"not as much funding" You hit the nail on the head. It would be too easy to pick apart the examples given based on past/recent performance, but what it boils d

"not as much funding" You hit the nail on the head. It would be too easy to pick apart the examples given based on past/recent performance, but what it boils down to is money being thrown around. Steroids aside, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that money bought championship teams and attracted top-quality entrepreneurs (because that's what modern-era free agents are) to the local team. Money. And until someone starts handing out money and perks like they do out in SF/SV, Botson will remain unchanged, regardless of all the crushers out there dropping names at meetups.