Mike the Tiger

[Choudawg86]

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp...il&Format=HTML

I wonder if this is somehow related to the fire and the kids? They better hope not

[GermDawg]

Shouldn't, guess that multi-million dollar living environment couldn't save the kitten, wonder if I could get it made into a rug?

[JAY]

replacement:

[qng001]

they fed it way too many corndogs!

[9701Dawg]

they fed it way too many corndogs!

[GatorDawg]

I wonder if the money to buy a new tiger is going to come from ULS budget.

[Choudawg86]

I wonder if the money to buy a new tiger is going to come from ULS budget.

I wonder if the money for the Eddie Robinson Museum is gonna be redirected . .

[9701Dawg]

I wonder if the money to buy a new tiger is going to come from ULS budget.

Wouldn't be suprised, and we'll still be funded at 80%.

[Poisso3]

as with the other "Mike" tigers, he'll be stuffed and put on display somewhere on campus. they will have a "donated" replacement "Mike" before the start of the season.

maybe it's related to eating that dumbass who locked himself in the cage a couple years ago...

[DONW]

I saw a funny thing on ESPN the other night that involved Mike. They were showing funny things that had happened during football games. They were showing Mike in his cage and the crowd had him whipped into a frenzy and the cheerleaders were poking him with something to make him growl. Then along comes the Georgia bulldog who simply strolls up to Mike's cage while mike is putting the fear into everybody and he walks right up to the cage where one of the wheels was, cocks his leg and pisses on the cage and casually walks off. That has to be on utube somewhere.

[Bulldog44]

The tiger's zoo-like, open-air habitat -- complete with a waterfall, live oaks, an Italianate tower and a small pond sealed off by glass walls -- is a popular attraction among those who visit campus during sporting events.
The habitat was expanded and redesigned in 2005 at a cost of about $3 million.

who pays for this???

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2875004

[9701Dawg]

The tiger's zoo-like, open-air habitat -- complete with a waterfall, live oaks, an Italianate tower and a small pond sealed off by glass walls -- is a popular attraction among those who visit campus during sporting events.
The habitat was expanded and redesigned in 2005 at a cost of about $3 million.

who pays for this???

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2875004

I remember that LSU was asking for private donations to fund this. I don't know if the entire project was privately funded, though.

[GermDawg]

It wasn't they put it in with some other bill that passed, so the state paid for it, of course.

[AG_jr]

I saw a funny thing on ESPN the other night that involved Mike. They were showing funny things that had happened during football games. They were showing Mike in his cage and the crowd had him whipped into a frenzy and the cheerleaders were poking him with something to make him growl. Then along comes the Georgia bulldog who simply strolls up to Mike's cage while mike is putting the fear into everybody and he walks right up to the cage where one of the wheels was, cocks his leg and pisses on the cage and casually walks off. That has to be on utube somewhere.

And they wonder why people stereotype ULS students as half-a-step below retarded.

[rangerdawg]

The tiger's zoo-like, open-air habitat -- complete with a waterfall, live oaks, an Italianate tower and a small pond sealed off by glass walls -- is a popular attraction among those who visit campus during sporting events.
The habitat was expanded and redesigned in 2005 at a cost of about $3 million.

who pays for this???

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2875004

Entirely privately funded. Sold books, TAF raised money, etc. That is what happens when you have an AD that knows how to make things happen. It all starts there and even the mascots benefit!