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                                         Subject:     FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #67
                    07/19/01
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:         TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com]
> Sent:         Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:37 PM
> To:           TruOrange@aol.com
> Subject:           True Orange E-Mail/Fax #67
>
> True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service
> Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #67, Wednesday, July 18, 2001
> Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 -
> Phone
> 512-795-8536
>
> Key Pre-Season Practice Schedule Dates Tentatively Set
>
> Coach Mack Brown has announced some of the key pre-season practice dates,
> but
> the dates are tentative and could be changed.
> I know some of you plan to try to come to some of the practices, so here
> is
> what was announced tentatively, and I stresss once again that it is
> tentative:
> Monday, August 6 - Freshmen report
> Tuesday, August 7 - First freshman practice
> Thursday, August 9 - Varsity reports
> Saturday, August 11 - First full-team practice
> Sunday, August 12 - Team photo day, no practice
> Wednesday, August 15 - Afternoon practice will be first practice in full
> pads
> Saturday, August 18 - First scrimmage in Royal Memorial Stadium
> Sunday, August 19 - Media Day/Fan Appreciation Day 2-3:20 p.m.,
autographs
>
> 3:30-4:30 p.m.
> Thursday, August 23 - Scrimmage in Royal Memorial Stadium, 6 p.m.
> Obviously, two practices each day will be conducted on many of the days
> not
> mentioned in the above schedule. Brown will announce the other practice
> dates
> and all of the practice times, probably in about two weeks.
> * * * *
> TE Bo Scaife appears to be fully recovered from his off-season knee
> surgery.
> That is great news for the Longhorn offense for two reasons:
> 1. He's a great receiver with outstanding speed and athletic ability. In
> short, he's the kind of tight end who doesn't come along very often.
> 2. He and QB Chris Simms have great chemistry. If he had been healthy
last
>
> season, instead of being lost for the entire season when he hurt his knee
> on
> the first day of pre-season practice, I think Texas would have beaten
> Stanford and probably would have beaten Oregon. The freshmen wide
> receivers
> didn't really start starring until almost mid-season and, by the time the

> Horns played Oregon, nearly all the tight ends were on the injury list.
> Simms had 8 TD passes and 12 interceptions last season. He is not proud
of
>
> those numbers and has studied a lot of film and done a lot of work to
> correct
> it. With more experience now, he should be ready to have a break-out
> season.
> If he does and throws 20 or more touchdowns and 10 or less interceptions,
> the
> Horns should have a good season. If he can get up to a 3-1
> touchdown-to-interception ratio, Texas should be a lock for a top 10 spot
> in
> the final polls for the first time since 1983 and the Longhorns could be
> in
> the fight for the national title.
> * * * *
> DT Maurice Gordon, who was moved from DE in the spring, has been really
> hitting the weights and working hard in the off-season program. He was an

> outstanding pass rusher in the spring, and should be a big factor in
> helping
> the Longhorns mount a better pass rush this season. Do you remember how
> those
> undersized Oregon DTs were in the Longhorns' backfield throughout the
bowl
>
> game? Gordon could have that kind of demoralizing effect on opposing
> offensive linemen this year if he stays healthy.
> * * * *
> MORE RECRUITING NOTES: I got most of the big stuff in my earlier
> e-mail/fax
> today, but here are a few other things of  note: Texas is doing well with

> stud linebackers Garnett Smith of Arlington Lamar and Aaron Harris of
> North
> Mesquite. Some of you have asked me why Harris is so highly rated because
> he
> is not as big at 5-11 or 6-0, and 220 to 230, or as fast, at 4.7, as some
> of
> the other guys. Folks, this guy is about as good as it gets at middle
> linebacker. He reads plays quickly, finds the ball and then delivers a
> king-kong-style lick. He is the real deal. Smith can run like a halfback
> and
> he hits hard, too. He is a tremendous outside linebacker prospect. I
think
>
> Texas will get at least one of them and the Longhorns might get both. If
> they
> do, the loss of all those senior linebackers won't hurt quite so bad.
> * * * *
> 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

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> 26
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> monthly
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>
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> I also  update my 900 number - 1-900-288-8839 - frequently with
recruiting
>
> news. My E-Mail address is: truorange@aol.com.