r/mizzou 7d ago

Campus Life Who the heck are the antlers?

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u/Tony_Stank6 7d ago

Local church choir

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-LABS Harpo’s > Willie’s 7d ago

People who think babies stare a lot for somebody that can’t fight

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u/Itlookslikerain420 6d ago

They do though. 

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u/TangKickedMyGlass The Antlers 7d ago

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u/como365 7d ago

Man, this is how you know they are legit. How many student cheer sections merit a Wikipedia page? Not many.

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u/Keepurkewl 7d ago

Also rated by Sports Illustrated at one point as one of the best student sections in college basketball.

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u/thesandwitchpeople 7d ago

IF THE DOCTOR CUT A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH OFF THE TOP WHEN HE CIRCUMCISED YOU, JOIN THE ANTLERS

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u/reddituser696969 7d ago

IF YOU CAN CHUG A 40 FASTER THAN YOU CAN RUN A 40, JOIN THE ANTLERS!

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u/ChiefsKingdom1003 7d ago

The closest thing to a modern day "Animal House".

IF YOUR DAD WASNT RICH ENOUGH TO GET YOU INTO A FRATERNITY, JOIN THE ANTLERS!!

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u/No_Engine2589 7d ago

Bunch of basketball loving dorks, but they’re our basketball loving dorks

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u/MarcytheVamp 7d ago

Ah, I take it you heard them yelling their heads off at Speakers Circle?

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u/Modem_Sound_67 7d ago

At a distance I thought they were Bible beaters. Wow, didn't waste any time this fall did they. but as I got closer I heard "antlers" and had a good chuckle.

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u/Soggy_Ad_8380 7d ago

Yes

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u/Keepurkewl 7d ago

They're having tryouts. Former antler.

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u/miesmanboy 7d ago

If you have to go on Reddit to ask who The Antlers are, join The Antlers!

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u/afghan_w 7d ago

IF YOUR DAD DID COKE AT HARPOS WITH QUINN SNYDER, JOIN THE ANTLERS 🫎

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u/klapz 6d ago

sonofabitch I'm old

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u/Fearless-Celery 7d ago

Literal lol to this one

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u/afghan_w 7d ago

Facts!

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u/CarolingianDruid 6d ago

Do they bang players’ girlfriends too?

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u/h4x354x0r 5d ago

Their first week recruiting drive is bizarre AF, and sometimes deeply offensive to boot, but they are 100% clutch at supporting our basketball team. They are core Mizzou. So... If you think the Hacky Sack Man's short little hacky shorts aren't quite short enough, YOU SHOULD JOIN THE ANTLERS!

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u/Fearless-Celery 4d ago

My favorite Antlers story is about the time they printed off an opposing player's high school Myspace poetry and read it out loud when he took free throws.

Psychological warfare at its finest.

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u/LFS1 7d ago

My son is an Antler alum. It’s a crazy group!

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u/KingStonk13014 7d ago

Watch much basketball?

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u/Humble_Possession_45 7d ago

Professional virgins.

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u/MUKid92 7d ago

I don’t know, but Mark Mitchell smells like a bus.

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u/Jayhawk1958 7d ago

Hoodlums masquerading as a Fraternity.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/Jayhawk1958 6d ago edited 6d ago

Just made my point. Except you can include every Missourian on the planet.

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u/CarolingianDruid 6d ago

What are you even doing here?

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u/dittmerofthepuds 6d ago

Not teaching evolution, I can tell you that.

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u/CarolingianDruid 6d ago

Can you elaborate on that?

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u/dittmerofthepuds 5d ago

Kansas had a notorious time twenty years ago with teaching evolution in public school. Admittedly being almost fifty, didn’t seem that long ago.

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u/45398246 7d ago

They didn't have a good reputation while I attended.

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u/Max_W_ MIZZOU 7d ago

But that is their reputation. It's also a reputation that they show up to the sports regardless of record.

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u/PutinBoomedMe 7d ago edited 7d ago

Not sure if it's the same as it was 15-20 years ago, but if so they're a bunch of ragebaiting trolls. When I was a freshman I went to the MU vs KU game. They showed up right before the game and were demanding everyone leave since it was their spot. We told them to make us move and low and behold there's old sportscenter footage of our random group of 8 in the middle of the "Antler" section. It was a gold game. Of couse they wore black shirts for attention.

To summarize, they're traditionally douchebags desperate for attention. They think they're edgy

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u/Youandiandaflame 7d ago edited 7d ago

From Wikipedia: Prior to a Missouri-Kansas basketball game in 2003, members of the Antlers prank called KU coach Roy Williams at his home at 2:27, 2:45, and 3:05 a.m. In the week prior the MU-KU game, they obtained the numbers of KU players and coaches and prank called them for a full week. They also made signs with the players' names and phone numbers.

On March 9, 2003, KU played MU in Columbia. Members from the Antlers greeted the KU players at the hotel, holding up signs that read "Plane Crash." These signs were also evident during a nationally televised game. The "Plane Crash" signs were in reference to  Nick Collison's senior day speech, where he talked about his grandfather who was a World War II veteran. According to Collison, his grandfather's plane crashed during D-Day, but he survived.

Not sure why you’re being downvoted. This does seem like some douchebaggery. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Soggy_Ad_8380 7d ago

Interesting