Manti Te'o dead girlfriend story a hoax?

[dagolfer33]

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.

[IrishofNDMan]

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

[herkhorse]

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

[Scav]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

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

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

[jms62]

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.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

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

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

[herkhorse]

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

[Dahoss]

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.

[IrishofNDMan]

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

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

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.

[Patrick333]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

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

And you know this how?

[Danzig]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...iend-hoax?lite

9 questions....so far.

the last one, the motive? can think of one named heisman, if teo were involved. if he wasn't, then this is one long-lived 'hoax'-and what would be the motive in that case??


imo, these last two are the ones that really raise questions:

8. Carrying out the hoax would have been a full-time job involving more than one person. Te'o claims he would spend all night on the phone with Kekua while she was in the hospital. There were purported communications from family members. Who would have had the time to orchestrate it? By the same token, how would Te'o have been able to create and maintain a social-media profile for Kekua on his own?

9. Where's the motive? A central figure in the hoax is reported to be musician Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. Deadspin reported that he had contact with the woman, a former high-school classmate, whose photos were used to create Kekua's profile -- even obtaining one of the pictures from her directly. But the site also describes Tuiasosopo as a friend of Te'o, raising the question of why he would humiliate his buddy.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by Patrick333

And you know this how?

The AD said last night he told them12/26.

[Danzig]

yet on 1-3 he was still talking about her....

[3kings]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

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

I think Notre Dame studied damage control at Penn State.