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re: Would one of you mind telling me where the Tiger mascot came from?

Posted on 12/7/10 at 4:52 pm to
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 12/7/10 at 4:52 pm to
Except that Wheat's Battalion weren't the first Tigers from Louisiana.

Also while Claire Chennault was raised in Louisiana and went to ROTC at LSU, the Flying Tigers were a name given to the unit by the Empress of China. The Tiger represents the acme of fierceness in China, and she was impressed with how Chennault's unti was holding their own against overwhelming Japanese forces.

Those are shark's teeth on the planes, not tiger teeth.
Posted by OU812
Greensboro, NC
Member since Apr 2004
12590 posts
Posted on 12/7/10 at 6:44 pm to
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Claire Chennault was raised in Louisiana and went to ROTC at LSU, the Flying Tigers were a name given to the unit by the Empress of China.


The University of Louisiana @ Monroe's mascot is named after the plane Chennault flew which was based in Monroe! Double aggressive mascots in Louisiana!
Posted by TxAgswin
Member since Dec 2010
56 posts
Posted on 12/9/10 at 3:33 pm to
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Because of the huge tiger population in Louisiana


I have spotted some Cougars in New Orleans.
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