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Posted on 9/13/11 at 9:57 pm to SG_Geaux
I mean we have a live mascot to fulfill a role.
We don;t have a live mascot for the sake of tiger welfare and as a sign of goodwill across the world. We don't have him to sit in his cage or even refuse to go out to be viewed in his habitat.
They have zoos for that.
We don;t have a live mascot for the sake of tiger welfare and as a sign of goodwill across the world. We don't have him to sit in his cage or even refuse to go out to be viewed in his habitat.
They have zoos for that.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 9:59 pm to tiger1014
Dance, Tiger! 
You're killing me.
You're killing me.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:00 pm to tiger1014
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We don;t have a live mascot for the sake of tiger welfare and as a sign of goodwill across the world.
Actually, that is part of it.
And they purposely don't let him out in to his habitat on gameday.
He is not a play toy brought on campus purely for your amusement.
This post was edited on 9/13/11 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:01 pm to tiger1014
Mike is pretty entertaining in the mornings in his habitat
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:02 pm to TIGERFANZZ
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you would think LSU could get a tiger in a trailer 6 or 7 times a year.
I know it's probably been mentioned at some point on this thread but everyone realizes we're talking about a 300lb carnivore who sits squarely atop the food chain, right?
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:06 pm to SG_Geaux
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that is part of it
but not most of it....most of it is being a mascot. hes had adequate time to adjust and i dont think many people would argue that hell never be as good at it as our most recent predecessor
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He is not a play toy brought on campus purely for your amusement.
Actually it really pretty much is that. If you told everyone that he would never go to games and it would just be a pretty zoo exhibit when he felt like coming out, I doubt you would have had the large force behind the fundraising effort for the most expensive residence in the state....well I dunno maybe the pennington place is worth more...
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:14 pm to tiger1014
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Actually it really pretty much is that. If you told everyone that he would never go to games and it would just be a pretty zoo exhibit when he felt like coming out, I doubt you would have had the large force behind the fundraising effort for the most expensive residence in the state
It actually isn't that at all. Maybe talk to someone from the Vet school and see what they think about Mike as a play toy on game day. And I gave a bit for the new habitat and I don't give a shite if he goes to games or not. I'm proud of the fact that Mike lives on campus in such an beautiful enclosure. I love taking my kids to see him when we're in BR. JMO.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:21 pm to denvertiger
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Maybe talk to someone from the Vet school and see what they think about Mike as a play toy on game day
The Vet students are a very small subset of the population. They get to play doctor on him all they want. They get the most value per tax dollar out of anyone in the state.
I wouldn't doubt if they are trying to keep him as sequestered as possible from humans so he's more like a "real tiger" for their vet school practice doctoring.
just kidding on that....but i bet the thought has crossed their mind quote:
I love taking my kids to see him when we're in BR
no arguments there. I used to love parking at old alex box lot and walking by on the way to class in the mornings
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:24 pm to tiger1014
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They get the most value per tax dollar out of anyone in the state.
The problem is that you are just viewing Mike as a commodity instead of a living breathing magnificent creature.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:24 pm to KjunTiga
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How Can We Get More Action From Mike VI?
Take the people that start threads calling for Mett to start and the JL/JJ bashers and toss them into his habitat.
Just a thought.
j/k.
He's a tiger for crying out loud. If he doesn't want to go, he's not going. You want to force him? Good luck with that. He's a TIGER!!
Leave him be and let him do what he wants.
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It actually isn't that at all. Maybe talk to someone from the Vet school and see what they think about Mike as a play toy on game day. And I gave a bit for the new habitat and I don't give a shite if he goes to games or not. I'm proud of the fact that Mike lives on campus in such an beautiful enclosure. I love taking my kids to see him when we're in BR. JMO.
This.
This post was edited on 9/13/11 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:30 pm to la_birdman
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He's a tiger for crying out loud. If he doesn't want to go, he's not going. You want to force him? Good luck with that. He's a TIGER!!
Leave him be and let him do what he wants.
+10000000
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:39 pm to SG_Geaux
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The problem is that you are just viewing Mike as a commodity instead of a living breathing magnificent creature.
Animals are both.
I'm an animal lover, don't get me wrong. I just think they also have value as a commodity and that it's ethical to treat them as such. They may be magnificent but they aren't people....they are just animals.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 11:42 pm to ScubaTiger
Just don't feed Mike for a couple of days and then through some raw meat in the trailer. How hard can it be?
Posted on 9/14/11 at 12:07 am to SG_Geaux
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Man you people are fricking retarded
no shite. this thread has retarded written all over it
Posted on 9/14/11 at 12:18 am to Deactived
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no shite. this thread has retarded written all over it
Thanks for your valuable contribution
Posted on 9/14/11 at 12:45 am to TIGERFANZZ
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Not like we're asking him to ride a unicycle.
Although this would be pretty goddamn impressive.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 1:03 am to AlexLSU
That would have to be one hell of a sturdy unicycle though. Mike is a big, heavy cat.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 6:51 am to KjunTiga
Here is an idea, put one of those Jihad motherfu**ckers in there with him, let him run around screaming waving his arms right before its time to take Mike out into the stands... works for me!
Posted on 9/14/11 at 7:04 am to lake chuck fan
Seriously though, if LSU really wanted Mike VI to get truly acclimated to his surrounding then LSU should have acquired a tiger cub when Mike V passed away. LSU acquired an "adolescent" tiger who basically was already set in his ways.
Cats in general are hard to train bc unlike dogs they have a much stronger will. Compound that with the fact that we didn't get to train this tiger as a baby makes all the more difficult.
They have videos of baby Mike V on a leash at basketball games and stuff, so it was no surprise that he was easily trained to do what LSU wanted him to do.
I am convinced that LSU just wanted Mike VI to be a zoo type exhibit and didn't want him to be a full fledged mascot like Mike V was. Like I said earlier, if LSU did want Mike VI to be like Mike V then they would have bought a tiger cub.
Cats in general are hard to train bc unlike dogs they have a much stronger will. Compound that with the fact that we didn't get to train this tiger as a baby makes all the more difficult.
They have videos of baby Mike V on a leash at basketball games and stuff, so it was no surprise that he was easily trained to do what LSU wanted him to do.
I am convinced that LSU just wanted Mike VI to be a zoo type exhibit and didn't want him to be a full fledged mascot like Mike V was. Like I said earlier, if LSU did want Mike VI to be like Mike V then they would have bought a tiger cub.
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