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re: Who remembers when they dropped Mike(mascot) out of the ceiling.

Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:13 am to
Posted by TriumphTiger
Alpharetta, GA
Member since Sep 2007
10436 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:13 am to
quote:

For all of you youngsters, it wasn't the REAL tiger... it was the guy in the tiger suit.


Posted by LSU GrandDad
houston, texas
Member since Jun 2009
21564 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:25 am to
like it was yesterday. i brought my late father to the game and he was from kentucky originally and a big wildcat fan. the pmac was rocking and it was great to finally give the old man shite about kentucky basketball. if my memory is correct, mike also got ejected from that game for impersonating the refs posing as a blind man. boy, LSU had some exciting teams in those days; daddy dale was a character.
Posted by Catchaser
Georgia
Member since May 2010
92 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:57 am to
It was a LA State Trooper dressed as Mike. Tactical Unit.
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
21441 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:08 am to
They did it in the early 90s as well.
Posted by jimbeaux82
Natchitoches, La
Member since Oct 2008
1357 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:29 am to
Did it once in 80 or 81 on Halloween night, with Mike dressed as Dracula. The crowd went wild!
Posted by Beats2Geaux
In the zone....
Member since Dec 2013
1561 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:36 am to
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This is all I think about when hearing stories of mascots being lowered from ceilings. LINK


Posted by oleheat
Sportsman's Paradise
Member since Mar 2007
14533 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:55 am to
Okay- let's really test the old dogs.


Who remembers Mark Jeffers (he played the role of Mike back in the day) getting in trouble with the SEC for mocking the refs by wearing a ref shirt, dark glasses and using a cane to feel in front of him during a game????

That guy was one of the better "Mikes" of all time, IMHO...
This post was edited on 1/22/14 at 7:56 am
Posted by BlanchardBengalBabe
Blanchard
Member since Apr 2008
296 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:58 am to
Remember it like it was yesterday....I used to love the craziness of basketball games....and I hope they bring the magic back!
Posted by Broken Arrow
Member since Dec 2007
7974 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:58 am to
quote:

It was a LA State Trooper dressed as Mike. Tactical Unit.


This is how I remember it.
Posted by MSG
B.R.
Member since Dec 2007
11266 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 8:22 am to
My uncle actually did it a few times. He was a manager of the assembly center back in the day. He was a student at lsu for like 12 years.

I remember my dad kept his Harley in there too. He lived on the lsu lakes and didn't have a garage. I used to hang out there a lot when shaq and Chris Jackson were there. I even snuck around and watched some practices as a kid. Good times
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
127594 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 8:25 am to
Posted by Liberty tiger13
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2014
531 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 8:35 am to
quote:

would be more badass if they dropped the real mike from the ceiling of the PMAC.


This lol
Posted by lovinLSU
lafayette
Member since Nov 2007
14555 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:08 am to
I witnessed it!..
Posted by ElderTiger
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2010
7663 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:38 am to
Seems I remember hearing it was actually a local swat team cop that repelled down in a Mike The Tiger suit - either way, what the hell , let's try it again.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
58281 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:40 am to
quote:

they got ROTC students to do it just for the rappel down. at least sometimes

I know this for a fact
thats not what i heard. when he would do the cool shite it was a ex military who was specialized in shite like that.
Posted by N.O. via West-Cal
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2004
7681 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:45 am to
"For all of you youngsters, it wasn't the REAL tiger... it was the guy in the tiger suit."

Agreed, but I want to test my memory here: Didn't they once have the fake Mike repel down with the real Mike when he was a cub? I think it was when Mike V was taking over Mike IV, but I am admittedly sketchy on this. It would have been in the late 80's or early 90's.
Posted by lgtiger
LA
Member since May 2005
1450 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:58 am to
I remember him getting in a shoving match with an opposing team after pretending to eavesdrop on their huddle. I believe the SEC suspended him a couple of games.
Posted by TopWaterTiger
Lake Charles, LA
Member since May 2006
12008 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:02 am to
Yes I think that's how they introduced Mike 4. It was awesome!
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
53866 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:05 am to
I remember when they brought the baby tiger to the basketball game. I could have swore they lowered him from the ceiling.
Posted by Trent
Member since Jan 2008
2151 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:20 am to
Who remembers when Mike the Tiger didn't suck? It's been a few years...
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