Message-ID: <29957776.1075852132112.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 06:19:06 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com To: clint.dean@enron.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #80 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: dgagliardi@reliant.com@ENRON X-To: Dean, Clint , grant.edwards@lmco.com, chay@reliant.com, JFranklin@reliant.com, jknauth@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 08/17/01 08:16 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" , , nocal.com> "'david.ricks@spotplus.com'" cc: 08/17/01 Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #80 06:57 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:14 PM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #80 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #80, Thursday, August 16, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > Williams, Benson Star as Horns Stress Running Game in First Scrimmage > > Sophomore Ivan Williams, the forgotten man at Texas, and true freshman > Cedric Benson, the guy everyone can't wait to see, were the offensive > stars > of the first Longhorn scrimmage of pre-season football practice Thursday > afternoon. > Williams had more opportunities than anyone else and he took advantage of > them, using his 6-1, 245-pound body to run for three touchdowns, all on > 1-yard runs, and to gain 78 yards on 10 carries. > "Ivan really stepped up," said head coach Mack Brown. "he weighs about 245 > > pounds and he really did a good job for us today. He showed a lot of power > > and determination." > Benson, the phenom from Midland Lee, had five carries for 37 yards and > also > went 25 yards with a swing pass from QB Chris Simms. He made four yards on > > one play that looked like it would be a four-yard loss. He has a great > combination of speed, power and cutback ability. > "Cedric has great quickness and great vision," Brown said. "He's a tough > kid, too. Rufus Harris (freshman safety) really belted him on one run, and > he > just hopped back up and went back to the huddle like nothing had happened. > He > ran the ball a lot at Midland Lee with everybody keying on him, so he's > already shown he's a tough runner." > The coaches stressed the running game in the scrimmage, and Brown said > that > was because they had to work primarily on the passing game when they were > in > shorts and shells for the first several days of practice and also because, > > "It's important that we have a good running game." > He said the offense needs to make more time-consuming drives to "help keep > > our defense fresh. We've got to use our offense to help our defense out by > > controlling the clock a little more." > The right side of the offensive line, with guard Antwan Kirk-Hughes and > tackle Mike Williams, did a great job of run blocking throughout the > scrimmage. > Simms also had a good day passing, hitting 15 of 23 for 142 yards and a > touchdown on a 16-yard completion to sophomore WR Sloan Thomas, who made a > > great catch just before going out of bounds. > But this was a day for running backs to shine, and starter Victor ike had > 28 > yards on just four carries and also had a 37-yard run with a short pass. > Redshirt freshman Sneezy Beltran had 40 yards on just two carries and > junior > Kenny Hayter had five carries for 34 yards. > Sophomore DB Nathan Vasher had an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. > Walk-on Mike Ungar had a 46-yard touchdown catch on a long pass from > redshirt > freshman QB Chance Mock. > Senior QB Major Applewhite, working with the second-team offense primarily > > against the first-team defense, competed 5 of 13 passes for 27 yards and > sophomore safety Dakarai Pearson picked off one and would have run it in > for > a touchdown if the officials hadn't blown the play dead. Mock's only > completion in three attempts was the long TD strike to Ungar. > JC transfer Brian Bradfort\d, who appears to have nailed down the starting > > punting job, had two punts, with one going 44 yards and the other going > 43. > On the down side, however, he did have one blocked. > Freshman walk-on Dusty Mangum of Mesquite was the starting place kicker > and > he was three-for-three on field goals from 32, 46, and 26 yards out. > The Longhorns will practice at 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday at the Denius > Fields before having a second scrimmage at 9 a.m. Saturday in Royal > Memorial > Stadium. > RECRUITING NOTES: With 12 commitments already, the Longhorns are about > halfway through recruiting. Look for them to sign 12 to 14 more players, > with > most of them coming from a group that includes DT Roderique Wright of > Alief > Hastings, WR Marquis Johnson of Champaign, Ill.; DT-OG Kasey Studdard of > Highlands Ranch, Colo.; RB Albert Hardy of Galena Park, LB Aaron Harris of > > North Mesquite, DE Travis Leitko of The Woodlands, DE Larry Dibbles of > Lancaster, DT Marco Martin of Mesquite, CB Ricky Wilson of Port Arthur > Lincoln, DE Chase Pittman of Shreveport Evangel, DE Brian Pickryl of > Jenks, > Okla., DE Dontroll Coates of Anahuac, WR Biren Ealy of Cypress Falls, OL > Justin Blaylock of Plano East, OL Tony Ugoh of Spring Westfield, OLBs > Garnett Smith of Arlington Lamar and Glenn Jackson of Carrollton Turner > and > CB Donald Burgs of Houston Madison. There are some other guys Texas will > get, > too, but these are the ones who are the best bets now. > 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.