Message-ID: <15619172.1075852130545.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 07:40:24 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #92 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: dgagliardi@reliant.com@ENRON X-To: JFranklin@reliant.com, jknauth@reliant.com, grant.edwards@lmco.com, Dean, Clint 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 09/17/01 09:39 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #92 09/17/01 07:46 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 9:28 AM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #92 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #92, Sunday, September 16, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > Chase Pittman Commits to Longhorns; UT Has 14 Pledges > > The Longhorns picked up their second top 100 national recruit in less than > > week Sunday when DE Chase Pittman, 6-5, 263, 4.7, of national powerhouse > Shreveport Evangel, committed to Texas during ceremonies at his church. > Pittman chose Texas over LSU at the end, but he was recruited by top > schools > from all over the country. > He is the brother of Cole Pittman, the sophomore Longhorn DT who was > killed > in a vehicle accident in February while returning to Texas for spring > football practice. > I went to Lufkin Friday night to watch Evangel play Lufkin, one of the top > > teams in Texas. In last week's USA Today rankings, Lufkin, led by QB > Reggie > McNeal, an A&M pledge, was rated No 4 in the country, and Evangel, led by > sophomore QB John David Booty, 6-3, 185, 4.5, and Pittman, was rated No. > 20. > That rating will change this week because Evangel defeated Lufkin, 33-17, > primarily because of Booty's throwing and a stout defense led by Pittman. > Lufkin ran away from Pittman's right DE spot all night, but he still had, > by > my count, a sack, three QB pressures and eight tackles. McNeal is a 10.3 > sprinter, but Pittman twice came from the far side to run him out of > bounds. > He has outstanding speed and quickness and is on many national top 100 > teams. > The other national top 100 pledge the Horns got recently was from LB > Garnet > Smith, 6-3, 221, 4.54, of Arlington Lamar, who first committed to > Oklahoma > last Monday, then switched to Texas on Wednesday and said he is solid for > the > Longhorns. With a 1,200-plus SAT, he said UT's academic superiority over > OU > was a big factor. > The other 12 recruits who have committed to UT are 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, Lyle Sendlein, 6-4, 260, 4.8, of > Scottsdale Chaparral, the two-time defending Class 4A champion in Arizona, > > and Tully Janszen, 6-4, 255, 4.78, of Keller; 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/Ath Clint Haney, 5-11, 190, > 4.27 of Smithson Valley. > Eight of the players - Pittman, Smith, Davis, Anderson, Sendlein, Valdez, > Tweedie and Thomas - have been on one or more national top 100 lists. > Davis > was on all the lists last year. > The Longhorns probably will take about 25 to 27 players this year. The > limit > is 25 in one year, but Pittman will graduate in December and enroll in > January, which means he can be counted against last year's class. Davis > also > has a chance to graduate in December and enroll in January. If he does, he > > also count count against last year. The Longhorns are also on the short > list > of another outstanding DE who will graduate in December. He is Bryan > Pickryl > of Jenks, Oklahoma. > * * * * > If you are wondering who the remaining 11 to 13 signees will be, most or > all > will come from a 22-player group that includes QB Vincent Young of Houston > > Madison, RB Albert Hardy of Galena Park, TE Eric Winston of Midland Lee, > WRs > Marquis Johnson of Champaign, Ill., Biren Ealy of Cypress Falls and > Anthony > Wright of Klein Forest, OLs Justin Blalock of Plano East and Tony Ugoh of > Spring Westfield, DEs Pickryl , Travis Leitko of The Woodlands and Larry > Dibbles of Lancaster, DTs Rodrique Wright of Alief Hastings, Marco Martin > of > Mesquite, Kasey Studdard of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Loren Howard of > Scottsdale Saquaro, Ariz., LB Aaron Harris of North Mesquite, CBs Ricky > Wilson of Port Arthur Lincoln and Jonathan Wade of Shreveport Evangel, > Safeties Brodney Pool of Houston Westbury and Matthew Melton of Tyler and > Athletes Eddorian McCullough of North Garland and DaBryan Blanton of > Forney. > The Horns have 50-50 or better shots at Marquis Johnson, Rodrique Wright, > Kasey Studdard and Aaron Harris, who are all national top 100 players. > Wright > is the nation's top DT prospect. > * * * * > FOOTBALL NOTES: Look for sophomore Ivan Williams to start at tailback at > Houston, with true freshman Cedric Benson getting a lot of action, too. > Former starter Victor Ike also will play, but his primary role probably > will > be as a kickoff returner. . . True freshman LB Derrick Johnson will play a > > lot more in future games. He already is UT's top tackler and sacker in a > limited role. He looks like a future All-American and Butkus Award > candidate. > * * * * > 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 - daily with recruiting news. My > E-Mail address is: truorange@aol.com.