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                                         Subject:     FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #69
                    07/30/01
                    06:33 AM






Why did we give Matt McFarland a scholarship if he isn't a capable kicker?

> -----Original Message-----
> From:         TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com]
> Sent:         Friday, July 27, 2001 11:31 PM
> To:           TruOrange@aol.com
> Subject:           True Orange E-Mail/Fax #69
>
> True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service
> Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #69, Friday, July 27, 2001
> Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 -
> Phone
> 512-795-8536
>
> McClintock Undergoes Surgery to Repair Severe Glass Cuts
>
> The Longhorns were already thin at defensive end, and they could be
> critically short at the position now because O. J. McClintock, a 6-2,
> 250-pound junior, underwent surgery Friday to repair what UT officials
> called
> "significant damage to muscles and tendons in his right arm."
> UT head football trainer Tom McVan said the surgeons who operated on
> McClintock said the injury appeared to be caused by a glass cut, probably

> from a broken window. They said McClintock was injured in an eaccident at
> a
> family member's home.
> "O. J.'s surgery was successful," McVan said. "Our medical staff and the
> surgeons will continue to monitor his progress during the next several
> days
> and determine a  recovery time."
> "It's very unfortunate that O. J. was injured," said head coach Mack
> Brown.
> "He did a tremendous job making the transition to defensive end (from
> linebacker) in the spring and is a guy we have high hopes for this
> season."
> If McClintock's injury is serious enough to cause him to miss all or part
> of
> the season, it will leave Texas with only senior Jermain Anderson and
> incoming freshman Lance McFarland to back up starters Kalen Thornton and
> Cory
> Redding. If the injury does cost him significant playing time, the
coaches
>
> will move one or more players to defensive end to provide more depth.
> Incoming freshman Eric Hall, who had been ticketed for a try at fullback,

> would be a good candidate for a switch to defensive end.
> McClintock, a junior, has never redshirted, so he could sit out the year
> without penalty if the injuury turns out to be serious.
> He is expected to be released from the hospital Saturday.
> * * * *
> I misread the press release from Houston about the Longhorns' game with
> the
> Cougars in Houston on Sept. 22. It will have an 8 p.m. kickoff for a
> national
> telecast by ESPN-2. The Cougar press release said 7 p.m., but it was
based
> on
> Eastern Standard Time, which means the kickoff will be at 8 p.m. Texas
> time.
> * * * *
> RECRUITING NOTES: It looks like the Longhorns will either sign Galena
> Park's
> outstanding tailback Albert Hardy or they won't sign a running back in
> this
> class. Hardy likes Texas and LSU, and he appears to be the Longhorns'
sole
>
> target because the running back crop in Texas is very thin this year. In
> fact, Hardy is the only tailback on my list of the top 25
> "difference-makers"
> . . . Because of some academic deficiencies among the crop of defensive
> backs, the Texas coaches appear to be taking a go-slow approach to
> offering
> defensive backs. It's hard to judge defensive backs on film because most
> high
> school film doesn't show them at the start of each play, concentrating
> instead on the offense and the front seven on defense. The Texas coaches
> probably will scout some of the top defensive backs in their first couple
> of
> games and then make some offers. They also will have a better idea how
> many
> they will need to sign in this class after they see how the incoming
> freshmen
> defensive backs perform during two-a-day workouts.
> * * * *
> FOOTBALL NOTES: Coach Brown, speaking at the Big 12 coaches' meeting in
> Dallas Friday, said the Longhorns "can be really, really good but we've
> got
> to do a better job day to day and week to week. We had three games we let
> get
> away last year." He said the coaches and players "are proud that our team
> is
> being looked at" as one of the best in the country in the pre-season, but
> he
> also said "pre-season ranking mean absolutely nothing. We have to go out
> and
> take care of business." Brown also said the team faces three major
> challenges: 1. Finding a tailback to replace Hodges Mitchell; 2. Finding
a
>
> place kicker to replace Kris Stockton, and, 3. Finding two defensive
> tackles
> to replace Casey Hampton and Shaun Rogers.  I think the tackles they have

> will be fine against passing teams, and most of the good teams Texas
plays
>
> this season are pass oriented. I also think freshman Cedric Benson will
> provide a pretty quick fix at tailback. But I have no idea where the
> Longhorns are going to find a capable place kicker. They have several
> walk-on
> kickers reporting and they hope one of them can be a solid field goal
> kicker.
> * * * *
> My next e-mail/fax will be whenever events warrant.
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