A year ago, Toledo’s win over Western Michigan prompted one local columnist — name withheld to protect the clueless — to declare the Rockets the class of the Mid-American Conference.
You know what happened next.
Conservatively, it was the worst prediction in modern history (I can’t speak to the stone-tableted hot takes in the Middle Ages).
Which brings us to Wednesday night in Kalamazoo.
While I thought I had learned my lesson about making definitive declarations after Toledo football games, the Rockets’ brutal 41-38 loss at Western Michigan demands an exception.
So here goes: If you are a Rockets fan, this was as stunning, heartbreaking, and absurd of an ending as you will ever see.