Jordan Shipley - Texas Athletics Hall of Honor

[TrashMaster G 18151]

https://texassports.com/news/2020/8/26/t-association-texas-athletics-announces-next-hall-of-honor-class.aspx#shipley

He deserves his own thread.  Such a great player for UT.  Not flashy, but had such great hands and wasn't afraid to go over the middle.

Remember when he had the (online) nickname "Ghost"?

One of my favorite memories of him...

 

[Sgt Hulk 14483]

Came here to post the kickoff return 

[markstanco 12817]

Not really fair to others. His stats were great because he played for 6 or 7 years.

[Radical Larry 28827]

What's his status for the weekend of the ceremony?

[Hate 20279]

Pulled hamstring?

[Llano Estacado 1257]

What's his status for the weekend of the ceremony?

IR, he’ll be eligible next year.



















Too soon?

[ztejas 44299]

'Member Jordan Shipley? 

 

Fuck man. All those guys deserved a title. 

[Hate 20279]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

'Member Jordan Shipley? 

 

Fuck man. All those guys deserved a title. 

This is no lie.  They got screwed out of a shot in 08 and in 09.  Those are my second favorite consecutive years only to 04-05 of course.  If only they had won a title they may be my first since they beat ou both years.  I don't remember what that kind of excitement for football is anymore. 

[AeroHorn 793]

Yes, despite our well-deserved whines about GDGD, Mack usually stumbled upon good DCs then, and that combined with good recruiting and his in game management, the games were a blast. The special team blocks and last second FGs were almost expected, just as frustratingly his "withstanding the surge" against OU, which only made the surge worse.

 

[Armybrat 41485]

🤘

[Native Horn 3583]

I'm not quite sure if y'all know this, but he was Colt McCoy's roommate.  And what's really weird, their FATHERS were roommates too!  

[BurntOrange&White 42025]

Best receiver in school history imo.

[Hate 20279]

I’d go with Roy, but I wouldn’t argue much.

[Jkwellborn 7077]

Not really fair to others. His stats were great because he played for 6 or 7 years.

Nah it’s because he was 25 when he left.

[Helobious 9827]

On 8/28/2020 at 10:21 AM, Bevo VIII said:

Best receiver in school history imo.

Roy has him beat on career rec TDs and career receiving yds. In fact Roy has almost 700 more career receiving yards despite 7 fewer career receptions. Dude was something else. But Ship was great in his own right, especially in 2009. He could get open even though everyone in the building knew Colt was only looking to throw to him. He was unreal. 
 

It was an underrated part of his game, but he had this amazing knack for creating space while tangled with a defender without pushing off . Still remember he scored a TD against A&M in 2009 doing exactly that. Haven’t seen too many guys as good at that as he was. 

[ztejas 44299]

Duv merits discussion here...

[Hate 20279]

Roy has him beat on career rec TDs and career receiving yds. In fact Roy has almost 700 more career receiving yards despite 7 fewer career receptions. Dude was something else. But Ship was great in his own right, especially in 2009. He could get open even though everyone in the building knew Colt was only looking to throw to him. He was unreal. 
 
It was an underrated part of his game, but he had this amazing knack for creating space while tangled with a defender without pushing off . Still remember he scored a TD against A&M in 2009 doing exactly that. Haven’t seen too many guys as good at that as he was. 

He had great footwork.

[Dnaguy 12728]

 

Did you guys know that their Colt and Jordan’s dad’s were roommates?

[ztejas 44299]

25 minutes ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Nope. Roy, Jordan, Adams, Quan, Dev are Top 5. 

Like, in that order?

[NeverMarryAStripper 22339]

Nope. Roy, Jordan, Adams, Quan, Dev are Top 5. 

So UT had no WRs before the 1990s?

[HornsOverIthaca 2339]

Correct.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22339]

Cotton Speyrer will be surprised to hear that

[PantsTent 2007]

Just because I looked it up and found it interesting...

