My opinions are not born out of passion for the team.
They come from the objective observation of how quickly a team can take a turn for the better or the worse. Every year there are teams that do better than anyone thought they would and others that do worse than everyone thought they would. It's not as predictable as some think it is, because there are too many variables in play and a lot of them can't be known ahead of time.
Also, I've never had or worn a pair of black and gold glasses, or any other color for that matter.