As much as I hate to say it, I don't blame the Gophers on this one. This has WCHA $$$$ all over it. They are trying to use them to get a bigger pay day. If there were teams closer to GF, the WCHA would try the same thing. Having read stuff in the Star Tribune, sounds like Minny doesn't want to give up a home game for this ( again the $$$ ). The idea is good, but I think it should be a 2 game, 2 day tourney of some sort. I know Mankato likes the payoff, but it causes a lot of ill will with their fans. They pay for season tix, and why should they give 1 up? Sometimes it's best to leave things they way they are, and not try to copy the Bean Pot.