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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 16, 2013 18:40:18 GMT -5
@derek11w The girlfriend was fake that he met online but he found out about her passing from his brother? Huh. Wonder who told his brother. Mr. Mcfeely. King Friday isn't as stringent about information about his citizens. Just no photos; or writing of any kind. It's his puppet hands, makes it hard to hold a pen to craft an obit.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 16, 2013 18:42:06 GMT -5
Wow. What an idiot either way.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jan 16, 2013 18:44:16 GMT -5
McFeely Speedy Delivery dodged a bullet when they lost being Lance Armstrong's sponsor to US Postal Service. Now they get caught up in this.
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 18:44:17 GMT -5
On the downside has cancer research had a worse week? First Armstrong admits he lied and they got millions off of him, now the Te'o stuff and that brought in thousands. I know/hope it went to a good cause but these stories do nothing but burn people who might think of donating in the future because of stories like this.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 16, 2013 18:46:19 GMT -5
So either Manti is the biggest tool ever, or he's a lying sack of crap. I don't see any chance of this news story being fabricated.
Either way Manti isn't helping his case AT ALL. He's just digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself with every word he says.
So he should either shut up or flat out tell the truth.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 16, 2013 18:48:46 GMT -5
The thing that jumps out at me in all this is the difference in the dates of when the girlfriend and Manti's grandmother died. The South Bend Tribune originally had "the girlfriend" dying first, then changed it weeks later to the grandmother dying first, and then "the girlfriend" offering condolences, and then hours later dying herself. Sounds a bit too convenient to me.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 16, 2013 18:49:31 GMT -5
Way to go, Manti. You actually made this guy look good in comparison
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 16, 2013 18:49:59 GMT -5
McFeely Speedy Delivery dodged a bullet when they lost being Lance Armstrong's sponsor to US Postal Service. Now they get caught up in this. It's been a rough here for bicycle package delivery to single homes. Sometimes it's hardly worth the effort.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jan 16, 2013 18:54:23 GMT -5
Comment on an ESPN article,
"So who talked to him on the phone... every night... all night? That's one insanely dedicated hoaxing team. Or maybe he's not on the level here?"
The details don't add up. Combine that with Te'o's statement and he sounds like a double liar.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 18:54:29 GMT -5
3 Months until T'eo is officially the dumbest player in NFL history.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jan 16, 2013 18:55:20 GMT -5
Its times like this I sort of wish Vince Russo was still writing for wrestling. He'd have a fake girlfriend for a deceptive heel storyline on TV within days. Even better: AJ Lee is just a hoax co-perpetuated by John Cena, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Dolph Ziggler, Hornswoggle, Trent Baretta, and Jay Lethal to elicit sympathy when she dumps them.
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Post by MGH on Jan 16, 2013 18:56:03 GMT -5
@sportscenter Source tells Deadspin (who first reported Manti Te'o fake girlfriend story) that he's 80% sure Te'o participated in hoax.
@chrismannixsi South Bend Tribune quotes Brian Te'o in October saying Te'o's fake GF flew to Hawaii to hang out with Te'o.
@greggdoyelcbs Manti's father: "They started out as just friends. She would travel to Hawaii (when) Manti was home, so he would meet with her there."
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 18:56:31 GMT -5
I keep seeing people calling for Manti to speak and explain himself but it does no good, he and his team have all the time they need to craft another lie. Even if he "confessed" the spin would still leave doubt as to the truth.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 16, 2013 18:56:49 GMT -5
Obviously, we don't know the whole story, but could this have been a way for Te'o, as a Mormon at a Catholic school, to cover up his homosexuality? Maybe he didn't intend for it to spiral out of control like this, but perhaps that's what it all started as. Is his boyfriend named George Glass by any chance? Either that or he's a Nigerian prince. Kidding aside, this is quite a bizarre story. Its like the weirdest episode of Catfish ever. I'd have to add that while it sounds far-fetched, there have been cases where people have been duped into year-long relationships or friendships with people who didn't exist or who misrepresented themselves. The movie "The Night Listener" was based on a very famous case:
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 18:57:35 GMT -5
CollegeFootballTalk @cftalk Notre Dame announces an 8 p.m. ET press conference tonight with athletic director Jack Swarbrick.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jan 16, 2013 18:59:49 GMT -5
I don't even follow football and I'm loving this. There's nothing like a good story about false identities and non-existent persons to work up the old schadenfreude.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 16, 2013 19:00:29 GMT -5
CollegeFootballTalk @cftalk Notre Dame announces an 8 p.m. ET press conference tonight with athletic director Jack Swarbrick. Swarbrick:
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jan 16, 2013 19:01:32 GMT -5
Another thing: Maybe ESPN didn't run with the story when they knew as to not bring the BCS Championship (one of their own properties) into a negative light.
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Post by MGH on Jan 16, 2013 19:02:21 GMT -5
@blksportsonline Even on the 1% chance Te'o was #catfished there were still 100 of lies he told, what funeral home did he send those roses to?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 16, 2013 19:02:23 GMT -5
3 Months until T'eo is officially the dumbest player in NFL history. He's gonna have to get caught stealing a buncha shit before he dethrones Ryan Leaf.
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