Twitter Reacts to Bobby Hurley, Pac-12 Officiating in ASU's Loss

The Arizona State Sun Devils experienced a wild night of Pac-12 officiating, and social media didn't pass up the opportunity to talk about it.

Once again, Pac-12 officials dominated headlines for all the wrong reasons. 

In their 79-76 defeat to the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, the Arizona State Sun Devils shot a mere nine free throws over the course of the game, a mere flash in the pan to Stanford's 41 attempts. 

ASU, down by 15 at one point in the second half, managed to erase their deficit and found themselves tied with only seconds remaining. 

However, ASU forward Jalen Graham, who had tied the game at 76 on the other end of the court, fouled Stanford forward Brandon Angel on a three-point attempt with one second remaining. 

Angel sank all three foul shots to put Stanford in the lead, effectively giving the Cardinal the win. 

This is the foul on Jalen Graham which led to three free throws and the win for Stanford pic.twitter.com/9pwsSV42oe

— SunDevilSource.com (@SunDevilSource) January 23, 2022

The loss dropped the Sun Devils to 6-10 and 2-4 in conference play. 

On cue, people quickly took to the virtual streets of Twitter to voice their opinions on everything from head coach Bobby Hurley to the Pac-12's officiating again being a topic of conversation.

Twitter Reacts to ASU's Loss

Bobby Hurley just walking off tells you everything you need to know about the state of the program. https://t.co/8Grqyikk48

— Walt Waddell (@DubDeuces85) January 23, 2022

Shocking how far the Bobby hurley star has fallen in just a few years. https://t.co/gTaYRYOhkw

— BuckMetrics (@buckmetrics) January 23, 2022

This is literally the culture that Bobby Hurley breeds. Well this and underperforming, so fitting we got both tonight https://t.co/pnZR5TqUHx

— Wyatt Gladden (@wyattgladden) January 23, 2022

Was the FT differential bad? Yes. Stanford shot 41, Arizona State 9.

But you can't have players going after officials as they walk off the court.

— Doug Haller (@DougHaller) January 23, 2022

The difference between how Tommy Lloyd and Bobby Hurley carry themselves is unreal. See the Tennessee game.

— Jason Scheer (@jasonscheer) January 23, 2022

Pac12 refs make this sport fucking unbearable to watch.

— have you considered arizona state? (@genpaTTon42) January 23, 2022

Stanford's 41-9 discrepancy in free throw attempts over ASU is the most since Arkansas had a 43-8 edge on visiting Alabama last February.

— Brian Pedersen (@realBJP) January 23, 2022

This officiating is disgusting

— Kyle Dodd (KD) (@K_Dodd3) January 23, 2022

End of ASU-Stanford just now was a microcosm of the Pac-12 ref show. Tie game with seconds left, ASU gets whistled for two “only in the Pac-12” calls, loses by 3. Bobby Hurley has to be separated from ref Chris Rastatter leaving the court, while Rastatter barks at the ASU bench.

— alexSSN (@alexSSN) January 23, 2022

I’m not a huge fan of ref talk… on the other hand, sometimes they (ahem @pac12 refs) need to be reminded they’re not untouchable. https://t.co/tv1svhfw1p

— The Ghost of Fake Jedd Fisch (@FakeJeddFisch) January 23, 2022

Normalize breaking news regarding officiating crews being fined or suspended for changing outcomes of games. Where is the accountability? #PAC12

— Dennis Kennedy (@CraftyCreative) January 23, 2022