Manti Te'o dead girlfriend story a hoax?
 

http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-te...ason-is-a-hoax

This is pretty ridiculous if true.

No way, only hoax is that stupid article.

Maybe she came back to life and that is why he was so dreadful in the championship game. Completely over matched.

a fraud in the sports world?! impossible. that would never happen.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...ctim-of-a-hoax

Wow terrible story

you have to wonder why people would do such things. seems like there was a basketball player a few years back who was involved with a scheming female...nowitski maybe? he got full custody of the child that was involved.

I'm having a hard time believing Manti was not in on this. This pisses me off, I guess we'll wait to see what he says.

she was a beautiful woman.

i just read the whole dead spin story-it certainly makes one say 'hmmmm'. if teo wasn't in on it, he's got to be the most naive and gullible person on the face of the earth.
i hope it doesn't turn out that all this was done to help with 'heisman hype'. that would be low-down and dirty.

Lol. If she didn't exist this interview is priceless.

To say this whole thing stinks is a ridiculous understatement. We're supposed to believe that he was having phone/cyber sex with some chick who was allegedly dying and was a devout Christian? Then she dies and he won't grant Gene Wojciechowski from ESPN any access to photos or information about her?

He's either one of the dumbest people around or a really elaborate liar.

This is stupid. I am pissed as hell right now and can't believe he would do this **** and Notre Dame wouldn't know more about it. Disgraceful **** right here.

This belongs in the "recent memory hall of fame", right next to the Lendale White leap off the building and Cam Newtons college career. Oh, and the Maurice Clarett real life dukes of hazard episode.

Manti was a victim of extortion. ND athletic director said an investigation was launched when Manti notified them and the perpetrators were caught.

That squirrel of an AD was highly amusing. This is like the gift that keeps giving.

How was it extortion? It seems to be a cruel joke that is commonly played now by people online. There is a new show on MTV called "Catfish" which is exactly on this topic, people talking to people online who end up not being who they are.

I'm sure alot more will come out on this in coming days

His story is fishy in light of his father previously mentioning he met the girl after the Stanford game and she visited him on the island a few times.

the thing that jumps out at me-they had her funeral the day of the game. this guy was supposedly madly in love with her, his dad said she might have been their daughter in law, but they don't arrange the funeral so he could be there?
the bs meter is nearing the red line right now.

what payout or the like did someone demand to make this extortion?

There was no extortion, only a Notre Dame cover up.

Notre Dame had 3 weeks to prepare, and this is the best they could do?

priceless

Further represents what a joke most of the "media" are. All of this time and no one actually bothered to fact check Teo's story? How is that possible?

I realize it's easier to say this now, but no one thought it was odd that one of the most famous college players in the country and starting linebacker for Notre Dame had a girlfriend he never met? Dude could have had his pick of lots of girls and his choice was someone he had never met in person? Guys playing Dungeons and Dragons in their basement all hours of the night have internet girlfriends they haven't met....not famous college football players.

I don't buy any of it and think this is a massive cover up on many levels.

This girl called him in Orlando from the same number and told him she was alive and tried to restart their relationship. That's when manti went to the school with it. The best rumor I hear people stamping is that manti is gay and this was a sick cover up. Wow

So you actually believe his story? Hilarious.

the cynic in me says this is just another athlete trying to work angles for some sort of profit. you know, say...heisman votes in this case? there are so many liars, cheaters and stealers in sports (just like every walk of life) that one more just wouldn't surprise. of course, i always try to give people benefit of the doubt, but this story just reeks.
the timing of the g/f 'dying' at the same time as the grandmother-it just seems too coincidental, too hard to believe. and manti talking about it, like in the youtube interview. it's such a convoluted tale, and i just can't help wondering...it just seems too much to think he knew nothing, that he was so gullible.

I will wait until he tells the entire story hopefully today. From watching the athletic directors press conference last night I do believe manti was duped.

also saw a story where an anonymous teammate said he thinks teo is lying about it. and here's this from si:



Swarbrick says Te'o found out in December that Lennay Kekua was not real. And then ... well, here is a transcript from a Jan. 3 press conference before the national championship game:

Q: Manti, how have the football‑related commotion and excitement of the past year helped you get through the turmoil you've faced with your grandmother and girlfriend? And how have the quiet periods been for you, given you more time to reflect? Is that a good thing or double edged?

MANTI TE'O: I think whenever you're in football, it takes your mind off a lot of things. You know, this team is very special to me, and the guys on it have always been there for me, through the good times and the bad times. I rarely have a quiet time to myself because I always have somebody calling me, asking, do you want to go to the movies. Coach is always calling me asking me, "Are you okay? Do you need anything?" I have three roommates, Zeke, Carlo and Robby Toma, who are always yelling at each other, who's going to play Call of Duty. I'm rarely by myself, and that's how I like it. I'm always around my guys, always around my family.

What do we make of that? Technically, Te'o did not lie. But he did tell a lie of omission -- somebody asked him about his dead girlfriend, and he declined to tell the truth: That she did not exist.

This was a pattern for Te'o. Everybody assumed he met her in person, and he certainly indicated that he did. Swarbrick says when Te'o said "met" he included online communication. By that standard, most men in this country have spent time alone with Kate Upton.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/col...#ixzz2IFF0cByl

Hasn't he told his story all season? Which one are we to believe?

Take off the fanboy goggles for a second and think about how you would react if this were another player on another team.

You don't think it's a little odd he had a girlfriend for YEARS that he never met? They never spoke via Skype, webcam, etc. Nothing?

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports...the_notre.html



and risk, that picture is hilarious!

If I were Lance Armstrong, I'd buy him a Ferrari right now.

Agreed. How does one in the limelight think that they could pull off such a ruse with the sharks in the media looking for a juicy story?

so many stories coming out.

he never met her. he met her once. she went to hawaii...no, wait. she didn't go there. and the story i just linked-perhaps he realized it was a hoax, but continued to use it for sympathy points? or he knew all along.

this story is an onion. has many layers, and it stinks.

And I am drooling waiting for The Onion to spoof it.

The worst part for me is that ND knew before the game but still kept the BS going.

Gotta admit that I couldn't care less about the whole scenario. But I don't blame ND for not exposing this BEFORE the championship game.

i don't either. and i'm sure they're not thrilled it came out now. it's an interesting story, but by no means an important one.

Why would manti fake a relationship for 3 years? Was he planning all along to kill her off for publicity in the end?

What about the cardinals fullback who said he met her before manti? Lots of questions that need answers.