OT: Deadspin article on story of the death of Manti te'o's girlfriend being hoax *UNLOCKED*

483 posts / 0 new
Login or register to post comments
Last post

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
January 16th, 2013 at 10:24 PM | A/s/l??? (Score:2)
NFG
NFG's picture
Joined: 04/24/2012
MGoPoints: 2145

A/s/l???

January 16th, 2013 at 6:32 PM | Does anyone.... (Score:5 Normal)
GRBluefan
GRBluefan's picture
Joined: 02/13/2009
MGoPoints: 526

else think the Stanford band may behind this?  Or at least a member or two of the band.  It seems like something that would be associated with them.

January 16th, 2013 at 6:32 PM | The impact of my jaw dropping (Score:4 Normal)
MGoneBlue
Joined: 05/30/2011
MGoPoints: 310

The impact of my jaw dropping might have registered on the Richter scale. 

January 16th, 2013 at 6:32 PM | (No subject) (Score:5 Normal)
W0lv3r1n3
W0lv3r1n3's picture
Joined: 12/17/2008
MGoPoints: 315

January 16th, 2013 at 6:54 PM | Brilliant, sir (Score:4 Normal)
Ccapilla
Joined: 02/11/2012
MGoPoints: 50

January 16th, 2013 at 7:08 PM | I would very much like to (Score:5 Normal)
PB-J Time
PB-J Time's picture
Joined: 09/06/2012
MGoPoints: 258

I would very much like to thank you for this. I found out today that I will likely need to find a new job and this made me laugh to the point of tears (still giggling).

Also, thank you to whomever started a new profile "Manti Te'o GF"...I really needed a good laugh today

January 17th, 2013 at 12:39 AM | That is so hilarious! (Score:2)
A2YpsiBlue
A2YpsiBlue's picture
Joined: 08/29/2012
MGoPoints: 130

I am close to tears, too.

January 16th, 2013 at 6:32 PM | Of course he knew (Score:3 Normal)
Marley Nowell
Marley Nowell's picture
Joined: 07/31/2008
MGoPoints: 2904

Unless the woman's pictures who were posted all over her twitter and whatnot also posed as this fake woman, Teo could not have met her after a football game.

"Relax you panic monger" -Megatron

January 16th, 2013 at 7:17 PM | The deadspin guy found the (Score:5 Normal)
LongLiveBo
LongLiveBo's picture
Joined: 08/05/2009
MGoPoints: 1084

The deadspin guy found the girl in the picture and she explains that she had absolutely nothing to do with this and how her image was obtained. There is no way Manti didn't know or at the very least lie about many things.

The Team, The Team, The Team.

January 16th, 2013 at 7:00 PM | Te'o is a total fraud.  He (Score:5 Normal)
ghost
Joined: 09/02/2011
MGoPoints: 697

Te'o is a total fraud.  He knew.  There is no doubt.   He talks about meeting her in previous articles and now he didn't.  No one will ever believe a word he says again.  This is going to do irreparale harm to ND.  We'll see how good that class is next year.  He almost stole the heisman on a fraud.  Think Kelly might want to rethink his decision.

January 16th, 2013 at 7:02 PM | As unseemly as this story is I doubt very much (Score:0 Normal)
January 16th, 2013 at 6:35 PM | How is Teo not in on the Hoax? (Score:5 Normal)
jblaze
jblaze's picture
Joined: 08/29/2008
MGoPoints: 3172

1)Teo said he saw her at the Stanford game

2) Teo said he spoke to her nightly (did Tuiasosopo talk in his female voice)?

3) Teo and Tuiasosopo were/ are friends

4) Teo looked like a hero through all of this.

There is no way that Teo was not in on this hoax.

"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt

January 16th, 2013 at 6:41 PM | Te'o's family met her in Hawaii (Score:4 Normal)
SMJenkins3
Joined: 11/03/2011
MGoPoints: 125

Aren't there a whole bunch of references out there about Te'o's family meeting her in Hawaii as well?  How did that happen (in addition to the Stanford game thing)

January 16th, 2013 at 6:46 PM | The article says Teo's family (Score:4 Normal)
DGDestroys
DGDestroys's picture
Joined: 01/05/2010
MGoPoints: 18168

The article says Teo's family came out and said they never met her. 

