Manti Te'o... Victim Or Out Of His F---ing Mind?

[superman7515]

NY Times - Story of Manti Te'o's Girlfriend Is Said To Be A Hoax (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/sports/ncaafootball/story-of-manti-teos-girlfriend-is-said-to-be-a-hoax.html?_r=0)


Manti Te’o, Notre Dame’s star linebacker, was one of the feel-good stories of the 2012 college football season, excelling on the field despite the deaths of his grandmother and his girlfriend, he said, within hours of each other.

On Wednesday, that story fell apart when the Web site Deadspin published an article (http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-teos-dead-girlfriend-the-most-heartbreaking-and-inspirational-story-of-the-college-football-season-is-a-hoax) saying that Te’o’s girlfriend never existed.

Notre Dame said in a statement that Te’o was the victim of “what appears to be a hoax in which someone using the fictitious name Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia.”

Te’o released his own statement (http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8851033/story-manti-teo-girlfriend-death-apparently-hoax), saying he was the target “of what was apparently someone’s sick joke and constant lies,” calling the situation “painful and humiliating.”

At a news conference Wednesday night, Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame’s athletic director, said Te’o received a phone call in early December from a number that he thought to be Kekua’s. The voice on the phone was one he had believed to be hers, Swarbrick said, and the person was telling Te’o that she was not dead. Te’o and his family told the university about the situation on Dec. 26, Swarbrick said, at which point Notre Dame asked an independent investigative company to look into the matter.

Much remains unclear about whether Te’o was duped or if he somehow perpetrated the fictitious story of having a girlfriend who died during the season. It is clear, however, that both Te’o and the university were well aware of the situation during the onslaught of news media coverage during the lead-up to the Bowl Championship Series title game on Jan. 7. Neither corrected the record until the Deadspin article was published on Wednesday.

[asumike83]

Fraud. So, so many holes in his story:

1) He now says he had an "online relationship" and he was part of a cruel hoax. The ND brass says it was "exclusively online". However according this South Bend tribune article (http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2012-10-12/sports/34419536_1_brian-and-ottilia-manti-te-o-irish-head-coach), they met at the Stanford/ND game in 2009 and that both Manti and his father spoke to her:

Lennay Kekua was a Stanford student and Cardinal football fan when the two exchanged glances, handshakes and phone numbers that fateful weekend three seasons ago.

Kekua, who eventually graduated from Stanford, was, in fact, doing so well that she was released from the hospital on Sept. 10. And Brian Te'o was among those congratulating her via telephone.

2) In this ESPN article (http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8623174/as-manti-teo-says-goodbye-south-bend-leaves-impact-larger-football-ncf), it says they talked every night and that the funeral was held on the day of the Michigan game, right after she told him not to miss a game if she dies. Convenient. Why would the family of a terminally ill girl dating a high-profile college football player hold the funeral on game day and why would he not find that a bit odd?

3) The 9/22 South Bend Tribune states his girlfriend died of leukemia and his grandmother died less than 24 hours later. The 10/12 South Bend tribute states that the grandmother dies shortly before the girlfriend. Other reports state that Manti's family received a text message of condolences from the girlfriend about his grandmother.

All the stories of personal encounters and phone conversations were clearly lies. I don't believe for one second that he and his family went a full year without ever seeing or speaking with this girl, asked no questions about that, told the media stories about them meeting and speaking on the phone and yet were the victim of some cruel hoax.

I hate it for the kid because the story about his grandmother is clearly true and that had to be a tough thing to deal with but unless we get evidence to the contrary, it sure seems like the girlfriend was a fabrication and not somebody pulling one over on him. Just works out too nicely that the South Bend paper's Heisman push for him began about a week after his "girlfriend" died. If he really did pull all of this for publicity, it is truly sad.

[Laker]

I would say the later. I see too many holes in his story and with the statements of the parents. She came to Hawaii? The whole thing is as empty as Lennay's casket. The spin on this story is incredible- by ESPN, Notre Dame, the AD, Manti.

Years ago, before the Irish played Colorado, Lou Holtz told his players that Colorado was "living a lie" over their QB who had died of cancer. Well Lou, Sal really died. So who is living a lie now?

