You hang around Michigan fans enough, you start to find out what the cliques are. Me, I’m one of the eternal optimists. I like to say things like, “Next year, we have a lot of things going for us,” and “Trust the coaches, have patience,” mixed in with a recurring mantra of mental toughness and bouncing back after a loss or other adversity. Even after some bitter disappointments as a Michigan fan, I remain, deep down, an optimist.
But there are times when I realize things need to change, and the South Carolina game this past week was one of them.