No, the joke would be, after not participating fully in the International market for a generation their first major foray would result in a class so poor that it would take six years for anyone to debut and when they did it would be for another team.
On the dark side sure, but obviously a play off of the 2025 comment Drungo made. Why 2025 for a resurgence? Is there a joke there? Will someone willfully misinterpret said joke?