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re: LSU fans: Help me understand the situation with Mike and the stadium (no troll)
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:04 pm to southeasttiger113
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:04 pm to southeasttiger113
quote:mike 5 was cool. for some reason, he got excited when the costumed mike came close to the trailer. so when it was the traditional time for him to roar, the cheerleaders would loosely surround the cage so that cmike was obscured. then, cmike would approach the cage and mike would roar. of course, they had a microphone at the cage so you could hear the roar through the pa. it was cool.
roared in the stadium pre game
of course in ancient times, they would poke mike with a stick to get him to roar.
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Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:09 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
quote:why do i remember a story about some guy on the top row of tiger stadium claiming to snipe mike with a rifle. he only wanted to talk to jose vargas. i think jose even brought some of his chips to the talkdown. or did i dream that?
When I was a student in the 80s some guy managed to get in between the inner and outer fence of Mike's cage and claimed he had a bomb. After he was apprehended, the paper sack he was holding turned out to contain a sandwich.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:11 pm to heartbreakTiger
quote:i'm with you. the fireworks do nothing for me. mike letting out a roar over the pa is amazing and blood curdling
he chooses fricking kiddie fire works over the long standing tradition of mike being in the stadium
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:12 pm to bfniii
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the fireworks do nothing for me
Most LSU fans stare at them all slack jawed like "woooooooaaah" like fricking chimps.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:13 pm to gumbeaux
quote:sorry i repeated your story. you beat me to it
gumbeaux
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:16 pm to weagle99
He is giventhe chance. He doesn't get in the cage unless he wants to.
He used to get in more often. He has become more solitary as he gets older.
personally i think we coudl give him a bigger travel cage. IDK why we jsut keep that small trailer (probably entrance reasons)
He used to get in more often. He has become more solitary as he gets older.
personally i think we coudl give him a bigger travel cage. IDK why we jsut keep that small trailer (probably entrance reasons)
Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:43 pm to bfniii
Haha thanks for sharing 
I was pretty young when Mike V was the mascot and I knew they couldn't agitate or poke him in the mid 90's so I didn't know if it was a childhood memory blown out of proportion or what, but that's pretty interesting
I was pretty young when Mike V was the mascot and I knew they couldn't agitate or poke him in the mid 90's so I didn't know if it was a childhood memory blown out of proportion or what, but that's pretty interesting
Posted on 3/5/15 at 11:00 pm to DrunkerThanThou
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One story, that supposedly comes from the Vet staff, is that during one of his first games in the cage, some a-hole set off a bunch of fireworks right next to him. Ever since then he gets anxious at the sight of the cage
They must be talking about the cannon that LSU's ROTC used to fire before games. Last couple of times that I've visited Tiger Stadium, they didn't fire the cannon during pre-game. I'm guessing that they stopped firing it permanently.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 11:16 pm to weagle99
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That sounds badass. Do they try to lure him into the trailer with food?
Im not kidding when I say back in the day when mike got pissed at whoever it was sometimes it was a player from the other team other times it was a mascot or what not, but it was a chilling roar. I mean make the hair stand up on your neck ...so glad that Meffer is in a cage roar.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 3:27 am to TigerChief10
quote:Incorrect. Mike is a hybrid Siberian-Bengal mix. He's not too big for the stadium trailer, he just doesn't like going into it and his handlers haven't successfully found a way to coax him into it on game day.........
He's a Siberian tiger which are bigger than Bengal tigers. His cage is big enough to be comfortable for a Bengal tiger which we normally have but not a Siberian tiger.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 3:38 am to semjase
Good for who all are in charge of making the actual decision.
It's a much better statement for an institute of higher learning to not force or coerce the tiger to go to the stadium atmosphere if it bothers him.
Little worse than seeing "mascots" which look miserable in the noise and crowds.
It's a much better statement for an institute of higher learning to not force or coerce the tiger to go to the stadium atmosphere if it bothers him.
Little worse than seeing "mascots" which look miserable in the noise and crowds.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 3:39 am to TheDude321
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the cannon that LSU's ROTC used to fire before games. Last couple of times that I've visited Tiger Stadium, they didn't fire the cannon during pre-game. I'm guessing that they stopped firing it permanently.
Damn, that's a shame.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:00 am to weagle99
This thread is so fantastic. 
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:57 am to weagle99
Was at the Bama/LSU game this past fall. Watched Mike turn his butt to the fence and spray a couple of Bama fans...wish I had video going!
That being said, maybe that is a consideration when deciding to "make" him get in the trailer....I can see the uproar if some BR socialite and her kids get a shot of "tiger juice"!
That being said, maybe that is a consideration when deciding to "make" him get in the trailer....I can see the uproar if some BR socialite and her kids get a shot of "tiger juice"!
Posted on 3/6/15 at 6:25 am to Old Sarge
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V&S knows you're a lady. That's why he made the comment, you should just show him this
No I didn't.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 6:43 am to bfniii
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sorry i repeated your story. you beat me to it
That's OK bfniii!
Posted on 3/6/15 at 7:11 am to gumbeaux
Posted on 3/6/15 at 7:20 am to The Godfather
and the Godfather with the boom. which mike was that?
This post was edited on 3/6/15 at 7:22 am
Posted on 3/6/15 at 8:27 am to roguetiger15
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Mike is a pussy. Perfect representation of LSU
Say it to his face big man
The days of seeing Mike jammed into a cage paraded around dealing with screaming fans are over! It is sad because it was one of my most favorite parts of the game day experience but hey, it is the society that we live in now.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 8:30 am to Nissanmaxima
But if it caused the animal trauma, stopping was the right thing to do.
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