You're absolutely right. To certain teams, it may be about how well they show. But to most, it's a gauge on where they are at on a personal level. When you play against the best, you get things answered about where you need to improve on. Also, you get an opportunity to play in front of a lot of college coaches.

Give every team credit for making the trip out there when they have a bid. Maybe more talk should be about the teams who have a bid, and chose to stay home, or go to Peoria.