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Count Steeler
01-16-2013, 04:41 PM
To tell the story of Manti Te'o, Notre Dame's star linebacker, one must discuss his inspirational play in this September's win over Michigan State. Just days after the death of his grandmother and his girlfriend, Te'o racked up 12 tackles and recovered a fumble in a 20-3 victory over the Spartans. The following Saturday, after Kekua's funeral, Te'o made two interceptions in a 13-6 victory over Michigan.

In articles in Sports Illustrated and the South Bend Tribune and in interviews on ESPN, Te'o would recount how his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, requested that he send white flowers to her funeral. Te'o said that the last words he shared with Kekua were "I love you."

It was a beautiful story, one that publicized Te'o's off-field back story in time to heat up his Heisman Trophy campaign. The story grew over the next three months, including a three-minute piece on CBS This Morning on the day of the BCS championship game on Jan. 7.

The story was also entirely false, according to an article by Deadspin.com. According to Deadspin, not only did Te'o's girlfriend not die in the days leading up the Michigan State game, she didn't exist at all.

full story @ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/01/16/manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax-deadspin/1840415/


Story developing and getting bizarre.

JayC
01-16-2013, 04:45 PM
i'm confused

JayC
01-16-2013, 04:53 PM
so he faked that his "GF" died? if so screw him do not want anymore

Count Steeler
01-16-2013, 04:56 PM
so he faked that his "GF" died? if so screw him do not want anymore

Deadspin saying he faked the whole girlfriend, this girl did not exist at all. Notre Dame has released a statement that Te'o was a victim of a ruse and a lady faked everything.

Bizarre.

GBMelBlount
01-16-2013, 05:26 PM
One flew east, one flew west.... :crazy:

stillers4me
01-16-2013, 05:37 PM
Manti Te'o on girlfriend hoax: 'Painful and humiliating'

Manti Te'o released a statement Wednesday on the apparent hoax (http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/1/16/3884088/manti-teo-girlfriend-deadspin) uncovered by Deadspin, claiming that he was victimized.During the season, Te'o was said to have had a very close relationship with a Stanford graduate who got into a car accident and later died of leukemia around the same time as his grandmother passed away. Wednesday, that girlfriend was revealed by Deadspin never to have existed. (http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-teos-dead-girlfriend-the-most-heartbreaking-and-inspirational-story-of-the-college-football-season-is-a-hoax)

The linebacker called the situation a "sick joke," and said that the entire experience was, "incredibly embarrassing to talk about." Here's the full text of his emotional statement:

"This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time, I developed an emotional relationship with a woman I met online. We maintained what I thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone, and I grew to care deeply about her. "To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating...................

Read more @ http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/1/16/3884420/manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax-lennay-kekua-statement



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Reminds me of Andrea McNutty's soldier boyfriend "Ben". :der:

Dwinsgames
01-16-2013, 06:05 PM
oh boy .................................................. ..............

vader29
01-16-2013, 06:09 PM
Note to Kevin Colbert: kid most likely has mental issues, please avoid him if he falls to your position in the draft.

Count Steeler
01-16-2013, 06:20 PM
He might drop to the 3rd or 4th round now. I'd take a flyer on him if he does.

zulater
01-16-2013, 06:26 PM
http://2.media.sportspickle.cvcdn.com/23/92/4278f5e4ff26fdfc576303b03d6a1f04.jpg
http://0.media.sportspickle.cvcdn.com/89/59/edc8721a89ad2db0ae18e6cf3ad6759e.jpg

salamander
01-16-2013, 06:49 PM
WTF?

86WARD
01-16-2013, 07:51 PM
http://t0dd.us/landthieves/lastdance.gif

vader29
01-16-2013, 08:02 PM
Colin Dunlap‏@colin_dunlap
DEAR MR. TE'O SIR, MY NAME KING NAARFAR SON OF PRINCE IN ABOUT KENYA NAIROBI. PLEASE AT YOUR HONOR SEND $500,000 TO EMAIL FOR BUSINESS.

