We have enough players to support the league, just not enough players that are coming to the board and participating in the larger community. Hell, we even have some higher level crews that I've never seen on the boards.
It's like when bounties where first introduced, all I'd see in local chat was, what is a bounty, how did you get to be a bounty, what happens, what do I get?
What about allowing captains to fill missing crew spots with AI? It's a solution till teams can come together. Heck, we could fill an entire bracket with just people rolling captain and squaring off with just AI crews, though I know that wouldn't be to the liking of many.