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Thus, there is nothing between the front row of seats and the basketball court itself, which can create a very intimidating atmosphere as the students are very close to the court.Quotes about The ThunderdomeIn the early 1990s, it became customary for the students to toss tortillas onto the court like frisbees after the first UCSB basket of the game.

As the size of crowds began to increase (often exceeding the stated capacity), the Events Center became increasingly loud and hostile, creating significant problems for opposing teams.After UCSB (led by future Laker Brian Shaw) upset Jim Valvano's North Carolina State Wolfpack team by double digits in 1987 before a sellout crowd, the raucous atmosphere had transformed "The Events Center" into "The Thunderdome".

While the tortillas have stopped flying at The Thunderdome, raucous students have brought the practice to Harder Stadium, home of the 2006 NCAA champion UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team where no such penalties are enforced.The Thunderdome is the home to teams of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos athletic program.

In 2002, 2,794 fans attended a women's volleyball match between UCSB and the USC Trojans in which the 9th ranked Gauchos upset USC 3 games to 1.The facility also hosted and the first and second round games of the 2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

The team would then be assessed a technical foul for delay of game while the tortillas were cleaned up, which became infamously known as the "Tortilla Technical." Despite continued pleading from the players and coaches to stop the practice, students continued the behavior.During a game televised by ESPN, tortilla fragments got into one of ESPN's professional video cameras.

The school had to purchase a replacement for the network.

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