Evil Mike Tomlin‏@EvilMikeTomlin
Manti Te'o hasn't been available for comment, but neither has his girlfriend

Evil Mike Tomlin‏@EvilMikeTomlin
Manti Te'o says it has been his SIMS girlfriend all along, but he felt like she was real

Faux John Madden‏@FauxJohnMadden
"Pros - Great leader, Heisman runner-up; Cons - Creates fake girlfriends, Still can't tackle Alabama RB's" - Mel Kiper on Manti Te'o

Seth Meyers‏@sethmeyers21
These Te'o jokes are all very funny but let's all try and remember that a person who never existed is dead.

st33lersguy
01-16-2013, 08:44 PM
It may or may not have been his fault. We don't know yet. We have to sort out whether or not he knew before passing on him

86WARD
01-16-2013, 09:17 PM
Rumor has it that he's covering up being Gay...

stillers4me
01-16-2013, 09:59 PM
Rumor has it that he's covering up being Gay...


Ask Tom Brady how well that's worked out.

stillers4me
01-16-2013, 10:20 PM
Evil Mike Tomlin‏@EvilMikeTomlin
Manti Te'o just changed his Facebook status to 'its complicated'

vader29
01-16-2013, 10:21 PM
:lol:

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/304224_396658743761502_582254999_n.jpg

stillers4me
01-16-2013, 10:23 PM
Reagan Mauia, an Arizona Cardinals (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals) fullback, said he believes Kekua existed because he met her in person when he and other Polynesian teammates and Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) star Troy Polamalu (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4474/troy-polamalu) went to do charity work in American Samoa in June 2011.


"This was before her and Manti," Mauia said Wednesday evening. "I don't think Manti was even in the picture, but she and I became good friends. We would talk off and on, just checking up on each other kind of thing. I am close to her family. When she was going through the loss of her father, I was -- I offered a comforting shoulder and just someone to bounce her emotions off. That was just from meeting her in Samoa."
Mauia said Tuiasosopo -- whom Mauia believes is Kekua's cousin -- introduced the two. After the initial meeting, Mauia said he met her at an "after-party" for all of the athletes involved in the camp.
"She was tall," he said. "Volleyball-type of physique. She was athletic, tall, beautiful. Long hair. Polynesian. She looked like a model ... "
He said it is his understanding that Kekua's mother is operating her Twitter account. He said he'd never met her mother. When told by a reporter that she apparently might not have existed, Mauia said: "No, she is real."



http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8851033/story-manti-teo-girlfriend-death-apparently-hoax

:cuckoo:

vader29
01-16-2013, 11:24 PM
http://teoing.tumblr.com/

http://25.media.tumblr.com/81f8f1786003dd8cc9b1a685b80a9b68/tumblr_mgr55uFgLX1s3b9u6o1_1280.jpg

Chidi29
01-17-2013, 01:20 AM
Oh my God those jokes are all terrible.

But I can't stop laughing.

venom
01-17-2013, 05:39 AM
He's perfect for the Jets

venom
01-17-2013, 05:44 AM
I just heard that Brent Musberger said that she is hot.

bayz101
01-17-2013, 06:54 AM
Rofl! This thread is GOLD.

zulater
01-17-2013, 08:06 AM
Rumor has it that he's covering up being Gay...

All jokes aside, that would make the most sense.

You figure it's got to be tough for a gay athlete with teammates trying to fix you up, or wonder why you're ignoring these hot co-eds throwing themselves at you constantly. So you invent a girlfriend to diffuse the issue and because of your fame as a player the press asks about your personal life and your story goes viral, so to speak, gets investigated and you're revealed as a fraud.

Whatever I fell sorry for the kid is this is the case. But at the same token I think he should come out if so. I don't think most NFL teams would hold it against him in this day and age.

steeldevil
01-17-2013, 12:53 PM
I doubt he was involved in this for Heisman recognition, which is what some people are saying. His play on the field did that for him.

