If you think back just one week, you'll remember being a Real Salt Lake supporter meant engaging in some sort of existential panic after a 5-2 loss to LA Galaxy.
That's not to poke fun. I was hardly immune. But it seems that a week makes a world of difference, and following a 5-2 loss by a comeback 2-1 win was enough to return us to a state of perfect balance.
We can wonder about why that's the case all we want, but the simple fact of the matter is that we don't really have a clear answer as to why supporters behave the way they do.