Message-ID: <31913157.1075852131242.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 06:37:30 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #103 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 , bbutler2@enron.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 10/24/01 08:35 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" , , ocal.com> "'tony.a.rogers@fritolay.com'" cc: 10/24/01 07:11 Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #103 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:16 PM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #103 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #104, Tuesday, October 23, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > Buckman Picks Horns over Heels; Browns Says UT Has "4-Game Season" > > Brad Buckman, a 6-9, 235-pound power forward from Austin Westlake who is a > > national top 50 recruit, picked Texas over North Carolina Tuesday, saying > the > Longhorn basketball program is on the upswing and he wants to be a part of > it. > He had said earlier that the lure of the ACC, where basketball reigns > supreme, was very strong, but he told me today, "I've always wanted to go > to > Texas. This is where my heart is." His father, Brent, played on two > national > championship golf teams at UT and his mother, Tammy, also is a Texas > graduate. > But he said he also used his head in picking the Horns over the Tar Heels. > > "After looking at it closely," he said, " I think Texas basketball is > really > on the upswing. They've signed two McDonald's All Americans (freshman > point > guard T. J. Ford of Fort Bend Willowridge and sophomore forward Brian > Boddicker of Duncanville) in the last two years." > They could make it three in three years because Buckman's stock soared > this > summer when he played in several top AAU tournaments and more than held > his > own against some of the nation's heralded big guys. > Dave Telep, a national recruiting analyst, said he probably is one of the > nation's top 25 recruits. "The reality is that while there are 25 guys > with > larger names, there probably aren't 25 better players in the class," Telep > > said. "He is athletic, can handle it some, he blocks shots, he shoots to > medium-range and he scores in the post." > Clifton McNeely, his coach at Westlake, also says he also works very hard > to > get better. "He's a very gifted player with a lot of talent to start > with," > McNeely said, "but the best thing about him is his strong heart and work > ethic. I don't think you could find anyone who works harder than he does." > McNeely also said he thinks Buckman "is the best player in Texas." There > are > some guards in the Dallas area who ranked higher nationally, but Buckman > is a > national top 50 recruit who is the kind of blue-collar inside player UT > coach > Rick Barnes loves to coach. > Buckman averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks for Westlake as a > junior > and was recruited by other top basketball programs across the country, > including Missouri, UCLA, Kentucky and others. > He is the first recruit to commit to Texas for the early signing period in > > November. Barnes and his assistants are recruiting several other players, > most of them in other states, and hope to sign a sharp shooting guard and > a > wing. > * * * * > Coach Mack Brown said Tuesday he and his assistant coaches have told the > Longhorn players they "start a four-game season this Saturday at > Missouri." > He said the Longhorns, at 6-1 and with a No. 6 ranking in the BCS, have a > chance to rise if they keep winning because a lot of the teams above them > play each other or play other unbeaten teams. Oklahoma is No. 1 in the BCS > > rankings and Nebraska is No. 2. They play Saturday in Lincoln, so one of > them > is destined to drop. UCLA is No. 3 in the BCS, but has to play at > undefeated > Washington State later this season, and Miami and Virginia Tech are No. 4 > > and 5, but they play in the final regular-season game for both teams. > For those of you who still want to think about a national title this > season, > it is a long, long shot. First, OU would have to lose to Nebraska and > either > Texas Tech or Texas A&M, and then Texas would have to beat Nebraska in the > > Big 12 title game. Then all but one of the major unbeaten teams would have > to > lose a game so it wound up like last year when OU was the only unbeaten > team > and played once-beaten Florida State for the national title. > It could happen, but don't bet on it. I think the Horns have a great > chance > to finish 10-1, but I doubt that all but one of the unbeaten teams will > lose. > INJURY NOTE: It looks like LB Lee Jackson and DE O. J. McClintock, both > fourth-year seniors, will redshirt and return next year. Both have been > out > with injuries all season and Brown said Tuesday there are no plans to play > > them. He said Jackson is still having troubles with his toe and his leg. > He > said McClintock "could have played Saturday, but we're not going to play > him > unless we need him." > RECRUITING NOTES: The Longhorns are still recruiting WR Robert Timmons of > Flower Mound Marcus who committed to Florida Monday, and LB Michael > Williams > of Lindale, who ways he is a "soft commitment" to Oklahoma, but who has > scheduled an official visit to Texas the Dec. 14 weekend. > * * * * > 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.