https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...or-dispute

This quote really caught my eye:

Big 12 athletic directors voted in August to solidify the league's policy about objects thrown onto the field. Teams would get warnings for the first two violations, followed by 15-yard penalties afterward. Texas Tech's Kirby Hocutt was the lone dissenter in the 15-1 vote; Red Raiders fans have been tossing tortillas from the stands since the 1990s.

But Tech coach Joey McGuire has been frustrated that fans are continuing to cause issues for his team. Tech has tried to start a new tradition of throwing tortillas only during the opening kickoff.

"We've got a new rule in this league, and we know the rule and we didn't follow it and we got penalized tonight with two 15-yard penalties," McGuire said Saturday night of the postgame scene with Leipold.

2 15 yd penalties b/c the fans are too stupid to quit throwing tortillas?? Texas Tech fans are the polar opposite of Tennessee fans. You can hear a pin drop in Neyland when Tennessee has the ball, their fans are organized and a big boost for their team. Texas Tech fans? Good for 2 15 yd penalties per game, apparently. I'd be pissed if I was McGuire.

Having been to a Texas tech game before I have to say that I absolutely hate that tradition. It's such a big freaking waste of food and is incredibly annoying. It would not be so bad if it was something that was done for like 5 minutes of the game.

But some old man throwing food at kids on a field it's just gross behavior. Hopefully this will convince the school administration to just outright start banning food from entering the stadium.

It’s uncouth.

It's not just tortillas The Texas Tech fans throw.

(10-15-2025 02:32 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...or-dispute

This quote really caught my eye:

Big 12 athletic directors voted in August to solidify the league's policy about objects thrown onto the field. Teams would get warnings for the first two violations, followed by 15-yard penalties afterward. Texas Tech's Kirby Hocutt was the lone dissenter in the 15-1 vote; Red Raiders fans have been tossing tortillas from the stands since the 1990s.

But Tech coach Joey McGuire has been frustrated that fans are continuing to cause issues for his team. Tech has tried to start a new tradition of throwing tortillas only during the opening kickoff.

"We've got a new rule in this league, and we know the rule and we didn't follow it and we got penalized tonight with two 15-yard penalties," McGuire said Saturday night of the postgame scene with Leipold.

2 15 yd penalties b/c the fans are too stupid to quit throwing tortillas?? Texas Tech fans are the polar opposite of Tennessee fans. You can hear a pin drop in Neyland when Tennessee has the ball, their fans are organized and a big boost for their team. Texas Tech fans? Good for 2 15 yd penalties per game, apparently. I'd be pissed if I was McGuire.

Unless they have a chance to throw mustard and golf balls at Lane Kiffin!

Tech is good enough this year to keep throwing those tortillas. They could get a dozen 15 yard penalties and still beat everyone in the B12.

(10-15-2025 04:31 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Tech is good enough this year to keep throwing those tortillas. They could get a dozen 15 yard penalties and still beat everyone in the B12.

(10-15-2025 02:32 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...or-dispute

This quote really caught my eye:

Big 12 athletic directors voted in August to solidify the league's policy about objects thrown onto the field. Teams would get warnings for the first two violations, followed by 15-yard penalties afterward. Texas Tech's Kirby Hocutt was the lone dissenter in the 15-1 vote; Red Raiders fans have been tossing tortillas from the stands since the 1990s.

But Tech coach Joey McGuire has been frustrated that fans are continuing to cause issues for his team. Tech has tried to start a new tradition of throwing tortillas only during the opening kickoff.

"We've got a new rule in this league, and we know the rule and we didn't follow it and we got penalized tonight with two 15-yard penalties," McGuire said Saturday night of the postgame scene with Leipold.

2 15 yd penalties b/c the fans are too stupid to quit throwing tortillas?? Texas Tech fans are the polar opposite of Tennessee fans. You can hear a pin drop in Neyland when Tennessee has the ball, their fans are organized and a big boost for their team. Texas Tech fans? Good for 2 15 yd penalties per game, apparently. I'd be pissed if I was McGuire.

I had imagined that Cal had joined the Big XII, and to celebrate that event there was a Truck Stop Tour where a convoy of 18-wheelers visited all the schools in the conference. The convoy pulls into Lubbock. The trailers are fitted with an internal lift. Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, 80 YO, academic specialty Victorian poetry, and former President of Smith College appears, shouting and signing, "Guns Up!!!" and begins flinging tortillas down to the crowd.

(10-15-2025 02:32 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...or-dispute
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2 15 yd penalties b/c the fans are too stupid to quit throwing tortillas?? Texas Tech fans are the polar opposite of Tennessee fans. You can hear a pin drop in Neyland when Tennessee has the ball, their fans are organized and a big boost for their team. Texas Tech fans? Good for 2 15 yd penalties per game, apparently. I'd be pissed if I was McGuire.

Expensive tortillas, Tech fans.