Tiger's Lair
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Tiger's Lair is the official football
student
section for the University of Missouri
. Tiger's Lair is a part of Mizzou Spirit, a part of Student Activities at the university. It has been credited as being the section that the wildest and craziest fans join. Sign ups for the section are during the first week of classes in Brady Commons on campus. Members often wear costume
s and other random outfits to games. Those in the front row, however, are required to be a part of the front row saying, which is painted on each person's chest
. Guys are required to be shirtless
, and girls are required to be wearing a black
sports bra
. Coordinators then paint
that week's saying. The section sits on the East
side of the stadium
, commonly referred to as the "Student Side". Sections GG, HH, II, and JJ of the student side are the sections allotted to Tiger's Lair members. For certain games during a season, Tiger's Lair does card stunts during halftime. This tradition has become a favorite of alumni, who sit opposite the section.
The Tiger's Lair adviser is Kathy Murray, the Assistant Director of Campus Activities. There are also nine student coordinators who run the section.
football team was not that good, and fan enthusiasm was lower than the athletic department and campus activities unit wanted. The solution was to create an organization to bring the most spirited fans together at football games.
In 2007, the section expanded to its largest size, 1,111 members. In 2008, there were 1,500 members in the section. In 2009, there were approximately 1,600 members.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
section for the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
. Tiger's Lair is a part of Mizzou Spirit, a part of Student Activities at the university. It has been credited as being the section that the wildest and craziest fans join. Sign ups for the section are during the first week of classes in Brady Commons on campus. Members often wear costume
Costume
The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. Costume may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances...
s and other random outfits to games. Those in the front row, however, are required to be a part of the front row saying, which is painted on each person's chest
Chest
The chest is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals. It is sometimes referred to as the thorax or the bosom.-Chest anatomy - Humans and other hominids:...
. Guys are required to be shirtless
Barechested
Barechested most commonly refers to a male wearing no clothes above the waist, exposing much or all of the torso. It is also known as "stripped to the waist" or "being shirtless"...
, and girls are required to be wearing a black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
sports bra
Sports bra
A sports bra is a bra that provides additional support to female breasts during physical exercise. Sturdier than typical bras, they minimize breast movement, alleviate discomfort, and reduce potential damage to chest ligaments. Many women wear sports bras to reduce pain, and physical discomfort...
. Coordinators then paint
Paint
Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film. One may also consider the digital mimicry thereof...
that week's saying. The section sits on the East
East
East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.By convention, the right side of a map is east....
side of the stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
, commonly referred to as the "Student Side". Sections GG, HH, II, and JJ of the student side are the sections allotted to Tiger's Lair members. For certain games during a season, Tiger's Lair does card stunts during halftime. This tradition has become a favorite of alumni, who sit opposite the section.
The Tiger's Lair adviser is Kathy Murray, the Assistant Director of Campus Activities. There are also nine student coordinators who run the section.
History
In 1995, Mizzou Spirit was founded with the creation of Tiger's Lair. At the time, the Missouri TigersMissouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...
football team was not that good, and fan enthusiasm was lower than the athletic department and campus activities unit wanted. The solution was to create an organization to bring the most spirited fans together at football games.
In 2007, the section expanded to its largest size, 1,111 members. In 2008, there were 1,500 members in the section. In 2009, there were approximately 1,600 members.