re: The Greatest Live Mascot in the SEC

Uga > all others

Uga at the Heisman ceremony


Cover of SI


Uga going after Robert Baker


Uga in the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil


Uga III put Mike the Tiger in his place

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"Later that year [1978], we went down to play the Bengal Tigers in Baton Rouge. Just prior to the game, I was out on the field while the team was dressing and I noticed that out of the end zone came LSU's mascot, Mike the tiger, in a cage. The LSU fans went berserk, especially when the cheerleaders poked him in the ribs. They stuck a microphone up to the cage and he let out a big roar.

"They rolled the cage toward the 50-yard line, where the tiger normally stays during a game—and right in his path was Uga III, which really infuriated the tiger. He ran up to the front of his cage and let out a loud roar—but ol' Uga just sat there. That really made the tiger mad. He got up on his hind legs, rattled the cage, and roared even louder. When the tiger did that, Uga raised up, took two steps forward, and barked—at which time the tiger sheepishly retreated to the back of the cage.

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