OT: Great Yahoo article on Te'o off the field

One of the things about living in Shanghai is I can blame my watery eyes on pollution.  Very impressive behavior by that young man for sure.  I hope I successfully raise my kids to have that kind of outlook toward others.

He trusted Charlie Weis. Other than that, the kid seems to be a class act. I ignore the fact he is a domer which is always a strike. Let's hope Teo has a good game against Okie but that Okie puts a beating onthe Irish today.

Also interesting that the article fails to mention that Manti is a Mormon. Why do you think he did this? Part of it is that he was brought up as an upstanding Mormon. If you know anything about the religion (unless you listen to opponents of Mitt Romney then you'll only think they are a cult) you'd know they do a lot of good work. Manti represents that and thus explains his great character.

Very, very nice article.  Thank you for posting but maybe it's just me around here but I really don't "hate ND".  I want to beat them every time we play them in football (while we still can), I want them to lose when they're playing somebody else (like Oklahoma perhaps?) and think a large contingent of their fan base are douche bags but every fan base has those.

FWIW I've been to to two ND games (06 & 10) and was treated nicely, fans were respectful, knowledgable and friendly.  And frankly kinda reminded me a lot of our fan base in their overall socio-economic demographic.  I had a great time.

I save my "hate" for the schools and the fans who are ignorant, crass and violent.  PLaces where you can't wear a MIchigan shirt without fear of getting a beer thrown at you, swore at and maybe even punched.  Places that can't stand us - not because of anything Michigan has done to them but rather simply because they arent Michigan academically or athletically and know they never, ever will be. Those are the schools and the fans I "hate".  And yes OSU & MSU I'm looking at you.

Many athletes are aware of how they can have a positive impact on the community and I expected T'eo would be included in that group.  Hopefully his leadership in this area will be infectious.   I believe that Brady Hoke and his staff work hard to make sure every player they have at Michigan, and will bring to Michigan, fit that profile.

As far as hate and ignorant fans, I haven't experienced that here in Alabama.  In fact, after the game this year, I usually get looks of pity when I wear my Michigan gear.  I just smile, say Alabama beat the pants off of us this year and tell them that Alabama showed us where we need to be.

Tim

It is much more impressive given what he was going through.  If my girlfriend and grandmother had just died, I would be too busy feeling sorry for myself to care about anyone else.

If I had a heisman vote I'd vote Teo.