I find myself forgetting much of anything about the 2020 season, as do most Michigan Wolverines fans. It did not take long for the program to justify that practice, and three wins over Ohio State, three Big Ten Championships, and three College Football Playoff appearances later, it is laughable to even look back at that 2-4 anomaly.
In September 2021, though, it all felt very real. Jim Harbaugh just barely returned and Michigan started the season unranked with question marks virtually everywhere. With the benefit of hindsight we can choose any of a number of moments as turning points that culminate in Monday night, but for me it all started under the lights against the Washington Huskies, the first big game post-2020.