Why are tortillas tossed during Texas Tech Football games? When did the tradition start?
December 26th, 2008 | by AJS |
Daniel D asked:
I’ve always wondered why tortillas are tossed on the field during Texas Tech Football games? When did the “tortilla tossing” tradition begin?
Jack
I’ve always wondered why tortillas are tossed on the field during Texas Tech Football games? When did the “tortilla tossing” tradition begin?
Jack
One Response to “Why are tortillas tossed during Texas Tech Football games? When did the tradition start?”
By csuhpat2 on Dec 28, 2008 | Reply
This is what I have came with: It started in 1992 during the Texas A&M game. The week before ESPN commentators made a comment saying that Lubbock only has Tech football and a tortilla factory. The student body decided to protest during the A&M game -via flying tortillas.