Twitter // Recruiting Work// Email

January 16th, 2013 at 6:35 PM | This is shocking for sure. (Score:2 Normal)
OmarDontScare
OmarDontScare's picture
Joined: 08/13/2010
MGoPoints: 1485

This is shocking for sure. Not surprised this is coming from the same "leaders" who cover up rape and murders.

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

January 16th, 2013 at 6:36 PM | Is Journalism Dead ? (Score:5 Normal)
A2Fan
A2Fan's picture
Joined: 02/05/2009
MGoPoints: 160

So much for Mainstream Media looking down their collective noses at bloggers & the internet.

Pushing any sort of publicity like pabulum without any semblance of  even a cursory fact check being conducted.

Those Who Blog, Will Be Champions

January 16th, 2013 at 6:43 PM | This was my initial reaction (Score:2 Normal)
profitgoblue
Joined: 09/01/2009
MGoPoints: 19415

This was my initial reaction too.  I read the "facts" and couldn't believe that this was how they were proving that it was a hoax.  Of course, I overreacted a bit but I still don't really understand what the f-ck is going on here.

Disgruntled former moderator.  I got a lot of problems with you people!

January 16th, 2013 at 6:49 PM | I think he's stating that (Score:5 Normal)
B-Nut-GoBlue
Joined: 09/30/2011
MGoPoints: 1680

I think he's stating that none of the mainstream media outlets did the work that Deadspin -a blog and non-MSM medium- did; and that is a shame (especially if all of this is true).  I sort of concur that the facts in the story aren't exactly courtroom worthy but if much is true this is a damning story (again, one that the MSM never even bothered to fact check into).

January 16th, 2013 at 7:38 PM | You don't think the Deadspin (Score:5 Normal)
snarling wolverine
Joined: 12/14/2011
MGoPoints: 4697

You don't think the Deadspin article was sufficiently thorough?  Read it again and look at how many different people they quote, all the legal information they dug up . . . they even found the woman whose photo was used for the fake girlfriend's image!  I don't understand why you don't find it convincing.  It was convincing enough for all the major media outlets to pick it up within hours and ND/Te'o to release statements.

I think they did a hell of a job with this story and I give major kudos to the authors.

 

January 16th, 2013 at 8:36 PM | What really got me was the (Score:3 Normal)
bluebelle
bluebelle's picture
Joined: 11/28/2011
MGoPoints: 139

What really got me was the list of the different media outlets that reported varying dates of death (and apparently made up a city that doesn't exist... Associated Press, I'm looking at you). Embarassing. It's times like this that make me glad I left the journalism business -- all too often now, it's about sensationalized stories rather than actual news.

January 16th, 2013 at 6:37 PM | BALLOON BOY (Score:5 Normal)
sarto1g
sarto1g's picture
Joined: 08/28/2010
MGoPoints: 2807

BALLOON BOY

January 16th, 2013 at 6:39 PM | Geez, (Score:3 Normal)
Dude Lebowski
Dude Lebowski's picture
Joined: 06/18/2012
MGoPoints: 41

And folk say Lane Kiffin is a douche!  If true, Teo is a scum bag.

January 16th, 2013 at 8:01 PM | Well, Kiffin IS still a (Score:2 Normal)
marti221
Joined: 04/21/2010
MGoPoints: 517

Well, Kiffin IS still a douche.

 

January 16th, 2013 at 6:39 PM | Looks like it's true If it's (Score:1 Overrated)
ixcuincle
ixcuincle's picture
Joined: 08/11/2010
MGoPoints: 3177

Looks like it's true

If it's not true Te'o better get ready for a huge counter-attack because his rep just got blasted big time 

January 16th, 2013 at 6:40 PM | I'm sorry for asking what may (Score:0 Normal)
January 16th, 2013 at 6:49 PM | I'm sensing you didn't (Score:3 Normal)
jonny_GoBlue
jonny_GoBlue's picture
Joined: 09/05/2009
MGoPoints: 4417

I'm sensing you didn't actually read the article...

