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< Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #99
<
< True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service
< Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #99, Tuesday, October 9, 2001
< Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 -
< Phone
< 512-795-8536
<
< Brown Says 3 or 4 Offensive Starters in Danger of Losing Their Jobs
<
< Coach Mack Brown said Tuesday three or four offensive starters have been
< told
< they are in danger of losing their jobs unless they really show some
< improvement and some fire in practice this week.
< He declined to identify them, but he made it clear QB Chris Simms is not
< one
< of the starters he was referring to in his statement. I'm sure one of the

< guys who was warned was TB Ivan Williams, who ran pretty tentatively at
< times
< against Oklahoma, and it is safe to say a couple of offensive linemen
< probably got the warning, too.
< Brown said, "We told them we are going to make them compete this week to
< keep
< their starting jobs. We're going to watch them and grade them and we'll
< tell
< them on Friday if they are still starting. It all depends on their
< attitude
< and how they compete in practice this week. We've got to get better
< offensively and it starts with practice this week."
< The Longhorns are seeing a steady diet of zone pass coverages and that is

< happening everywhere. UT defensive coordinator Carl Reese is a strong
< advocate of man-for-man defense, but he is using mostly zone coverages
< this
< year because it helps eliminate the long touchdown passes. That's why
< everyone is using it.
< Brown said the Longhorns are going to have to run the ball better to be
< able
< to be effective offensively against the great defensive teams, and he
said
< he
< has told the coaches and the players that the running game must get
< better.
< He also said freshman RB Cedric Benson, who did not carry the ball
against
<
< OU, will be used much more in the coming weeks.
< He said the Longhorns also are going to have to rely more on short passes
< and
< utilize TEs Bo Scaife and Brock Edwards more to try to defeat the zone
< coverages.
< * * * *
< The Longhorns are a 17-point favorite over Oklahoma State for their 11:30

< a.m. Saturday game in Stillwater. The game will be on Fox Syndication,
< which
< means you need to check with your cable company to be sure they are
< carrying
< it.
< * * * *
< The Texas-Colorado game in Austin the following week also will be
< televised,
< but ABC, which gets first choice each week, gets to exercise a 6-day
< window
< on choosing games three times a year and it has decided to use one those
< options that weekend. That means the game probably will be on ABC at 2:30

< p.m. on October 20 if Texas beats Oklahoma State and Colorado beats Texas
< A&M
< this weekend. If either Texas or Colorado lose, then it probably will be
< the
< Fox national game at 6 p.m., but it could be the Fox regional game at
< 11:30
< a.m. If that sounds confusing, it's because the whole TV thing is
< confusing.
< We'll find out Monday, and I'll let you know then.
< * * * *
< RECRUITING NOTES: DE Larry Dibbles of Lancaster, who says he had eight
< sacks
< in his most recent game to give him 14 for the season, says Texas and
< Oklahoma are his top two teams. He also said the fact that OU beat Texas
< won't be a factor in his decision. With an SAT score in the 1,200 range,
< he
< would feel a lot more at home at Texas than he would at OU. I like UT's
< chances with him. He is a great player who combines great size and
< strength
< with tremendous quickness. . . DT Marco Martin of Mesquite is having a
< great
< year. He has always been a great prospect because he can run in the 4.7
< range
< while weighing over 300 pounds, but he has been inconsistent in the past.

< That's not the case this year because he is playing dominating football.
< He
< lists Texas No. 1, but says he plans to take several visits before making
< a
< college choice. . . The loss to OU doesn't seem to have hurt Texas any in

< recruiting. I've talked to most of the top players who went to the game
< and
< they say the outcome won't influence them.
< * * * *
< BASEBALL RECRUITING: The Longhorns got commitments Tuesday from two top
< pitching prospects. They are 6-5, 230-pound lefthander Garrett White of
< Round
< Rock, and righthander Zach Gallenkamp, 6-0, 190, of Austin Westlake.
White
<
< throws in the 89-91 mph range and also has a good curve ball. Gallenkamp
< throws in the 90-92 mph range and also has a fast breaking ball that has
< been
< clocked as high as 82 miles per hour.
< * * * *
< 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
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