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By Wendell Barnhouse
Oct. 13, 2016
Tyler Orlosky, the solid senior center on West Virginia’s experienced offensive line, is one of the few players on the roster who remember the Mountaineers’ first trip to Lubbock.
“It’s definitely the only place I got a soft-shell tortilla thrown at me,” he said this week.
For those unfamiliar with the tradition, Red Raiders fans – students in particular – started throwing tortillas like Frisbees. In 2001, a penalty was instituted to prevent the tortillas from winding up on the field.
For West Virginia, though, the worry isn’t so much about having a food item sail toward its bench. The first Big 12 trip to Lubbock in 2012 was a forgettable disaster. The Mountaineers were 5-0 and ranked No. 5. Quarterback Geno Smith along with receivers Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey had WVU’s offense operating at peak efficiency.
“We went down there and (quarterback) Geno (Smith) was supposed to win the Heisman,” Orlosky said. “That was the end of his campaign.”
Indeed. Texas Tech, then coached by Tommy Tuberville, smacked the Mountaineers, 49-14. After that outcome, WVU stumbled to a 6-6 regular-season finish.
Saturday’s game (11 a.m. CST, FS1) gives No. 20 West Virginia (4-0, 1-0) a chance to further prove itself a serious contender for the Big 12 championship.
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By Wendell Barnhouse
Oct. 13, 2016
Tyler Orlosky, the solid senior center on West Virginia’s experienced offensive line, is one of the few players on the roster who remember the Mountaineers’ first trip to Lubbock.
“It’s definitely the only place I got a soft-shell tortilla thrown at me,” he said this week.
For those unfamiliar with the tradition, Red Raiders fans – students in particular – started throwing tortillas like Frisbees. In 2001, a penalty was instituted to prevent the tortillas from winding up on the field.
For West Virginia, though, the worry isn’t so much about having a food item sail toward its bench. The first Big 12 trip to Lubbock in 2012 was a forgettable disaster. The Mountaineers were 5-0 and ranked No. 5. Quarterback Geno Smith along with receivers Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey had WVU’s offense operating at peak efficiency.
“We went down there and (quarterback) Geno (Smith) was supposed to win the Heisman,” Orlosky said. “That was the end of his campaign.”
Indeed. Texas Tech, then coached by Tommy Tuberville, smacked the Mountaineers, 49-14. After that outcome, WVU stumbled to a 6-6 regular-season finish.
Saturday’s game (11 a.m. CST, FS1) gives No. 20 West Virginia (4-0, 1-0) a chance to further prove itself a serious contender for the Big 12 championship.
LINK To Continue
http://www.todaysu.com/big-12/west-virginia-mountaineers/west-virginia-cant-afford-to-be-tortilla-flat-at-texas-tech/
