Comments on: R.I.P.: MIKE V, LSU MASCOT.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:04:06 +0000

Bowling Green’s got 2 live mascots….gonorrhea and chlamydia

By: mcdinho

mcdinho — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:43:04 +0000

I recall an LSU vs Auburn (i think) game in/or around 1998, whereby Auburn brought a live Eagle that circled Death Valley. It was truly amazing to see such a majestic animal.

If anyone doesn’t understand what Mike meant to college football, just ask the fans of any team that visited LSU’s campus.

I’m glad to see all the positive comments regarding Mike from all the different fans of this wonderful but polarizing sport. Here’s to Mike and all the other great mascots of college football. The game just aint the same without ya!

By: Horn

Horn — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:56:19 +0000

Baylor has two live bears on campus. They are female black bears and they walk them a couple times a week.

By: Anonymous IV

Anonymous IV — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:49:11 +0000

That sucks that someone did that to the Southern Miss. eagle. it reminds me of the minor league baseball player from South Korea who threw a baseball at an osprey that would nest in the ballpark.

By: MCab

MCab — Sun, 20 May 2007 00:33:59 +0000

ON a note, my brother used to be the handler for the golden eagle at Southern Miss, until some oxygen thief capped it with a bb gun. (my father used to be a falconer)

By: MCab

MCab — Sun, 20 May 2007 00:32:24 +0000

I loved big Mike. Screw Shark Week, I’ve always had a thing for my big cats. See you on the flip, M5.

By: Citiesaregreat

Citiesaregreat — Sat, 19 May 2007 03:23:50 +0000

anon 4
It’s obvious to me that you’ve never had a wildcat after your ass. Consider yourself lucky.

By: LSUJoshua

LSUJoshua — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:04:50 +0000

Is a golden hurricane where some how R Kelly and a tropical storm combine to form a weather phenomena of never before seen level of destruction and urination?

By: Alex F.

Alex F. — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:56:45 +0000

BC used to have a live eagle mascot, Margo (maroon/gold) until the 60s. I’m officially starting the campaign to bring it back.

By: Anonymous IV

Anonymous IV — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:41:04 +0000

“#19, don’t forget that, as the Wolfpack, NC State should properly have several live wolves. Who could then attack Mike VI from different directions.”

Sorry I forgot about NC, but also Nevada and New Mexico could have wolves prowling the sidelines.

Here is my list of badass mascots:
WSU=cougar
CAL=grizzly bear
UCLA=grizzly bear
Nevada=wolf pack
NC=wolfpack
BYU=cougar
New Mexico=lobos(wolves)
Houston=cougar
Michigan=wolverine
Wisconsin=badger
Missouri=tiger
Auburn=tiger
LSU=tiger
Pittsburgh=panther
Marshall=thundering herd
Colorado=buffalo
Texas=longhorn
Penn State=lion
Florida=gator
Arkansas=razorback

Mascots I would not like to see or be anywhere near to:
Miami=hurricane
Iowa State=cyclone
Tulsa=golden hurricane

Mascots that I will not include as baddass:
Anybody with wildcats as their mascot. Sorry Kentucky, Northwestern, and Arizona.

By: Party Patrol

Party Patrol — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:25:06 +0000

If a discussion of mascots is breaking out, let us not forget the Campbell (N.C) Fightin’ Camels, whom my roommate just took the NCAA 2K7 Men’s Basketball Champoinship (over of all teams, the Mighty Gators). Fear not, my UNF Ospreys are on their way to glory….

By: Herb

Herb — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:56:02 +0000

#35, you had one slight error. The retro wishbone video from early this week taught us:
Texas Tech – Zorro

By: Snowedin'Bama

Snowedin'Bama — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:27:47 +0000

Bit of a rumor a short while back was that some alums, boosters, people with too much time got an actual elephant for ‘Bama and want to bring her to opening day. Imagine yourself the undergrad responsible for picking up after an 8000 pound female elephant in front of 92,000 drunken Tiders.

By: jeneria

jeneria — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:24:59 +0000

I’m an English prof at LSU and I used to offer my Freshman classes A’s for everyone if they’d let Mike loose. Horribly irresponsible, I know. The funny thing is that they never would because Tiger pride runs deeper than GPA!

I loved that animal! And it was nice when they finished the new habitat and we didn’t any longer have to watch him walk in endless circles in some sort of zoo dementia.

I did my undergrad at the University of Montana and when I first came to LSU my students couldn’t believe that we didn’t keep a live grizzly on campus. Still cracks me up.

By: oc phil

oc phil — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:24:46 +0000

#4 or unless the crowd is hobbits and elves (and dead guys). But shouldn’t Alabama be bringing a barrel of harmful phytoplankton?

#30 Actually tiger vs crocodile would depend on home field advantage. As yer video proves tiger could win on land, but if the tiger goes down to the river for a drink and the croc pulls him in, the battle goes the other way.