i get what you are trying to say, but this is apples to oranges.
the baseball team was a consensus top 10 team (top 5 in some) and here we are with 3 weeks to go with our tournament lives very much in question. huge disappointment nationally.
now, juxtapose that with our football team, we dont even crack the top 25 in every notable pole. i bet we arent even voted better than 5th in the west in the sec coaches poll, but i have a strong feeling we will do better than that.
point is, from a national expectations standpoint, its no comparison. if we flop in baseball, we **** the bed (which we most certainly did), but if we do the same in football, its just the status quo.