Arizona State football fans slam Big 12 officiating after win vs Kansas: 'Incompetence'
The Arizona State football team rallied to defeat Kansas 35-31 with a late touchdown in its Big 12 home opener Saturday, but it wasn't just the Jayhawks that the Sun Devils had to defeat, according to many on social media ...
… ASU also had to defeat the Big 12 officials.
Social media slammed the officiating in the game, with many people questioning two targeting penalties that disqualified a pair of key Sun Devil defenders and a Kansas touchdown reception that they felt should have been ruled an incomplete pass.
Fans were not happy with the referees at all during the game, to put it kindly, as "ref you suck" chants filled Mountain America Stadium in Tempe.
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Officiating has disproportionately crushed ASU in this game. I don’t think there is any way around it.
— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) October 6, 2024
Clayton Smith disqualified for targeting. “Ref you suck” chants in the stadium. Two of ASU’s best players are done and can’t play the first half against Utah.
Officiating has crushed ASU at home.— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) October 6, 2024
Every single close call has gone against ASU. Both targetings, that TD catch, others. None of the calls were egregiously bad, but they were borderline and they all have gone the same way.
— Chris Jenkins (@SmartSunDevil) October 6, 2024
That’s neither targeting nor unnecessary roughness on ASU. Legal hit.
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) October 6, 2024
Big 12 referees slammed for ASU vs Kansas officiating
Some posts from the Big 12 became sounding boards for ASU fans, who vented about the officials in the game against Kansas in the replies.
Background check your officials. 2 charmin soft targeting calls and a PI that was 7 yards out of bounds? They’ve got a FanDuel without a doubt
— Rudy (@RealCoachRudy) October 6, 2024
Do something about your awful officials.
— MikeMono (@MikeMono) October 6, 2024
Welcome to the Big XII, home of awful officiating.
— Feesh (@FeeshOUAT) October 6, 2024
I think it’s unanimous, regardless of who your team is, that the refs were anti ASU and the world tonight. Let the boys play
— Jaxson (@ForksUp18) October 6, 2024
And we thought the PAC12 refs were bad, my goodness
— Jason Machac (@theMachaca) October 6, 2024
Somebody please check on the refs you guys 🙏
— DS (@trail_slut) October 6, 2024
do these BIG12 officials have money on the game? every border line call went Kansas way
— J (@jvale__) October 6, 2024
They really beating the Kansas Refs
— Pikapi15 (@Pikapi151) October 6, 2024
Do something about the refs
— Saggitariut Jefferspin (@gigglesthecat13) October 6, 2024
Got the W despite awful officiating tonight.
— Devil4Life13 (@devil4life13) October 6, 2024
Sun Devils beat the Jayhawks and the Big12 refs tonight!
— Murray (@SunDevilTempe) October 6, 2024
The ball hit the ground but okay. Worst officiated game. Thought the PAC12 refs were bad. Wow
— MikeMono (@MikeMono) October 6, 2024
Wow....this officiating crew is the WORST
— Warren Brannoch (@CoachBrannoch) October 6, 2024
Is this the level of incompetence we can expect in this conference?
— Robert Chambers (@robertcAz) October 6, 2024
Very poor officiating
— Murray (@SunDevilTempe) October 6, 2024
Incomplete pass your officials are blind
— Shaun Elliott (@Late_esc) October 6, 2024
Did you have a problem with the officiating in the Arizona State vs Kansas game?
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: ASU football fans slam Big 12 officiating after win against Kansas
