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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 20:14:54 GMT -5
ND story: Manti got a call at an awards banquet from the "GF"'s number and the girl who sounded like the "GF" told him she was not dead. He then contacted the coaches. After several meeting ND hired a PI. The PI gave his final report on 1/4, the family was told on 1/5 and were looking to tell the story sometime in the future.
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Post by Spider2024 on Jan 16, 2013 20:15:01 GMT -5
Not much to say - that's the most WTF worthy story I've EVER read, though. It's like a bad movie script. I wonder how much this'll hurt his draft stock. Walter Football's got him as a Top 15 guy - how far does he fall? Mel Kiper Jr. had him #8 to the Bills earlier today.
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Post by Orange on Jan 16, 2013 20:16:27 GMT -5
Did he really just say that they were going to leak this story next week - or did I hear him wrong?
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 20:18:55 GMT -5
Manti is sticking to the relationship being completely online and never in person.
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Post by Orange on Jan 16, 2013 20:21:29 GMT -5
Just read one guy's comment about this PC and he said that Jerry Sandusky was more convincing in his TV interviews. I can't disagree.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jan 16, 2013 20:23:09 GMT -5
So, the outing of Manti T'eo's girlfriend's death being a hoax caused Lance Armstrong to admit to doping, which in turn caused Chip Kelly to take the job at the Philadelphia Eagles. {Spoiler}
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jan 16, 2013 20:25:00 GMT -5
Guys, if you get hosed like this...............sometimes people try to hide that they got hosed.
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 20:25:57 GMT -5
This seems to be more of ND with a CYAs press conference than anything. Understandable but disappointing.
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Post by Orange on Jan 16, 2013 20:32:44 GMT -5
NFL cut away. Damn it.
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Post by Orange on Jan 16, 2013 20:34:34 GMT -5
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 20:42:06 GMT -5
Guys, if you get hosed like this...............sometimes people try to hide that they got hosed. Once again, he is undeniably lying. He and his family both claimed that she flew to Hawaii and they spent time together there, that they met and now they never met and only engaged each other online. That is not trying to hide that they were "hosed" it's a big f***ing hole in their story with no plausible explanation. Even Notre Dame cannot explain that one.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Jan 16, 2013 20:42:13 GMT -5
im at work and cant watch some one wanna give me the gist of whats being said
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 16, 2013 20:45:54 GMT -5
Guys, if you get hosed like this...............sometimes people try to hide that they got hosed. Once again, he is undeniably lying. He and his family both claimed that she flew to Hawaii and they spent time together there, that they met and now they never met and only engaged each other online. That is not trying to hide that they were "hosed" it's a big f***ing hole in their story with no plausible explanation. Even Notre Dame cannot explain that one. Yeah, the holes in this story are so big even Winston Payne could catch them.
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Post by MGH on Jan 16, 2013 20:46:09 GMT -5
This is a really embarrassing attempt at a cover job.
Swarbrick continues to try and dance around any question about the multiple times T'eo (AND HIS FATHER) admitted to meeting this girl in person, and T'eo's admission to "touching her hand" and that crap from their meeting in the Stanford parking lot. Unless of course he met a lap top set up on someone's hood as he exited the arena, in which case ... sure!
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Post by Rican on Jan 16, 2013 20:47:39 GMT -5
Better for everyone involved if he just comes clean now. Hell, Oprah will probably hop on this too and he'll do it then.
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Post by Rican on Jan 16, 2013 20:49:25 GMT -5
To play devil's advocate it IS possible they made up all the meetings because he was embarrassed to be in an online relationship and never having met her or talked to her.
But for the record, I personally think he's lying.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jan 16, 2013 20:54:52 GMT -5
To play devil's advocate it IS possible they made up all the meetings because he was embarrassed to be in an online relationship and never having met her or talked to her. But for the record, I personally think he's lying. This certainly is plausible, and I can see exaggerating to his friends, family, and teammates, but once she got media publicity, he should have backed off and told the truth of their relationship. Even as a victim, he's not blameless even in his best case scenario.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 16, 2013 20:55:04 GMT -5
To play devil's advocate it IS possible they made up all the meetings because he was embarrassed to be in an online relationship and never having met her or talked to her. But for the record, I personally think he's lying. I also think and this is a huge stretch and it could get me in trouble, that perhaps he had a fake girlfriend so he can "stay in the closet". He can use this fake girlfriend as a way so other guys/women on campus don't find it weird he is not dating any woman on campus. And due to his faith he did not want to "come out" and face the repercussion of it. Again I don't want to state this as a fact, just a possible motive on why Te'o would go along with this hoax.
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2013 20:55:59 GMT -5
To play devil's advocate it IS possible they made up all the meetings because he was embarrassed to be in an online relationship and never having met her or talked to her. But for the record, I personally think he's lying. I also think and this is a huge stretch and it could get me in trouble, that perhaps he had a fake girlfriend so he can "stay in the closet". He can use this fake girlfriend as a way so other guys/women on campus don't find it weird he is not dating any woman on campus. And due to his faith he did not want to "come out" and face the repercussion of it. Again I don't want to state this as a fact, just a possible motive on why Te'o would go along with this a hoax. That has been a prevailing thought on Twitter.
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Post by MGH on Jan 16, 2013 20:57:22 GMT -5
I also think and this is a huge stretch and it could get me in trouble, that perhaps he had a fake girlfriend so he can "stay in the closet". He can use this fake girlfriend as a way so other guys/women on campus don't find it weird he is not dating any woman on campus. And due to his faith he did not want to "come out" and face the repercussion of it. Again I don't want to state this as a fact, just a possible motive on why Te'o would go along with this a hoax. That has been a prevailing thought on Twitter. One I've definitely considered.
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