Drago - you make perfect sense again.
The following is just a possibility. The Central TX area, Austin and surrounding areas are still pretty tight in coaching. So many of the current high school and college coaches in the region coached under or with Pete. Brees still has deep ties to Central TX. If Brees or a family member told someone else in the area, it's probable that Coach Pete would hear the rumor early. But I'm just making that story up. The reality is that idk
Edit: Drago -Coach Pete is acting like this is a fact. He doesn't act like this unless he is pretty sure. I sure hope he is worng