With their strict academic requirements and requirements after senior year, I can promise you that Navy will never be a regular in the Final Four. Even Bill Tierney, the best coach ever, most likely wouldn't be able to do that. I think that, for what Richie Meade has to work with, he couldn't be doing much finer. The 4 tough teams they play each year-Hopkins, Maryland, Georgetown, and North Carolina, are all much, much easier sells for great players. Therefore, it is quite impressive that Richie Meade coaches Navy to victory over a couple of these teams and even has them CLOSE year after year. On paper, with what Navy has to offer, they shouldn't even be close to these teams year after year. Personally, I think that Richie Meade getting Navy to the title game in 2004 and losing by 1 goal to a much more talented and athletic Syracuse team when Matt Russell, their 1st Team All American goalie was out most of the game and the goalie who took his place didn't play real well was