Message-ID: <13968773.1075852131894.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 07:38:48 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com Subject: Fw: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #59 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, chay@reliant.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 06/12/01 09:37 AM ----- "Michael Gagliardi" To: , , com> cc: Subject: Fw: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #59 06/12/01 09:19 AM ----- Original Message ----- From: TruOrange@aol.com Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 10:36 PM To: TruOrange@aol.com Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #59 True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #59, Monday, June 11, 2001 Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - Phone 512-795-8536 Horns Land Strong-Armed QB, Swift Athlete as 5th, 6th Commitments Texas is up to six commitments already after getting pledges Monday from QB Billy Don Malone, 6-2 1/2, 185, 4.7, of Paris North Lamar, and RB/Athlete Clint Haney, 5-11, 190, 4.27 (that 4.27 was clocked at the A&M Nike camp). Both athletes play in Class 4A. Malone and Haney both attended the UT mini-camp Sunday, then got offers Monday from the Longhorns due to the ridiculous new NCAA rule interpretation (same old rule, new legal interpretation) that doesn't allow kids to commit at summer camps. Normally, both would have been offered by coach Mack Brown at the conclusion of their mini-camp sessions. Malone said he chose Texas over Tennessee, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa State, TCU and SMU. He said ISU, TCU and SMU had offered, and North Lamar head coach Tom Felty said Tennessee, Arkansas and Colorado coaches had told him they were preparing to offer his prize pupil. Haney said he picked the Longhorns over Texas Tech and Colorado (offers) and several other schools who were recruiting him. Malone, who has been All-District at quarterback and free safety and in basketball as a sophomore and junior, was the district's sophomore of the year in both sports. "He has a great arm," Felty said, "but what really makes him special is the way he sees the entire field. He can find his second and third receivers and he never just locks onto one guy. He's also a very physical player. That's what makes him such a fine free safety, and it also helps him at quarterback because he will hang in there until the last split second to get a completion even when he knows he's going to get decked." There have been some questions about Malone's speed, but Felty said, "We play in a district with a lot of fast players and I've never seen him caught from behind. He ran for 405 net yards rushing and four touchdowns, and he had more than that, but all quarterbacks get sacked and that brought his total down. He's a threat running or passing." His passing is what attracted the Longhorns. Playing for a young 6-4 team, he completed 106 of 202 passes (52.4%) for 15 touchdowns and had seven interceptions. Felty said Malone "really loves to play football. He even loves practice. Sometimes I have the second-team quarterback working and I see him over playing receiver for the scout team. He's ready to practice and ready to play every day." Malone said he is happy to be a Longhorn. "It's a dream come true," he said. "My coach told me he thought they were going to offer and I was hoping they would because I really want to play for the Longhorns." Asked what he thinks are his strong suits, he said, "I think I have a good arm and pretty good speed, but I think mental attitude is really important and I play hard and play to win all of the time." Haney, who rushed 266 times for 1,665 yards (6.25 yards per carry) and 19 touchdowns, also was a big threat as a receiver, catching 9 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns for the 11-2 Ramgers. He said when he committed, "Coach Brown said they were recruiting me as a football player. He told me they want fast, athletic kids and they would find a spot for me after I get there." That spot could be running back, but it probably will be wide receiver or defensive back. Smithson Valley defeated San Marcos in the Class 4A playoffs last year, and Haney said San Marcos' defensive tackle Earl Anderson, another UT pledge, "is really fast to be so big. I broke about a 40-yard touchdown run in that game and he was right behind me most of the way. I'm glad we're going to be on the same side at Texas." Asked why he picked the Longhorns, he said, "Texas has great facilities and great coaches and it's a first-class academic institution." With a 93.4 grade average and a qualifying test score already, he said the way the Longhorn coaches stressed academics along with athletics was a big factor in his decision." The Longhorns' other commitments are from OL Brett Valdez of Brownwood, DT Lyle Sendlein of Scottsdale, Arizona, and DT Sonny Davis, who signed with Texas last year, but is having to go to a junior college in Mississippi because he failed to qualify academically. Davis said he did so well in his first year in the JC that he has a chance to graduate in time to enroll at Texas next January and go through spring practice. 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. 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