Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted July 23, 2023 A mass exodus of Pac-12 football officials earlier this offseason saw five referees leave the conference to pursue other avenues. One retired and four resigned — three of which are now working for the Big Ten Conference. The abrupt exits made headlines back in April, and three months later, Pac-12 Senior Associate Commissioner Merton Hanks says the conference has a handle on everything. “We are excited. We have a wonderful group of officials. Moving forward I think this group, to address the elephant in the room, so to speak, we had a number of officials as independent contractors decide to take their opportunities elsewhere,” Hanks said during Pac-12 Media Day earlier this week in Las Vegas. “We took that opportunity, quite frankly, to reposition our great talent.” I remember there were many comments last season on OBDF regarding bad Pac-12 officiating. What do you think? Do you still have doubts? Merton Hanks 'excited' by state of Pac-12 officiating WWW.ON3.COM . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 2 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I guess the "proof is in the pudding" as they say. What else could Hanks say, "sorry, we bad"? I'll believe it when I see it. However, all my football friends from other conferences are convinced their officials are the worst. So maybe it just goes with the territory. Let's hope for improvement. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
