Pre-season top 10; Express Coach C Sweetlax Upstate Tigers Towermen Hawks 3D New England Black Ops Crabs LXC Leading Edge (dark horse)
Express North made it to the finals of the NLF this past summer. I assume they improved their roster at tryouts. Seems like they would be in the conversation.
Express North 2026 used 2025 players at NLF. Not holdbacks. True 2025 players. And some from outside their own club. Cheated. Well know, documented. Almost were removed from tournament because of it. That is not a team.
If true, they should have been disqualified.
Yes they should have been. It was actively discussed. But the damage to the Express brand as well as the NLF must have been too much for the powers at be to disqualify, especially once they made the final. Which they did, by the way, after beating Express LI in the semis.
Express runs the NLF. There was no disqualification because there are no rules. Either way, the team was and will likely be pretty good and should be in the discussion as a top team.