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Awful Announcing Shows Proof Te'o Talked About Girlfriend After "Learning" of Hoax

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January 17th, 2013 at 9:47 PM
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Awful Announcing Shows Proof Te'o Talked About Girlfriend After "Learning" of Hoax

Blogging community continues to out-do the big media outlets:

Link here

Relevant highlights:

 

That awards show in Orlando took place December 6th.  Two days later, Te'o was in New York City for the Heisman Trophy presentation, also televised on ESPN, on December 8th.  That night, Te'o was interviewed on stage during the hour long show by Chris Fowler.  In a transcript from that Heisman interview, it reveals Te'o voluntarily talking about his girlfriend passing away after he supposedly found out about the hoax.  In fact, he told Chris Fowler the moment he found out about his girlfriend's passing was the one moment he would never forget during the season.

Chris Fowler: There were a lot of cameras around you this year, there was so much public sharing of very private moments, which shared moment will you never forget above the others?

Manti Te'o: I think I’ll never forget the time when I found out that, you know, my girlfriend passed away and the first person to run to my aid was my defensive coordinator, Coach [Bob] Diaco, and you know he said something very profound to me, he said ‘this is where your faith is tested.’ Right after that, I ran into the players’ lounge and I got on the phone with my parents – and I opened my eyes and my head coach was sitting right there. And so, you know, there are a hundred-plus people on our team and the defensive coordinator and our head coach took time to just go get one [of those players]. You know I think that was the most meaningful to me.

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January 17th, 2013 at 9:54 PM
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Rut roh.

Rut roh.

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January 18th, 2013 at 5:54 AM
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What are you talking about?!

Date        . Get Heismans.

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January 18th, 2013 at 11:08 AM
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yeah...

can we label these Manti threads OTe' just to warn people?

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January 17th, 2013 at 9:54 PM
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ESPN

ESPN may well have been sitting on that until his interview. It's obvious the interview was canceled because there are questions he's going to have a hard time answering.

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January 17th, 2013 at 9:57 PM
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Shit. I started typing then

Shit. I started typing then watching the bball game before I came back to finish.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:03 PM
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Interesting possibility

If true I'd have a lot more respect for ESPN.  I've been wondering why this Heisman interview hasn't been getting more play since Awful Announcing dug it up.  Seems pretty damning.

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January 17th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
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Probably decided to let this

Probably decided to let this fly after he said he would do an interview with ESPN and then cancelled.

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January 17th, 2013 at 9:58 PM
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Except . . .

It wasn't ESPN that pointed out the above interview -- it was Awful Announcing.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:10 PM
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My bad. Didn't catch that

My bad. Didn't catch that part.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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If I was ESPN

I'd probably hold out on releasing that clip until I knew for sure Te'o wasn't rescheduling.  This probably ends any chance of that.  Maybe Oprah will get him now.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:00 PM
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The hilarious (stupid) thing

The hilarious (stupid) thing about how he's handled this is if he had come out and sincerely apologized for either:

1. Orchestrating It

2. Embellishing to a ridiculous extent and feeding the media's fawning over it.

(because there are no other explanations for his behavior), the news would have been forgotten much more quickly.  The longer he delays and denies, the bigger the media circus becomes.  Whoever is advising him should be fired.  

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:38 PM
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And he should hire M. Night

And he should hire M. Night Shyamalan. It's going to take some seriously twisted story telling to patch these holes.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:24 PM
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She was dead the whole time!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

/That'sRightBruceWillisIsDeadFromTheStartSoDon'tBotherWatchingTheSixthSenseIfYouHaven'tSeenItYet!

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:46 AM
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That's not true. It happened

That's not true. It happened about 5 minutes into the movie.

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January 18th, 2013 at 1:25 AM
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Well...

Now you've ruined it for everyone!

Luckily for M. Night Shyamalamadingdong, he has a bunch of other awesome movies people can go see instead.

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January 18th, 2013 at 10:21 AM
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I was planning to see that

I was planning to see that movie for the first time this weekend. Thanks a lot you douche.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:01 PM
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He clearly fueled the

hoax regardless of who started it. At the biggest moments, he reveled in the attention.

