What's the Tech "Silent Treatment" Really About?

Sports media in Texas is abuzz with regard to the reports that Texas Tech is planning to give the Longhorns the silent treatment when they take the turf at Jones Field in Lubbock on Saturday. According to Red Raider fan blog "The Tortilla Retort," the Student Government Association at Tech sent out a message to the student body that read as follows:

Fellow Red Raiders,
The Student Government Association would like to share a new and exciting tradition to support our school spirit and sportsmanship at football games. We are calling it “The Silent Treatment!” The Silent Treatment is something SGA feels will be a new, intimidating way to get students excited for the game this weekend. As the opposing team runs onto the field and the visiting band plays their fight song, everyone in our stands will go silent . As we all go silent, everyone in the stands will turn to face our Double-T scoreboard and put our guns up. Not only is this intimidating, but it will also catch the opposing team completely off-guard. Once our players run out, we want our fans to go crazy with school spirit.

We believe this could be extremely effective if everyone participates, but we need students to help us promote this new tradition. Only with your help can this become a reality. Let’s make it happen Texas Tech!
Wreck ‘em!
Jenny Mayants Internal Vice President
Guns Up!
Drew Graham President

According to Mike Graham at the Dallas Morning News, some media outlets have reported that the Tech students planned to continue the tactic through the entire game, whenever UT has possession of the ball. However, Graham points out that it's only intended to last through the Longhorns entering the stadium and the UT band playing "The Eyes of Texas" before the game.

Graham also mentions that there has also been a campaign on the Texas Tech campus to sing their own fight song without adding obscenities to the lyrics.

KENS 5 in San Antonio spoke to Drew Graham, Tech's SGA president, who believes the "Silent Treatment" will be "more threatening to any team than anything else" since most teams are used to getting yelled at when they play in Lubbock.

Regardless of what happens on Saturday, the game is sure to be physical on both sides as the Longhorns look to take back some dignity after the ugly loss in 2008. What do you think about the "Silent Treatment" planned by the Red Raiders, and how do you think the game will go?