Message-ID: <25962012.1075852132346.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 06:44:12 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com To: clint.dean@enron.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #71 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: dgagliardi@reliant.com@ENRON X-To: Dean, Clint , grant.edwards@lmco.com, chay@reliant.com, JFranklin@reliant.com, jknauth@reliant.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \CDEAN (Non-Privileged)\Dean, Clint\Info X-Origin: DEAN-C X-FileName: CDEAN (Non-Privileged).pst ----- Forwarded by David M Gagliardi/TTG/HouInd on 08/03/01 08:40 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #71 08/03/01 07:23 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 9:57 PM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #71 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #71, Thursday, August 2, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > Keller DL Janszen Picks Horns over Sooners; He's No. 12 > > The Longhorns are up to an even dozen early commitments now after DT Tully > > Janszen, 6-4, 245, 4.78, of Keller picked Texas over Oklahoma. He had > considered only Texas, OU and A&M, and had offers from all three. > Janszen said the Longhorn coaches told him they want him to play DT, and > he > said they told him they like his quickness and aggressiveness. He said he > called head coach Mack Brown Thursday to tell him he wanted to play for > the > Longhorns. "He seemed real happy to hear from me," Janszen said. > He said he picked Texas because "I liked the way I was treated by the > coaches > and players. They are like a big family." He also said his sister lives at > > New Braunfels, which is about 35 miles south of Austin. "Her husband is a > coach at Converse Judson," he said. "It will be good to have family that > close." > Janszen said he had 10 sacks and about 15 other tackles for losses last > year. > He has a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and has a 22 ACT score. It takes an 18 to > qualify, so he made it with plenty of room to spare. > Coach Brown said at the start of the recruiting season that he hoped to > sign > a great class of defensive linemen and he is off to a great start with > Janszen and three other outstanding DTs - Sonny Davis, 6-1, 320, 5.0, of > Gulf > Coast JC in Mississippi and formerly of Austin Lanier, Earl Anderson, 6-4, > > 270, 4.8, of San Marcos and Lyle Sendlein, 6-4, 260, 4.8, of Scottsdale > Chaparral, the two-time defending Class 4A champion in Arizona. > The other 8 commitments are LBs Brian Robison, 6-3, 245, 4.6, of Splendora > > and Marcus Myers, 6-3, 220, 4.5, of Pflugerville Connally; OLs Brett > Valdez, 6-4, 310, 5.1, of Brownwood and Neale Tweedie, 6-5, 260, 4.9, of > Allen; TE-LB David Thomas, 6-3, 210, 4.6, of Wolfforth Frenship; WR > Dustin > Miksch, 6-0, 165, 4.4, of Round Rock Westwood; QB Billy Don Malone, 6-2 > 1/2, > 185, 4.7, of Paris North Lamar; RB/Athlete Clint Haney, 5-11, 190, 4.27 > of > Smithson Valley. > * * * * > RECRUITING NOTES: I talked to former Longhorn and Denver Broncho OL star > David Studdard tonight and he said his son, Kasey, a highly recruited > defensive tackle at Highlands Ranch, Colo., "really likes Texas and told > me > that's where he is 99% sure he wants to go." He said his son probably will > > take a few visits, but said he will be surprised if he doesn't wind up at > Texas. Studdard is on several national top 100 teams, and, other than > being > an outstanding defensive tackle who led the state's linemen in total > tackles > last year, he has another great attribute - he's one of the best blocking > offensive linemen I've seen on tape this year. He really is an outstanding > > blocker who excels at pulling and taking out defenders. It's great to be a > > top prospect both ways because it gives a recruit an extra chance to make > it > big. His dad, who played for the Broncos for a decade after graduating > from > Texas in 1978, knows a thing or two about offensive line play, and he > thinks > it's 50-50 on whether his son will play offense or defense in college. . > DE > Brian Pickryl of Jenks, Okla., one of the nation's top pass-rushing > linemen, > says Texas is running slightly ahead of UCLA and Oklahoma on his list > right > now. Pickryl plans to graduate in December, so he can go through spring > football practice with the college he picks. . . DT Marco Martin of > Mesquote. who is up to 315 pounds and still running under 5.0 in the 40, > says > Texas is slightly ahead of Florida State, Oklahoma and others. Martin runs > in > the 4.7 range when he is around 275 pounds.. . . So far this recruiting > season, five members of Texas Football's Super Team have committed to > colleges, and three of them - DT Anderson, TE Thomas, (who made the team > as a > linebacker) and OL Tweedie are future Longhorns. The other two who have > made > early commitments are OL Jeff Lebby of Andrews to Oklahoma and C Bob > Morton > of McKinney, who first committed to A&M, then switched to Notre Dame. > * * * * > SOFTBALL RECRUITING NOTE: UT's prize pitching recruit, 6-1 southpaw Cat > Osterman led her Katy Cruisers to the championship of the elite 71-team > national tournament in Marietta, Ga., last year, and she might do it > again. > She pitched a no-hitter and struck out 18 to lead the Cruisers past the > California Miners earlier this week. The Cruisers are 3-0 in the > tournament. > Osterman, who was chosen the high school player of the year by two > national > high school rating groups, did not allow an earned run last season as a > senior at Cypress Springs. > * * * * > My next e-mail/fax will be whenever events warrant. > * * * * > The True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service includes at least 99 fax/e-mails 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 > both > services 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.