And ESPN again aired a false story with no journalism standard to verify.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:03 PM
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They were collecting money

They were collecting money for cancer research in her name in Miami and Teo mentioned her while addressing ND fans. This story is full of so many holes it could compete with a red light district.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:07 PM
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Wow

Do you have a link for that?  Not doubting you (as if anybody could doubt anything about this story at this point); I'd just be really curious to read a report.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:34 PM
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I don't listen to much sports

I don't listen to much sports talk radio but I tuned into a few today. Don't remember who the host was but he was at the game and mentioned it.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:30 PM
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Heard the same thing this

Heard the same thing this morning from an ND fan there.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:05 PM
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Don't worry, Manti was going

Don't worry, Manti was going to release that on Monday too. I pinky swear...

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:19 PM
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Jornalism is printing what

Jornalism is printing what others dont want printed. Otherwise its public relations.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:25 PM
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- abe lincoln

- abe lincoln

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:34 PM
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Funny thing is, it wasn't

Funny thing is, it wasn't even Orwell.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:40 AM
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thank you captain obvious... your work here is done!

try to keep up homie.

 

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January 18th, 2013 at 1:59 AM
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Thanks for the advice

Thanks for the advice homeslice. Didn't see every post ever before posting. My apologies.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:33 PM
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Tell me more about this

Tell me more about this "jornalism" you speak of...

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:55 PM
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-Michael Scott" -Wayne

-Michael Scott" -Wayne Gretzkey

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:12 PM
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Several websites of unverified voracity

Several websites of unverified voracity attribute the similar quote "News is something somebody doesn't want printed; all else is advertising." to William Randolph Hearst. >

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:32 PM
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Espn was running a quote from

Espn was running a quote from a teammate during the BB game that was pretty damning.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:33 PM
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It took me a minute to

It took me a minute to realize that "Awful Announcing" was a blog and not a description. The latter made just as much sense.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:46 PM
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Sad

What a sad little man.

Actually a terrifying and large man. Sad nonetheless.

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January 17th, 2013 at 10:56 PM
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I really think it's gonna

I really think it's gonna come out that dude is gay.  The girlfriend thing was a cover and now his cover is blown.  I may be wrong but that would at least explain why this all happened.

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January 18th, 2013 at 1:14 AM
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if he wants to play in NFL,

if he wants to play in NFL, he wont come clean about his sexuality

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January 18th, 2013 at 1:35 AM
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Really?

If Ray Lewis or Jake Long or Drew Brees or whoever announced tomorrow that he just loves having sex with guys, do you think anyone would give a shit?

I think the whole "hostile culture" thing is way overblown.  Straight guys make fun of other straight guys in ways that question their masculinity.  That can involve stating/implying that they are homosexuals or referring to them as women's body parts or just using a lady's name when addressing them.  It doesn't really have anything to do with their actual sexual orientation, except for complete psychos.

For example, if your buddy ordered a Cosmo at the bar and you questioned his sexuality and he responded by saying, "Actually, yes, I'm totally into dudes and hope to one day marry a handsome gentleman," most people wouldn't turn that into an altercation.  You would just have to think up a new, more creative way to bust your buddy's balls.

 

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January 18th, 2013 at 1:48 AM
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Uh

most people wouldn't turn that into an altercation.

Out of curiosity, where do you live, approximately? I can think of an awful lot of places where this wouldn't be the case, and it might even be a stretch to say "most people" wouldn't behave this way.

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January 18th, 2013 at 10:41 AM
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While I think you're right

While I think you're right about that being an issue for a large number of people, one of the best ways to not make that an issue any more is to have prominent athletes coming out.

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January 18th, 2013 at 1:59 AM
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That's all nice and dandy but

That's all nice and dandy but the reality is, there is not a single out athlete in the NFL (or the NBA, or the NHL or the MLB.)   A few come out after retirement but never, EVER during.  I'm pretty sure there is a reason for this, otherwise this wouldn't be such a never ending issue. 

Coming out before playing a single down in the NFL?  That would be a first.  I can't even comprehed of such a thing.

