After Toledo’s latest loss in the Battle of I-75, the Rockets’ biggest rival isn’t Bowling Green anymore.
It’s their own ceiling — the annual Battle of 7-5.
For the sixth time in seven full regular seasons, Toledo (3-3, 1-2) is on the verge of failing to break the seven-win barrier.
A year that began with national whispers and championship expectations now feels like an unsatisfying rerun, and the natives are on edge.
I’ve covered all 10 years of the Jason Candle era — the highs of two Mid-American Conference titles and the six-overtime bowl thriller over Pittsburgh, the lows of the odds-defying meltdowns, and everything in between.