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Dec. 1, 2000=20 The Texans made national headlines this week when University of Miami head= =20 coach Butch Davis arrived in Houston Tuesday. Davis visited with Texans Own= er=20 Bob McNair and Executive Vice President/General Manager Charley Casserly=20 before flying back to Miami. McNair then addressed the media at the Hyatt= =20 Regency Houston. "We will be visiting with a number of people, some of whom will not be a=20 candidate and others who perhaps will be a candidate," McNair said. "Butch = is=20 a very highly qualified coach. He has done an outstanding job at the=20 University of Miami. He has all the credentials in my view. He is certainly= =20 well qualified to hold the position. "But we are just now getting started in this process and the visit we had= =20 today was really just to get to know each other." Davis, in his sixth season at UM, led the Hurricanes to a 10-1 record and t= he=20 Big East title this season. Miami is currently ranked second in both the=20 Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls. Davis owns a 50-20 record at UM= =20 and is 3-0 in bowl games. The Hurricanes have already clinched a spot in th= is=20 season=01,s Bowl Championship Series. If Kansas State upsets top-ranked Okl= ahoma=20 Saturday, Miami would face Florida State in a 1-2 Orange Bowl bout. If the= =20 Sooners win, the Hurricanes would play in either the Fiesta or Sugar Bowl. Before arriving at UM, Davis spent six seasons as an assistant with the=20 Dallas Cowboys, the last two as defensive coordinator. "I don=01,t know what the future might hold but he=01,s certainly the type = of=20 person we=01,d like to have in our organization," McNair said. McNair and Casserly flew to San Antonio Wednesday for a luncheon at The=20 Argyle. Casserly had addressed San Antonio=01,s Touchdown Club earlier this= =20 fall. Minnesota Vikings Owner Red McCombs, a resident of San Antonio, also= =20 attended. "We think it is important that we be viewed as a South Texas team," McNair= =20 said. "We would love to have the fans in San Antonio feel an affinity for o= ur=20 team and like the way we play and the way we run the club. Our goal right n= ow=20 is to reach out to them and let them know we are interested in them and tha= t=20 we are going to have a first-class, high-quality operation." Casserly flew to Minneapolis Thursday to scout the Vikings-Lions game at th= e=20 Metrodome before returning to Houston for scouting meetings Friday morning. The Texans will hold their first Houston Texans Junior Training Camp Saturd= ay=20 at Memorial Park. The first session, which runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., is= =20 reserved for children from Houston Parks and Recreation who participated in= =20 NFL Flag Football. The NFL Flag Football playoffs and championship game wil= l=20 follow the session. Texans fans can listen to KIKK 95.7 FM to win a spot in= =20 the second session, which runs from 3-5 p.m. Casserly and local NFL Alumni= =20 will be on hand to provide instruction. The event is sponsored by KIKK,=20 Academy Sports & Outdoors and Gatorade. TICKETS ANYONE?=20 PSLs and Non-PSL Season Tickets are still on sale. Fans can call=20 1-877-NFL-2002 or go to:=20 http://www.houstontexans.com=20 SHOW YOUR PRIDE=20 For comfort and casual style, the Houston Texans Team Button Down twill shi= rt=20 is hard to beat! The Texans logo is embroidered directly above the chest=20 pocket. Check it out at: http://store.houstontexans.com/cgi-bin/texans.cgi?stype=3Dpolos&associate= =3Dtexans =20 EARTHLINK EMAIL=20 Wear your Texans pride like a badge of honor; now you can get your own Texa= ns=20 email address (yourname@go.houstontexans.com), courtesy of the Texans and= =20 Earthlink. Sign up for the Texans Internet Service today:=20 http://www.earthlink.net/profootball/atlantafalcons=20 --- You are currently subscribed to texansnews as: GWHALLE@ENRON.COM To unsubscribe send a blank email to=20 leave-texansnews-179392T@newsletter.houstontexans.com
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