Toledo football coach Jason Candle likes to say yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.
Fair enough.
But they sure do make tomorrow a whole lot more interesting.
As the Rockets get ready for Saturday’s big opener at Kentucky, the combination of yesterday’s dingers — namely, two wins last season over power-conference opponents — and the anticipation of more to come have not just created a little buzz.
By some measures, we’re talking UT’s highest expectations in years.
Just look at the Associated Press poll.
Your humble correspondent looks like a veritable hater for not including the hometown team on his ballot .