I had the same thought when I heard that. The almighty U of M won't belittle themselves to play a "lesser" in-state team, while UND, UMD and MSU have stepped up. Then, when the timing's right, we'll (UM) swoop in and act like we did BSU and big favor and receive all the accolades. No surprise their from the Gopher/FSN North PR Machine . . .