Talk:Michigan Wolverines football

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Section size for Michigan Wolverines football (56 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 13,287 13,287 History 252 110,441 Early history (1879–1900) 7,314 7,314 Yost era (1901–1928) 14,500 14,500 Kipke years (1929–1937) 3,520 3,520 Crisler years (1938–1947) 7,574 7,574 Oosterbaan years (1948–1958) 2,669 2,669 Elliott years (1959–1968) 1,277 1,277 Schembechler era (1969–1989) 12,362 12,362 Moeller years (1990–1994) 5,264 5,264 Carr years (1995–2007) 20,123 20,123 Rodriguez years (2008–2010) 6,337 6,337 Hoke years (2011–2014) 6,188 6,188 Harbaugh years (2015–2023) 22,481 22,481 Hiring of Sherrone Moore (2024) 580 580 Conference affiliations 397 397 Bowl games 8,386 8,386 Venues 12 7,461 Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) 847 847 Regents Field (1893–1905) 1,154 1,154 Ferry Field (1906–1926) 1,221 1,221 Michigan Stadium (1927–present) 4,227 4,227 Rivalries 14 6,502 Ohio State 909 909 Michigan State 974 974 Minnesota 1,301 1,301 Notre Dame 2,218 2,218 Northwestern 1,086 1,086 Championships 18 13,932 National championships 8,311 8,311 Conference championships 3,905 3,905 Division championships 1,698 1,698 Program records and achievements 37 1,333 Team records 1,296 1,296 Head coaching history and current staff 104 2,286 Personnel 16 2,182 Coaching staff 2,166 2,166 Individual awards and honors 96 22,642 National award winners 30 3,087 Players 1,985 1,985 Coaches 1,072 1,072 Heisman Trophy voting 1,494 1,494 All-Americans 81 81 Team and conference MVP 4,531 4,531 Big Ten Conference honors 3,984 3,984 Retired numbers 3,084 3,084 Hall of Fame inductees 30 6,285 College Football Hall of Fame 3,919 3,919 Pro Football Hall of Fame 1,158 1,158 Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 1,178 1,178 Active alumni in the NFL 3,816 3,816 Future non-conference opponents 1,833 1,833 Related books 2,374 2,374 Notes 31 31 References 28 28 External links 316 316 Total 195,065 195,065

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Change "Head Coaching Record" from "1-0" to "4-0" to reflect that he coached game #3 as well as #10-12 67.83.132.155 (talk) 10:56, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

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Era

Hey @Cbl62! Not sure what dictionary you referenced, but per Mirriam-Webster, an era is "a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned". In this history articles, every coach's tenure is an "era" of time, a way to split the article. See other new coaches, like Washington Huskies football, San Jose State Spartans football, Texas A&M Aggies football, or Mississippi State Bulldogs football. The clear consensus is to use "era". glman (talk) 02:25, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Google's search engine references Oxford Languages with the following definition: "a long and distinct period of history." Merriam Webster defines an era as "1. : a period of time beginning with some special date or event. the Christian era. 2. : an important or outstanding period of history." See also dictionary.com ("an extended period of time the years of which are numbered from a fixed point or event: the Christian era"). The example given by both dictionaries (i.e., "the Christian era", a period of over 2,000 years), is illustrative. Even dictionaries using a narrower time frame require a period of more than a year before something can be called an era. See Wiktionary ("A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year."). The assertion that Moore's one-day coaching tenure (with zero games having been played) represents an "era" is ludicrous. Cbl62 (talk) 02:44, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Regardless of the dictionary definition, which provides for both meanings of the word, it is clear that the consensus on Wikipedia is to split these sections and refer to them as eras, marked by the beginning of a new coach, regardless of their tenure, as supported by just a small sample of articles linked above doing this. glman (talk) 02:55, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Huh? Neither definition supports the notion that one day can be an "era". The most liberal definition you have is one that says "a period of more than a year". The fact that the term may be mis-used elsewhere doesn't show either that the usage is correct or that there is a "consensus". If you want to form a consensus for such misusage, open a discussion at the college football project talk page and invite me to participate. Cbl62 (talk) 13:48, 27 January 2024 (UTC)