Texas Tech bans 'Vick Em' shirts

An entrepreneurial Texas Tech student and Theta Chi member has been banned from selling t-shirts with a front logo reading "Vick 'em"...a reference to the Aggies slogan "Get 'em"....for the Texas Tech v. Texas AM rivalry this weekend.

The student was attempting to raise money for his frat. The t-shirt depicted a football player resembling Mike Vick with the Texas AM mascot,Reveille (a dog), with a noose around its neck. The frat has since been suspended.

Three hundred shirts have sold (probably millions more had the sale continued).

This will only intensify the rivalry between the 2 schools:

"In 1999, after a Tech football victory, Red Raiders fans pelted Aggies players with batteries and taunts. Tech fans tore down the goalposts and paraded them past the Aggies' bus."

In 2001, about 1,000 Tech celebrants tore down the goalposts, marched them the length of the field and pushed them into the A&M section of the stadium. Aggies threw ice and a skirmish ensued.

Then there were the tortillas. In 1992, Tech fans began tossing them like Frisbees onto the field during games. A year later, hundreds of tortillas — many carrying unprintable messages — were thrown during an A&M game."

The 300 or so "Vick 'em" shirts have not yet appeared on ebay or craigslist...at least i couldn't find any.

More pressing than t-shirt fiasco, is the question whether its too soon to dress as Vick for Halloween.