308: Mike Pereira Discusses the State of Officiating

Mike Pereira, Fox NFL Rules Analyst, and former NFL Referee returns to the CUSP Show from radio row to discuss the current state of officiating in the NFL. Mike shares the ways he feels replay has most impacted the work referees do and how it can strip them of their common sense. Lastly, he explains the current status of the referee pipeline and what he feels needs to be done to attract more people into officiating. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav), Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR), and Scott Rosner (@scottrosner). The show is produced by Matt Hornick ‘23 (@MNHornick),  Cindy Li ‘23 (@cindyliiiii), LJ Holmgren (@LJ_Holmgren), and Danny Hagenlocher (@DhColumbiaSPS), with Rashad Hyacenth ‘23 and Marco Vonderheide ‘23 managing social media efforts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecuspshow.substack.com