Message-ID: <9411177.1075857337665.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 01:00:00 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com To: clint.dean@enron.com, bbutler2@enron.com Subject: True Orange Fax/E-Mail 63 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com X-To: clint.dean@enron.com, bbutler2@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Clint_Dean_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Dean-C X-FileName: cdean.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by David M Gagliardi/TTG/HouInd on 07/21/2000 07:59 AM --------------------------- "Michael Gagliardi" on 07/21/2000 07:33:57 AM To: BobandIt@lcc.net, DGagliardi@reliantenergy.com, David_Ricks@GSDM.com cc: Subject: True Orange Fax/E-Mail 63 ---------------------- Forwarded by Michael Gagliardi/Hou-ComOps/EnergyTrading/PEC on 07/21/2000 07:42 AM --------------------------- TruOrange@aol.com on 07/20/2000 06:34:50 PM To: TruOrange@aol.com cc: (bcc: Michael Gagliardi/Hou-ComOps/EnergyTrading/PEC) Subject: True Orange Fax/E-Mail 63 True Orange Fax/E-Mail Service Volume 8, Fax/E-Mail #63, Thursday, July 20, 2000 Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - Phone 512-795-8536 CB Griffin Becomes Horns' 11th Commitment; Nordgren Getting Close CB Cedric Griffin, 6-1, 180, 4.42, of San Antonio Holmes has become the 11th commitment in the Longhorns' drive toward another nationally ranked recruiting class. Griffin is one of the state's top cornerbacks and said the Longhorn coaches "told me I was the kind of tall, fast cornerback they are looking for." He is tall for a cornerback, and he is fast, too, having run a 10.5 100 meters during the last track season. He had 41 tackles last season, broke up 14 passes and intercepted three passes, returning two of them for touchdowns. His coach at Holmes, David Sanchez, said Griffin "is the best cover corner in the district." Holmes went 13-2 last season, and Sanchez said Griffin is so talented that he will play him at wide receiver at times this season. Griffin said he also had offers from Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Colorado and Arkansas, "but I really like Texas' style of play and I knew all along that's where I wanted to go." Griffin said he and his mother will come back to Austin on Aug. 2 to meet with head coach Mack Brown to make the commitment official. "I've never met coach Brown in person and he was on vacation," Griffin said, "but coach (Tim) Nunez told me coach Brown wants me and that he likes to meet with everyone to make it official." "I'm committed to Texas and Texas is committed to me," Griffin said. "Texas is where I wanted to go and I am looking forward to playing football and getting my education at Texas." Griffin and his mother had visited UT unofficially Tuesday. Griffin said he met with Nunez, who recruits the San Antonio area, and defensive coordinator Carl Reese. The state's top QB, Matt Nordgren of Dallas Bishop Lynch, told me he is close to committing to Texas. He and his parents met Monday with UT offensive coordinator Greg Davis and assistant coach Bruce Chambers, who recruits the Dallas area, and Nordgren said, "I had a great time. I love Texas and it would take something really major to cause me to go anywhere else." Nordgren said he really likes the Texas offense, loves Austin "and my folks own a ranch near Blanco, so they could see me play if I come to Texas." He said he probably will announce his college intentions in about 10 days. "I am going to take an unofficial visit to A&M and I'm going to go to a camp at LSU, and then I think I'll be ready. I love everything about Texas, but I just have to really make sure because I'm going to be spending the next five years of my life at the school I pick." The Longhorns now have 11 early commitments, including six offensive linemen. The OLs are Mike Garcia of Galena Park (who switched from A&M to Texas), Jonathan Scott of Dallas Carter, Abe Robinson of Houston Jersey Village, Roman Reeves of Livingston, Will Allen of Houston Cypress Falls and Alfio Randall of Blinn JC. Scott and Robinson are national top 100 players and Randall was a top 100 player at Houston Yates two years ago. The other four commitments are QB/DB Kendal Briles of Frenship, MLB Yamil Lebron of Killeen Ellison, and DBs Braden Johnson of Euless Trinity and Brian Carter of The Woodlands. I have seen some more tape on Lebron and the gurus, including me, simply missed on him. I'm glad the Texas coaches do a better job because he's big, quick and he hits hard. He's also very good in pass coverage. * * * * So far, five members of the first team of Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine's Super Team have committed to colleges. Running back David Underwood of Madisonville committed to Michigan and the other four - Briles, Robinson, Scott and Griffin - commited to UT. * * * * FOOTBALL NOTES: There are a lot of rumors that super WR recruit Roy Williams has reinjured the shoulder the hurt in the Texas-California All-Star game. I talked to his mother at 6 p.m. today (Thursday) and she told me she had talked to Roy about an hour before I called "and he's doing fine. The shoulder is still a little sore, but he said it's getting better all the time." She said Williams will come back to Odessa in about two weeks to get some more treatment on the shoulder. Because he has not enrolled at UT yet, Texas cannot pick up his medical expenses. . . With football season more than a month away, Longhorn ticket sales have already matched their all-time sing-season high of 48,000. The record was set last year and it will be broken Friday. The previous record was 39,743 back in 1977. * * * * My next fax 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. Save by subscribing to both for $130 (or $110 if you take the faxes via E-Mail or $99 if you take the faxes and newsletter via E-Mail). Send check to address at the top of page. I also update my 900 number - 1-900-288-8839 - frequently with recruiting news. My E-Mail address is: truorange@aol.com