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Originally Posted by JRutledge
But remember the Casebook which you are others are defending does not make that distinction.
[B]5.6.2 SITUATION F:
Following the final horn in a game which has Team A leading 62-60, the coach of Team A sprints after the game officials and shouts profanity at the referee who has just left the playing court outside the end line.
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You're right, what constitutes profanity is up to the officials' judgment. Not sure I've ever met an official that wouldn't consider "f-ing terrible" among the worst profanity available. This goes towards my question earlier, how is the OP different than the case play in a way that makes the OP, as described, more acceptable.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Then we agree on some level. Even you are making judgments based on circumstances. I just take the issue with the words "automatic."
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I said "all but automatic." I'm not going to say automatic, because I've let a coach deal with it before when a player was using the F-bomb out of personal frustration. I've allowed a coach to say "Bull Sh$#" once when he was directly quoting a player from the other team. Neither were directed at me, and the player was dealt with by the coach.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I have no problem if you decide to just get rid of a player that uses certain words toward you. But do not tell me the casebook or the NF makes it clear what is profanity and what is not profanity.
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No, it doesn't; but I can't think of much that is worse than the OP, unless he strung a bunch of profanity together or some how managed to go on some sort of racial tirade.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I also want to make it clear; I do not need profanity to decide to eject a player. There are slang terms, racial remark, personal comments that would bring an ejection likely from me and the F-word was never uttered. And it might be something that only myself and others like me would understand.
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Agreed.