LSU to use live tiger on sidelines

What's the history of LSU's live tiger? Here's how Mike came to be nearly 90 years ago.
Several tigers have held the title of LSU's mascot 'Mike.' Here's how the tradition started and changed over the years.
LSU Fans to Witness Live Tiger on Sideline Prior to LSU/Bama Game?
A report out says that LSU may be bringing back a tradition by allowing a live tiger to be on the sideline before the Alabama game.
LSU to reportedly have a live tiger on the sideline for game vs. Alabama on Saturday
This weekend, No. 14 LSU will take on No. 11 Alabama in a massive SEC matchup. LSU will reportedly have an unexpected presence on the sideline Saturday: a live tiger. Per multiple media reports, the Tigers will have a live mascot for the first time in nearly a decade,
A live tiger will reportedly return to LSU's Tiger Stadium for the Alabama game
The Tiger on the field, according to state senator Bill Wheat (R) in an interview with the Louisiana Illuminator, will not be Mike VII but a different Tiger that will be on the sidelines. An LSU spokesman did not return a request for comment from The Advocate.
Report: Live tiger to be at LSU vs. Alabama football game in Baton Rouge
College football fans can expect to see a live tiger at the LSU vs. Alabama football game in Baton Rouge on Saturday night, according to multiple reports.
LSU to use live tiger on sidelines during Alabama showdown
The LSU Tigers are facing Alabama this weekend and as an added bonus, they're bringing the live tiger back to the sideline.
From the archives: Live tiger in Tiger Stadium during Auburn LSU game 2007
LSU Coach Brian Kelly discusses the win against UCLA and looks ahead to the upcoming game against South Alabama during a press conference on Monday, Sept. 23.
Mystery live tiger to attend LSU-Alabama game
A live tiger will attend the LSU-Alabama football game Saturday in Baton Rouge, but it won’t be its resident mascot, Mike VII.  State Sen. Bill Wheat, R-Ponchatoula, confirmed to the Illuminator that Gov.
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Report: Live tiger mascot set to return to Tiger Stadum for Alabama-LSU game
LSU is going old school and will have a tiger in the stadium and/or on the sidelines against Alabama this weekend, according ...
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LSU's Mike VII roams his habitat, but where are the Mikes who reigned before him?
That's as in Mike I, the first live tiger that served as LSU's mascot between 1936 and 1956. The Bengal cub originally was called Sheik at his birth in 1934. A fundraising campaign was organized ...
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Letters: Care for Mike the Tiger like we would our own pets
Ask Gov. Jeff Landry if he can imagine being in a foreign country where he knows none of the language and being placed in a cage and paraded through the streets thronged with cheering, screaming ...
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Texas A&M vs LSU: 5 things for Aggies fans to know about the No. 7 Tigers
Now "Mike the Tiger," a live Bengal tiger, serves as the graphic image of all LSU athletic teams and resides between ...
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Celebrating 100 years of Tiger Stadium with a trip to the archives and conversation with a former Mike the Tiger mascot
From bandmembers to cheerleaders to football players, many LSU students have taken to Tiger Stadium’s field, but only a select few have done so in the mascot uniform of Mike the Tiger.
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Louisiana leaders discuss getting a second live tiger to bring to LSU football games
LSU mascot Mike VI, a Bengal/Siberian mixed tiger, is displayed on the field before the Florida Gators take on the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on Oct. 6, 2007, in Baton Rouge. (Doug Benc/Getty ...
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LSU Tigers Football News
Their mascot, Mike the Tiger, symbolizes the team, embodying strength and ferocity on the field. Their fight song, "Fight for LSU," reverberates throughout Tiger Stadium, rallying fans and players ...
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The stories behind 100 years of Tiger Stadium told by the LSU community
Whoever was across from them became their date for the game. These early years also saw Mike the Tiger wheeled out in his cage for every game day. “They’d bring him around and cheerleaders ...
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Times of Interest: LSU Football vs. Ole Miss Rebels
Now, all eyes will be on what both defenses dial up in Tiger Stadium this weekend in a ... Tailgate opens at PMAC Enter at SW portal near Mike’s Habitat 3:30 p.m. Suites and Club Level open ...