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re: The FEAR Factor: Mike The Tiger
Posted on 7/24/11 at 9:55 pm to LSUDonMCO
Posted on 7/24/11 at 9:55 pm to LSUDonMCO
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One year we played South Carolina and the USC cheerleaders were taunting Mike with their chicken and they got too close to the bars. Out pops a huge striped paw and GOODBYE Chicken! I saw this with my own eyes and LSU had to apologize and buy them a new chicken. The next game had the wire set up on his cage, that we have now.
No shite? Mike swiped the gamecock?
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Posted on 7/24/11 at 11:05 pm to im4LSU
They need to put the trailer IN the tunnel and not off to the side...I bet half the players for opposing teams never even see him.
Posted on 7/24/11 at 11:14 pm to Golfer
Dig a pit in the tunnel for Mike to chill in during the games
Then build a 3 foot wide rope bridge going over it.
Remove said bridge after losses
Championship
Then build a 3 foot wide rope bridge going over it.
Remove said bridge after losses
Championship
Posted on 7/24/11 at 11:39 pm to LSUDonMCO
quote:
One year we played South Carolina and the USC cheerleaders were taunting Mike with their chicken and they got too close to the bars. Out pops a huge striped paw and GOODBYE Chicken! I saw this with my own eyes and LSU had to apologize and buy them a new chicken.
Posted on 7/24/11 at 11:49 pm to BayouBengalBoi
Maybe he just sat there and stared because he was given a tranquilizer 
And Mike and Ralfie are probly the two best mascots. Costumes mascots suck
And Mike and Ralfie are probly the two best mascots. Costumes mascots suck
Posted on 7/24/11 at 11:49 pm to geauxtigahs87
quote:
Dig a pit in the tunnel for Mike to chill in during the games
Then build a 3 foot wide rope bridge going over it.
Remove said bridge after losses
Championship
Posted on 7/25/11 at 5:04 am to im4LSU
Awesome.
Do Not put me in a closed room with a Tiger - we humans are not equipped to deal with that... My post in a July 2, 2009 thread re. this:
LSU's Mike the tiger ranked -
Do Not put me in a closed room with a Tiger - we humans are not equipped to deal with that... My post in a July 2, 2009 thread re. this:
LSU's Mike the tiger ranked -
quote:
... I went to a game with my Dad when Tiger Stadium was 62,000 (or so) capacity. Pre-game they brought out Mike in his cage (as usual). The crowd was buzzing (still loud, probably 95 - 100 db) with conversations throughout the stadium. Suddenly Mike the Tiger let out a roar. I mean a ROAR!!! The crowd went totally silent. I mean totally silent!!! You could have heard a pin drop. Chills up and down my spine! I will never forget that moment. Could not imagine hearing that sound in a jungle.
As one poster said, favorite mascot is subjective. Perhaps Desmond never experienced that moment in time. I did, and if (IMHO) a soaring Golden or Bald Eagle can compete with that then the mascot animal kingdom needs to be reshuffled.
ETA (7/7/2011): I have since learned (Discover magazine - 2010) that the Tiger's roar at very low bass frequencies of 10 - 40 Hz and 110 dB is a magnificent feat. 10 - 40 Hz sounds (deep bass) are omni-directional (not narrow beam like high frequency) sounds. In addition, low frequencies as mentioned above require much, much more power to project 110 dB (as compared to 4,000 Hz sounds).
Tigers use this "blast" to temporarily stun their prey. They also use this "blast" to temporarily (fractions of a second) slow down (discombobulate - haha) the response of their rival in a Tiger to Tiger battle (usually a battle of males)...
I can now understand why Mike the Tiger's roar totally shut down any sound from the crowd. Wow. Total predator. Geauxx Mike !! Geauxx Tigers !!
This post was edited on 7/25/11 at 5:19 am
Posted on 7/25/11 at 8:28 am to LSUDonMCO
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One year we played South Carolina and the USC cheerleaders were taunting Mike with their chicken and they got too close to the bars. Out pops a huge striped paw and GOODBYE Chicken! I saw this with my own eyes and LSU had to apologize and buy them a new chicken. The next game had the wire set up on his cage, that we have now.
can anyone find a link to this? not that I don't believe him I just really want to read the article about it.
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