“Meet us by Mike the Tiger,” Brad Wing told us. “Bentley likes to see him.”
“OK,” we replied, assuming the Giants' punter meant one of the dozen statues guarding the Louisiana State University campus. A quick google search by non-LSU grads confirmed that was indeed the name of the school’s mascot. So our intrepid production crew left the hotel in Baton Rouge and headed to Tiger Stadium. We arrived at Champions Plaza, a logical choice we thought. There stood Mike, frozen in attack position and ready to pounce on any Alabama fan who comes within 100 yards of the school’s plaques honoring the best teams and individuals in the history of the program.