Message-ID: <19018769.1075852130625.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 08:27:28 -0700 (PDT) From: truorange@aol.com To: truorange@aol.com Subject: True Orange, September 10, 2001, Part 2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: TruOrange@aol.com@ENRON X-To: TruOrange@aol.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \CDEAN (Non-Privileged)\Dean, Clint\Info X-Origin: DEAN-C X-FileName: CDEAN (Non-Privileged).pst Part 2 of 3 Game Quotes . . "Texas has great team speed. That return guy (Nathan Vasher) was spectacular, just spectacular. He was the back-breaker for us. There is no doubt about it - he was the difference in the ball game in my opinion. We were in the game and had some momentum, and then he started running those punts back down our throat. Mack Brown has done a great job at Texas. They really have some outstanding athletes." - North Carolina head coach John Bunting * * * * "It seemed like everyone was hitting their blocks on my returns, so usually I just had to try to make one guy miss. It was a lot of fun. Now, I just have to get back to work to try to get better." - UT safety/punt returner Nathan Vasher * * * * "It's great to put (freshman LB Derrick Johnson) in pass-rush situations because he's got some shake and bake the Good Lord gave him. He's still learning what to do, and by mid-season I think he'll really make a mark. He's already made a little bit of a mark in my mind." - Texas defensive coordinator Carl Reese * * * * "I just read the quarterback's eyes. When I got the ball, I ran as hard as I could and then I jumped as high as I could. I was not going to be denied. I wanted that touchdown." - UT DE Cory Redding, talking about his 22-yard interception return for the game's first score * * * * "I was really excited about getting to play against him (heralded North Carolina DE Julius Peppers). He's got a great first step and he's really fast. He's got real long arms, too, which helps him on his pass rush. I felt like I did pretty good. I know I gave it all I had and played as hard as I could on every play. I got some help from other guys a lot of the time." - Longhorn OT Robbie Doane, who was primarily responsible for holding Peppers without a tackle or a sack * * * * "I questioned myself a little on that one just before the half. It was 49 yards and going into the wind, but I marked off my steps, took a deep breath and told myself to kick right through the ball and drive it. I was really excited when it went in. It gave the team a lift." - Texas true freshman walk-on kicker Dusty Mangum, who booted a 49-yard field goal into the wind on the last play of the first half to give Texas a 20-14 lead at intermission. * * * * "Our defense was unbelievable. They kept us in the game and then the special teams kind of drove the dagger in their heart. Nathan Vasher is great. He got the whole team and everybody in the stands excited." - UT QB Chris Simms Texas-North Carolina Statistics Scoring Summary Texas 14 6 6 18 - 44 North Carolina 7 7 0 0 - 14 UT - Redding 22 interception return (Mangum kick) 10:04 1Q UT - Simms 1 run (Mangum kick) 6:45 1Q (5 yds, 2 plays) NC - Curry 20 run (Reed kick) 3:44 1Q (77 yds, 9 plays) NC - A. Williams 9 run (Reed kick) 12:40 2Q (17 yds, 2 plays) UT - Mangum 36 FG 5:48 2Q (minus 1 yd, 4 plays) UT - Mangum 49 FG 0:00 2Q (51 yds, 8 plays) UT - Benson 7 run (pass failed)2:25 3Q (89 yds, 12 plays) UT - Mangum 51 FG 14:50 4Q (28 yds, 5 plays) UT - Safety (14:33 4Q) UT - Vasher 44 punt return (Mangum kick) 9:06 4Q UT - Robin 12 run (run failed) 0:36 4Q (14 yds, 2 plays) Official Attendance: 83,106 Team Statistics Texas North Carolina First Downs 19 14 Rushing 7 8 Passing 10 5 Penalty 2 1 Rushing Attempts, Net Yards 35-159 38-95 Net Yards Passing 167 116 Passes Comp., Att., Int. 17-37-0 10-30-3 Total Plays, Offense 72-326 68-211 Avg. Gain per Play 4.5 3.1 Fumbles Lost 2 of 3 0 of 4 Penalties, Yards 8-81 14-108 Punts, Avg. 9-41.3 12-40.7 Time of Possession 32:06 27:54 