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re: Mike the Tiger and Seminole mascot tangle in pregame 1982
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:53 pm to TigerBandFan
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:53 pm to TigerBandFan
I was there in student section on the 50 yard line. Students could sit on the 50 yard line back in those days if you arrived early and the tickets were free.
Great butt kicking of a game. Threw a few oranges.
Great butt kicking of a game. Threw a few oranges.
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Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:53 pm to TigerBandFan
I told my kids about this and they thought it was one daddy’s tall tales- here is the proof
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:55 pm to TigerBandFan
That was awesome, we should do this again Sunday night.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:57 pm to TigerBandFan
My JR year. One of the darnedest games I've ever attended. That was a good Florida State team,too. Not great,but pretty darn good. And that night we just beat the socks off of them.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:00 pm to TigerBandFan
I was in the North end zone that night. The guy in the Seminole costume was so well done I initially thought it was the actual FSU mascot. 
It was funny.
It was funny.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:01 pm to nicholastiger
quote:
The 80s were the best
Peak America
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:06 pm to TigerBandFan
Mark Jeffers was the best Mike the Tiger ever. Also got punished by the league for going on the basketball court with a refrees shirt and a white cane
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:10 pm to TigerBandFan
amazing
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:11 pm to TigerBandFan
This post was edited on 9/1/22 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:11 pm to TigerBandFan
I was the there with my "now" wife! LSU Class of 84
Points:
Security cared less about the oranges. Let us bring bags into the student section.
Mike was great at antics like that - i.e. dropping from PMAC ceiling, coming out of a coffin in pregame before Ole Miss on Halloween.
Tiger fans didn't originally realize that the Seminole was a ploy. We thought it was FSU's real mascot. That made it all the better, but it didn't take long to catch on.
After the game, we went down on the field. I picked up this Seminoles head band with feathers and Tim Joiner's hip pad from LSU bench. He sustained a hip pointer in the game. LSU students in stands got angry at LSU students on field who were throwing oranges back up into stands. At that point, students in stands started throwing the old portable seats on the field (tan backing, red frame). At that point, we exited the south end zone. Sh** got crazy!
Points:
Security cared less about the oranges. Let us bring bags into the student section.
Mike was great at antics like that - i.e. dropping from PMAC ceiling, coming out of a coffin in pregame before Ole Miss on Halloween.
Tiger fans didn't originally realize that the Seminole was a ploy. We thought it was FSU's real mascot. That made it all the better, but it didn't take long to catch on.
After the game, we went down on the field. I picked up this Seminoles head band with feathers and Tim Joiner's hip pad from LSU bench. He sustained a hip pointer in the game. LSU students in stands got angry at LSU students on field who were throwing oranges back up into stands. At that point, students in stands started throwing the old portable seats on the field (tan backing, red frame). At that point, we exited the south end zone. Sh** got crazy!
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:20 pm to TigerBandFan
I remember that sitting inbthebstudent section...my freshman year. Crowd went nuts when Mike had Nole Chief down on the ground. The night it rained oranges. Jerry Stovall was coach.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:37 pm to TigerBandFan
That was awesome stuff.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:43 pm to TigerBandFan
Holy shite
That would never be allowed today. I feel like I’ve been deprived of something special.
That would never be allowed today. I feel like I’ve been deprived of something special.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:50 pm to TigerBandFan
I was a fresh in High School in “82, and I don’t recall things being that fuzzy.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 5:59 pm to HooDooWitch
I was chunkin oranges from south upper.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:55 pm to TigerBandFan
What a game. My freshman year. All you had to do was show your student ID. No tickets or anything to get in the student section. And they didn’t frisk you like they did in later years. As long as you didn’t bring glass n the stadium they didn’t care. So we used to walk in with 2 liters of “Sprite”. It went downhill from there.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 7:11 pm to TigerBandFan
Who won that game
Posted on 9/1/22 at 7:16 pm to TigerBandFan
I miss old Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 7:30 pm to UPGDude
quote:this is correct. As long as no glass, you could walk in with anything. We brought plastic milk jugs of booze, no kidding.
As long as you didn’t bring glass n the stadium they didn’t care. So we used to walk in with 2 liters of “Sprite”. It went downhill from there.
And I was there that night. One of the most unique and memorable games in Tiger Stadium history.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 8:41 pm to TutHillTiger
LSU won and went on to play in the Orange Bowl.
Saw it from the South EZ. I thought it was real. The place went nuts when that scalp came off. Great memories.
Saw it from the South EZ. I thought it was real. The place went nuts when that scalp came off. Great memories.
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