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Gambling Crisis Spreads to Gopher Program

Looks like Wayne Gretzky isn't the only one married to a compulsive gambler. Don Lucia has a similar problem on his staff with John Hill. Hill bet the Gopher team that they wouldn't win their next four games. When he lost the bet, he refused to pay.
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If Minnesota players feel a bit cheated this week, they have a reason. Before their series against Colorado College three weeks ago, assistant coach John Hill said if the Gophers won their next four games, a stretch that also included a pair at Wisconsin, he'd get them on a chartered plane to Houghton instead of a bus.

The players held up their end of the bargain, but they're still on the bus this week. Apparently, budget concerns overruled Hill's deal.