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Meanwhile, LSU has a Tiger problem.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:34 pm
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LSU has had a live tiger mascot since 1936. Why has he missed every game this year?
BATON ROUGE, La. — Mike the Tiger paces in his peaceful habitat.
Back-and-forth he goes, the same route up and down the side of his 15,000 square foot lush environment complete with a waterfall, stream, rocks, trees and a pumpkin that once had “LSU” carved into it, but has since been chewed up by Mike VI.
Fans walk by and take pictures.
“I don’t even think the San Diego Zoo has a thing on this cage,” chimes a woman in a purple dress.
Dr. David Baker, Director of the Division of Laboratory Animals at LSU who serves as the primary veterinarian for Mike the Tiger, was defensive—surly even—when asked why the 9½-year-old jungle cat hasn’t been going to games this year.
“Cat people know that cats do what cats are going to do,” he said. “Life is on their terms. You can’t force them and we have no way of forcing him. OK? I’ll say that again. We have no way of forcing him. We wouldn’t if we did. You can’t entice them.
“People call me with brilliant ideas. ‘Put a steak in the trailer!’ Oh wow, 20 years we never thought of that. When cats think something is up, they’re very wary animals and this is an apex predator. He’s a fully mature tiger. He’s perfectly normal. They’re secretive animals. Why would he ever come out of his night house and get in the trailer? The fact that he ever does amazes me.
“He’s exhibiting perfectly normal behavior and that’s to stay put. End of story.”
So while LSU fans haven't seen much of Mike in his trailer at games...
...We at least have these traditions to fall back on...
...all while watching football in the best stadium to watch football in...
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Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:36 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Take down confederate flags.
Replace them with rainbow flags.
Remove Mike the Tiger from Tiger stadium.
I see a trend. What will be next?
Replace them with rainbow flags.
Remove Mike the Tiger from Tiger stadium.
I see a trend. What will be next?
This post was edited on 7/12/15 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:38 pm to ForeverGator
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I see a trend. What will be next?
Three words: no more jorts.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:42 pm to ForeverGator
No one dresses up as a black teletubbie at the games. Al Sharpton has requested for no one to dress in a teletubbie outfit due to racism.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:52 pm to Gary Busey
Mascot Mike has been picking up Mike VI's slack...
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:54 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Wrong board
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:57 pm to texag7
Wrong site.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 1:58 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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“I don’t even think the San Diego Zoo has a thing on this cage,” chimes a woman in a purple dress.
I love it when LSU fans who have most likely never ventured out of Louisiana make claims such as this.
Delusion has no bounds.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:01 pm to DaleDenton
Exactly. I've been to the SD Zoo multiple times and this chick in purple couldn't be more wrong. She has obviously never been outside her little swamp bungalow.
This post was edited on 7/12/15 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:05 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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Do LSU fans do this? I'm so aroused
FIFY
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:06 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Laser pointers! Have they tried laser pointers?
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:09 pm to MaroonNation
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Laser pointers! Have they tried laser pointers?
Sounds like a plan to me!
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:09 pm to PNW
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Exactly. I've been to the SD Zoo multiple times and this chick in purple couldn't be more wrong. She has obviously never been outside her little swamp bungalow.
It's a nice habitat..but it's not even close to the top 5 zoo's in the country
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:10 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
You're welcome. I saved LSU's season. I expect full administrator rights from Chicken now.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:10 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
PETA fricks have infiltrated our ranks and won't encourage him to get in the cage. Joke's on us...
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:13 pm to PNW
I was gonna say they should feed Uga to Mike, but I don't want Mike to get diabetes.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:14 pm to Adam4LSU
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It's a nice habitat
It just opened last year. As far as college campuses go, I'd put Mike's habitat up against any other school mascot's cage.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:14 pm to DaleDenton
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Delusion has no bounds.
Certainly Louisiana's northern border is testament to this.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:15 pm to MaroonNation
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You're welcome. I saved LSU's season. I expect full administrator rights from Chicken now.
Slow down. I'd expect you'd have to demonstrate that personally to get those kind of privileges...
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:17 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
This post was edited on 7/12/15 at 2:20 pm
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