Message-ID: <14820541.1075857329437.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 02:33:00 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com To: chay@reliantenergy.com, clint.dean@enron.com, bbutler2@enron.com Subject: True Orange Fax/E-Mail #92 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com X-To: chay@reliantenergy.com, clint.dean@enron.com, bbutler2@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Clint_Dean_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Dean-C X-FileName: cdean.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by David M Gagliardi/TTG/HouInd on 10/03/2000 09:32 AM --------------------------- mggagliardi@duke-energy.com on 10/03/2000 07:09:45 AM To: DGagliardi@reliantenergy.com, David_Ricks@GSDM.com, Tony.A.Rogers@fritolay.com cc: Subject: True Orange Fax/E-Mail #92 ---------------------- Forwarded by Michael Gagliardi/Hou-ComOps/EnergyTrading/PEC on 10/03/2000 07:18 AM --------------------------- TruOrange@aol.com on 10/02/2000 09:57:39 PM To: TruOrange@aol.com cc: Subject: True Orange Fax/E-Mail #92 True Orange Fax/E-Mail Service Volume 8, Fax/E-Mail #92, Monday, October 2, 2000 Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - Phone 512-795-8536 No TV for Buffs; Brown Says Horns Need Best Game to Win Saturday The Texas-Colorado game in Boulder on October 14 has been set for 2:30 p.m. Austin time, and 1:30 Colorado time and it will not be televised. There is no possibility of a pay-per-view live telecast because that would conflict with the ABC Big 12 telecast and the Big 12's contract with ABC does not allow such conflicts. Incredibly, one of the games that was chosen over Texas-Colorado was Texas A&M-Baylor. * * * * Coach Mack Brown said Monday the Longhorns "have to play better than we've played so far this year to have a chance to win" Saturday's big game with unbeaten Oklahoma. "Josh Heupel is as good a quarterback as there is in the country," Brown said. "They are running the ball much better this year, and they have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball." Heupel lit up the Texas defense for 17 points in the first quarter last year, but the Longhorns came back for a 38-28 victory. "I went to get a drink of water and when I got back we were down by 17 last year," Brown quipped. Brown said SS Lee Jackson should be able to play Saturday, but he said DT Shaun Rogers is still questionable because of the sprained ankle he sustained in the victory over Houston. The Horns will return to practice Tuesday and Brown said he'll know a lot more about the chances of Rogers being able to play after he sees what he can do Tuesday. Brown said Hodges Mitchell will continue to start at tailback, but he said sophomore Kenny Hayter played well in gaining 122 yards against Oklahoma State and will get a lot of playing time. Hayter is a 215-pound power runner and Brown said "big backs wear the other team down." Hayter made most of his yards against OSU in the second half, and Brown said he hopes the Horns will be able to run with some success Saturday. He didn't say who would start at quarterback, but he did say Major Applewhite is "looking more like the old Major every week." Applewhite underwent knee surgery in January and Brown said Applewhite seems to be gaining more confidence in the knee. "He made some plays off-schedule Saturday," Brown said, adding that he will need to make some more off-schedule plays Saturday to give the Longhorns a chance to win. Brown said Applewhite's quick recovery has been a surprise. "I wasn't even sure he would be able to play until mid-season," he said. He also said the Longhorns are much deeper in the secondary than they have been, and he said that will help a lot against Oklahoma because of the Sooners' league-leading passing attack. He said cornerbacks Quentin Jammer and Roderick Babers "have really improved our secondary." He also noted that defensive coordinator Carl Reese can use Ahmad Brooks and Ervis Hill, last year's starting cornerbacks, in his nickel and dime packages on obvious passing downs. Of course, against Oklahoma, any down can be an obvious passing down. Brown also said the Longhorn fans were a big factor in the team's comeback win last year against OU. "They stayed positive when we fell behind," he said. * * * * RECRUITING NOTES: QB Brent Rawls, 6-5, 195, 4.7, of Shreveport Evangel, said he really enjoyed his official visit to Texas last weekend, but he said he wants to take an official visit to Florida State the Oct. 14 weekend before making a decision. He also has taken an official visit to Purdue and the Boilermakers are very much in the picture because Rawls says they don't have as many young quarterbacks as Texas. . . DE Kevin Everett of Port Arthur Jefferson came to the game OSU game on an unofficial visit, and said he had a great time. But he said he wants to make some official visits before committing to anyone. . . QB Matt Nordgren of Dallas Bishop Lynch says he would like to come to a Texas practice this week or next week. He visited LSU last weekend and had a great time, but he still says the Longhorns are his No. 1 choice. He might commit to Texas when he comes to the team practice. Nordgren is the best QB prospect in Texas and Rawls is the top one in Louisiana, so the Horns just need to be sure they get one of them. . . Super LB Derrick Johnson of Waco had an incredible 30 tackles Friday night in his team's loss to powerful Tyler John Tyler. * * * * My next fax/e-mail will be whenever events warrant. * * * * The True Orange Fax Service includes at least 99 faxes a year and costs $99 ($79 by E-Mail). The True Orange Newsletter includes 26 newsletters and is published weekly during football season and twice monthly during most of the other months. It costs $45. 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