As times have changed over the last ten years, a long-standing LSU tradition has vanished.
Following Mike VI’s death in 2016, LSU announced that no more Mikes would be brought into the stadium for the games, ending the long-standing custom of Mike the Tiger playing on the pitch.
Governor Jeff Landry’s recent statements that he favoured the concept of reintroducing the ritual to LSU have brought this topic back into the public eye.
Louisiana Sports Net reports that LSU will have a live Tiger back on the sidelines this weekend for the first time in almost ten years, suggesting that the tradition is returning.
This weekend, Mike the Tiger will not be entering the stadium; instead, he will stay in his natural environment. Rather, an out-of-state Tiger will be brought into Louisiana by Jeff Landry to act as LSU’s live mascot.
The atmosphere this weekend will be incredible.
As LSU and Alabama square up in a game that may make or break both teams’ seasons, there is a great deal of expectation.
As two college football powers square off in Death Valley this weekend, hundreds of recruiters and a live Tiger will travel to Baton Rouge for College Gameday.
Everyone predicted that the games would have less significance when the College Football Playoff was enlarged, but now a matchup between Alabama and LSU, both of which had two defeats, has enormous significance.
