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Would this be set up through ESPN, the conferences or who has to get something like this started? Would be great to see NIU play some games against some teams of equal stature across the country.
Geographically, the MVC or Horizon would be terrific.
Or could borrow an idea from wbb: the Compass Challenge. Two days, 4 teams, 4 conferences, NIU/EIU/WIU/SIU (Carbondale), rotates every year among campus sites. Each guaranteed 2 games.
Could expand to be both wbb and mbb, play at two campus sites, mbb at one and wbb at another, then rotate every year. Or for mbb, could be played at various sites.
Maybe easier to set up since all in-state. Good potential draw with some bragging rights.