Ugh, let’s get this over with. I don’t mean mentioning that No. 18 Notre Dame gained two points in the Big Ten standings Friday against No. 9 Ohio State. I mean describing exactly how they got them. Try to follow me if you can.
After the teams played to a 4-4 tie in regulation and neither side could score in a five-on-five or three-on-three overtime, they went to a shootout that lasted six rounds and ended when Graham Slaggert scored and Cale Morris stopped Gustaf Westlund’s attempt to tie it.
So let’s review: Notre Dame (10-9-4, 5-5-3-2) and Ohio State (14-6-3, 7-4-2-0) will go into the records as playing to a tie. However, the Irish won the shootout, which only counts towards Big Ten points and not as a win. So they won and they didn’t.
There are a lot of dumb rules in sports, but this has to be near the top. Either declare a winner or don’t. How anyone can be glad to take part in this or put this rule in place is beyond reasoning. Please change this for the good of everyone’s sanity.