[citdog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHimj-crMrA

[citdog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5i8elB2-wY

[asumike83]

1) He now says he had an "online relationship" and he was part of a cruel hoax. The ND brass says it was "exclusively online". However according this South Bend tribune article (http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2012-10-12/sports/34419536_1_brian-and-ottilia-manti-te-o-irish-head-coach), they met at the Stanford/ND game in 2009 and that both Manti and his father spoke to her:

Lennay Kekua was a Stanford student and Cardinal football fan when the two exchanged glances, handshakes and phone numbers that fateful weekend three seasons ago.

Kekua, who eventually graduated from Stanford, was, in fact, doing so well that she was released from the hospital on Sept. 10. And Brian Te'o was among those congratulating her via telephone.


The South Bend Tribune has since removed the article... very interesting.

[citdog]

The South Bend Tribune has since removed the article... very interesting.


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[asumike83]

Luckily, nothing is deleted permanently on the internet: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Gsq3BkqY4-oJ:articles.southbendtribune.com/2012-10-12/sports/34419536_1_brian-and-ottilia-manti-te-o-irish-head-coach+brian-and-ottilia-manti-te&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari

[Bisonoline]

Thats some crazy shat going on.

[Laker]

Luckily, nothing is deleted permanently on the internet: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Gsq3BkqY4-oJ:articles.southbendtribune.com/2012-10-12/sports/34419536_1_brian-and-ottilia-manti-te-o-irish-head-coach+brian-and-ottilia-manti-te&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari

It said that they had met in person, shook hands and exchanged phone numbers.

Yes, he is lying. And the Notre Dame AD can cry on TV all he wants. What a mess.

[FormerPokeCenter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHimj-crMrA

That, right there, is some of your best work........... ever..

And, of course, I stole it for Facebook....

[MR. CHICKEN]

17491.....ARIZONA CARDINAL...FULLBACK....SAYS HE MET LENNAY...xcrazyxxdontknowx...AWK!


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/arizona-cardinals-fullback-manti-te-os-fake-girlfriend-051106606--ncaaf.html

[TheRevSFA]

If Manti Te'o wanted a woman to kill off, he could have just hit the adults only section of craigslist like the rest of us.

[asumike83]

You think the girlfriend news was tough, just wait until Manti Te'o finds out about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

[FormerPokeCenter]

CNN reports that Manti Teo has been hanging out with his buddy Eric Stratton. Eric suffered a similar loss when Fawn Lebowitz, to whom he'd been engaged to be engaged, died unexpectedly in a tragic kiln accident at Emily Dickinson College, where she'd been a student...

[TheRevSFA]

NY Times - Story of Manti Te'o's Girlfriend Is Said To Be A Hoax (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/sports/ncaafootball/story-of-manti-teos-girlfriend-is-said-to-be-a-hoax.html?_r=0)

http://gamedayr.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lou-holtz-2013-bcs-championship-game-570x321.jpg

[proasu89]

You think the girlfriend news was tough, just wait until Manti Te'o finds out about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

xoutofrepx

Honestly though, this shouldn't be all that surprising coming from a school that had a player change his name to rhyme with Heismanxeyebrowx

[Professor Chaos]

At first I didn't understand why this was such a huge new story but the more I hear about it the more I'm convinced that Te'o knew exactly what he was doing the whole time and that this was just a disgustingly twisted publicity stunt. It's either than or it's even more complicated than what we think it is.

And Notre Dame's AD just put more egg on the university's face with his performance last night... what a mess.

[asumike83]

Does ANYONE love this dude more than Lance Armstrong right now?

[TheRevSFA]

Does ANYONE love this dude more than Lance Armstrong right now?

Maybe Chip Kelly...hell maybe Steve Bartman can come out of hiding in Chicago now

[FormerPokeCenter]

It's curious to see the timing of the original story....right around the time that Teo's Heisman campaign kicked off....

You don't suppose....nah....who'd do a ****ed up thing like that????

[asumike83]

Anybody else looking forward to seeing what South Park does with the one? That is going to be epic.

"Hi, I'm Manti Te'o for match.com"... get on it, SNL!

