The logic certainly never applies elsewhere.Yeah, I kind of hate the narrative that the team shouldn't let the game get to the point where the refs dictate the outcome.
Of course they could have played better but they made a lot of big plays, Rudy especially, to give themselves a chance to win the game at the end, and a poor call robbed them of that chance.
“The black man should have never put himself in a situation to be shot by police.”
“The woman should have never put herself in a situation where she could have been assaulted.”
These are obviously more hyperbolous, but there are many variables. I get the idea of personal responsibility, but none of these variables are competing with each other and it’s not a zero sum game. I hate people who blame refs to escape personal responsibility, but I equally hate when people take the opposite position and act like officiating never has an impact on games, and only the players do. It’s just as moronic, if not more.