In the world of sports, we love comparing players, coaches and teams from different eras. Phil Bradley or Chase Daniel? Dan Devine or Gary Pinkel? The 2007 Tiger football team or the 2013 version?
There’s no tangible benefit in doing so, but us amateur historians love to try and assess historical significance to these things anytime we get the chance, so I wanted to consider the recently-completed 2024 Mizzou football season and see where it falls among the mythical rankings of best in school history.
Before I dig in, I fully acknowledge there are a lot of ways to interpret the assessment of “best” seasons.