We could have gotten Steve Spurrier or Mike Shanahan in 1986

I didn't know this but LSU had a chance to hire Spurrier or Shanahan in 1986

Did it ever cross your mind in those days that you might return to the SEC as a coach?

SS: Actually, I interviewed for the LSU head job in 1986 after the USFL folded. I flew in and talked to the committees but wasn’t even invited back for a second interview. Mike Shanahan interviewed for that job, too. They ended up hiring Mike Archer, who was already on the staff. They could have saved a lot of money because they brought in a bunch of us.

The things you don't know tell they come out years later

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