re: Tribute to Mike for Southern Miss game

Posted by shawnlsu

Member since Nov 2011

23682 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 3:18 pm to LSUcajun77

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Sounds good to me, whoever downvoted I hope you get cancer

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Calm down you bitch. My 4 year old nephew has brain cancer. You don't wish that on anyone. Especially because of an opinion on a message board.

Other than that, the OP has a really good idea.

Posted by LSUTigerMBA

Tomball, TX

Member since Sep 2016

103 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 3:32 pm to LSUGoose

I think the cheerleaders were forced to stop banging on Mike's cage to get him to roar because some animlal rights activist complained that it might hurt Mike's feelings. Didn't seem to bother any of the Mikes that I saw.

Posted by Dizz

Member since May 2008

14772 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 3:34 pm to LSUTigerMBA

I always thought Mike's V roar was a recording.

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Posted by BoCoTiger

Colorado

Member since Jan 2012

354 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 3:47 pm to LSUGoose

Yes, Mike V did NOT like the guy wearing the tiger costume. I witnessed that up close.

Around 1998, I was in the Mall of Louisiana with my then-2-year-old daughter. Mike V in his cage and the cheerleaders were there in the center of the mall doing their thing. We were standing about 10 feet away from the cage, where Mike was pacing back and forth.

The guy in the tiger costume walked up to us and shook my daughter's hand, while the real tiger watched him. As soon as the costumed tiger turned his back on the cage, the real tiger pounced against the bars of the cage, rocking it, and roaring three times very loudly.

It was probably the most frightening thing I've witnessed up close!

Posted by TigerstuckinMS

Member since Nov 2005

33687 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 3:54 pm to Dizz

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I always thought Mike's V roar was a recording.

Nah. That cat hated him some costume Mike. You'd get costume Mike near him, and Mike V wasn't fricking around.

This post was edited on 10/11/16 at 5:39 pm

Posted by Jwils

Member since Jan 2012

1446 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 3:55 pm to tigahland

Because children play here.

Posted by tiger91

In my own little world

Member since Nov 2005

36741 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 3:58 pm to LSUGoose

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I thought this was the tiger that hated the Mike in costume and he'd roar whenever the costumed Mike came too close.

Mike V

Posted by Downtown Devin Brown

New Orleans, LA

Member since Sep 2013

1523 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 4:01 pm to tigahland

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howwwwwwww does the OP get a downvote?

Maybe because this was mentioned last week ... i'm sure it was honest mistake

LINK to Original Mike tribute thread

Posted by Melvin Spellvin

proud dad of 2 A&M honor grads

Member since Jul 2015

1676 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 4:06 pm to BamaHater

how bout "eye black" under or around the tiger eye on the 50 yard line, for all home games for the rest of the season or until Mike VII arrives...

This post was edited on 10/11/16 at 4:10 pm

Posted by ImayGoLesMiles

Baton Rouge, La

Member since Feb 2015

12709 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 4:31 pm to BamaHater

Dude I can definitely see some USM dumbass making a smartass comment about mike and getting his arse stomped out in the stands. Don't talk shite about mike.

Posted by alumni95

Member since Jun 2004

7587 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 4:35 pm to LSUGoose

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In the past, cheerleaders would bang on cage to get Mike to roar. I thought this was the tiger that hated the Mike in costume and he'd roar whenever the costumed Mike came too close.

CONFIRMED!

Mike V would get pissed when he saw the costumed Mike approach his cage.

Posted by jmtigers

1826.71 miles from USC

Member since Sep 2003

4972 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 4:36 pm to ImayGoLesMiles

USM has had plenty of hard times involving live mascots. But, i guess all it takes is one bad fan.

Posted by PsychTiger

Member since Jul 2004

99309 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 4:40 pm to HeavyD

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Mike V didn't like the costumed tiger. He roared nearly every time the costumed tiger was in sight

Kind of like the student section and the balloon mascot, Ellis Hugh.

Posted by alumni95

Member since Jun 2004

7587 posts

Posted on 10/11/16 at 4:41 pm to Dizz

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I always thought Mike's V roar was a recording.

You could record the sound and maybe get away with it. But there was NO DOUBT in Mike V's reaction. There was not video/puppetry/holographic special effects that could reproduce that.

FACT