Message-ID: <1705835.1075852132372.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 05:48:37 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail Fax #70 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: dgagliardi@reliant.com@ENRON X-To: chay@reliant.com, grant.edwards@lmco.com, Dean, Clint , bbutler2@enron.com, jknauth@reliant.com, JFranklin@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 08/01/01 07:46 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" , nocal.com> cc: Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail Fax #70 08/01/01 06:47 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 12:18 AM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail Fax #70 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #70, Tuesday, July 31, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > UT Recruits Look Good in North-South Game > > The Longhorns had eight recruits in the annual North-South game in Fort > Worth > Tuesday night, and they all looked good at times. One of the UT recruits, > DB > Huston Street of Austin Westlake, is coming to Texas to play baseball > instead > of football. > But the seven future Longhorn football players, headed by QB Kendal Briles > of > Wolfforth Frenship (who will be a DB at Texas), S Rufus Harris of La Porte > > and OG Mike Garcia, were among the stars in the game, which resulted in a > 16-9 victory for the North. > The game was a total defensive struggle until halfway through the fourth > quarter. The South was leading, 6-2, at that point. But Briles scrambled > 20 > yards to make a key first down, then hit a 9-yard touchdown pass to put > the > North on top, 9-6. The South came back with another field goal to tie it, > but > the North got a long touchdown pass in the final seconds to win. > Harris was one of the game's big hitters in the secondary for the South. > He > made a thunderous hit early in the game. Garcia also did a good job of > blocking for the South. > OT William Winston of Houston Madison teamed with Garcia to provide good > pass > and run blocking for the South. > Future Longhorns joining Briles on the victorious North squad were OT Will > > Allen of Cypress Falls, WR-CB Aaron Ross of Tyler (he'll be a CB at > Texas), > and speedy DB Michael Huff of Irving Nimitz. > The teams were sloppy at times because they had less than a week of > practice > and that always makes for mistakes, penalties and inconsistent play. But > all > of the future Longhorns produced some highlights along the way. > Texas had more signees in the game than any other school. Super RB Cedric > Benson of Midland Lee also was invited, but passed it up to continue > working > out in Austin to be ready to challenge for playing time at UT as a true > freshman. > The Aggies had six, including 6-3, 235-pound DE Brandon Johnson of Bryan, > who > was the Defensive Player of the Game. Johnson showed great pass-rushing > skills for the North. > * * * * > Junior DE O. J. McClintock says the doctors have told him he can resume > working out in about three weeks and probably will miss only one or two > games > after cutting some tendons and muscles in his right arm when he rammed his > > arm through a window when he tried to catch a relative who was falling. > * * * * > RECRUITING NOTES: That October 6 showdown in Dallas between Texas and > Oklahoma probably will decide the Big 12 South championship, and it also > will > have a lot to do with where some of the top players in Texas wind up > playing > their college football. Four of the top 14 players on my 25 -man > "difference-maker list" like the Longhorns, but they also have developed > some > affection for the Sooners lately and say they probably will watch the two > teams this season before making a decision. They four are the state's top > player, DT Rodrique Wright of Alief Hastings, who says Texas is No. 1, but > > the Sooners are a close No. 2; the No. 7 guy, DE Larry Dibbles of > Lancaster, > who likes UT, OU and Notre Dame, but says he probably will stay close to > home > and pick either the Horns or the Sooners; the No. 11 player, LB Garnett > Smith > of Arlington Lamar, who almost committed to Texas on an unofficial visit, > almost committed to OU on an unofficial visit there and now says he's > going > to wait until after the season to make a selection; and OL Justin Blalock > of > Plano East, the state's top OL and No. 14 on the overall list, says he is > still looking at a lot of schools, but likes the Longhorns because "they > are > the state school," and also likes the Sooners because "they are the > national > champions." He says he wants to see how the teams play this year before > making a decision. . . DT Marco Martin of Mesquite says UT is his leader > right now and so does LB Aaron Harris of North Mesquite. Both are top > national recruits. . . On my list of the top 25 players, Texas already has > > commitments from No. 3, DT Earl Anderson of San Marcos, No. 17, LB Brian > Robison of Splensora and No. 23, OL Brett Valdez of Brownwood. I think the > > Horns have at least a 50-50 shot at 13 other players on the list, No. 1 > Wright, No. 2 QB Vincent Young of Houston Madison, No. 4 DE Travis Leitko > of > The Woodlands, No. 6 RB Albert Hardy of Galena Park, No. 7 Dibbles, No. 9 > Harris, No. 11 Smith, No. 14 Blalock, No. 15 Martin, No. 16 CB Ricky > Wilson > of Port Arthur Lincoln, No. 19 WR Robert Timmons of Flower Mound Marcus, > No. > 21 DE Dontriel Coates of Anahuac and No. 22 Athlete DaBryan Blanton of > Forney. They also have good shots at a couple of others if their grade > situations improve. > * * * * > 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 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.