Manti Te’o’s Dead Girlfriend is a Hoax *Merge*

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Anyone else wonder if this was concocted to cover up homosexuality? I mean, linebacker at a Catholic school, in a manly sport,,,,

[Joshmil53]

Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan

Anyone else wonder if this was concocted to cover up homosexuality? I mean, linebacker at a Catholic school, in a manly sport,,,,

If he was covering his sexuality why would he say she died? Excuse to not date anyone else?

[joseephuss]

Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan

Anyone else wonder if this was concocted to cover up homosexuality? I mean, linebacker at a Catholic school, in a manly sport,,,,

It is a possibility. Still it is too complex of a story even for that. He could have made up a simpler lie.

[GimmeTheBall!]

Dammitt. That is the last time I believe a story and then bake a cake with RIP Lennay on it!!

You are dead to me, Lennay!!!!!!

[koolaid]

Manti is either not very smart at all or he is a total fraud, i'm not sure which yet. Either way this "hoax" got him a lot of recognition and helped him get pretty close to a Heisman.

So what will hurt his draft stock more? This lie or his inability to tackle in the national championship?

Either way I hope we stay far away from him.

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by Joshmil53

If he was covering his sexuality why would he say she died? Excuse to not date anyone else?

Pretty much. She was ill so of course, couldn't be seen with him. Sooner or later, that doesn't hold water so oops, she is dead.

[GimmeTheBall!]

This is Manti's video he dedicated to Lennay:
go to youtube and use keywords Kamal Haasan and Tamil Bollywood Star. It is such a swell video

[crazytown41]

He just released a statement saying he was a victim and was duped.

I don't know. There's a lot of evidence from what he and his family said that make it hard to believe he wasn't in on it.

[joseephuss]

Comments I have heard while listening to sports radio:

"Lance Armstrong says thank you Manti."

"Chicago Bears are glad no one is talking about them hiring Mark Trestman."

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by joseephuss

Comments I have heard while listening to sports radio:

"Lance Armstrong says thank you Manti."

"Chicago Bears are glad no one is talking about them hiring Mark Trestman."

Lol, that sounds like the old line

Who was the one American happy that planes blew up the World Trade Center, Gary Condit!

[koolaid]

Originally Posted by crazytown41

He just released a statement saying he was a victim and was duped.

I don't know. There's a lot of evidence from what he and his family said that make it hard to believe he wasn't in on it.

Yeah after reading those quotes from his dad about them meeting in Hawaii there was no way he and his family weren't in on it.

at the being duped excuse.

I haven't had a laugh this good from a football story since the viking's love boat scandal.

[gmb85]

This story is just damn distraction from more important matters.

[WPBCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by gmb85

This story is just damn distraction from more important matters.

Conspiracy?

[cajuncocoa]

I'm not vouching for this guy's character, but I can vouch for the fact that these kinds of Internet hoaxes do happen.

My husband and I used to play Farmville on Facebook, and among the FV "neighbors" we had was a very nice young girl (ironically, also from Hawaii as is Te'o). Most people who are FV "neighbors" just stick to FB posts about the game, but this young lady would comment and "like" other things that I posted...she even claimed to be a Dallas Cowboys' fan after I posted something about the Cowboys last year. In short, she became sort of an online friend than just someone who played Farmville. We stayed friends on FB even after I stopped playing FV.

In September of last year she started talking about an upcoming hospital stay and that she wasn't looking forward to it. The day before she was supposed to go into the hospital was the last time she was heard from. Since then, many of her FB friends posted well wishes and concerns on her wall...all going unanswered. Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago....someone suggested that perhaps her whole profile was just a hoax. I was one of the ones who didn't want to believe it, but it turns out that NO ONE on her Facebook friends' list had ever met her in person. This young lady built an entire profile for herself, complete with a boyfriend who was in the military and who took her on some very nice romantic dates (according to the stories she posted), she was a surfer (posted BEAUTIFUL pics of the Hawaiian beaches), and a wonderful cook (pics that would make Martha Stewart drool). All fake. One of her mutual "friends" told us about a site where you can find out the source of pics that are posted on the Internet...turned out, all of her pics were stock photos.

[newlander]

Originally Posted by JoeyBoy718

I read the whole thing in ********. Either 1) He lied about having met her because he was embarrassed and he carried on a relationship via text only with someone who he thought was a real girl but turned out to be one of his best (guy) friends, or 2) he and his guy friend and probably some other people concocted this whole story to gain sympathy and recognition.

.......he's lying and it's so pathetic. The ND athletic Director, Jack Swarbrick has a PRESS CONFERENCE at 8EST about this debacle. Be careful what ole' slick Jack says though: he has a history of being less than truthful himself.

Tweet of the CENTURY on this came from Clowney of S.Carolina:


@JadeveonClowny: You wanna know what's weirder than Manti Teo making up a girlfriend then pretend killing her? Nothing