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re: Let's pretend y'all weren't the "Tigers"......
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:00 am to Oxidized Iron
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:00 am to Oxidized Iron
If we weren't the only real tigers with the only real tiger mascot then hindsidght being 20/20 yeah something different maybe but since we are the best no need to regret.
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Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:00 am to TFS4E
@ TFS4E
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:00 am to TigerWoody
I think we can all agree that the opportunity to have a quality mascot is what gives us a want to be a Tiger.
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:01 am to LSUTiger205
Cottonmouths
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:02 am to UFownstSECsince1950
I like the Gators name/mascot for sure but I like the history behind the LSU Tiger name.
If it weren't taken and we couldn't be the Tigers we would certainly be the Gators.
If it weren't taken and we couldn't be the Tigers we would certainly be the Gators.
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:02 am to UFownstSECsince1950
quote:
my neighbor (LSU grad) says he wishes LSU had a different,
Your neighbor is mentally ill, he needs an infusion of Tiger Stadium
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:03 am to Cold Cous Cous
quote:Hahaa! I was looking up couche couche to give you crap about your name and look at the photo attached to the recipe:
Cold Cous Cous
couche couche
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:03 am to Camp Randall
I should know this - I'm sure I have heard it or read it - but, why the name "Mike". Don't get me wrong - it is perfect. Just wondering about the origin of the name.
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:04 am to Ceasarfor3!
quote:...even Les knows better, like Saban before him, aight!?
Ceasarfor3!
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:04 am to PRK
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We are named after Louisiana Confederate soldiers.
I fear one day the NAACP will catch wind of this and demand that we change our mascot to some non-racist one.
Shhhh...we gotta keep this hush-hush!
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:06 am to dchotard
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I fear one day the NAACP will catch wind of this and demand that we change our mascot to some non-racist one.
please.
This post was edited on 10/5/11 at 10:07 am
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:10 am to UFownstSECsince1950
The thing is we aren't the tigers. We are the FIGHTING tigers, named after the famous civil war unit. So no, id rather stay the fighting tigers than the tigers or gators.
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:10 am to UFownstSECsince1950
quote:
you could have a Mike the Gator in a cage as your mascot before games
Would be in someone's pot for supper before sundown
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:12 am to TigerWoody
As long as Mike is around, I can't see any other team having a live majestic mascot like ours. Some things in life don't need a change or a facelift! 
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:14 am to HaloWarriors
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HaloWarriors
Let's pretend y'all weren't the "Tigers"......
I should know this - I'm sure I have heard it or read it - but, why the name "Mike". Don't get me wrong - it is perfect. Just wondering about the origin of the name.
Named after Mike Chambers, the first mascot trainer in the 1930's. I believe the first tiger was called "Lil Eat 'Em Up." And I think there was another name for Mike I - 'Sheik' I believe?
This post was edited on 10/5/11 at 10:17 am
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:15 am to PRK
quote:
We are named after Louisiana Confederate soldiers
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh
We don't want to become the Pelicans.
example: Ole Miss Black Bears
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:17 am to HaloWarriors
quote:
why the name "Mike". Don't get me wrong - it is perfect. Just wondering about the origin of the name.
Named after the LSU trainer who was responsible for bringing Mike I to LSU.
This post was edited on 10/5/11 at 10:18 am
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:17 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Assuming UF or no other major program was "The Gators", I would not mind. As others have mentioned, our "Tigers" were also warriors, and not just a commonly picked sports mascot (Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my).
As for other mascots I might pick, if not Tigers (or Gators), the Louisiana Curs (or Louisiana Leopard Dogs).
Pelicans would be fitting with the theme, the state seal, etc., but is a little lame.
As for other mascots I might pick, if not Tigers (or Gators), the Louisiana Curs (or Louisiana Leopard Dogs).
Pelicans would be fitting with the theme, the state seal, etc., but is a little lame.
This post was edited on 10/5/11 at 10:17 am
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:17 am to HaloWarriors
quote:
I should know this - I'm sure I have heard it or read it - but, why the name "Mike". Don't get me wrong - it is perfect. Just wondering about the origin of the name.
Mike I (1936–1956)
Born on October 10, 1935, the first Mike was purchased from the Little Rock Zoo with money raised by collecting 25 cents from each LSU student for a total of $750. Originally named Sheik, the new mascot was renamed in honor of Mike Chambers, LSU's athletic trainer at the time, who was the person most responsible for bringing him to the school. Mike assumed his duties as the living symbol of LSU only three days after arriving on campus on October 21, 1936.
Mike the Tiger
Posted on 10/5/11 at 10:17 am to TigerWoody
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The Louisiana Tigers terrified people during the Civil War and continue to terrify...with honey badgers.
BTW, the United States never had a civil war per se, The War Between the States is more accurate.
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