Visitors gather to see Mike the Tiger at his LSU home on Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jeff Landry says he would fully support reinstating the tradition of bringing LSU's live mascot into Tiger Stadium before home games.
As many others do, I adore the live tigers LSU has had over the years and am extremely thankful that LSU has always taken incredible care of them. That being said, I always struggled with the tiger being brought into the stadium. Some would go a step further and say it's not right to have a live, wild animal mascot to begin with.
I was incredibly happy that when Mike VII came onto the scene LSU decided to make his home a sanctuary and that he would not be paraded around the stadium for the sole purpose of our entertainment like his predecessors were. It always seemed like a happy medium to me. Don't we have enough to entertain ourselves with these days that we don't need to consider bringing back this outdated tradition? Leave Mike VII be.
NOELLE HARPER Baton Rouge.