Change 1 rule for OhioSt? Why not these 5 rules too?

The optics are terrible — A losing coach blame-shifting & complaining

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Sports rules cut both ways. If the construction of a rule is "unfair" for one team, it's equally fair or unfair to the opponent.

Case in point:

• Did 2023 Oregon complain about refs or rules when they lost both shots at UW and fell short of the final four-team playoff? Nope.

• When 2024 Georgia lost, did they complain about refs or rules? Nope.

• When 2024 Alabama lost, did they complain about refs or rules? Nope.

Those teams stayed focused and kept working — Period, full stop.

Yet here's Ohio State all week, complaining about rules and refs and not being allowed to project their entitlement into points on the scoreboard — even pressuring the NCAA for a mid-season rule change.

If one rule is changing to cover for Ohio State consistently being out-coached in big games, why stop there? — Why not change the five other rules listed below?