Receiving				Rushing				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	From	To	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Roy Williams*	2000	2003	241	3866	16.0	36	16	243	15.2	3	257	4109	16.0	39
2	Jordan Shipley*	2006	2009	248	3191	12.9	33	16	162	10.1	0	264	3353	12.7	33
3	Mike Adams	1992	1996	177	3032	17.1	16	14	130	9.3	1	191	3162	16.6	17
4	Mike Davis*	2010	2013	200	2753	13.8	18	3	-6	-2.0	0	203	2747	13.5	18
5	Collin Johnson*	2016	2019	188	2624	14.0	15	0	-7		0	188	2617	13.9	15
6	Quan Cosby*	2005	2008	212	2598	12.3	19					212	2598	12.3	19
7	Jaxon Shipley*	2011	2014	218	2510	11.5	11	19	92	4.8	0	237	2602	11.0	11
8	Devin Duvernay*	2016	2019	176	2468	14.0	16	11	34	3.1	1	187	2502	13.4	17
9	B.J. Johnson*	2000	2003	152	2389	15.7	16	14	82	5.9	0	166	2471	14.9	16
10	Kwame Cavil*	1997	1999	174	2279	13.1	10	3	0	0.0	0	177	2279	12.9	10
11	Limas Sweed*	2004	2007	124	1915	15.4	20	1	4	4.0	0	125	1919	15.4	20
12	Tony Jones	1986	1989	108	1842	17.1	12	18	181	10.1	1	126	2023	16.1	13
13	Wane McGarity	1995	1998	95	1684	17.7	14	28	115	4.1	3	123	1799	14.6	17
14	Lil'Jordan Humphrey*	2016	2018	125	1622	13.0	10	12	66	5.5	2	137	1688	12.3	12
15	Lam Jones	1976	1979	85	1603	18.9	14	156	850	5.4	6	241	2453	10.2	20
16	Lovell Pinkney	1992	1994	99	1580	16.0	15	1	-14	-14.0	0	100	1566	15.7	15
17	Johnny Walker	1987	1990	114	1567	13.7	4	2	24	12.0	0	116	1591	13.7	4
18	Alfred Jackson	1975	1977	70	1441	20.6	8	20	201	10.1	2	90	1642	18.2	10
19	Eric Metcalf	1985	1988	125	1390	11.1	7	585	2661	4.5	23	710	4051	5.7	30
20	James Kirkendoll*	2008	2010	121	1389	11.5	9	2	-10	-5.0	0	123	1379	11.2	9

[stork642 4511]

18 hours ago, Dnaguy said:

 

Did you guys know that their Colt and Jordan’s dad’s were roommates?

Is anyone driving the boat?

[NeverMarryAStripper 22339]

Recency bias

[Helobious 9827]

Mike Davis in the top 5 on that list is incredible when you consider what he was working with. 

[Michael Knight 13239]

Texas didn't pass the ball until the 90s so all the WR stats are gonna be lacking

Roy Williams was supremely talented, Shipley was a better WR and not just because he showed up for big games.

[ztejas 44299]

4 hours ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Yes

No

I think in terms of career accomplishments at UT you have it right. In terms of who was straight up the best wide receiver we've seen suit up in the burnt orange I have a hard time not putting Duv at least 2nd to Roy.

[Dnaguy 12728]

2 hours ago, stork642 said:

Is anyone driving the boat?

Why drive the boat when you can sail one to the ship?

[Ignatius 4151]

Outside of (for obvious reasons) the Rose Bowl, the 2008 OU game is my favorite in over 35 years of attending UT games. The Shipley kick return gave us new life when it looked like it was gonna be a long afternoon. Outside of maybe Stonie Clark’s stop in 1994 the catch and run Ship had in the 4th quarter of that game is the loudest I’ve heard the Cotton Bowl (have attended every OU game since 1984)....

[Sgt Hulk 14483]

Death taxes and shipley 

[ztejas 44299]

24 minutes ago, Ignatius said:

Outside of (for obvious reasons) the Rose Bowl, the 2008 OU game is my favorite in over 35 years of attending UT games. The Shipley kick return gave us new life when it looked like it was gonna be a long afternoon. Outside of maybe Stonie Clark’s stop in 1994 the catch and run Ship had in the 4th quarter of that game is the loudest I’ve heard the Cotton Bowl (have attended every OU game since 1984)....

Dicker's kick has to be up there 

[Hornius Emeritus 12845]

Randomly, here's a photo that I took of Jordan with a large bass.

