People haven’t been too thrilled with the Pac-12 refs work in the National Championship Game.
It was a strange decision when referees from the Pac-12 were made the officials for the National Championship Game between the Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide.
Pac-12 officials have had a long history of embarrassing gaffes on the field and it’s no surprise that they had some trouble in the title game as well.
Late in the first half, the clock started running on the field before refs even set the ball after a first down and they charged a timeout to Clemson, who was forced to use a timeout because because the clock ran prematurely.
With another shining moment by Pac-12 officials, social media was ablaze as they roasted the refs.
The fix is in Clemson got screwed over. PAC 12 refs strike again #CFP #ESPN
— Rob (@robjon99) January 12, 2016
Great 1st half. So sorry that since the Pac-12 didn't have a horse in the race they get to send their Refs.
— Alan Regier (@AlanRegier) January 12, 2016
The Pac-12 refs have just announced half-time will be 30 mins. Because, you know, they wanna smoke weed with those Western hippies, bro.
— Alex F 🌈 (@SECblog) January 12, 2016
PAC-12 refs and college kickers. Sorry of the first half. #CFPChampionship
— Nathan (@krambman) January 12, 2016
Pac-12 refs calling a good game so far pic.twitter.com/Wdizb9xyKY
— Thomas Hill (@thomasnhill_) January 12, 2016
Pac-12 refs shouldn't be allowed to officiate their own conference's games let alone the National Championship.
— Cody James (@CodyJames4554) January 12, 2016
Not watching the NCAA title game but judging from my timeline the Pac-12 refs are doing a great job, as expected.
— Dave Heller ✍️ (@dave_heller) January 12, 2016
I'm currently explaining PAC 12 refs to my dad. Should I start with Wisconsin Arizona st or elsewhere?
— Heather Carpenter (@hc1059) January 12, 2016
Pac-12 refs: "Time is a flat circle"
— Owen Seaton (@seatonob) January 12, 2016
It’s clear that it wasn’t the best half for the Pac-12 refs. They potentially cost Clemson three points by making them burn a timeout on the field and Dabo Swinney wasn’t happy as he yelled at referees.
At this point, everyone should have seen this coming with the refs. They’ve been terrible for years and now everyone is seeing on the national stage just how bad they are for conference officials.
It’s a championship game and the fact that it could come down to a call from officials is scary. Twitter isn’t happy to say the least.