Jeffreaux Jaeger

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@lackmeftwich806 Something funny happened on the way to the tortilla factory... https://t.co/YcHpGro8aJ

[Jeffreaux Jaeger @hun48870937]

@BartyB590 @lackmeftwich806 Something funny happened on the way to the tortilla factory... https://t.co/YcHpGrnAlb

[Jeffreaux Jaeger @hun48870937]

@TiffCobern Something funny happened on the way to the tortilla factory...
https://t.co/YcHpGrnAlb

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SEC Joins NCAA Crackdown: Texas A&M to Be Penalized for Tortillas Thrown in Lubbock, Thanks to Texas’ Growing Conference Power

By Jeffreaux Jaeger
Aug 17, 2025

LUBBOCK, TX — What began as a Big 12 crackdown on Texas Tech’s beloved tortilla-tossing tradition has now spiraled into a full-blown inter-conference power play. In a show of solidarity, the SEC announced Saturday that Texas A&M will also be penalized for any tortillas thrown onto the field at Texas Tech games even though the Aggies won’t even be in the stadium.

The motion passed overwhelmingly, with SEC athletic directors voting 15-1 to adopt the same game management policy, eerily reminiscent of the Big 12’s tortilla sanctions. The lone dissenting vote came from Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts, who maintains that tortillas are “an organic tradition” and “the only thing in Lubbock that has never gone stale.” #TortillaGate #FlourPower #WreckEm #RedRaiderTradition #CarbBasedPenalty #SatireNews #CFB

[Jeffreaux Jaeger @hun48870937]

Hey @broadwayshuff — I thought you might have some fun with the absurdity regarding the penalties for tortilla tossing. Just thinking about how the SEC would try to capitalize on the situation. https://t.co/YcHpGrnAlb

[Jeffreaux Jaeger @hun48870937]

@LockedOnTech Hey @LockedOnTech — this post on tortilla tossing just had me questioning the absurdity regarding the emphasis being put on this situation. Got me thinking about how the SEC would try to capitalize on the situation. https://t.co/YcHpGrnAlb

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Meanwhile, A&M coach Mike Elko expressed disbelief at the ruling. “I’m losing yards in my game because someone in Lubbock tossed a burrito wrapper to midfield. This is madness,” he fumed. “What’s next, 4th-and-40 every time Bevo sneezes?”

The NCAA and SEC, however, remain firm. “This is about solidarity,” said SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, while carefully brushing tortilla crumbs off his blazer. “Solidarity and reminding A&M that Texas will always be daddy.”

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Indeed, critics noted the absence of any accountability for ESPN broadcasters, who helped popularize Tech’s tortilla toss during a 1992 matchup by emphasizing that Lubbock had “nothing but football and a tortilla factory”. “Strange how ESPN never takes a penalty flag,” muttered one coach, “but then again, when you’ve got the Longhorn Network’s cash machine in your back pocket, you don’t exactly get called for holding.”

Texas Tech fans, undeterred, pledged to escalate their flour-based rebellion. Students are already testing drone-delivery tortilla drops, T-shirt cannons modified for flatbread, and one engineering senior who claimed he could “3D-print a tortilla the size of the field.”