re: Is being a UK fan sort of miserable?

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higher expectations for them than any other team, maybe ever? Rivals what Bama fans expect Saban to do.

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Bama football was my first thought as far as a kind of expectations comparison. But even then, expectations aren't as high imo. Bama can lose to great teams in football (where it's harder to lose a game to an inferior opponent than it is in basketball) and it's acceptable. If UK loses any game in this tournament, they are seen by many as a failure- for one loss in an amazing season. And they really have similar expectations about yearly