Message-ID: <2173904.1075857420126.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 03:40:00 -0700 (PDT) From: errol.mclaughlin@enron.com To: susan.scott@enron.com Subject: Fw: True Orange Fax/E-Mail #95 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Errol McLaughlin X-To: Susan M Scott X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Errol_McLaughlin_Jun2001\Notes Folders\Sent X-Origin: McLaughlin-E X-FileName: emclaug.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Errol McLaughlin/Corp/Enron on 10/11/2000 10:29 AM --------------------------- Enron North America Corp. From: Ami Chokshi 10/11/2000 10:06 AM To: Errol McLaughlin/Corp/Enron@ENRON, jtfontenot@shellus.com, Eric Bass/HOU/ECT@ECT, James McKay/HOU/ECT@ECT, Denver Plachy/NA/Enron@Enron, "Goose" cc: Subject: Fw: True Orange Fax/E-Mail #95 - > >Brown Says Applewhite, Freshmen WRs Will Start at Colorado > >The quarterback shuffle is over and the blue-chip freshmen wide receivers >are >ready for prime time, coach Mack Brown said Tuesday in announcing Major >Applewhite as the starting quarterback against Colorado and Roy Williams and > >B. J. Johnson as the starting wide receivers. >Brown said sophomore Chris Simms probably will play, too, but he said >Applewhite will be the starter. >He also said Hodges Mitchell will continue to start at tailback, but said he > >and sophomore Kenny Hayter will alternate. >"When you play as poorly across the board as we did Saturday, you need to >make some changes to try to improve what you are doing," he said. >Brown said the team also showed a lot of spark in its first workout since >the >devastating loss to Oklahoma Saturday. "They have a lot of pride," he said, >" >and they are not pleased with the way they played in Dallas." >The Longhorns might have four starting wide receivers because they worked a >lot on the shotgun formation with four wideouts Tuesday. That has been the >team's most productive formation because the Horns haven't been able to run >the ball consistently and that formation gives the quarterbacks more time to > >pass. >Brown also said DT Shaun Rogers, who has missed the last two games with a >sprained ankle, will be able to play. He still isn't participating in >contact >drills, but Brown said he should be available to play at least part of the >game. >With Williams and Johnson moving into the starting lineup, the Horns now >have >three true freshmen starting because Kalen Thornton has been starting at >defensive end for the last two games. >Brown said he wanted to address the offensive changes Tuesday, and said he >will announce any defensive changes on Wednesday. The defense had been >playing well all year, but it had a bad day against Oklahoma. >* * * * >Texas won its first four games against Colorado, but has lost six straight >to >the Buffs since 1989. Brown was asked why he thinks Texas has had trouble >with Colorado in recent years. Noting that Colorado won a national title in >1990, Brown said, "They probably were just bettter than we were in some of >those years." >Texas has not played Colorado since Brown came to Texas. >The Buffaloes are a 1-point favorite over the Longhorns this year. >* * * * >BUFFALO NOTES: Colorado coach Gary Barnett, noting the 63-14 whipping >Oklahoma put on the Longhorns, said he asked his players Monday "How would >you like to be in that (Texas) meeting room today?" He said one of his >players replied, "Coach, we were in that meeting room a week ago." Kansas >State had handed the Buffs their fourth straight loss the previous week. . . > >Colorado is one of only four schools to ever win six straight games against >Texas. The others are Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Southern Methodist. If >Colorado >wins Saturday, the Buffaloes will be the only school to ever beat the >Longhorns seven straight imes. >* * * * >RECRUITING NOTE: QB Matt Nordgren of Dallas Bishop Lynch told me tonight he > >might take until Monday to make his decision on a college choice. He said it > >will probably be either Texas or LSU, with Colorado and Tennessee also still > >in the running. >* * * * >BASEBALL RECRUITING NOTES: Michael Hollimon, 6-1, 170, of Dallas Jesuit, >the >state's top shortstop, and Ryan Olivo, 6-2, 175, of Grapevine, one of the >state's top second basemen, have committed to Texas. Hollimon hit .400 last >season and also was recruited by Stanford, LSU, Baylor and Texas A&M. He >narrowed his choices to Texan and Stanford and committed to the Longhorns >Monday night after visiting Stanford last weekend. Olivo hit .450 and >blasted >three home runs in summer league play with the Arlington A's. He also >considered Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas and Oklahoma State. >* * * * >My next fax will be whenever events warrant. >* * * * >The True Orange Fax Service includes at least 99 faxes 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 the faxes and >newsletter > via E-Mail). Send check to address at the top of page. I also update my >900 number - 1-900-288-8839 - frequently with recruiting news. My E-Mail >address is: truorange@aol.com