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January 18th, 2013 at 2:23 AM
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What is so hard to comprehend?

50+ years ago there were no black athletes in those leagues.  More recently, Liberace and Paul Lynde just hadn't found the right girl yet, because you couldn't be on TV if you were "like that". 

I'm not saying it would be easy for the first guy (though I imagine it would spur others), but we all know there are a certain number of people in the world who are gay.  Knowing those odds/statistics, there are somewhere between dozens and hundreds of current pro/college, male athletes who are gay.  If they all just said, "Yup, I like guys, no big deal" the hysteria would completely go away, IMHO. 

From personal experience (and to respond to the farther up post, I've lived everywhere from Texas/Virginia to SoCal/Ann Arbor), a good friend of mine was in a fraternity where the guy they elected president turned out to be gay and he was afraid to admit it and only came out to his closer friends in the house near the end of college.  Despite his worries, none of the hard partying, skirt chasing dudes who would call you a f** for not being willing to drink until you shit your pants actually gave a shit.  I had a buddy in high school who we played football with who came out in his mid/late twenties.  We were only creeped out because he never told anybody and all the times he wanted to watch porn with a group of other 16 year old dudes now seemed weird as fuck in retrospect.

I think a lot of casual trash talking among dudes who assume whoever they are talking to is straight intimidates folks from just being willing to admit who they are.  The overwhelming majority of folks would not have a problem with a successful gay athlete.  If he sucked, they would probably utter plenty of homophobic slurs, but that happens anyway for players who are ostensibly straight (SEE Artie Lange shouting "GayRod" at Alex Rodriguez).  If a guy like Te'o, or just a handful of the current athletes who are gay (and yes, there are probably quite a few) came out, this isn't an issue any more.  And if psychos who have a problem with it want to watch ladies figure skating to avoid supporting the "homos" in the NFL, more power to them.

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January 18th, 2013 at 7:43 AM
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its the NFL...predominantly

its the NFL...predominantly populated by young poor black males. Not a collection known for tollerance of homosexuality. Furthermore, I would be suprised if an NFL owner would use a high draft pick to find out how putting a gay male (which there are none at this point) in an NFL lockerroom would work.

BUT...another traditionally homophobic group, the military, is expanding its acceptance of gays in a successfull, yet slow way

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:01 PM
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Again out of curiosity

Do you really think NOTRE DAME of all places would be okay with Te'o hypothetically coming out?

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:07 PM
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I don't think society would have an overall hard time with it

At least media-wise.  But we're talking locker rooms, not high society. And some of the most "manly" venues out there. It's a different atmosphere. It may not be right, but I can understand the fear of being accepted in it.

Take a look here - a blog about a team of truly higher education (and a pretty liberal school) and if anyone says they like musicals you get all sorts of gay undercurrent jokes and attacks. And I'd like to think the level of discourse here is higher than the average sports blog, or definitely, NFL locker room. (Would you want to be the gay player in the same locker room as Tebow?)

And seeing how we've had threads on here illustrating how NFL fans in stadiums are basically drunken cavemen, I'm not sure they'd be shouting the nicest things at him either.

I'm sure the media would be fully behind it, and we're headed towards a day where that first guy does it and everyone realizes "hey, was this that big a deal?" But much like Jackie Robinson, for that first guy, it's going to suck.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:03 PM
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Serious Question

I have seen the date he "learned" of the hoax as being Dec. 6th and Dec. 26th. That's kind of an important difference in placing this item into context. Which of the dates is accurate, or at least the official company line?

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:05 PM
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Supposedly Manti was called

Supposedly Manti was called by the dead girlfriend at the ESPN award show on the 6th. He then informed the administration on the 26th.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:04 PM
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His agent

should be negotiating a book deal, to be announced after the NFL draft.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:21 PM
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ND teammates are now throwing

ND teammates are now throwing Te'o under the bus. I can't even keep up with this story.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:16 AM
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Montana threw Rudy under the bus.

I wonder how crowded it is under that bus?

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January 18th, 2013 at 4:13 AM
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Ditka

Is Ditka driving the bus?

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:30 PM
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In The Details...

