For Falcons, Toledo is more than another game

BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University football coach Mike Jinks knows that this week is different.

And even if he didn’t, all he would have to do is walk around the city of Bowling Green to learn that when the Falcons face their archrivals from the University of Toledo, the intensity rises.

“You walk into SamB’s or Kroger or any of those local spots, and fans say, ‘I know it’s been a rough year, coach, but get this one,’” he said.

That will be a tall task as Bowling Green has lost the last seven meetings against the Rockets, the longest streak in the series since the Falcons won 12 straight from 1955 to 1966.

“When you win your rivalry game, sometimes all is forgiven,” Jinks said. “But…