Shipley gets sixth year

by HenryJames on Dec 22, 2008 7:17 PM CST in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

Texas receiver Jordan Shipley has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. This is big for Texas.

He missed both the 2004 and 2005 seasons because of injuries.

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Good on him. Nice kid and a great player.

by Parlin Hall on Dec 22, 2008 7:44 PM CST reply actions

Outfuckingstanding.

by Doperbo on Dec 22, 2008 7:47 PM CST reply actions

Damn right.

by Woody Bombay on Dec 22, 2008 9:04 PM CST reply actions

And so it begins…

by Trips Right on Dec 22, 2008 9:14 PM CST reply actions

And to think he didn’t even have to beat one of his friends to within an inch of his life to do it. The NCAA must be getting lax in their standards.

by AugieBall on Dec 22, 2008 9:45 PM CST reply actions

Now this is some huge news for texas and the entire league. They were likely the favorite before and their case just strengthened.

I’m not contending this at all, since it seemed like a foregone conclusion anyway. But does anyone know why? Is there any precedent for getting this extra year? Any idea what kind of burden of proof they had to provide on the severity of his injuries – or could teams start using this commonly?

by hiphopopotamus on Dec 22, 2008 9:52 PM CST reply actions

I believe that to be considered for an extra year the season-ending injury has to occur before twenty percent of the season is complete.

by HenryJames on Dec 22, 2008 9:58 PM CST reply actions

Hiphop….same circumstances as Jason White. Hurt two years in a row with season ending injuries in September. There are others. Didn’t Ramon Flanigan get like 14 years at SMU? No, but he did get 6.

by NorthDallasSooner on Dec 22, 2008 9:58 PM CST reply actions

If you miss an entire season due to injuries, you can pretty much get it, much less two seasons. The burden of proof is not playing and doctor’s evaluations. This was always a slam dunk, Shipley didn’t even want to participate in Senior stuff this past year because it was such a sure thing.

by dick on Dec 22, 2008 10:00 PM CST reply actions

I remember that Chris AppleWhite said before the 2008 season that Ship was going to have a monster year. I had no idea that Ship could be that great.

Absolutely great news that Ship is coming back. Great player and great leader.

by Kafka on Dec 22, 2008 10:06 PM CST reply actions

If Colt was still thinking about the NFL, does this make up his mind for sure to come back for his senior season?

by Nero on Dec 22, 2008 10:24 PM CST reply actions

Nero- why, are they friends?

by Stuck in MN on Dec 22, 2008 10:37 PM CST reply actions

They chug ice-cold milk while fishing. Perhaps next year they’ll move up to near-beer?

by Horn in Tyler on Dec 22, 2008 11:07 PM CST reply actions

Let me just say, Shipley has a purty mouth. Lips bigger’n Angie Jolie.

by Nero on Dec 22, 2008 11:18 PM CST reply actions

Nero, we all know that Colt’s coming back regardless of Shipley b/c of that blonde chick always sitting with his parents at the games.

by Horn in Tyler on Dec 22, 2008 11:33 PM CST reply actions

Does anyone else see the resemblance between Andy Samberg of SNL and Shipley?

by TXinDC on Dec 23, 2008 6:31 AM CST reply actions

“Nero, we all know that Colt’s coming back regardless of Shipley b/c of that blonde chick always sitting with his parents at the games.”

Holy smokes…I noticed her while watching my DVR of the agroid game…smokin’ hot!

by uthookem on Dec 23, 2008 8:57 AM CST reply actions

hiphopopotamus—

TE Bo Scaife got a 6th year after losing two seasons to knee injuries. He currently plays for the Tennessee Titans.

by hopefulhorn on Dec 23, 2008 9:06 AM CST reply actions

6th years are for pussies

by Kevin Watler on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM CST reply actions

I guess they’ll give a sixth year to just about anyone these days.

by Dusty Dvoracek on Dec 23, 2008 10:09 AM CST reply actions

Didn’t Jason White get 8 years at OU?

by EyesOfTX on Dec 23, 2008 10:29 AM CST reply actions

“Does anyone else see the resemblance between Andy Samberg of SNL and Shipley?”

YES! All the time!

by Lilia on Dec 23, 2008 11:02 AM CST reply actions

I’ve been thrilled that Shipley seems to have gotten past his injury problems and I’m hoping everyday that they don’t come back his Senior year.

BTW, I think the blonde you are talking about is Colt’s girlfriend and yes…she is damn fine.

by Capt. Insano on Dec 23, 2008 1:06 PM CST reply actions

Given the fact that there are 33,000+ searches for “colt mccoy girlfriend” on google, and websites exist to explore the issue, I’d say he’s getting the job done in that department.

http://doubleextrapoint.blogspot.com/2008/11/colt-mccoys-girlfriend.html

by BatesHorn on Dec 23, 2008 1:56 PM CST reply actions