guns up

 

Since the beginning of Texas Technological College in 1923 and its first use by the football coach, the Double T has been the symbol of TTU.  Another, newer tradition is "Guns Up".  Started as counter to the hand sign used by a state university to the south, Guns Up emulates Raider Red with his upraised pistols.  It is widely used by students and alumni alike as a greeting and victory sign.  In fact, at the outdoor wedding I attended last weekend in Dallas, the bride and groom used the Red Raider Fight Song for the recessional and members of the crowd cheered them on with "guns up!"

 

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas