FWIW, Rider are preseason favorites to win the MAAC which is by no means a shitty mid-major conference. Iona is usually the powerhouse of that league. They also have the MAAC preseason player of the year in that Mervin James.
Not saying they are great or a team we shouldn't beat, but this wasn't some random non-con buy game that we were supposed to beat by like 30.