Good point. I am writing a letter to Steinbrenner & Epstein to IMMEDIATELY cancel the poisonous rivalry between the Yankees & Red Sox. CC Fargo South - Fargo North, Red River - Central, and virtually every soccer team in Europe. Surely those fans will catch our fever to temper the competitiveness of our 2 flagship universities. Now that's "Minnesota Nice"!!
If you can tell me that you never enjoyed this rivalry from a tractor in the fall, sitting on a bench at Dakotah Field or Memorial Stadium, while picking off some birds in Northern Minnesota or poking friendly fun at fans from the other team AND you are a Bison fan, I'm not sure you have any business here. Try reading. Non-competitively of course.
We don't need to beg for this game b/c clearly it's good for the entire area. I think that Michigan & Michigan State play each other every year and neither city has burned down. Same for Texas - Texas Tech (minus the burn down part), Colorado - Colorado State, etc. and every other rivalry that makes college football wonderful.