 

[BurntOrange&White 42025]

Roy has him beat on career rec TDs and career receiving yds. In fact Roy has almost 700 more career receiving yards despite 7 fewer career receptions. Dude was something else. But Ship was great in his own right, especially in 2009. He could get open even though everyone in the building knew Colt was only looking to throw to him. He was unreal. 
 
It was an underrated part of his game, but he had this amazing knack for creating space while tangled with a defender without pushing off . Still remember he scored a TD against A&M in 2009 doing exactly that. Haven’t seen too many guys as good at that as he was. 

To me it’s more than the stats. Big time moments Jordan stepped up.

[Deej 77928]

34 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Randomly, here's a photo that I took of Jordan with a large bass.

 

Colt threw him that bass from the shore. 

[mr. sunshine 2863]

On 8/27/2020 at 9:44 PM, Radical Larry said:

What's his status for the weekend of the ceremony?

I laughed but then I felt bad about it so it all evens out 

Edited August 31, 2020 by mr. sunshine

[NeverMarryAStripper 22339]

So I guess Nobis wouldn't crack your top ten at his position either.

Edited August 31, 2020 by NeverMarryAStripper

[Guest Lobo]

Obviously the Ghost had some injury issues, but technically speaking...he was on the active/inactive roster of 4 Longhorn BCS teams.  Nobody else will ever be able to say that.  

He was on the official roster for 2004 Michigan Rose Bowl, 2005 USC Rose Bowl, 2008 Ohio State Fiesta Bowl, and 2009 Alabama Rose Bowl.  Yes, I know he only saw action in 2 of those games...but he was a Longhorn player for all four.  

Anyway, well deserved honor for him to join the ranks of the UT Hall of Honor.  

[ztejas 44299]

Just now, Dr. Beeper said:

Given the circumstances, no.  4th and 5; Billy Pittman TD / Bomar’d Rod Wright TD (entire ‘05 OU game); Limas catch in Columbus; Shipley return TD and Shipley TD on Quan block (entire ‘08 OU game); Mangum’s kick / entire ‘04/‘05 Rose Bowl - all better. Dicker’s kick in and of itself doesn’t belong. The entire ‘18 OU game belongs on a top 10 list and so does Georgia, but we are talking about a 10-4 team that lost to Maryland. 

Was referring to "loudest I've heard the Cotton Bowl" 

Not "greatest Texas football moments ever"

[Hate 20279]

4 minutes ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Given the circumstances, no.  4th and 5; Billy Pittman TD / Bomar’d Rod Wright TD (entire ‘05 OU game); Limas catch in Columbus; Shipley return TD and Shipley TD on Quan block (entire ‘08 OU game); Mangum’s kick / entire ‘04/‘05 Rose Bowl - all better. Dicker’s kick in and of itself doesn’t belong. The entire ‘18 OU game belongs on a top 10 list and so does Georgia, but we are talking about a 10-4 team that lost to Maryland. 

Look, having "eternal" scoreboard over aggy means a lot.  Could you imagine having to live with that shot for the rest of your life having to hear about a "L" from an aggy?

[Deej 77928]

Nothing was quieter than Pyle Field after Tucker's kick. 

[Hate 20279]

Eternal scoreboard means a lot.  All you have to do to shut an aggy up is to say 27-25.  Nobody knows what the overall record is without looking it up.  Everyone knows who won that last game. 

Edited August 31, 2020 by Hate

[Deej 77928]

6 minutes ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Trying to determine how to extricate myself from the situation

You just ask the greatest college football fans in the world how to get back to your car. 

[Huckleberry 34756]

6 minutes ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Plenty of people know the W-L record on both sides. That moment is one we overrate. It would have meant a lot more if we were playing for something but like a lot of Aggie games, we were playing little bro with no stakes. OU has always been a much better game and rivalry and back in the old school SWC day Arky was a more worthy rival. 

Not even close. It doesn't seem like a big deal because we won and we don't care that much.

But if they had won they would absolutely never shut up about it. Ever. It was a big deal not because we beat them like we usually did, but because they didn't win the last game.

Edited August 31, 2020 by Huckleberry

[BurntOrange&White 42025]

Eternal scoreboard is a big deal and it eats them up inside. Cause whenever you bring up the overall record they always have the same excuses about all male school/military blah blah blah. When you say 27-25 they literally stfu or just y’all about how much money they make in the sec/sec talk.