Over the past decade, a debate has been... not necessarily raging, but at the very least brought up among the legions of Mizzou fans spread across the internet.
Is Mizzou a basketball or a football school?
Traditionally, the former is the clear answer. The program had a sustained run of regular and postseason success during Norm Stewart’s tenure even if the ever elusive Final Four berth eluded them throughout. And while Stewart was a perennial conference and tournament contender, the football program enjoyed marginal success at best — the program went to nine bowl games from 1970-2000, winning five.