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< Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #98
<
< True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service
< Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #98, Monday, October 1, 2001
< Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 -
< Phone
< 512-795-8536
<
< Horns Favored by 3 Over Sooners; Game at OSU Set for 11:30 A.M. on Fox TV
<
< Texas is favored by three points over Oklahoma for their 2:30 p.m.
< showdown
< in the Cotton Bowl Saturday. I was amazed when I looked at five Las Vegas

< lines and saw all of them had the Longhorns as the favorite. Oklahoma is
< the
< defending national champion, has a higher ranking, has the nation's
< longest
< winning streak and I don't want to even get into how bad they put it on
< the
< Horns last year.
< Let's hope the bookies know something. I think it will be a great game
and
< I
< think the Longhorns have a great chance to win, but I can't see making
the
<
< Horns a pre-game favorite.
< A big key will be to hang tough early. When the Longhorns won in 1999,
< they
< had to overcome an early 17-0 Oklahoma lead. In last year's blowout, the
< Sooners also jumped out to a big early lead and they kept on pouring it
< on.
< Texas has a big offensive line and a big running back and the Longhorns
< might
< be able to wear Oklahoma's defense down if the Horns can be physical for

< four quarters. That's what Kansas State did last week and the Wildcats
< came
< back from a 35-14 deficit and almost pulled it out.
< Texas needs to avoid falling behind and then try to pull away in the late

< stages because Oklahoma is pretty thin in the defensive line. The
starters
<
< are very good, but the backups are untested.
< * * * *
< Coach Mack Brown, a former assistant coach at Oklahoma, had a funny story
< to
< tell at his Monday press conference. He said when he took the job at
< Oklahoma, he asked Sooner coach Barry Switzer who OU had to beat to keep
< the
< coaches from getting fired. He said Switzer said Texas. He said he asked
< about the Big 8 foes, such as Nebraska, and Switzer repeated, "Texas."
< When he came to Texas as the head coach, he said he asked some of the top

< Longhorns who he needed to beat to keep his job. "Everybody," he said
they
<
< replied. He said he thought they were joking and smiled at them, "but
they
<
< didn't smile back."
< * * * *
< The Longhorns' game at Oklahoma State next weekend will have an 11:30
a.m.
<
< kickoff and will be the Fox Syndication Big 12 Game of the Week. If you
< live
< in Texas or Oklahoma and in most other states, you should be able to get
< the
< game, but check with your cable company to make sure.
< * * * *
< RECRUITING NOTES: Nine of the recruits on my 25-man "difference-maker"
< list
< have committed, and Texas leads the way with five pledges. The future
< Longhorns are No. 4 DT Earl Anderson of San Marcos, No. 11 LB Garnett
< Smith
< of Arlington Lamar, No. 17 LB Brian Robison of Splendora, No. 23. OL
Brett
<
< Valdez of Brownwood and No. 24 QB Billy Don Malone of Paris North Lamar.
< A&M
< is next with two pledges from No. 10 Athlete Reggie McNeal of Lufkin and
< No.
< 20. Athlete L'Tydrick Riley of Crockett. The other two on the list who
are
<
< committed are No. 18 Center Bob Morton of McKinney to Notre Dame and No.
< 25
< CB Michael Hawkins of Carrollton Turner to Oklahoma. The Longhorns also
< have
< great shots at No. 1 DT Rodrique Wright of Alief Hastings, No. 2 QB
< Vincent
< Young of Houston Madison, No. 3 DE Larry Dibbles of Lancaster, No. 6 RB
< Albert Hardy of Galena Park, No. 7 MLB Aaron Harris of North Mesquite,
No.
< 13
< OL Justin Blalock of Plano East and No. 14 DT Marco Martin of Mesquite.
< They
< also have fair shots at No. 5 DE Travis Leitko of The Woodlands, No. 8
< Athlete Edorian McCullolugh of North Garland, No. 12 TE Eric Winston of
< Midland Lee, No. 19 CB Ricky Wilson of Port Arthur Lincoln and No. 22
< Athlete
< DaBryan Blanton of Forney. That leaves only four of the 25 who are long
< shots
< or no shots for the Horns. No. 9 OLB Marvin Byrdsong likes Texas, but has

< some academic issues, as does No. 21 RB Paul Mosley of Austin Anderson.
< No.
< 15 Safety Vickiel Vaughn of Plano West has no interest in Texas. The rem
< aining "difference maker" is No. 16 WR Robert Timmons of Flower Mound
< Marcus, who is interested in the Horns, but who has been in trouble quite
< a
< bit. If he avoids suspensions and other trouble for the rest of the
season
<
< and if his coach gives him a strong recommendation, he could wind up
< getting
< an offer. But the odds are that he will commit to another school in the
< meantime.
< * * * *
< 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.