To add to the discussion of timelines a little bit, NBC News actually had its own take on some of the other timeline issues - (LINK)

Essentially, in addition to the questions regarding why Te'o would remain quiet for weeks after discovering the supposed hoax, they discuss the conflicting profiles of Te'o and this girlfriend with regards to the car accident, which ranged fron late 2011 to this past April, as well as varied accounts of when precisely she died, as most interviews pegged it at September 12th, within hours of his grandmother's death, or even days after. They do ask the right question in that surely these things would stick out in his mind when it came to time and date.

 

 

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:34 PM
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In a Sports Illustrated

In a Sports Illustrated interview from September, he claims to have known her for almost four years. C'mon, man.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:37 PM
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who and why?

Are they claiming he's a pathological liar or what. Do u have a link to those players comments.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:12 AM
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http://espn.go.com/college-fo

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8854472/teammate-manti-teo-says-player-played-girlfriend-angle

(anonymous) players are basically saying the team knew Te'o had never met the girl. They thought it was improper for Te'o to claim she was actually his girlfriend, but he loved the media attention so much that he ran with it. Sort of paints Te'o out to be an attention-whore, which, if true, would explain a lot about the story.

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January 18th, 2013 at 2:30 AM
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Touche, thanks

Having an inside whitness seals the deal,in my mind. Playing the "victim" card though boggles me. I wonder how much of his NFL signing money will go to whoever that girl was portrayed to be Lennay, she truly was the victim.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:39 PM
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The goddamn plane has crashed

The goddamn plane has crashed into the mountain!

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January 18th, 2013 at 3:27 AM
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Nothing is fucked here, Dude.

Nothing is fucked here, Dude.

-Pat Forde

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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Why the fabricated story from Teo?

The guy gets enough attention anyway as a great ND LB. There has to be some wierd/odd reason he did this.i could come up with a list, but I can't wait until he admits the real motivation behind it. It will come out eventually.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:53 PM
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He meta catfished himself

He meta catfished himself

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:13 AM
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Worst thing is he can't even

Worst thing is he can't even turn to alcohol.  Poor, poor man... alone with his thoughts and not a bottle nor a bitch to be had.

~Herm

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:17 AM
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Backpacks

Backpacks and Bicycles.

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January 18th, 2013 at 2:48 AM
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LMAO.   Best. Post.

LMAO.  

Best. Post. Ever. 

Shut this shit down, guys.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:29 AM
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I have loved hearing the traditional

Sports radio guys, cowher, Patrick, and their guests like mortensen try to figure this out. Just listening to them I get the sense that they would give money to a Nigerian prince.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:37 AM
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South Park

I hope South Park makes an episode about Te'o when it comes back in March!

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January 18th, 2013 at 3:35 AM
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for what its worth

I choked on my ham sandwich when I read the scissor lift part. Talk about instant karma

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January 18th, 2013 at 2:48 AM
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I was thinking the exact same

I was thinking the exact same thing.

I wonder if they will though.... In March will the story still be current?  They're usually pretty damn fresh with their shows in recent seasons.... like making the episode about something that happened that week or the week before.

I bet what they'll do is a general Catfish-inspired episode and incorporate Te'o.

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January 18th, 2013 at 4:13 AM
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This just in from tmz....

Manti te'o not actually Hawaiian. In fact he would just fly to Hawaii to meet with recruiters. The whole reason for this is that he just wanted to be able to wear those stupid necklace things. He also faked being Mormon, in fact he believes in the Norman (Peterson) faith. Cheers boys and FUCK ND!

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January 18th, 2013 at 9:52 AM
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Your whole post

had me confused until you wrote "Fuck ND", to slam it home*. 

 

(*What Lennay never ever said to Te'o)

 

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January 18th, 2013 at 10:22 AM
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This is pretty much his nail

This is pretty much his nail in the coffin.  Absolutely no way Te'o survives this as the "victim" or a naive, lovesick adolescent male.

In all honesty pure silence is his best strategy, taking the "private life is private" route.

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January 18th, 2013 at 2:27 PM
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I'm truly starting to

I'm truly starting to believe this charade was started and kept up to cover up a homosexual relationship.

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