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How Tyrann Mathieu received his Honey Badger Nickname.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:32 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:32 am
A lot of people were always curious about how Tyrann Mathieu got the nickname "Honey Badger." His former DB coach at LSU, Ron Cooper(LIU HC), shares the actual story. The video is less than two minutes. Honey Badger Origin Story
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Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:49 am to GBP_TigerKing
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A lot of people were always curious about how Tyrann Mathieu got the nickname "Honey Badger." His former DB coach at LSU, Ron Cooper(LIU HC), shares the actual story. The video is less than two minutes. Honey Badger Origin Story
He can say what he wants, but that game against West Virginia was September 24 2011. Here is the actual post from August 8 of 2011 when LSU fans started calling him Honey Badger.
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This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 10:51 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:53 am to BigBinBR
Yea I didn’t watch that video yet, but Mike Linebacker named him that.
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 10:54 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:09 am to Breadstick Gun
Mike Linebacker's Honey Badger post was over a month before the WV game, assuming it's true the PA announcer used the nickname.
ETA: not to mention, there's no reason people in West Virginia would "know about honey badgers" - they're only in Africa/Asia.
ETA: not to mention, there's no reason people in West Virginia would "know about honey badgers" - they're only in Africa/Asia.
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 11:11 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:42 am to GBP_TigerKing
Also inspired by this viral video at the time.
The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)
The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:53 am to BigBinBR
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He can say what he wants, but that game against West Virginia was September 24 2011. Here is the actual post from August 8 of 2011 when LSU fans started calling him Honey Badger.
Yep, that nickname definitely came from TD. I recall the thread when the poster first called him that and remember thinking a few months later when I heard it on TV "Holy shite! The media is now using something from TD")
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:55 am to GBP_TigerKing
TD Baws came up with the nickname. End of story.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:48 pm to GBP_TigerKing
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A lot of people were always curious about how Tyrann Mathieu got the nickname "Honey Badger."
We know how...and that's not how.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 1:10 pm to uptowntiger84
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TD Baws came up with the nickname. End of story.
Just like "the Hat"
Posted on 1/27/25 at 1:25 pm to GBP_TigerKing
What year is it?
Posted on 1/27/25 at 1:43 pm to GBP_TigerKing
You are on the wrong board to be telling people how the honey badger came about. We know it started here and we know who started it. Bottom line cuz stone cold said so.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:41 pm to GBP_TigerKing
Wrong. It started here. Those here at the time remember and we were all excited when it went mainstream.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:55 pm to GBP_TigerKing
Similar to Harold Perkins many nicknames & Whit Weeks aka the Honky Badger
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:02 pm to GBP_TigerKing
My favorite tiger of all time! I remember he wasn’t a fan of the nickname at first.. But I think he later came to appreciate it as a great compliment
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
I hired Matt Canada.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:08 pm to BigBinBR
I can imagine Mike tells people that he came up with the name the honey badger and a lot of people say, “Yeah, ok, sure ya did”
One of those sounds like a tall tale and is true kinda things
One of those sounds like a tall tale and is true kinda things
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:14 pm to GBP_TigerKing
No one on this website is curious how the name Honey Badger came about. We all know.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:19 pm to dcw7g
Dude’s last post was 9 years ago, wonder if he’s still alive
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:21 pm to tigerclaw10
Anyone who was on TD in 2011 knows that TD is where the nickname came from. End of story.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:40 pm to GBP_TigerKing
I have a video of Tyrann telling me his version of how it came about. Will post it soon
Boot Up x Honey Badger
Boot Up x Honey Badger
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