Texas Tech is dominating the scoreboard \u2014 but the same can\u2019t always be said for fan behavior in the stands.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be fair here: 60,000 fans fill Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock<\/a> every home game. Most are there to cheer, chant, and support their Red Raiders. But the few who behave poorly are giving the rest of Raider Nation a bad look.<\/p>\n The Team\u2019s Hot Streak Draws Extra Attention<\/p>\n At 6-0 and ranked #7 nationally, the Red Raiders are the talk of college football. With another winnable matchup coming this weekend, Tech could soon sit at 7-0 \u2014 and that means national eyes are watching closely. Unfortunately, when the spotlight shines, every misstep is magnified.<\/p>\n During the last home game, penalties were handed down for objects being thrown onto the field. Tech fans love their tortilla tradition, but when you literally open a game by throwing things, you can\u2019t be surprised when the line between \u201cfun\u201d and \u201cfoul\u201d behavior gets blurred.<\/p>\n A Viral Video and an Ugly Moment At The Texas Tech Game<\/p>\n To make matters worse, a viral clip of fans engaging in what appears to be racist taunting has spread online. Even if the full context isn\u2019t known, the optics are terrible \u2014 and they tarnish the reputation of an otherwise proud fanbase.<\/p>\n Parents shouldn\u2019t have to worry about racial hostility at a game. Fans shouldn\u2019t feel like their loyalty could be questioned because of the color of their skin. Texas Tech can\u2019t afford to let these stories define the experience \u2014 not for recruits, not for sponsors, and not for the Red Raider community.<\/p>\n Read More:Road Rage In Lubbock Is Getting Out<\/a><\/p>\n Time to Act Like Winners \u2014 On and Off the Field<\/p>\n My side hustle keeps me from attending games these days, so I\u2019ll leave the final word to those in the stands: Think before you act. Don\u2019t be the next viral moment that drags the University\u2019s name through the mud.<\/p>\n Texas Tech Football is playing like champions. Now it\u2019s time for the fans to behave like champions too.<\/p>\n Texas Tech’s Tortilla Throwing Tradition<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Topher Covarrubio<\/p>\n If You Haven\u2019t Been to the Texas Tech Museum in Years, Here\u2019s What You\u2019re MissingThe Museum of Texas Tech University is free to the public and open every day of the week, aside from major holidays. Hours vary slightly. You can find more information here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Also, I’d like to apologize in advance for my photos. They aren’t the greatest. I also didn’t capture most of the art because it’s much better in person, and I want to leave some things for you to discover on your own. Can’t spoil it all!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy Covington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Tech is dominating the scoreboard \u2014 but the same can\u2019t always be said for fan behavior in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-2015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}