January 16th, 2013 at 6:53 PM | I'm sensing that I did read (Score:0 Normal)
January 16th, 2013 at 6:40 PM | Best ND blog for Schadenfraude??? (Score:2 Normal)
BILG
BILG's picture
Joined: 08/31/2008
MGoPoints: 471

Help, want to taste the tears.  What is the best spot?

BILG

January 16th, 2013 at 6:42 PM | bad idea.  it'll be a bunch (Score:2)
pasadenablue
pasadenablue's picture
Joined: 11/18/2008
MGoPoints: 4860

bad idea.  it'll be a bunch of preachy choir boys whining about their victim.

This is home...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgijdypJUEQ

January 16th, 2013 at 6:43 PM | As a quick reminder, please (Score:5 Normal)
FrankMurphy
FrankMurphy's picture
Joined: 08/19/2008
MGoPoints: 2499

As a quick reminder, please keep comments to the standards we've come to expect from the MGoBoard.

So you're saying that Teo's girlfriend is really Kate Upton?

January 16th, 2013 at 6:57 PM | Kate Upton died of leukemia? (Score:5 Normal)
gbdub
gbdub's picture
Joined: 02/16/2010
MGoPoints: 2468

Kate Upton died of leukemia? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

January 16th, 2013 at 6:41 PM | you never know when its gonna (Score:4 Normal)
natesezgoblue
natesezgoblue's picture
Joined: 05/24/2010
MGoPoints: 2337

you never know when its gonna come along but this has the potential to be the best thread ever....

January 16th, 2013 at 6:41 PM | I wonder what kind of (Score:2)
Mr Miggle
Mr Miggle's picture
Joined: 10/07/2010
MGoPoints: 1603

I wonder what kind of investigation ND really did. We can be sure the media are going to go over everything Te'o said about her with a fine-toothed comb. There were plenty of stories with information that doesn't fit the hoax perpetrated on Te'o angle. Who were the sources for the details on how and when they met and her visits to Hawaii?

Eating is murder.

January 16th, 2013 at 6:43 PM | So Notre Dame has been (Score:5 Normal)
Blue Bennie
Blue Bennie's picture
Joined: 03/02/2009
MGoPoints: 137

So Notre Dame has been sitting on this since 12-26, while it was mentioned on the run to the BCS game.  CBS ran a story about it the morning of the game.

January 16th, 2013 at 6:44 PM | How long has Tressel known? (Score:5 Normal)
TTT
TTT's picture
Joined: 05/31/2011
MGoPoints: 311

How long has Tressel known?

January 16th, 2013 at 6:50 PM | this is a fantastic (Score:4 Normal)
MGraceBlue
Joined: 02/22/2009
MGoPoints: 20

this is a fantastic comment.

Happy Easter!

yep yep

January 16th, 2013 at 7:48 PM | Get it right... (Score:4 Normal)
ldoublee
Joined: 06/22/2009
MGoPoints: 2888

Jimmy T loves him some double exclamation points..

'Happy Easter to you as well !! Go Bucks !! jt '

January 16th, 2013 at 6:48 PM | So you mean to tell me the (Score:5 Normal)
WolverineHistorian
WolverineHistorian's picture
Joined: 08/10/2009
MGoPoints: 5125

So you mean to tell me the media sobbed and constantly brought up this dead girlfriend over and over and over and she never existed?  

Brent Musberger practically cried for this guy during ND's game with Sparty.  And the following week after Denard threw about a hundred interceptions, she was brought up again right before ND's victory formation.  

Screw this prick and screw Notre Dame. 

