The Book Of Manning (9-24-13)

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Watching Peyton sling it sure brought back some memories. I sure Archie is more proud of the MEN his sons have become than the football players they are. The thing that stood out to me was how he never interfered in the coaching of his sons.
 
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Great family. Best documentary that ESPN has put out.

I'm really dreading the day when a Manning is no longer playing football.
 
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gordonr24 said:
Great family. Best documentary that ESPN has put out.

I'm really dreading the day when a Manning is no longer playing football.
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What an unbelievable story. I couldn't possibly imagine there not being a Manning in the game though. Gotta get Peyton's son to Big Orange country.
 
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TheBigOne10 said:
What an unbelievable story. I couldn't possibly imagine there not being a Manning in the game though. Gotta get Peyton's son to Big Orange country.
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My sentiments exactly. The Book of Manning was great. The wife watched it with me and even she loved it.
 
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I was wondering if there would be a thread on this. Glad there is. I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. 2nd best documentary I've ever seen.

Though, a couple things I guess weren't super important, but I wish they'd gone more into was what specifically or set of factors lured Peyton to Knoxville. Other than Cooper's condition not allowing them to play together, that is. But, man, what memories some of those videos brought back. I remember that play action bootleg scamper like it was yesterday. Recalling him graduating, then coming back for his Sr. season exemplifies such class and greatness in leadership. I had to laugh at the vids of Archie in disguises at the games trying to take spotlight off him. Good stuff.

Speaking of Vols on TV, at the gym, I caught a bit of what seemed like an NFL Network spotlight on Eric Berry, chock full of UT highlights. Anyone catch that?
 
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I thought it was ok. Nothing new and hated the stupid re-enactments. I thought the color orange was much better.
 
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Manning wasn't the imobile QB at UT that he became in the NFL (not that he was exactly a dual-threat either, though). I was watching a replay of the UT-UGA game during '95 (Peyton's soph year), and UT's first TD came when UGA blitzed up the middle, Peyton side-stepped two guys and outraced a backer (in coverage at the time) 17 yards to the pylon for the TD. I hadn't watched any UT games from the Manning-era in a long time and honestly it surprised me how fast and light-footed he was in his younger days.

The play started at the 9:16 mark of the first quarter if anyone wants to check it out. It's available OnDemand for DirecTV.
 
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What a great story overall. It was interesting to learn personal information about their lives, must have been pretty tough to open up personal feelings.

Archie is the man, simple as that.

Cool story bro part,
I have always been a huge fan of the Manning family on and off the field. They strive for excellence, work very hard, and handle themselves very classy. I have two boys and their middle names are Eli and Peyton. I know it may sound corny but we are very proud of it.
 
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VolnTitan said:
I thought it was ok. Nothing new and hated the stupid re-enactments. I thought the color orange was much better.
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The thing that really impressed me is that Archie must be one of the toughest guys Alive!!

Plays college QB with a broken arm dangling at his side and still plays great, and that after finding his father dead of a suicide! Jeez Louise!

Then gets the crap beaten out of him for 12 years playing for NO!! All while being a great father and husband.

Archie, you are THE MAN!! :rock:



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I missed it last night. DVR'd it. Did they talk about why Archie refused to let Eli go to San Diego?
 
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It is a great story. Well known that Archie found his dad, was a God at Ole Miss, Peyton is serious, Eli was aloof, Cooper didn't play due to condition. Great man, great dad and great family.

But as a "show", I thought Color of Orange was a better one. Doesn't diminish my admiration for Archie or his sons.
 
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Hobock said:
I missed it last night. DVR'd it. Did they talk about why Archie refused to let Eli go to San Diego?
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No - the parts about Cooper, Peyton, and Eli began at their birth and ended at the end of their college career.
 
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Notorious B.E.N said:
The show made it sound like he was determined to go to Ole Miss. Im not sure if it was so much because of Cut or not.
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Don't discount the importance of Peyton's relationship with Coach Cutcliffe. Like Peyton, Eli was undoubtedly predisposed to like Ole Miss because of the career Archie had there. The fact that Cutcliffe became his coach made the decision to attend Ole Miss that much easier because Eli knew that he would have a trusted mentor and quarterback coach. It has been widely speculated, although I do not know if it has ever been definitively proven, that Eli did not want to deal with the expectations that would be heaped on him if he followed in Peyton's footsteps at UT.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Don't discount the importance of Peyton's relationship with Coach Cutcliffe. Like Peyton, Eli was undoubtedly predisposed to like Ole Miss because of the career Archie had there. The fact that Cutcliffe became his coach made the decision to attend Ole Miss that much easier because Eli knew that he would have a trusted mentor and quarterback coach. It has been widely speculated, although I do not know if it has ever been definitively proven, that Eli did not want to deal with the expectations that would be heaped on him if he followed in Peyton's footsteps at UT.
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I don't disagree, i dont know. But at Ole Miss he had to live up to his dad's hype. Neither were easy tasks.
 
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Is there a story why Peyton chose to wear number 16 at UT?
 
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Notorious B.E.N said:
I don't disagree, i dont know. But at Ole Miss he had to live up to his dad's hype. Neither were easy tasks.
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Quite true. Archie's career really was the last hurrah of Johnny Vaught's illustrious career at Ole Miss. After that, the fortunes of Ole Miss football turned south for quite some time. Eli would have succeeded Peyton near the pinnacle of Tennessee's power. As it was, Eli largely resurrected Ole Miss football and yet they still never achieved the level of success that Peyton and Tennessee enjoyed. It was a win-win proposition for Eli and the Ole Miss faithful without the even more rabid expectations then associated with Tennessee football.
 
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