Louisiana governor Jeff Landry gave a hand in convincing LSU to bring out a live tiger for its game against Alabama this past weekend, and doubled down on his initiative after the team lost 42-13. It was intended to revive the program's tradition of having a live tiger,

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.

The owner of a tiger slated to appear at the LSU-Alabama game has a history of having his big cats escape as the result of employee errors.

LSU had a special guest in attendance for its 42-13 loss to Alabama in Week 11. Louisiana governor Jeff Landry pushed for the inclusion of a live tiger during LSU's pregame festivities, and he got his wish when an ersatz Mike the Tiger took to the sidelines in a cage prior to kickoff.

The short version is that Landry called for a live tiger to attend the LSU-Alabama contest in an effort to revive an old school tradition. However, the tradition was nixed because

A live tiger returning to the sideline at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge for the first time since 2015 was not enough to spark a win for LSU as Alabama dominated it in a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game.

LSU having a live tiger on the field doesn't happen every week. It is rare in fact, but it is a tradition. Unfortunately, for the LSU football team, the live tiger had the best performance on Saturday according to Jeff Landry.