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 3 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Sacks by Team, Yds Lost 5-32 2-9 Individual Statistics Texas Rushing - I. Williams 10-75; Benson 9-27, 1 TD; R. Williams 1-25; Ike 6-15; Robin 2-14, 1 TD; Simm 6-8; Mock 1-minus 5. Passing - Simms 17-35, 167 yds, 0 TD, 0 Int.; Applewhite 0-2, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 Int. Receiving - B. Johnson 5-55; R. Williams 4-38; Thomas 2-35; Edwards 2-12; Ike 1-9; Trissel 1-8; Flowers 1-6; Scaife 1-4. North Carolina Rushing - A. Williams 12-50, 1 TD; Parker 7-32; Curry 14-13, 1 TD; Durant 4-minus 1; R. Moore 1-1. Passing - Curry 5-20, 69 yds, 0 TD, 2 Int.; Durant 5-10, 47 yds, 0 TD, 1 Int. Receiving - Aiken 3-59; Borders 3-37; Bailey 1-12; Allen 1-7; Hilton 1-4; Robinson 1-minus 3. Tackles by Texas Players, Unasst., Asst., Total D. Johnson 6-1-7; Brooks 4-3-7; Rawls 2-4-6; Jammer 5-0-5; Lewis 3-2-5; Pearson 3-2-5; Babers 3-1-4; Gordon 2-0-2; Hightower 1-1-2; Redding 1-1-2; Loeffler 1-0-1; M. Jones 1-0-1; Ungar 1-0-1; Thornton 1-0-1; Slagle 1-0-1; T. Jones 1-0-1; Robin 1-0-1; J. Anderson 1-0-1; Tubbs 1-0-1; Vasher 0-1-1. Tackles for Losses: Jammer 2-minus 1111; Babers 1-minus 5; D. Johnson 1-minus 3; Anderson 1-minus 3; Pearson 1-minus 2. Sacks: D. Johnson 2-minus 13; Lewis 1-minus 10; Gordon 1-minus 5; Redding 1-minus 4. Scouting Houston The Longhorns have an open date this week, and then they hit the road for the first time this year and travel to Houston to play the Cougars at 8 p.m. on September 22 in tiny Robertson Stadium. The Cougars lost to cross-town rival Rice, 21-14, in their season opener and had their open date last week. Things won't get any easier for them this week because they travel to Athens to play the Georgia Bulldogs. The Owls controlled the ball and the clock against Houston, rolling up 354 yards with their wishbone attack. So, if the Longhorns are ever going to get their running game going, they won't have a better opportunity all season. Against Rice, Houston had only 199 yards offensively, and 192 of that was through the air. So it looks like the Cougars can't run and can't stop the run. QB Kelly Robertson is UH's main offensive threat and his top target is WR Brian Robinson, while the defense is led by CB Jason Parker. The Cougars went 3-8 a year ago in coach Dana Dimel's first year. They have eight returning starters on offense and six on defense. Here's how the teams compare statistically (national rank in parenthesis): Texas Houston Offense (45) 165 Rushing Avg. (115) 7 (59) 197.5 Passing Avg. (64) 192 (53) 362.5 Total Off. Avg. (111) 199 (8) 42.5 Scoring Avg (96) 14 Defense (55) 132 Rushing Avg. (115) 354 (7) 89.5 Passing Avg. (2) 42 (14) 221.5 Total Def. Avg. (86) 396 (20) 10.5 Opp. Scoring Avg (75) 32 Longhorn Notes . . Sophomore Nathan Vasher broke Johnny Johnson's school record for single-game punt return yardage with 153 yards on eight returns. Johnson gained 131 yards against Boston College in 1977. Vasher's 44-yard touchdown return in the fourth quarter broke a long dry spell. It was the first for the Longhorns since Mike Adams ran one back in 1993, a mere 98 games ago. ... Backup quarterback Major Applewhite got into the game late in the fourth quarter, but he added to his list of records with two pass attempts to overtake Peter Gardere in the category. Applewhite has now thrown 1,025 passes, and holds or is tied for 41 school records.. . . North Carolina had only 52 net yards and made only two first downs in the second half, both in the fourth quarter. . . The Tar Heels dominated time of possession in the first half, holding the ball for 18:02 compared to the Longhorns 11;58, but Texas had the ball for more than 20 minutes of the 30-minute second half (20:08 to 9:52). Big 12 Roundup Nebraska thumped Notre Dame, 27-10, at home, and Kansas State whipped USC, 10-6, on the road in top intersectional games involving Big 12 teams last week. It was a great week overall for the Big 12 because league teams won 11 games, with Kansas losing to UCLA for the only blemish. SOUTHERN DIVISION STANDINGS Conference Season W L PF PA Pct. W L PF PA Pct. Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 122 40 1.000 Texas 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 85 21 1.000 Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 66 44 1.000 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 42 30 1.000 Baylor 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 24 3 1.000 Okla. State 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 39 40 .500 NORTHERN DIVISION STANDINGS Conference Season W L PF PA Pct. W L PF PA Pct. Nebraska 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 90 31 1.000 Kansas 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 24 10 1.000 Colorado 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 114 53 .667 Kansas State 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 10 6 1.000 Iowa State 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0.000 Missouri 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 13 20 0.000 Last Week's Results Texas 44, North Carolina 14 Oklahoma 37, North Texas 10 Texas A&M 28, Wyoming 20 Texas Tech 42, New Mexico 30 Baylor 24, Arkansas State 3 Oklahoma State 30, Louisiana Tech 23 Nebraska 27, Notre Dame 10 Colorado 51, San Jose State 15 Kansas State 10, USC 6 UCLA 41, Kansas 17 Iowa State, 45, Northern Iowa 0 Missouri 40, Southwest Texas 6 This Week's Games Thursday Texas Tech at Texas-El Paso 9:05 p.m., (ESPN) Saturday Tulsa at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. Baylor at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Rice at Nebraska 6 p.m. (Fox) Colorado at Washington State 1:30 p.m. (Fox) Louisiana Tech at Kansas State 6:10 p.m. Iowa at Iowa State 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Wyoming at Kansas 11:30 a.m. (Big 12 Syndication) Missouri at Michigan State noon Northern Arizona at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. 2001 Longhorn Schedule, Record (2-0) Texas Opp. Sept. 1 New Mexico State 41 7 Sept. 8 North Carolina 44 14 Sept 22 at Houston Sept 29 Texas Tech Oct. 6 Oklahoma (Dallas) Oct. 13 at Oklahoma State Oct. 20 Colorado Oct. 27 at Missouri Nov. 3 at Baylor Nov. 10 Kansas Nov. 23 at Texas A&M Scoring by Quarters Texas 28 16 9 32 - 85 Opponents 7 7 7 0 - 21 Baseball Team Gets 2 Pledges The Longhorn baseball team got commitments Sunday from two of the state's top players. Andrew Casares, 6-3, 217, a switch-hitting outfielder who batted .431 and hit eight home runs as a junior at Corpus Christi Carroll, chose Texas over Rice, Houston, Oklahoma State and others. Carroll went 29-4 last season. He also led the Ohio Thunder, an AAU team, in hitting last summer with a .424 average and five home runs. J. Brent Cox, 6-3, 195, a right-handed pitcher who went 9-2 last year as a junior at Bay City, picked the Horns over Arizona State, Miami, Rice, Nebraska, Baylor and others. Cox has an outstanding slider, a fast ball in the 88-90 mph range and fine control. He gave up an average of four hits and two walks per game while striking out about 10 per game. Basketball Recruiting One of the top basketball recruits in the nation is Brad Buckman, a 6-8 power forward at Austin Westlake, and he is strongly considering the Longhorns . His father, Brent, played on two national championship golf teams (1971 & 1972) at Texas with Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite. His mother, Tammy, also is a Texas grad. Buckman, who had a great summer in AAU basketball, has narrowed his choices to Texas, Kansas, UCLA and North Carolina. Buckman is ranked as a national top 50 recruit. There also are three nationally-ranked guards in Texas this year, but the Longhorns lost out on all three of them. The best of the bunch, Bracey Wright of The Colony, picked Indiana last week, Brian Hopkins of Dallas Lincoln chose SMU over Texas Wednesday, and Daniel Horton of Cedar Hill picked Michigan several weeks ago.