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re: Deadspin: Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Story a Hoax (now with drug dealers!)
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:01 pm to Yellerhammer5
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:01 pm to Yellerhammer5
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Real football?? Bama is good, no denying that... but lets be real. What a bunch of idiots. ND would smash any SEC team on a regular day to be honest... other than Bama of course. Even then, if ND plays Bama again I think it would be a close game.
This dude might be more delusional than T'eo.
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:02 pm to TheSexecutioner
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IDK you have Tim Tebow and then Collin Klein who is very outspoken about saving his first kiss for the alter at marriage. They are pretty anti-social and I don't think they were hidden from recruits.
You're right genius. Tim Tebow, who could possibly be the greatest self-promoter of all time is socially awkward. I'm not a fan of Tebow, but he could be the most personable player in the league and I'm pretty sure he's met his girlfriend.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:02 pm to Yellerhammer5
Looks like Ronaiah dad is either dodging or doesn't know what the hell is going on. SIAP
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The father of the man believed to be involved in the Manti Te’o hoax called the football player “an amazing role model” Thursday and asked the public to let him pursue his dreams without judgment.
In a post on his Facebook page, Titus Tuiasosopo thanked people for the support shown to his “aiga” – the Samoan word for family – since the story broke. He did not mention his 22-year-old son, Ronaiah, who the sports website Deadspin, which broke the story, described as the mastermind behind the prank.
“There are not enough words in the dictionary to describe the overwhelming love & support me & my Aiga have received today. Feels like I've been drinking from a fire hydrant. lol. Your texts, calls, emails, prayers & messages are received with a sincerely humble heart. I know so much has been splattered all over the media about my son & my family. I also know that many who were born in a manger in Bethlehem & continue to walk on water will undoubtedly express their opinions. Those of you who know us the best still love us the most. It my hope & prayer that we allow the truth to take its course, wherever that may lead. My heart goes out to Manti & the Te'o Aiga. Please allow this young man to pursue his dream without judgement. He's an amazing role model for our youth and Samoan community. I love U all from the bottom of my heart.”
The note was signed “Your friend, Titus.” About a dozen family members were tagged in the post.
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This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:02 pm to Yellerhammer5
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Real football?? Bama is good, no denying that... but lets be real. What a bunch of idiots. ND would smash any SEC team on a regular day to be honest... other than Bama of course. Even then, if ND plays Bama again I think it would be a close game.
I still say the biggest hoax in all of this that ND was some great team and Te'o was some great LB.
Neither were the case, and I held these opinions long before this years NC.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:04 pm to JohnnyKilroy
I think it took off and got out of hand and he didn't know what to do. So, he let it continue.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:05 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
God these Samoans are so fricking weird
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:06 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
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There are not enough words in the dictionary to describe the overwhelming love & support me & my Aiga have received today.
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My heart goes out to Manti & the Te'o Aiga.
It fricking grinds my gears when people infuse native language or some such into an otherwise completely english conversation.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:08 pm to TheSexecutioner
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IDK you have Tim Tebow and then Collin Klein who is very outspoken about saving his first kiss for the alter at marriage.
Sorry, that made me think of the couple on TLC that waited to kiss until marriage. Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:08 pm to SmackoverHawg
Isn't the girl supposed to be posting info tonight?
Espn radio said she was going to post on twitter of all places....
Espn radio said she was going to post on twitter of all places....
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:09 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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It fricking grinds my gears when people infuse native language or some such into an otherwise completely english conversation.
Don't be such a haole
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:09 pm to nvasil1
hahahaha that is ridiculous.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:10 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
"She deleted her account"
Someone started a new account yesterday with the same handle, and retweeted some old comments to make it look real.
Then posted some bullshite about Te'o not being real and the Alabama team told her.
Someone started a new account yesterday with the same handle, and retweeted some old comments to make it look real.
Then posted some bullshite about Te'o not being real and the Alabama team told her.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:10 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
quote:I believe they were referring to what turned out to be a fake account trolling America.
Isn't the girl supposed to be posting info tonight?
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:11 pm to nvasil1
This is the only explanation that makes any sense.
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3. Is Te'o gay?
As a gay muslim, I would happily welcome Te'o into the gay brotherhood.
