Lighten up Francis. It's only Monday morning you're going to have a long week if you're already rustled.

Let me share a little story with you my friend. I have two dogs, a German Shepard and a Great Dane. According to the breed types, the great dane is supposed to be chill and lazy while the German Shepard is supposed to be fearless. Well this couldn't be further from the truth for both dogs. The Great Dane has made a habit of jumping out of moving vehicles. What I have learned is that all animals of the same species (and/or breed) are different whether it be dogs, humans, tigers or possums.

The moral of this story is if the powers that be at LSU take their time and research the behaviors of the possible replacements they could increase the likelihood of finding a tiger more receptive to going to the games. Mike V didn't mind getting into that cage while Mike VI did. Both were tigers but with different behavior patterns. They used to walk Mike V on a leash around campus when it was a cub. Maybe that is what caused Mike V to not mind getting in the cage. Maybe that wasn't what made the difference but something was. LSU has enough resources to find an animal behaviorist that can determine what tiger would be more receptive. Hell, maybe we should get a rescued circus tiger. It would probably be more likely to obey.

As for you and your scare tactics that we will never have another tiger again if I complain, I got 3 million reasons why LSU will always have a tiger. The university isn't going to have a $3 million 15,000 sqft empty cage in the heart of its campus. Also, what is the benefit and economic impact to the LSU vet school that the university has a live tiger on campus? I bet that doesn't help attract potential vet students from all over the country at all.

You and anybody else who uses that scare tactic can get fricked.