I think either...

A) He was really a victim

or

B) He was involved in it to cover up he is gay.

I'm starting to think he is covering up being gay, which I can totally understand. He is at a religious school, very religious himself.

I hope thats it and I hope he says so soon. Because if he did it for Heisman recognition, even as an ND football fan and someone who loves the guy, I will love all respect for him...

86WARD
01-17-2013, 02:14 PM
The whole thing is fucked up...

st33lersguy
01-17-2013, 02:38 PM
If he really was duped, which is what I am starting to believe, it would be stupid to pass him up for a lesser talent

GBMelBlount
01-17-2013, 02:54 PM
Maybe it's to explain his shower woodies....

"Dude! I was NOT staring at you, I was just thinking about my girl friend!..."

venom
01-17-2013, 03:41 PM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/4db0d31329f0aec1d8904fb13a5ffc04/tumblr_mgqyrvd29S1qzx3jto1_1280.jpg

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http://proxy.storify.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FBAxe4IUC cAE0VfI.jpg

venom
01-17-2013, 03:42 PM
http://proxy.storify.com/?url=%2F%2Ftwitpic.com%2Fshow%2Flarge%2Fbvtqfg&resize=1&w=490

venom
01-17-2013, 03:50 PM
http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/50f7632becad04755100000d-812-456-618-347/capture_20130116_200649-1.jpg

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AJ McCarron’s Girl VS Manti Te’o's Girl (http://www.juanelway.com/aj-mccarrons-girl-vs-manti-teos-girl/)



http://www.juanelway.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/AJ-McCarrons-Girl-VS-Manti-Teos-Girl.jpeg

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I can do this all day , lol

steeldawg
01-17-2013, 04:37 PM
does he get the nickname " The Lyin' Hawaiian"???

vader29
01-17-2013, 06:34 PM
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/150914_10152436309740494_694761411_n.png

vader29
01-17-2013, 06:48 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWP-zIOp3P0

zulater
01-17-2013, 09:09 PM
http://1.media.sportspickle.cvcdn.com/95/76/45eb54778383686a2a0bd2977e60d6f6-proof-manti-teo-met-his-online-girlfriend.jpg

Proof Manti Te'o Met His Online Girlfriend

:flap:

GBMelBlount
01-19-2013, 04:54 AM
Report: Manti Te'o admits to 'tailored' accounts in girlfriend hoax but denies being part of scheme

Notre Dame's Manti Te'o finally answered questions Friday night about the Lennay Kekua girlfriend hoax, saying in an exclusive interview with ESPN that he wasn't part of it – although he "tailored" his accounts of meeting the woman – and that the alleged mastermind of the hoax apologized to him.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--manti-te-o-speaks-for-first-time-since-revelation-of-girlfriend-hoax---043012320.html

zulater
01-19-2013, 05:20 AM
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--manti-te-o-speaks-for-first-time-since-revelation-of-girlfriend-hoax---043012320.html

Not buying until he shows phone records to verify the conversations he allegedly had while being "duped".

The more I see the more I believe he perpetrated the whole story from beginning to end and he's getting people to fall on the grenade for him.

zulater
01-19-2013, 05:55 AM
http://deadspin.com/5977282/in-espn-interview-manti-teo-admits-to-tailoring-his-stories-says-he-wasnt-convinced-lennay-kekua-was-fake-until-wednesday

GBMelBlount
01-19-2013, 05:57 AM
Not buying until he shows phone records to verify the conversations he allegedly had while being "duped".

The more I see the more I believe he perpetrated the whole story from beginning to end and he's getting people to fall on the grenade for him.



Speaking of grenades....

