Toledo – Reflections from the Glass Bowl

Toledo quarterback Aaron Opelt looked like a Heisman trophy candidate in posting six touchdowns as the Toledo Rockets embarrassed the Colorado Buffaloes, 54-38, before a national ESPN television audience. Opelt connected on 15-of-23 passes for 319 yards, and rand for 109 yards and two more scores as the Rockets posted a mind-numbing 624 yards of total offense.

The great John McKay once quipped about his woeful Tampa Bay Buccaneers: “We didn’t tackle well today, but we made up for it by not blocking” … CU would have made McKay “proud” against Toledo …

The only good to come out of a trip to Toledo on a Friday night to watch the Buffs be humbled by the Rockets was that the timing of the game allowed me to attend the USC at Ohio State game the following night in Columbus …

How will the Buffs fare against the 3rd best passing offense in the country?

Do you know how the “Rockets” got their name? The “Glass Bowl”? How about the “Toledo War”? …

CU v. Washington State, 2004 – Buffs take down #9 LSU (1971); #1 Nebraska falls to LSU (1976) …