Haters' guide to the Mannings vs. Florida Gators - ESPN

Between Archie, Peyton, Eli, and now, Arch, the Mannings have been a part of America's football consciousness for nearly 60 years. Only one of the family's college football rivalries, however, has included a spelling test, years of shade, and has spanned generations.

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Within that lore, holding a spot that goes beyond merely an opponent, are the Florida Gators. First as haters-in-chief, then as part of the redemptive end to the family's first college football run, Florida was there.

While Archie Manning never played Florida in three seasons with Ole Miss from 1968 to '70, the Mannings are 2-3 as starters against the Gators. On Saturday, Texas QB Arch Manning, with a lot of family history behind him, takes his turn in The Swamp (3:30 ET, ESPN).

It will be the next entry in what was once a salty family vs. school rivalry that featured an all-time hater.

The current Cheez-It Citrus Bowl was previously the Capital One Bowl and, before that, just the Florida Citrus Bowl. While the Orlando-based game annually hosted top-10 teams and was where Georgia Tech beat Nebraska to earn a share of the 1990 national title, it is a tier under the major bowl games. Secondly, this Manning-Florida rivalry began in the era before the BCS, let alone the College Football Playoff and the nascent days of conference championship games. So, one loss could doom a season, or at the least, keep a team from a conference title and a major bowl.

Arch Manning might already know this, but it's important to the lore of this rivalry and will make sense later.

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