Go Blue!  Always!

http://www.youtube.com/user/WolverineHistorian

January 16th, 2013 at 6:50 PM | The interview (Score:5 Normal)
GoBlueGoWings
Joined: 04/19/2012
MGoPoints: 71

with Oprah will answer all our questions.

           Spaceballs should've won an Oscar

"I don't fail, I succeed at finding what doesn't work" Christopher Titus

 
January 17th, 2013 at 1:56 AM | Te'oStrong (Score:3 Normal)
ST3
ST3's picture
Joined: 09/11/2010
MGoPoints: 2186

I'm betting Lance Armstrong put Te'o up to this to distract from the media sh!t storm he's going through this week.

January 16th, 2013 at 6:49 PM | Can't embed from my phone, (Score:4 Normal)
BlockM
BlockM's picture
Joined: 07/03/2008
MGoPoints: 25313

Can't embed from my phone, but... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BAw-T5UCEAI5NFK.jpg:large

@pnbloem | Ultra-MGoBoard

January 17th, 2013 at 11:05 AM | embedded for ya (Score:1)
MikeCohodes
MikeCohodes's picture
Joined: 08/28/2012
MGoPoints: 1263

here ya go

Twitter:  @MikeCohodes

My Blog - posts on movies, tv, and books; politics; and fatherhood  Updates minimum 3x a week

January 16th, 2013 at 6:53 PM | Seriously, how does a team (Score:3 Normal)
coastal blue
Joined: 11/13/2010
MGoPoints: 1791

Seriously, how does a team draft T'eo now? 

Or will it just blow over in a year?

January 16th, 2013 at 7:00 PM | He will still get drafted (Score:3 Normal)
Ccapilla
Joined: 02/11/2012
MGoPoints: 50

The dude can play football so he's still worth it to just about any team. Should he prove to have any involvement in the hoax though, expect that he'll be discussed as a guy with "character issues" and we all know what that means...ladies and gentlemen, your 2013 Detroit Lions 1st round draft pick...

January 16th, 2013 at 6:55 PM | Every news channel I turn to (Score:2 Normal)
Blue_4_Ever
Joined: 06/23/2011
MGoPoints: 83

Every news channel I turn to is running with this story! I cant wait to see the end result, this is going to get big! No way can Te'o says he was not part of this?

January 16th, 2013 at 6:55 PM | Massive props to deadspin for (Score:2 Normal)
ghost
Joined: 09/02/2011
MGoPoints: 697

Massive props to deadspin for outing that weasel.  This has to be an NCAA violation.

 

some of my favourite twitter comments so far:

"say what you want about miami but those hookers were real

 

"Let those of you that haven't made up a fake twitter-girlfriend and killed her off cast the first stones"

 

This has to be some kind of NCAA violation.  The NCAA needs to lower the boom on them.  There must be some ''for the good of the game policy"

January 17th, 2013 at 10:35 AM | In what world is this an NCAA (Score:2)
TIMMMAAY
TIMMMAAY's picture
Joined: 09/08/2008
MGoPoints: 5950

In what world is this an NCAA issue? 

not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user

January 16th, 2013 at 6:55 PM | The only thing Te'o was a (Score:5 Normal)
Manti Teos Girl...
Joined: 01/16/2013
MGoPoints: 5

The only thing Te'o was a victim of was our 'date' the night before the national championship....

January 16th, 2013 at 6:58 PM | I wonder when Kelly knew this (Score:2 Normal)
bluebyyou
Joined: 09/07/2009
MGoPoints: 2682

I wonder when Kelly knew this story was going to break, and If it had anything to do with him interviewing for the Eagles' job.

The alumni base is not going to be happy and, if this story turns out to be true, I can hardly blame them.  It is just one  thing after the other that seems to happening in South Bend and all of the instances are very ugly.

January 16th, 2013 at 6:59 PM | Oprah to Manti Te'o: Come on (Score:5 Normal)
Wendyk5
Joined: 11/20/2008
MGoPoints: 3130

Oprah to Manti Te'o: Come on down! 

Theme provided by Roopletheme; sidebars adapted from Chris Murphy.