Not only is he out there like Pluto but he also looks like Mars. :grin:


http://youtu.be/SR6iYWJxHqs

zulater
01-19-2013, 06:28 AM
http://www.timesonline.com/columnists/sports/mark_madden/ask-mark-anything/article_9095741e-fd95-5571-8aca-8945576204d4.html

The Manti Te’o hoax is shameful, a cold-blooded manipulation of people’s emotions. Who manipulated, who was victimized and what was gained is still up for grabs, but it’s impossible to believe Te’o wasn’t a perpetrator.
To paraphrase Robert DeNiro in “Casino,” if Te’o didn’t know he was being scammed, he’s an idiot. If he did know, he’s in on it. I’m betting the latter. Te’o is guilty. We’re just not quite certain of what. Te’o deserves zero sympathy.
Also deserving zero sympathy are Sports Illustrated and ESPN, the media giants who promulgated the fraud. SI and ESPN don’t want to report the news. They want to dictate the news. Lennay Kekua doesn’t exist? Gee, it would be better if she did. It’s such a great story. Let’s run it. Their reporting was sloppy, their fact-checking non-existent. They have unlimited resources, yet still blew it.
Neither SI or ESPN has apologized. Both are leaning heavily on Notre Dame’s stance that Te’o was the victim. They think they don’t look so bad that way. They’re wrong. SI’s Pete Thamel and ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski are excellent reporters. But firing them for their failures here should be considered.
Notre Dame also deserves zero sympathy. Notre Dame protects the brand before telling the truth. Notre Dame is crying more tears for T’eo than were shed for Lizzy Seeberg and Declan Sullivan in 2010. Seeberg accused a Notre Dame football player of rape, then committed suicide after university inaction. Sullivan, a videographer for the football team, was atop a 40-foot aerial lift that collapsed in 53 mph winds. He died. Sullivan should not have been up there.
Notre Dame should paint a blindfold on Touchdown Jesus. He sure doesn’t see what he doesn’t want to.

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Mark:
If Chris Rainey had an imaginary girlfriend, he’d still be a Steeler. If Jovan Belcher had an imaginary girlfriend, he’d still be alive. I look forward to the NFL scouting combine.
M. Te’o, South Bend
Mark:
I will never again have the same level of faith or trust in Notre Dame football.
G. O’Leary, Orlando
Mark:
A fake person who loves you, then dies: Sounds right up Notre Dame’s alley.
M. Murray O’Hair, Beechview
Mark:
*It’s the second time in two weeks Notre Dame got victimized by a cruel hoax. The first time, the BCS ranked them No. 1 and made them play Alabama!
*If Te’o was naïve enough to be duped like this, he probably believes in the Pirates’ five-year plan!
*Te’o is Mormon, so he probably has multiple fake girlfriends!

steeldawg
01-19-2013, 08:07 AM
Hes lying people, he definetly was involved with the hoax.

stillers4me
01-19-2013, 10:09 AM
Steve Wyche‏@wyche89
whoa @LATimesfarmer (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/LATimesfarmer): Reader Timothy Lashlee points out this: The name "Lennay Marie Kekua" contains all the letters in "leukemia.""

venom
01-19-2013, 10:30 AM
does he get the nickname " The Lyin' Hawaiian"???

He's the second one , this is the first one

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WDHxSon1mvI/UPlbEH00C6I/AAAAAAAAYcY/Q0nWd0pmavo/s400/Manti%2BT%2527eo%2BBarack%2BObama.jpg

st33lersguy
01-19-2013, 11:41 AM
I love how NFL wide receiver Michael Crabtree being under investigation for sexual assault doesn't receive 1/100th the attention despite the fact that what Crabtree may have done is 100 times worse than what Te'o may have done. Let's not forget that the worst that Te'o may have done still pales in comparison to actual crime which is committed on a daily basis

stillers4me
01-19-2013, 09:23 PM
The Fake ESPN‏@TheFakeESPN
LEAKED: Manti Te'o text message to Michael Crabtree pic.twitter.com/27IM9TMt (http://t.co/27IM9TMt)