Replying to Midwest vs West

alright I lived out in PC last year and i was able to watch and sometimes ride with Tosh and Max peters (through friends of friends ya know) anyways a friend of mine thinks that they are way to overrated and people in minnesota are way better than them , specifically the people who ride at hyland. i dont no who those people are or who he is refferring to. the point is i was just curious on what you guys think on this subject. Are they overrated and are there people here that could kick there asses? and im talking about people who live here currently not who have lived here