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"Acts" as opposed to "words" has to mean something.
Although the NFL (and I suppose NCAA) has a "delay of game" foul for the defense causing the offense to jump, they do NOT have the "disconcerting acts" language in their unsportsmanlike rule (they only have "disconcerting words"). Therefore, it seems like including "acts" in 9-5-1 may be an attempt to somehow incorporate that rule, but do so more harshly with a 15 yard penalty as opposed to a 5 yard delay penalty.
In the end, if the defense is out there trying to get the offense to jump, is that really in the spirit of the game? It seems like it should be an unsportsmanlike penalty to me.
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