i agree and understand 99% of what you are saying. the only thing that bothers me is that last statement.
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"At the end of the day though, perhaps some of the difficulty they have in getting games with top teams is proof positive that they can compete outside of SCISA." ------------------------------------------------
How does not playing the top teams at any point in time mean that you can play with them? I may be crazy but i figured you had to play/beat the best, to be the best, and not playing dosent quite cut it..... just my opinion.