This is actually the only story that makes any sense at all. And even if it's true, Te'o will probably deny it because, unfortunately, football players aren't exactly the most welcoming of homosexuality.
Otherwise, how are you the star player on a football crazy campus and having an online-only relationship with a woman you've never met? Even Tim Tebow thinks this is ridiculous. If you're gay and girls are throwing themselves at you left and right but you continue to rebuff their advances, isn't one of the easiest stories to tell your teammates about why you don't hook up with any of these girls that you have a girlfriend?
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Even if, you know, that girlfriend isn't actually real.
Couldn't being gay even make you more than willing to overlook the fact that your girlfriend didn't want to meet with you? It might be that on some subconscious level Te'o welcomed the hoax because it kept him from having to explain why he didn't have a girlfriend. Furthermore, given that Te'o is Mormon and attending a very religious school, wouldn't being gay be unacceptable to pretty much everyone around him? Having an online girlfiend is an awfully convenient cover.
Again, this is just speculation and Te'o would probably deny it anyway, but it actually makes a ton more sense than any other wild theories being tossed out there, that Te'o used the online relationship as a cover for his hidden homosexuality. If this was true, I wish he'd just come out, I think most sports fans would welcome the revelation. (And some people are going to criticize me for writing about this, but it's the elephant in the room here that everyone is talking about, so I'm going to write it. Nothing in this story makes sense. And Te'o's lies as well as Notre Dame's cover-up of those lies, make everything fair game.)
This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:12 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
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and asked the public to let him pursue his dreams without judgment...In a post on his Facebook page...About a dozen family members were tagged in the post.
Don't get me wrong bc I think there are some batshit crazy ppl involved in this story but I don't think posting that on his Facebook to family members was anymore damning than what we've already heard.
This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:12 pm to JohnnyKilroy
SI sackkkkkkked
Teo family frickkkkkkked
Teo family frickkkkkkked
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:12 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
Has anyone posted the story about ND's athletic department posting a video interview with a guy doing a fundraiser in Teo's fake girlfriend's name last tuesday?
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:13 pm to sabanisarustedspoke
THis article by Forde is interesting:
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In the days following the BCS championship game, there was significant internal debate at Notre Dame about when to go public with the revelation that star linebacker Manti Te'o's girlfriend was a hoax, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
Some administrators were pressing for a unilateral public disclosure by the school, while others wanted to let Te'o himself make the stunning news public, the source said. Notre Dame officials were in contact with Te'o's agent, Tom Condon of Creative Artists Agency, and were told the Heisman Trophy runner-up planned to release his version of events Monday. The decision was made to wait and let Te'o and CAA control the message.
But that disclosure never came, and instead the news broke in a bombshell report from Deadspin on Wednesday afternoon.
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The hoax started coming to light in early December, according to sources. While attending the ESPN college football awards show in Orlando, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Te'o got a call from the phone number he had associated with Kekua. Te'o was deeply disturbed by the call and suspected it was Kekua's purported sister. Although Te'o's parents were with him in Orlando, he did not inform them of the call, a source said. The person kept calling and saying it was Lennay herself, and over the course of 10 days Te'o engaged the woman in several conversations. "He was asking questions only Lennay would know," said the source, adding that phone records show multiple calls between Te'o and that number.
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By the time first-semester classes were over at Notre Dame, Te'o was convinced Lennay Kekua was a hoax, the source said. He went home to Hawaii for Christmas and told his mother about it on Christmas Eve. The day after Christmas, he informed defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, head coach Brian Kelly and athletic director Jack Swarbrick. Upon returning to campus, Te'o met with Notre Dame officials on Dec. 27 and told them he had never met his girlfriend.
That obviously ran counter to public comments Te'o had made, including a South Bend Tribune story that ran earlier in the season. Te'o's father, Brian, also was quoted several times in the media about his son meeting Lennay.
"That's pretty much Brian Te'o," a source said. "He's a great guy, but he loves to add color."
Brian Te'o couldn't be reached for comment.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:14 pm to Powerman
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Tebow goes on missions to third world countries and visits retarded children in hospitals.
Teo couldn't even find the time to visit his dying girlfriend
to be fair though...Te'o knew she wasn't real...so there was no point
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