re: Who was the bigger miss: Peyton or Jarvis Reado?

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Marshall Faulk

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Pretty sure San Diego St. was the only school that received his offensive film. And, that was by accident. All others only saw defense.

Two of those were gone by 2020 and Marshall opted out at the end of the year while Smith was winning the Heisman Trophy.

He also had 8 receptions for 231 yards and 3 TD's against us that year.

Not exactly a win for us.

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But did Peyton go to Tennessee because booty went to lsu?

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NO

Landon Collins

Joe Mcknight at the time.

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I heard a story back then that someone had threatened Hector’s brother if he didn’t go to LSU. He got PO’d and signed with aTm.

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Never heard that one but I do recall thinking he seemed put off by LSU but I can't recall why.

I believe Joe Ferguson and Bert Jones were a year apart, it would have been difficult to get both, especially with Cholly Mac and his ground oriented offense.

LINK

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The 1969 recruiting class was a unique group in the Pelican state, boasting four quarterbacks who would all go onto national prominence. Three later continued their careers in the NFL.

Terry Davis was a running QB from Bogalusa who inked with Bear Bryant and the University of Alabama. All the 6-foot, 179 pounder did was lead the Crimson Tide to consecutive SEC titles in 1971 and ’72, culminating with a fifth place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Woodlawn’s Joe Ferguson was the crown jewel of the ’69 class. He threw for over 6,700 yards and 86 touchdowns his final two seasons in high school, tossing nearly 34 passes per game at a time when high-octane passing games were not common. He picked Arkansas, eventually going on to play 18 seasons in the NFL.

Ruston’s Bert Jones waited to see where Ferguson was going before deciding on his destination. The”Ruston Rifle” headed south to LSU, where coach Charlie McClendon ran a two quarterback system. Jones the passer and Paul Lyons the runner made for a good combination. Jones later went to a fine NFL career and was named league MVP in 1976.

Chalmette’s Norris Weese was perhaps the best athlete of the ’69 group. He lost head-to-head to Joe Ferguson in the ’68 state semifinals when Woodlawn edged the Chalmette Owls. Weese picked Ole Miss where he followed Archie Manning.

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