[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by EricH

We were discussing this on Gameday. 9.5.3 is the ONLY manual section that would cover this that we found. And then, it depends on what your ref finds to be "egregious". There is no rule that says you can't take a penalty for a competitive advantage.

As for the "No GP" comment, maybe you should think about this spotlight: "Only think of Gracious Professionalism as a standard to work toward personally. Never use it as a gauge to point out someone else’s shortcomings."--Rich Kressly

Whether or not it is GP is kind of up to your team to decide. If you decide that you won't use this, fine. If you decide to take advantage of a ref's interpretation, fine. Your choice.

So, are you equating GP to personal integrity or morality?
I think it's much easier to peg down. Act as if you out of school and at your first real job. Before you do anything, ask yourself this: Would my boss/colleague/grandmother look at me and say that was professional behavior? Would those same folks define that as 'gracious'? Knowingly breaking the rules to get an advantage in a silly game is neither. This is my personal opinion and I am not making a call on the rules of the game.