The parodies are already rolling in: http://www.sportspickle.com/opinion/15214/johnny-manziel-is-letting-manti-teo-borrow-some-of-his-real-girlfriends

[813Jag]

Maybe Chip Kelly...hell maybeSteve Bartmancan come out of hiding in Chicago now
I don't think there's a story big enough for that xlolx

[Laker]

They already have a movie- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Jack Swarbrick is Master and Manti is Blaster.

[FormerPokeCenter]

Anybody else looking forward to seeing what South Park does with the one? That is going to be epic.

"Hi, I'm Manti Te'o for match.com"... get on it, SNL!

The parodies are already rolling in: http://www.sportspickle.com/opinion/15214/johnny-manziel-is-letting-manti-teo-borrow-some-of-his-real-girlfriends

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[asumike83]

He's got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one.

Ok, I'm done... for now.

[SoCalAg]

totally plagiarizing from somebody on cs, but I loved this:


Nosuch Dame

[citdog]

totally plagiarizing from somebody on cs, but I loved this:


Nosuch Dame



http://www.godlikeproductions.com/sm/custom/75aa4c538d.jpg

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

He's Mormon. 8 real wives a few fakes girlfriends, it's all good.

[ngineer]

Note'o Dame?

[Twentysix]

If he buys me a vailima and a bag of pillows, I will forgive him.

[FormerPokeCenter]

As you can imagine, there's intense interest in what she looks like. Here's a leaked pic of the buxom babe taking a shower.

The proliferation of nude pictures of women on the internet never ceases to amaze me....

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[superman7515]

The Florence Freedom, an Independent League baseball team in Kentucky, is having a Lennay Kekua bobblehead day on May 23. The first 1,000 fans through the gates get a free bobblehead of the late, fake girlfriend of Manti Te'o.

[gotts]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed0e622b188a905217502d941cd66cc6/tumblr_mgttbwFUDa1s3b9u6o1_400.jpg

[Gil Dobie]

Great publicity stunt for Te'o

[asumike83]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/c0.109.360.360/p403x403/424005_4805626732297_1747599351_n.jpg

[citdog]

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/87573/87573,1303062065,5/stock-photo-empty-beach-chair-with-striped-towel-near-the-sea-75430168.jpg

[Laker]

I bought two tickets to the MSU game tonight- I'm taking Lennay Kekua.
She's real- and she's spectacular!

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[ngineer]

This is going to rank up there with "Sid Finch", the great spoof pulled by Sports Illustrated about 20+ years ago.

[FormerPokeCenter]

The truth is that Lennay didn't die, she eloped with Sid Finch and the elaborate story was concocted to spare Manti's delicate sensibilities...

[HailSzczur]

You guys make me sick. All this joking while imaginary family and friends are mourning the lose of their imaginary daughter, imaginary sister, or imaginary friend. You should all be ashamed

[HailSzczur]

You think the girlfriend news was tough, just wait until Manti Te'o finds out about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

One of other people pictured is real, the other is fake
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vit03fJOe5pvV3RrTq7FMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusncaafexperts/9Dp1Y.jpg

...And the fake one actually is Santa. Word is this is his "rebound" girl after the first one died. She was last seen at the BCS Title game.

[citdog]

One of other people pictured is real, the other is fake
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vit03fJOe5pvV3RrTq7FMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusncaafexperts/9Dp1Y.jpg

...And the fake one actually is Santa. Word is this is his "rebound" girl after the first one died. She was last seen at the BCS Title game.


i'll bet the dude dressed as santa nuzzles his schmeckle.

[FormerPokeCenter]

Apparently, he's been blaming the fake dead reincarnated girlfriend for his abyssmal performance in the national title game...

Which is funny, because Alabama ran right at him. I didn't see them try to exploit his weakness on reading fakes...

[citdog]

Apparently, he's been blaming the fake dead reincarnated girlfriend for his abyssmal performance in the national title game...

Which is funny, because Alabama ran right at him. I didn't see them try to exploit his weakness on reading fakes...

this whole thing pisses me off.



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[ngineer]

Borrowing from Shane Victorino...we now have the "Lyin' Hawaiian"..