I like this. I'm all for this, the last major in my area only had 8 people show up for BB.
Some of them aren't even native to my area, just visiting. I usually try to take time out to get to develop a friendship/rivalry with people that I meet in BB tournaments, hoping that that relationship forged during the tournament branches out and become something bigger.
If more people here did something along those lines, there'd probably be a bigger BB scene in IL.
Also....
People. Stop comparing GG to BB, and BB to SF.
This isn't a comparing and contrasting FGs topic, you should be trying to at least give some positive feedback to help move this project forward.