Surviving a plane that skids off a runway is more than a minor miracle. Such an ordeal can change perspective, among other things.
It also makes for a good narrative. Certainly, it has for this Michigan basketball team.
It’s just not the narrative. Or shouldn’t be.
That’s a disservice to the story of these Wolverines. Their transformation began long before the plane crash two weeks ago.
U-M coach John Beilein thinks his team began to change the night of the Super Bowl, when New England came back to stun Atlanta. Beilein texted every player that night about the improbable catch Patriots receiver Julian Edelman made during the comeback.