Heroes selflessly act for the common good, often in the face of danger and adversity. For Michigan football, the common good is and always will be a defeated OSU team. This year, the adversity, if most pundits are to be believed, is insurmountable and the “inevitable” defeat will turn Fort Schembechler into rubble.
Michigan needs heroes to slay the invincible OSU automaton. Luckily, the Maize and Blue has three of them: Jordan Marshall, the “epic hero” who has been picked by supernatural forces to lead the rest of humanity against an evil empire; Ernest Hausman, the "super hero” with abilities beyond those of ordinary people who selflessly fights evil and injustice; Dominic Zvada, The "tragic hero” who meets a downfall but redeems himself to restore order.