i truly dont give a fuck when it was codified, it was invented prior to the inception of Canada, piss off with your convenient facts. Go pretend to be clever somewhere else.
Spygate has nothing to do with learning someones plays, which was and has always been a strategy, this was always known. It, however has everything to do with video taping the coaches signals to the linemen as to which play is being called. You cant sit with a fucking spotter in the stands waiting to see the hand signals of a coach, then know which play is coming to just oh so conveniently have a play against it. Thats cheating, and they have been doing it since the coach was hired on to the team. For years he was cheating, and he was only caught one time, and the fine was pocket change to them, so it didnt matter. Then they were caught yet again, on several separate fields, video taping other teams practices, why else would you do that, other then to have a leg up on the competition, thats called cheating. Now we run into the deflation of footballs, and of course none other then the patriots team just oh so conveniently fit into the crosshairs of yet another cheating scandal. Im not sure what else to call it other then rampant cheating for years to keep a team as numero uno for fucking years, and the forefront of it all is money. Why else would the NFL not do anything about the deflation of footballs when it comes to the superbowl, because of money, the money they will lose if they punish the team like they should have. Money, money, money, thats what runs the NFL and hides the patriots from punishment.
Might want to get a dentist appointment, i think you chipped a tooth biting.