Colt McCoy to Jordan Shipley at 40 MPH

by Barking Carnival Staff on Sep 2, 2009 9:04 AM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

This is probably the coolest thing you can do on a boat. Well, one of them anyway. Certainly the coolest thing you can do at over 40 mph on a boat.

The throw is, of course, accurate, but the catch is unreal.

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That was awesome. It looked a hell of a lot faster from the boat.

So was the boat going 40 mph? I wonder what the true closing speed of the ball was at it made it to Shipley’s hands (ball speed from Colt’s arm + speed of the boat). Figure that with the angle of the toss and some trig thrown in – say 60 mph total speed?

by levanderwilliams on Sep 2, 2009 9:50 AM CDT reply actions

Huck is triangulating the equation with an abacus and a sliderule
while blind folded to make it challenging.

by Trips Right on Sep 2, 2009 10:06 AM CDT reply actions

However, with that extra data point, Huck will finally be able to explain how Colt will perform better than last year.

by uthookem on Sep 2, 2009 10:25 AM CDT reply actions

Tebow would have just walked across the water and handed it to Jordan.

by nordberg on Sep 2, 2009 10:46 AM CDT reply actions

Only if the boat came within 3.9 yards of the shore, Nordberg.

by uthookem on Sep 2, 2009 10:52 AM CDT reply actions

Bravo, gents. That was classic.

by Trips Right on Sep 2, 2009 11:08 AM CDT reply actions

For all you kids out there who think it would be cool to imitate Colt and Ship, don’t do this. It is dangerous. Running a boat at 40 mph that close to shore is insane. Standing up in a boat at 40 mph while you are concentrating on catching a football is insane. What happens if you lose your balance when the ride gets a little bumpy and you fall into the pilot? What happens if there is a carom on the ball and it ends up hitting the pilot in the face (at an effective speed > 40 mph)? There is a decent chance it could be disastrous.

by kafka on Sep 2, 2009 11:40 AM CDT reply actions

If kids are reading this site, this is probably one of the least damaging or dangerous things they’ve been exposed to so far.

by kevwun on Sep 2, 2009 11:52 AM CDT reply actions

Everything about this post, this article, and the comments reek of laser awesomnality.

by The General on Sep 2, 2009 2:19 PM CDT reply actions

I find kafka to be the second most terrifying poster on the Internet behind “3 MNC in a Row”.

by CloseToJumping on Sep 2, 2009 7:01 PM CDT reply actions

It would only have been better if Colt had thrown the fish.

Odds are, Shipley wouldn’t drop that bass.

by parlinhall on Sep 2, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions

My question is who sanctioned this fishing trip? Did the players pay their own way or was there a wealthy crippled man who footed the bill who has no rooting interest?

Pretty sweet video actually.

by gingerballs on Sep 2, 2009 9:05 PM CDT reply actions