Message-ID: <33375048.1075852130996.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 07:01:26 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #102 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 10/18/01 08:59 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #102 10/18/01 08:54 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:10 PM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #102 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #102, Wednesday, October 17, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > Tyler DB Melton is 16th Cimmitment; DE Thornton Will Start Saturday > > Tyler DB Matt Melton, 5-11, 190, 4.43, told me tonight he committed to > Texas > earlier in the day "because I knew I wanted to stay in state and, after > visiting A&M and Texas (unofficially), I just like Texas better." > Melton, who has 40 tackles and two interceptions so far this year, said he > > had offers "from about 15 or 16 schools, including Texas, A&M, Purdue, > TCU, > Baylor and West Virginia." > Melton is the 16th recruit to commit to Texas. He is a member of my > Fabulous > 50. > The other recruits who have committed to Texas include nine recruits who > are > listed on one or more national top 100 teams. They are WR Marquis > Johnson, > 6-3, 200, 4.48, of Centennial High School in Champaign, Illinois; DE > Chase > Pittman, 6-5, 263, 4.7, of Shreveport Evangel; LB Garnett Smith, 6-3, 221, > > 4.54, of Arlington Lamar, 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; OLs Brett Valdez, 6-4, > 310, 5.1, of Brownwood and Neale Tweedie, 6-5, 260, 4.9, of Allen; and > TE > David Thomas, 6-3, 210, 4.6, of Wolfforth Frenship; Davis made all of the > > top national lists last year. > The other Longhorn pledges are DT 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; 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, and RB/Ath Clint Haney, 5-11, 190, 4.27 of Smithson Valley. > * * * * > DE Kalen Thornton, who missed the OSU game with a knee sprain, is > practicing > again this week and defensive coordinator Carl Reese said he will start > Saturday, with Maurice Gordon moving back to DT. Reese also said sophomore > > Adam Doiron, who started at tackle against OSU in Gordon's place, played > well > against the Cowboys and will see a lot of action against Colorado. > He also said redshirt freshman Stevie Lee "has had his best two days of > practice" this week and also will play at DT. Lee is under 300 pounds now. > He > reported at about 310 because he was recovering from a broken bone in his > foot that required surgery and wasn't able to run and work out as much as > usual. > DE O. J. McClintock, who has been out all year after suffering severe cuts > to > his right arm and hand in a household accident before the season, also is > expected to play Saturday. > Reese said the Longhorn will need lot of defensive linemen to step up > Saturday because Colorado "just lines up and tries to run over you play > after > play." > * * * * > The Longhorns' game at Missouri next Saturday will have a 2:30 p.m. > kickoff > and UT officials say it will be available in Texas on pay-per-view TV, but > > they said they are still working out the details. It was passed over for > regular TV programming, so pay-per-view is the only way fans who can't > attend > will be able to see it. > * * * * > RECRUITING NOTES: DE Bryan Pickryl, 6-5, 230, 4.5, of Oklahoma powerhouse > Jenks, plans to come to the Texas-Colorado game this weekend. He said > Texas, > Missouri and Oklahoma are his top three teams, but he also said he is > considering several other schools fairly seriously. His maternal > grandmother > lives in Austin and he also has two uncles in the Austin area., so he has > spent some time in this area. . . DT Earl Anderson of San Marcos says he > is > solidly committed to Texas and says he is being misquoted by people who > say > he plans to take visits to other schools. . . WR Robert Timmons of Flower > Mound Marcus was held out of last week's game after missing school and > reporting he was sick. FM coach Randy Mayes said he isn't sure if Timmons > will play this week. "It depends on whether he misses any more school or > practices," he said. Timmons is a great football prospect, and is by far > the > best WR in Texas, but he has had some disciplinary problems and it seems > they > are continuing. But, as Mayes said, maybe he really was sick. > * * * * > 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.