TOLEDO, Ohio — WTOL 11 has obtained emails between the athletic directors of Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo regarding the Rockets’ controversial decision to not have the Falcon Marching Band perform at the halftime of the Battle of I-75 football game, a tradition of the storied rivalry.
BGSU Athletic Director Derek Van Der Merwe emailed UToledo Athletic Director Bryan Blair on Sept. 9, formally requesting permission for the FMB to perform at the Oct. 26 game at the Glass Bowl Stadium.
Van Der Merwe’s email says the formal request is per Mid-American Conference policy, and that FMB Director Jon Waters had been in touch with UToledo “to discuss preliminary details.”…