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He wasn't just a mascot. He was a beloved family pet...loved by a family of a million people or more. That someone can't understand the loss people feel is mind boggling.

I think what makes him different from other mascots (I mean... other than being a freaking tiger) is that he is kept on campus

students and the public can come around anytime and see LSU's real tiger mascot... really allows the LSU students and the fanbase build that relationship to the tiger

not ragging on Tennessee... it's just the circumstance I know immediately... but a UT frat goes to Smokey's owner's house, picks him up and basically is his caretaker from Friday night through the game to Sunday morning... then returns him back to his normal owner... it's just not the same

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Posted by Prof

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Posted on 10/11/16 at 5:29 pm to rt3

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not ragging on Tennessee... it's just the circumstance I know immediately... but a UT frat goes to Smokey's owner's house, picks him up and basically is his caretaker from Friday night through the game to Sunday morning... then returns him back to his normal owner... it's just not the same

That's true for game days but Smokey makes many public appearances and is highly accessible. But let's not go down this route, this should be about Mike.