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The name of the church McCoy attends had been rendered in title case. However, GregTex (talk · contribs) changed it, citing what is tantamount to doctrine as the reason. I think we should use title case (i.e. "Church of Christ", "University Avenue Church of Christ") for two reasons. First, this is Wikipedia and usage should be based on the common form regardless of church doctrine. Second, this website renders it in title case. I was curious as to how the source rendered it, but the link is dead. I'm reverting the change. →Wordbuilder (talk) 18:55, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
in the game for no. 1 with Bama, the injury to McCoy is a key info ab mccoy needed to be followed in this wiki article... here's to full speedy recovery to finest, athlete and person McCoy - Bama fan willyg 69.121.221.97 (talk) 17:21, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
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I removed a portion of this section dealing with an irrelevant medical condition of one of McCoy's relatives. 74.110.135.89 (talk) 03:23, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
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Unfortunately Colt McCoy was unable to play in the national championship game because of a stinger in his right shoulder that is believed to probably be nerve damage that didn't show up in the x- rays. Although many believe that The University of Texas would have won the game against Alabama, it is said he was not allowed to go back into the game because his father and trainers did not agree with his willingness to finish the game. In the postgame interview you can truly see his pure regret as he put everything to get his team to that game. Although no one will ever know what would have happened with Colt in the game, "what if's" will haunt the win of the crimison tide forever along with longhorn fans. Calviny (talk) 18:31, 9 January 2010 (UTC) Ala beat Texas in the 64/65 orange bowl with Joe Namath in the replay driving 1 to 2 yards over the goal line into the end zone, but the ref said he didnt score, though the replays proved he did score (no instant replays and reviews were done then as done today). So Tx won that Orange bowl, even though clearly to all, it didn't and with that win, Tx became no. l , even though they clearly were not - so these haunts you refer to are Tx BS esp as it is clear, Ala defense would have beat Tx & McCoy if not this play, then another and the Ala overall team speed is / was esp much greater than Tx. farook omar 69.121.221.97 (talk) 18:49, 9 January 2010 (UTC) |
Why are we going with the B.S. height that his college lists him at, instead of his actual height? Colleges routinely exaggerate the physical properties of their players, height, playing weight, et cetera. Are we waiting for the NFL Combine weigh-in process to get his official height, 6'1? http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/9d8c4d4269.png —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.131.26.130 (talk) 18:43, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
So now we have his height listed as 5’9 in the intro table and 6’1 in the combine table. Which one is correct? Klod (talk) 21:44, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
We've had at least three different numbers for McCoy as a Brown, but none of them have a reliable source attached. I would suggest holding off until we get a proper course. Dayewalker (talk) 03:23, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Mr. McCoy attended the esteemed University of Texas for five years. Nowhere does this article mention his degree or major. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.106.168.45 (talk) 02:30, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Brad was from Merkle, TX (near Abilene). That's where his parents & grandparents were located during Brad's youth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.55.110.88 (talk) 18:24, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
Though frequently used, "wins" is not an official stat for a QB (or any football player), as there's no set definition. This is usually not a problem, since barring injury, a winning team's starting QB will either play the full game or run up such a lead that credit for the game clearly to him, rather than his backup.
However, given the stat's vague but still narrow definition, it is indisputably the case that McCoy does NOT have the most wins in college D-I history (despite frequent media dissertations to this effect when he finished his college career). That's not to say that we can say with certainty who does have that record. The one thing we can say with relative certainty is that he has the most wins of any quarterback who spent all four seasons playing at the FBS (or Division I-A) level.
To clarify, D-I football encompasses both Division I-A (now called FBS) and Division I-AA (now called FCS). FCS schedules sometimes include more games than FBS programs. When Chad Pennington started his first year at Marshall in 1995, they were an I-AA program (12-3). He was redshirted the next year, and by his redshirt sophomore year, Marshall had transitioned to I-A, and in his final three years as the starting quarterback, he went 10-3, 12-1, and 13-0, totaling 47 wins.
I don't possess a list of QB wins in FCS/I-AA or transition, and frankly, I doubt anyone has put that together. I'm a Senior Researcher at ESPN The Magazine and we put together the list of FBS/I-A wins, and we indeed had McCoy at the top. I do not mean to imply Pennington clearly has the all time D-I QB wins record; he's just a player I was familiar with and was able to tally, and I realized he'd top McCoy if you include his D-IAA freshman year. It's absolutely possible that another QB has a better D-I record, especially if he played at a knockout I-AA program years ago.
Do I need to prove my identity to cite the above? If so, can I do it in a non-public way?
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This article is very lengthy, would probably be good to cut somethings out or split this article IMO--Levineps (talk) 08:42, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
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@Bears247: Was he a free agent for his entire career? Is he going to be? Paradoctor (talk) 17:44, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
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This is a simple enough change that will help eliminate the endless "former or free agent" debates and future-proof these infoboxes.(my emphasis) Paradoctor (talk) 02:22, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
your preferenceIs not important. All I want is to bring the article in line with MOS:DATED. Personally, I'd remove this guaranteed-to-become dated minor detail from the lead and mention it in the career section, if at all. But that's me. As long as MOS:DATED is satisfied, I'm satisfied. Paradoctor (talk) 19:59, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
became a free agent in August 2023(is that the right date? I may have misunderstood). That'll remain true for ever, and it's more informative too. Could something like that work? NebY (talk) 20:35, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
Adding anything extra is flat unnecessary because they are updated quickly.
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Terms likely to go out of date, which "is a free agent" is. It is actually guaranteed to go out of date, because players outlive their careers. It's like stating "is waxing" in the lead of Moon. Paradoctor (talk) 23:54, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
...is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...and not
is a British politician who—Bagumba (talk) 22:54, 26 October 2023 (UTC)has served asbecame the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...
has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2022and I think that date's useful, allowing the reader to see how long - or how briefly - he has been PM. Likewise our readers won't necessarily know that a player described on WP as a free agent must have only gone a year without a workout, otherwise we'd call them a former player, so without digging deeper into the article, they've no way to know how long he's been a free agent. Still, I've made my suggestion, you've considered it, and I'll happily back away! NebY (talk) 10:43, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
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