just throwing an idea that was tossed around between some fellow bison fans and myself. what if instead of playing in some no-name tournament at the beginning of the year (hi-vee or whatever it was), there is a summit/mvc, other mid major conference, etc tournament similar to what some of the high major conferences do. why not take the upper-tier SL teams and play against the upper level teams from the mvc, ovc or horizon? maybe make a deal with fox sports to show some of the games on the regional networks to gain some exposure.
(/flame suit on as a precaution.)