Message-ID: <11797046.1075852130969.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 06:02:50 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax No. 100 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 10/12/01 07:56 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" , , ocal.com> "'tony.a.rogers@fritolay.com'" cc: 10/12/01 07:26 Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax No. 100 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 10:18 PM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax No. 100 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #100, Thursday, October 11, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. 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Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > Brown Says Benson Might Start Saturday at Oklahoma State > > Coach Mack Brown said Thursday freshman RB Cedric Benson "has had a good > week > of practice and we'll make a decision at gametime on whether he or Ivan > (Williams) will start." > Benson has run with the first team in practice all week after making only > a > cameo appearance in the loss to Oklahoma Saturday, and Brown said the > coaches > plan to use him more for the rest of the season. > Benson has great acceleration through the line of scrimmage and the > Longhorn > offensive linemen can usually open a hole briefly against a good defense. > He > has a much better chance of getting through a small hole than the > 240-pound > Williams, who requires a step or two to get much acceleration. > Brown also said DE Kaelen Thornton (sprained knee) and TB Victor Ike > (bruised > ribs) have not been able to practice this week and won't make the trip to > Stillwater this weekend. He said DT Maurice Gordon, a former DE, will move > > back to end at start in Thornton's place and he said sophomore DT Adam > Doiron > will start at tackle when Texas is in its base 4-3 defense. > The Longhorns might return to a 4-3 at times against Oklahoma State > Saturday, > and they probably will use it a lot next week when a power-running > Colorado > team comes to Austin, but they have used a 3-4 most of the time in their > last > two games against pass oriented Oklahoma and Texas Tech. > Brown said earlier in the week that several starters on offense were in > danger of losing their jobs, but he softened that statement a little > Thursday, saying, "We may rotate three guards and Derrick Dockery might > play > a little more at tackle and Jason Glynn might play a little more." > What that means is a probable three-way rotation at guard between Dockery, > > Antwan Kirk-Hughes and Tillmon Holloway, with Dockery sliding out to > tackle > to replace Robbie Doane at times, and a two-way rotation at center with > Matt > Anderson and Glynn splitting time. > Brown also said the team has been practicing hard this week and trying to > put > the tough loss to Oklahoma behind them. > "The fans don't have to get ready until Saturday," he said, "but the > coaches > and players have to start getting ready on Monday." > Brown also was asked about a story in Thursday's Fort Worth Star Telegram > alleging he telephoned the prosecutor in a sexual misconduct suit against > former Shreveport Evangel head coach Dennis Dunn and offered to be a > character witness for Dunn. A minor girl in Marshall has accused Dunn of > improper sexual conduct. > Brown said he would have only one comment on that and that comment was: "I > > would be happy to be a character witness for Dennis Dunn, who has been a > friend of mind for more than 20 years." > * * * * > RECRUITING NOTES: Add another big, fast linebacker to the list of players > > Texas has offered a scholarship. He is Michael Williams, 6-3, 220, 4.6, of > > Lindale, who is so fast he plays wide receiver on offense. Williams, who > already has a qualifying test score, told me he has offers from Texas, > Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Baylor, Minnesota and West Virginia. He also told me > he > probably will commit to someone in "the next couple of weeks." He also > said > he plans to attend the Texas-Colorado game on October 20. The Longhorns > have > a very good chance to get him. . . There are a lot of national top 100 > lists > available, but I think one of the best is the Rivals 100 list on the > internet. It ranks players from No. 1 to No. 100. Texas already has > commitments from No. 21 WR Marquis Johnson of Champaign, Ill.; No. 80 DE > Chase Pittman of Shreveport Evangel and No. 83 OL Neale Tweedie of Allen. > The > Longhorns also are in the running for 15 other players on the list. They > are > No. 2 RB Lorenzo Booker of Ventura, Cal., St. Bonaventure, No. 7. DT > Roderique Wright of Alief Hastings, No. 11 QB Vincent Young of Houston > Madison, No. 16 OL Justin Blalock of Plano East, No. 29 DE Bryan Pickryl > of > Jenks, Okla., No. 32 WR Robert Timmons of Flower Mound Marcus, No. 37 DE > Larry Dibbles of Lancaster, No. 46 DE Zack Latimer of Aurora, Colo., No. > 48 > LB Aaron Harris of North Mesquite, No. 49 DE Travis Leitko of The > Woodlands, > No. 59 TE Eric Winston of Midland Lee, No. 71 DT Marco Martin of Mesquite, > > No. 75 Ath Edorian McCullough of North Garland, No. 87 RB Selvin Young of > Jersey Village and No. 100 Ath DaBryan Blanton of Forney. They have at > least > a 50-50 shot at Wright, Young, Blalock, Timmons, Dibbles, Harris and > Martin. > * * * * > 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.