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Jordan Shipley - Texas Athletics Hall of Honor


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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...

 

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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. 

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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.

 

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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. 

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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.
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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
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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.

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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)....

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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 

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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.
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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.  

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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"

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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?

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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. 

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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.

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