re: No more Mike the Tiger in Tiger Stadium? WTF?

Read the Advocate article linked by the OP. Also read through this entire thread. It's apparent that Mike means different things to all of us. Before Mike 6 passed, it had been years since he attended a football game. I've watched four different videos of Dr. Baker give media interviews at Mike's sanctuary - a man that has dedicated a good chunk of his life to preserving our tradition of having a live tiger on campus.

Its clear to me that Dr. Baker supports this concession, and I don't think he's a p***y.

Up to about 1600 years ago, people who considered themselves the most civilized in all the world watched tigers kill (and be killed by) less fortunate people in stadium environments. They had circuses too, but their circus looked more like our racetracks of today. Speaking of the circus, here's some more real world knowledge for those of you who melt when somebody moves your cheese.

Ps. If we park Mike's empty cage permanently by the visitors locker room, hide some 500 watt speakers under it, get an audio clip of a roaring tiger and rig it all to a motion detector...? Your earlier post about the guy in a tiger suit cracked me up.