It's probably because you guys are new and fresh to the division. Nobody knows what to do with an International team from PCM. We've only been familiar with small coed and small senior. While on the other hand everyone is familiar with the idea of Cali/Cheerforce having an international. They know what to expect and think they can make predictions based off of that knowledge. But now that PCM is in the mix you expect everyone to make room for you. And it's hard for people to change their ways of thinking.
A good example of this would probably be Kentucky Elite Cats in 2010. Fresh into the small coed division, ad some videos out but everyone still though Brandon or Cheer Athletics or Gymtyme had it in the bag all season. And then Cats proved everyone wrong and took home the gold globe.
So basically, don't expect everyone to automatically consider you a contender when you're fresh in the division. Just my opinion...