MUNCIE, Ind. — In homage to Ball State alumnus David Letterman, I would make a list of the top 10 reasons why Toledo needed a win in its Mid-American Conference opener here Saturday.
But I’m not sure it would be enough.
With their season in the early balance, the Rockets had the just-win-baby answer they needed in a satisfyingly ugly 22-12 victory at Ball State.
The stories declaring Toledo dead?
“Rip ’em up. Rip ’em up,” a smiling Jason Candle told Blade Sports Writer Kyle Rowland and me as he walked off the field. “Rip up all the negativity.