re: If football had to get a last-second FG to beat the worst team in the SEC....

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The expectations are quite obviously different.

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Success breeds different expectations. That's part of the process.

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That does not need to be the case, however. The point the OP makes is that high expectations can take the fun out of games we win, or even entire seasons that are objectively successful. And this has zero to do with "accepting mediocrity" or hurting the team, because no one in their right mind would seriously believe that how happy they are or are not in the stands (much less on the internet) after a game has anything to do with whether or not the team is/will be successful.

Kentucky doesn't suck because a lot of its fans are excited about beating Kent State. A lot of its fans are excited about beating Kent State because they love Kentucky football and have not been browbeaten by douchebags into not enjoying wins over Kent State. They don't have as many of those douchebags because their team sucks and douchebags like that ignore teams that suck and gravitate towards teams that are great (which means most of the Kentucky douchebags are at the Basketball games, making sure no one enjoys their wins over LSU and Texas A&M). More Kentucky football fans still remember that the point of being a fan is to have fun, and that enjoying a win is more fun than being pissed off about a win. And the fact that they cheered and clapped and had a great time at those wins did not change the fact that Joker Phillips, Rich Brooks and Guy Morris were all fired.

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I'm looking forward to the day that we are disappointed that this game had to come down to this.

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I cannot fathom someone looking forward to feeling bad. It just makes no sense to me.

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That's the day the Tigers will be consistent NCAA tournament contenders and I prefer that to the fleeting thrill and jubilation of having a comeback win against a sub-par team.

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You say that as if it's impossible to be happy when your team wins a game like this if your team is a consistent tournament contender? Why would you want to intentionally, deliberately choose to feel bad instead of good because of something that is likely to happen two months later? Why not simply enjoy the exciting win, AND enjoy going to the tournament every year?

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Meh, I don't really agree with the OP's sentiments. The yay, let's just be happy to win at all kind of crap is not going to get you championships

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You're a fan, idiot. You being happy or pissed for a close win has no effect on winning championships. You don't matter at all, let the coaches worry about that. If you like LSU, be happy when they win.