re: Deadspin: Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Story a Hoax (now with drug dealers!)

ESPN is getting away with it. Even Finebaum is accepting their spin.

same pictures in 2008 even though they were taken in 2012 per the chick who is in the pics

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No, I am posting on this thread over here because I wanted to talk about the Te'o matter.

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No you don't. You've talked about OJ Simpson, Carson Tinker, AJ McCarron, ND's non existent defense, and President Obama.

Espn is just trying to stay on the good side of Te'o so they can get an exclusive interview and promote the shite out of it. This new 'twist' on the story in no way exonnerates Te'o, but they're acting like it does.

what a fricking shite storm

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Te'o would have to be dumb as frick if you can't tell the difference b/w different peoples voices on the phone

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There are several things that they are claiming that, if they're true, lead me to believe that Teo is a drooling mess that has to wear velcro shoes.

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There are several things that they are claiming that, if they're true, lead me to believe that Teo is a drooling mess that has to wear velcro shoes.

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No shite....at this point I think he might come out of it better if he admits to being in on it. Scummy assholes can be rehabilitated (see Mike Vick), but stupid is forever.

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Even ESPN reporting the drug angle

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If that shite works, I'm going to start telling people that the only thing that kept me from being the next Joe Montana was my poor throwing arm.

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There are several things that they are claiming that, if they're true, lead me to believe that Teo is a drooling mess that has to wear velcro shoes.

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His only way out where he is not dumb as shite or a pathetic disgrace of a human being is to say he is gay.

From Grantland:

Q: If this turns out to be a cover up for Manti Te'o being gay, wouldn't it become one of the defining stories of our generation? It will show the pressure on the big man on campus to conform to rules put on him by his school and his faith all to the potential detriment to his professional career. If it plays out that way, hopefully his story will be a rallying cry for all the people afraid to be who they are and will go on inspire people from all walks of life to be comfortable in themselves.
—Christian P., Rochester, NY

SG: Totally agree. I hate speculating on someone's sexuality, but you can't deny the following point: Only by admitting he's gay (if that were true) could everything that just happened to Manti Te'o seem, for lack of a better word, a little more normal. Most people would immediately feel terrible for him. Maybe he'd still get skewered by some less tolerant folks, but he'd also immediately become an icon in the gay community. He'd write a best-selling book, hit the talk-show circuit, make a few high-profile speeches, maybe even star in a few commercials. We wouldn't dwell on the details of the hoax itself as much as on someone being so desperate to remain in the closet that he did whatever it took to stay there. And going forward, we'd always remember him as the guy who broke down that final barrier — the first active, famous sports star who admitted he was gay, then tried to enjoy a prosperous career in our most popular team sport. Again, the odds of this happening aren't exactly low. But that's just one of the many nutty things about this saga. Everything's on the table. I'm ready to believe ANY outcome at this point.

Q: The only way I see Manti Te'o redeeming himself now is if he announces he's gay. It would be the fastest fall from grace and subsequent redemption in sports history, with two possible outcomes: He is gay and he becomes the gay Jackie Robinson. Or, he isn't gay and still becomes the gay Jackie Robinson, but is forced to live the rest of his life pretending to be gay in the worst lie gone wrong ever. Either way, I think there may be enough here for a "Fourth-and-God Part III" movie.
—Kinshuk Rajan, Stamford

SG: Especially since the Fourth and God sequel went straight to video. I never thought of that wrinkle, though — Manti pretending he's gay because it's his only way out of this scandal? How long would he have to pretend? The rest of his life? Through the end of his playing career? This has all the makings of becoming the single worst romantic comedy ever made — it's like Jennifer Aniston lying about being engaged to Jay Mohr in Picture Perfect crossed with Al Pacino in Cruising, only if you threw in a healthy dash of Rudy, too. By the way, my wife would totally watch this movie.