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Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu was on The Paul Finebaum Show on Thursday and explained how his "Honey Badger" nickname started on TigerDroppings back in 2011.

TD User Mike Linebacker started the original Honey Bader nickname thread: The Origin of a Nickname: Mathieu and the Honey Badger


The idea of John Chavis lurking on the Tiger Rant after a game has to make you laugh...
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Tigerwm2315 hours
One of the most exciting players to ever put on a Tiger jersey!
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CajunBullet13 hours
Should have played another year or two! Miles screwed this up for sure!
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TrueTiger13 hours
Absolutely electric.
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Ipissexcellence13 hours
Les Miles made a tough decision and saved Tyranns career by taking the approach that he did. If he continued to sweep things under the rug I doubt he would be where he is today. Lots of people stepped up to guide him in the right direction and he accepted their help.
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The Eric15 hours
Honey Badger takes what he wants! Oh is that a snake? Honey badger don’t care.
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BabyTac15 hours
Always knew Chavis posted here. lol.
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Huge road win and the first thing Chavis does is check out tigerdroppings, lol.
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dagrippa13 hours
I like basking in the positivity here after a win too, John.
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hsgeoboy14 hours
Well if it’s Chavis that discovered Honey Badger here, then he most certainly saw his own “3rd and Chavis” moniker here ????
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genuineLSUtiger10 hours
They called him that at Tennessee too. It just followed him to LSU.
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LuckyTiger5715 hours
Honey Badger takes what he wants. One of the best to wear purple and gold!
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Mike Linebacker started this... HERE is the OP which started it all. LINK
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Geaux Guy9 hours
Yes, and this was a few weeks prior to playing West Virginia (TM7 mentioned as start). It became more and more viral. Link below but it was the Mo Isom vid (week after WVU) that confirmed that he approved.
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Sharlo15 hours
Someone smart figure out Chavis' alters. Would be hilarious to read.
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Ironhead98514 hours
It's crazy the amount of NIL he would have brought in had his college career been a decade later
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cas4t15 hours
I remember that game like it was yesterday. To this day the most exciting player to put on the P&G. He killed Oregon too. And then of course the SECCG vs UGA is an all timer.
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CatsGoneWild14 hours
The gifs were hilarious
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CSinLC14 hours
Wonder who posted that original Video?
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Koolazzkat14 hours
Free advertising.
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Black n Gold13 hours
TD is almost as big of a brand as LSU
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HurricaneCamille13 hours
Along with Tommy Casanova from the early 1970s, Tyrann Mathieu could simply do whatever he wanted. Both played offense and defense. Both were special teams maniacs.
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Geaux Guy12 hours
Checking some dates and I feel like WVU may have solidified HB7 but i feel like we were referencing Honey Badger well before that. The infamous Mo Isom vid was just 5 days after that game, which gave his approval. LINK
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Geaux Guy13 hours
Barely got out of Morgantown alive that night. We did make the mistake of setting up our tailgate right where the WVU players get dropped off for the game. Great LSU contingency and tailgated with OBJs family.
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GeauxPanthers214 hours
Mathieu had an incredible game that night against WVU. He was right.
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USEyourCURDS15 hours
Saw that game in the nosebleeds. He still stood out way up there. Just amazing
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porge71063 hours
THE BADGER!! Takes what he wants when he wants it. Geaux tigers!!
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