47-percent clip

Are we sure these guys all work for the Defense Department?

For those who actually care, here's on the game another story , courtesy of the Denver Post.