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Old timers - Tiger Bait origin
Posted on 4/19/12 at 10:44 am
Posted on 4/19/12 at 10:44 am
Ok old timers - how many of you remember the old guy that started "Tiger Bait"? Back in the early 70's, his basketball seats were right in front of my parents seats. I can remember in Jr. High hearing him yell in the Assembly Center (now the PMAC). His voice would carry in that arena. I remember a conversation with him telling us he would yell it at football games too, but it was already too loud.
He was old back then, I am sure long past. Pretty cool if you think about it where some of our traditions come from - rabid LSU fans.
He was old back then, I am sure long past. Pretty cool if you think about it where some of our traditions come from - rabid LSU fans.
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Posted on 4/19/12 at 10:53 am to blacykaty
Big Red
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:03 am to blacykaty
Seems like LSU's "Tiger Bait" would be older than the 70's. Auburn has chanted "Tiger Meat" since at least the 50's. Seems like LSU would be at least that old
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:15 am to blacykaty
I saw Big Red on local Baton Rouge television when I was in college. He claimed to have originated the Tiger Bait chant and no one was disagreeing with him. Big Red said he copied it from Gator Bait.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 3:52 pm to blacykaty
Its a great comeback to rtr
Posted on 4/19/12 at 4:14 pm to blacykaty
I thought this would be the bio of the great mike s. I am disappoint
Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:23 pm to blacykaty
I first heard Big Red my freshman year in 1975. It was the first home game against TAMU. I was sitting in our "Frat" section; everyone was drunk (duh), loud and bellicose. Then we heard this penetrating sound; not necessarily loud but piercing. And there stood (off in the distance) around the 40 yard line a hulking older guy with his hands clasp around his mouth making a sound that sounded like "HIGER MATE! HIGER MATE! HIGER MATE!
Everyone stopped yakking to take in the moment and realize that this man was special and had a special love for the Tigers.
Young minds . . . very impressionable . . . I still try to imitate him to this day. People think I'm crazy (and this is California) but the hell with them. He made his impression and I love trying to keep the tradition alive.
Everyone stopped yakking to take in the moment and realize that this man was special and had a special love for the Tigers.
Young minds . . . very impressionable . . . I still try to imitate him to this day. People think I'm crazy (and this is California) but the hell with them. He made his impression and I love trying to keep the tradition alive.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 6:29 pm to blacykaty
my father who is 84, said he worked with him at the Morning Advocate....
he was some kinda loud
he was some kinda loud
Posted on 4/20/12 at 8:47 am to blacykaty
I remember being a kid about 10 or 11 and hearing him. I saw him one Saturday night yelling into the LSU locker room. Not Tiger Bait but Eat'em Up Tigers before the game.
When I was in sixth grade playing for the River Oaks Bengals in Baton Rouge (BREC Football), we had a Dad that could imitate Big Red pretty well at our games. Always got us fired up.
When I was in sixth grade playing for the River Oaks Bengals in Baton Rouge (BREC Football), we had a Dad that could imitate Big Red pretty well at our games. Always got us fired up.
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