DETROIT — Once upon a time, the University of Toledo played the first overtime game in college football history.
If only it had known the beautiful monster it helped spawn.
On Thursday night, the Rockets did not just win the longest bowl game in the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field.
They won one of the more off-the-rails sporting events you will ever enjoy — a six-overtime clash of attrition against Pittsburgh that was as satisfying for Toledo as it was amusing for the football nation.
Were you not entertained?
You can say these bowls don’t matter, and, certainly, a contest the day after Christmas in Detroit hangs low for the wags on social media.