Bryan Blair calls it the good old days.
Reminiscing and recalling the glory of yesteryear is a favorite activity for sports fans.
At the University of Toledo, Blair — in his third year as athletic director — believes those conversations should start with the present.
The men’s basketball program has won four consecutive outright Mid-American Conference championships. The women’s basketball program has won three straight MAC titles and advanced to the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament. And the football program has appeared in the past two MAC title games, winning in 2022.
Saturday’s landmark 41-17 win at Mississippi State thrust Toledo into the national conversation one year after an 11-game win streak landed the Rockets in the top 25 and All-American cornerback Quinyon Mitchell was drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles.