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Petition for NO FIREWORKS when Mike VII arrives!!

Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:47 am
Posted by banone74
Member since Oct 2006
1188 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:47 am
Seriously, how stupid is it to set off huge pyrotechnics near a big cat & expect that cat to be cool with it? We all love seeing Mike in his trailer at games & the fireworks is what freaked him out. So please ,LSU administration, STOP the firework show. It adds nothing & isn't some sort of tradition that should supersede Mike in his trailer. IMO it's lame anyway. What says the Rant?
Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
10935 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:48 am to
Isn't Mike out of the stadium by the time they do this?
Posted by Monsieur le Duc
Château de Chantilly
Member since Aug 2014
709 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:48 am to
There's probably a fireworks guy making some serious dough. Plus it looks good on TV. Best of luck getting that shite changed.

But, at the end of the day, I agree with you.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
133292 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:48 am to
Or, you get a young cub and condition him to be used to it and okay with it, like how they would train war horses to be used to rifle and Cannon fire
Posted by mach316
Jonesboro, AR
Member since Jul 2012
4923 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:49 am to
Mike VII is not gonna be a pussy. He can handle a few bottle rockets.
Posted by lsub16
Lake Charles
Member since Oct 2014
376 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:49 am to
No usually they have him by the Visting team's entrance for when they run out.
Posted by therick711
South
Member since Jan 2008
26098 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:49 am to
The rant says that fireworks were never utilized when Mike was in the stadium. This is like asking LSU not to launch rockets into space when Mike is around. They won't because they never have before.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80481 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:51 am to
Its that stupid arse cannon. Not the fireworks.
Posted by camplsu
Section 210
Member since Feb 2007
1527 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:52 am to
Seriously, is anyone ever like, "wow those fireworks are really awesome!"?

If no fireworks = Mike VII coming to the stadium then I am all for it. However, Dr. Baker was interviewed a while back and he said that the concerts outside of the PMAC is also a contributing factor. Doubtful that LSU will get rid of those as well.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
36677 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:55 am to
fireworks are a recent development, like canned music during the game....

get rid of both, but I'd be happy with fireworks as a start....if I wanted to see fireworks at a football game, I'd go to a Saints game!!!
Posted by SwampBandit
Livonia, La
Member since Jun 2016
3722 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:56 am to
They can move those concerts to another spot in my opinion, I'm more worried about the cat being comfortable then listening to some cover band
Posted by camplsu
Section 210
Member since Feb 2007
1527 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:03 am to
quote:

I'm more worried about the cat being comfortable then listening to some cover ban


You mean to tell me you aren't fired up for Christien Bold featuring Cool Nasty this Saturday? (Disclaimer: I googled to find out who was playing)

I can honestly say that I have never once been to the whole Tiger One Village thing. So in my opinion they can move the thing anywhere and I would be fine. However, I doubt they will unfortunately.
Posted by Nix to Twillie
Houston, TX
Member since Jan 2015
19997 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:06 am to
quote:

Its that stupid arse cannon. Not the fireworks.


There's a cannon?
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
36677 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:08 am to
quote:

There's a cannon?
yes there's a cannon that just returned...

if you want to get technical, it's a M-120 75mm pack howitzer...it has welds in the tube so it can't fire anything but a blank round...generally there is the full black powder blank and the modified shell base where you can shoot a 10 gauge blank...
Posted by km
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
5653 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:09 am to
Please sign below....it's a petition to stop petitions.
Posted by banone74
Member since Oct 2006
1188 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:12 am to
There really should be discussions w/in the powers that be. Mike in his trailer is a how many year-old tradition? It needs to be preserved for many generations to see. I've seen post after post about parents bringing their child to see Mike. I've yet to see a post saying the same regarding fireworks. And to the poster who said it looks good on TV, that's a really dumb reason to do it
Posted by dannyz6869
br la.
Member since Apr 2013
134 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:14 am to
screw fireworks we got a real freakin tiger
Posted by Smalls
Southern California
Member since Jul 2009
10295 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:15 am to
quote:

concerts outside of the PMAC is also a contributing factor.


quote:

Doubtful that LSU will get rid of those


They should. Nobody listens to that garbage.
Posted by southernelite
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2009
53561 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:17 am to
Mike VII isn't making any appearances in Tiger Stadium either. That tradition is over.

Now, bring on the downvotes, but it's a reality.
Posted by Missouri Waltz
Adrift off the Spanish Main
Member since Feb 2016
1156 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 9:17 am to
Make Mike VII walked through a barrage of bottle rockets and Roman candles to get to his food. He will get over any reservations pretty quickly.
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