Manti Te'o

[Brew Designs]

I doubt it, it still doesn't take away from his accomplishments on the field. He is still the most decorated defensive player in college history. Stats don't lie

 

[JAFO]

I think there is more to come out
None of this makes any sense

 

[iChokePeople]

I think there is more to come out

^^.

 

[Justin Case]

Here's a link to a CNN article. Apparently an NFL player was also involved with this same woman and says Troy Polamalu met her.

Manti Te'o: A linebacker, a made-up girlfriend and a national hoax - CNN.com

I find it interesting that the front page of CNN has this story and a story about Lance Armstrong. I bet Obama isn't very happy about the lack of coverage for his gun control proposal

 

[churchmouse]

Here's a link to a CNN article. Apparently an NFL player was also involved with this same woman and says Troy Polamalu met her.

Manti Te'o: A linebacker, a made-up girlfriend and a national hoax - CNN.com

I find it interesting that the front page of CNN has this story and a story about Lance Armstrong. I bet Obama isn't very happy about the lack of coverage for his gun control proposal

Good...he is a petulant child.

 

[level.eleven]

Or, as what Whitlock referred to as the elephant in the room, he is gay. 4 years is pretty long for a hoax.

 

[Cemetery-man]

Regardless, the university is stuck with 2 national embarrassments in less than a month. 2013 hasn't been good to ND so far.

Also, to the haters.... GET OVER IT! So what if ND beat your team this year. There's always next year.

I could never figure out how people can have so much hate for schools they never attended and young people they have never met.

Go BEARS! Colts SUCK!

 

[level.eleven]

Regardless, the university is stuck with 2 national embarrassments in less than a month. 2013 hasn't been good to ND so far.

Also, to the haters.... GET OVER IT! So what if ND beat your team this year. There's always next year.

I could never figure out how people can have so much hate for schools they never attended and young people they have never met.

Go BEARS! Colts SUCK!

Don't forget the death of a student manager who was forced onto a scissor lift in high winds and the rape cover-up that resulted in a suicide and the starting QB kicking a cop in the junk... Tarnished dome, indeed.

 

[hooky]

Or, as what Whitlock referred to as the elephant in the room, he is gay. 4 years is pretty long for a hoax.

Whitlock is most things he rails against.

 

[Hoosier Cowboy]

Regardless if he's 22 or 42 IF he WAS part of this then the guy is scum of the Earth. Who cares if you lie about having a gf but to say she has leukemia and dies on the same day as your grandmother is beyond pathetic! I'd like to believe he didn't know about it but get real gang, he was with this girl for a good while and he never Skyped or never once visited her especially when she found out she had leukemia? Didn't attend her funeral? In more than one interview his dad says they meet the girl in Hawaii several times. Sadly I think this was all a publicity stunt for his Heisman campaign. If so it's beyond sickening and I hope it really knocks his ass down the NFL draft order costing him millions!

 

[Hoosier Cowboy]

Te’oing

Well, that didn't take very long…

 

[Classic]

We should care why?

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

I doubt it, it still doesn't take away from his accomplishments on the field. He is still the most decorated defensive player in college history. Stats don't lie

He is the most over rated defensive player of all time.

He would be lucky to be the 5th best linebacker in the SEC right now.

 

[Benny]

All we can say after a deep discussion amongst ourselves is this young man is either a serious idiot or he was involved. I hope for the 1st reason. He may grow out of the idiot. If the 2nd....well, he should be released from the football program.... ejected from the campus and not allowed to play ball at any level ever again. To play at ND is an honer and should be treated as such. It is not an arena for personal agendas or self important pranks. JMHO

He's already been released from the program...Right into a top 10 NFL draft spot this upcoming draft.

I wonder if this will hurt his draft position

Not. Even. Slightly.

Have you not seen some of the garbage that gets drafted every year? You can be the scum of the earth, but if you can catch a football or put a bone-crushing hit on a ball carrier, you're good to go.

 

[Benny]

 

[Regionnus Rattis]

Two important questions remain unanswered:
1. How much did the President know (as he went to the same high school as Te'o) and when did he know it?
2. Was Te'o even born or is this once again a fabrication of the Hawaiian legal system? Has anyone seen HIS birth cert?

 

[No2rdame]

I just find it interesting that people are willing to absolutely rake him over the coals for this, yet if a professional athlete cheats his ass off ala Lance Armstrong or almost all of the NFL and MLB, it's not as big a deal. If he lied then he's a dbag for doing so, but I never saw Barry Bonds, et. al blasted in the public eye quite like this.

I have to reserve judgment until I know the facts. I don't see what he would have gained by lying about it and honestly, as a guy who could've gotten tail all over campus the fact that he had an online relationship was something he was probably a little embarrassed about. If he discussed "meeting" her, then likely he was trying to just cover up that portion of his relationship.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

I just find it interesting that people are willing to absolutely rake him over the coals for this, yet if a professional athlete cheats his ass off ala Lance Armstrong or almost all of the NFL and MLB, it's not as big a deal. If he lied then he's a dbag for doing so, but I never saw Barry Bonds, et. al blasted in the public eye quite like this.

I have to reserve judgment until I know the facts. I don't see what he would have gained by lying about it and honestly, as a guy who could've gotten tail all over campus the fact that he had an online relationship was something he was probably a little embarrassed about. If he discussed "meeting" her, then likely he was trying to just cover up that portion of his relationship.

You havent seen guys like Bonds blasted in the public eye? Where have you been since like 2005?

 

[No2rdame]

You havent seen guys like Bonds blasted in the public eye? Where have you been since like 2005?

They have been blasted, but nearly to the extent. We were in a restaurant today with TVs showing 3 separate ESPN or other sports channels. On all three the only topic was MT.

 

[greg]

I told you this was a pissed off USC fan.... All Scams Lead to Ronaiah Tuiasosopo

Manti Te'o Girlfriend Hoax -- All Scams Lead to Ronaiah Tuiasosopo | TMZ.com