The point being made is that Pride is not what it used to be. And with that being said some of the reasons are players/coaches leaving because of the daddy ball culture.There obviously is no B bracket in the NLF.Again.The point being made is that since the competitive drop off Pride has faced less competitive teams then is has in the past.Most believe this manipulation is the reason it maintains such high unwarranted rankings.
Less competitive?
They are playing this week and next week at the NAL according to their webpage. This week has the Hawks, Laxachusetts Black, Express and TX Nationals who are all top 15 teams. And the Hawks are arguably #1.
