re: Why did Archie Manning not go to LSU?

Well, the story goes that Peyton was set to commit to Ole Miss to play with older brother Cooper, who was a WR there. However, Cooper was diagnosed with a neck condition that required surgery and ended his FB career. Peyton was so disenchanted with the idea of not being able to play college ball with the brother he idolized his entire life, that he wanted a fresh start. It came down to UF and UT. UT had better facilities and tradition. Although red hot in 1993-94, Spurrier had just gotten to UF in 1990, and prior to that UF wasn't a national power (and had Danny Weurfhel.

LSU had the worst winning percentage in school history during Peyton's HS career in NOLA, with Curly Hallman. We had not been nationally relevant since Tommy Hodson's time. Why would he come to LSU? Not born and raised a Tiger?