<div id="subtitle">SEC commissioner blows call, and unlike his refs, he had plenty of time to think about it</div><div><p>It won't be long before SEC commissioner Mike Slive regrets his decision to suspend an entire officiating crew for three glaringly bad calls in last weekend's Arkansas-Florida ...

<div id="subtitle">With 'Brady Rule,' roughing-the-passer calls on rise, even some QBs say NFL is too protective</div><div><p>Brett Favre certainly appreciates the NFL's concern for his safety. Still, even he thinks the league and its officials sometimes go too far to protect quarterbacks.</p>&lt ...

<div id="subtitle">NFL coaches not only scout opponents, but officials</div><div><p>Mike Pereira is well aware the NFL teams scout his officials' tendencies along with their examinations of opponents.</p><p>Pereira, who plans to retire at the end of the year as the league ...

<div id="subtitle">NFL says making officials full-time won't prevent mistakes</div><div><p>The gripes pour in from teams to the NFL office whenever a disputed call happens in a game.</p><p>And inevitably Mike Pereira, the league's vice president of officiating, will hear ...