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UConnSportsGuy said:
The way I see it, there are 4 realistic possibilities here:

1. Teo is the dumbest person in the world to fall for this for 3 years (1% possibility)
2. This is a lie he created to cover up something in his life (ie homosexuality) and it got out of hand (70%)
3. Teo is a sociopath and has serious mental issues (29%)

Either way, he just cost himself millions of dollars...does he even get drafted in the 1st round of the NFL draft now?!
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The original story says he and the guy who made up the identity of the girl knew each other...don't know what the motivation is for doing something like that.
 
Te'o issued a statement Tuesday afternoon:
"This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time, I developed an emotional relationship with a woman I met online. We maintained what I thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone, and I grew to care deeply about her.
"To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating.
"It further pains me that the grief I felt and the sympathies expressed to me at the time of my grandmother's death in September were in any way deepened by what I believed to be another significant loss in my life.
"I am enormously grateful for the support of my family, friends and Notre Dame fans throughout this year. To think that I shared with them my happiness about my relationship and details that I thought to be true about her just makes me sick. I hope that people can understand how trying and confusing this whole experience has been.
"In retrospect, I obviously should have been much more cautious. If anything good comes of this, I hope it is that others will be far more guarded when they engage with people online than I was.
"Fortunately, I have many wonderful things in my life, and I'm looking forward to putting this painful experience behind me as I focus on preparing for the NFL Draft."
 
"Conspired to make him believe that she had died of leukemia." How does one do that? Pick up the phone and tell your boy friend "I'm dead of leukemia. Speak to you tomorrow honey."

This is commercial fraud. The Notre Dame SID worked with him to sell more tickets and try to win Teo the Heisman. It needs to be prosecuted, if for no other reason than to see how high in the school's hierarchy the conspiracy goes.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
The way I see it, there are 4 realistic possibilities here:

1. Teo is the dumbest person in the world to fall for this for 3 years (1% possibility)
2. This is a lie he created to cover up something in his life (ie homosexuality) and it got out of hand (70%)
3. Teo is a sociopath and has serious mental issues (29%)

Either way, he just cost himself millions of dollars...does he even get drafted in the 1st round of the NFL draft now?!
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Either that or a fame whore.
 
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If this was a hoax played on him by imposters/cons, what do they get out of it? That they played a sick prank on a prominent CFB player? Seems like a lot of effort just for that?
 
Didn't Teo's dad call for a boycott of the Honolulu paper for running a photo of him missing a tackle (one of many) against Bama? Some serious entitlement issues here. He chose the right school.
 
there is definetly more to this story then what were hearing this is very bizarre.
 
How did reporters miss this story? Not a single reporter bothered to look for an obituary? Or tried to contact the family? Or her classmates at Stanford?
 
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StoweD210 said:
If this was a hoax played on him by imposters/cons, what do they get out of it? That they played a sick prank on a prominent CFB player? Seems like a lot of effort just for that?
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And a hoax that lasted over 3 years including spending hours on the phone together all night and sending an imposter to Hawaii and California?!

Would love to see his receipt for the flowers he supposedly sent to her funeral as well as the phone records of him talking all night, every night with her. I have a feeling that they don't exist.

My only question is if ND was in on this in any way, or if this was all Teo, his family, and friends.
 
Te'o statement and Notre Dame's statement does not match the Deadspin story at all. Not a wise move at all to keep lying, this is going to blow up and get a whole lot worse for Manti and ND.
 
College football is just too shady.

Next time I criticize UConn's marketing I will have to remember what they are competing against. Schools who will pump up their name and Heisman candidates by telling fake stories about a dead girlfriend and than again LIE when caught.
 
superjohn said:
Te'o statement and Notre Dame's statement does not match the Deadspin story at all. Not a wise move at all to keep lying, this is going to blow up and get a whole lot worse for Manti and ND.
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Family said he visited her in the hospital.

They are lying and so is Notre Dame. Even when caught. Welcome to college sports in 2013.
 
this story is just so great i find myself sitting here hitting refresh looking for more. its truly just gold. this kinda stuff happens where? only in the acc! hahaahahahahahaahah


on a more serious note, i would love for uconn to have this problem. :eek:
 
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Doesn't anyone here watch the show "Catfish" on MTV? This shit happens regularly apparently. Amazing that people are so gullible but it seems pretty commonplace. http://www.mtv.com/shows/catfish/series.jhtml

(yes, i am 44 and still watch teenage programing on MTV. I know im a loser)

EDIT: After reading the entire Deadspin article it doesn't sound like a "catfish" situation took place. This is one crazy story.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
And a hoax that lasted over 3 years including spending hours on the phone together all night and sending an imposter to Hawaii and California?!

Would love to see his receipt for the flowers he supposedly sent to her funeral as well as the phone records of him talking all night, every night with her. I have a feeling that they don't exist.

My only question is if ND was in on this in any way, or if this was all Teo, his family, and friends.
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The whole thing is a huge fraud. They said the funeral happened in Carson City, California. Carson City, California is not a real place.
 
businesslawyer said:
Let's see if the SID is willing to make up such ridiculous denial and explanatory stories when the Indiana AG's office puts them under oath before a grand jury. My guess is the truth will come out very quickly.

Seriously, this needs to be prosecuted.
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Why?

Using the steroid kerfuffles as a guide, it's probably time we stop pissing money like a fountain on these jock-sniffing escapades.

But this is a weird duck*ing story.
 
Oh boy, Te'o is really going to double down on this one. I'm amazed. I just don't see any way that he went three years and couldn't figure out anything was wrong. Never visited her in the hospital, never video-chatted with her, and made the kind of statements he did without ever meeting her in person.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
Oh boy, Te'o is really going to double down on this one. I'm amazed. I just don't see any way that he went three years and couldn't figure out anything was wrong. Never visited her in the hospital, never video-chatted with her, and made the kind of statements he did without ever meeting her in person.
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In previous interviews, his own father said that she had visited him in Hawaii. So his whole "I never met her" line is complete BS.
 
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I feel for the kid and don't think he's a fraud.

I met my current girlfriend online. She's Ugandan royalty and I just wired her $4000 so she could escape the turmoil in her country and come spend the rest of her life with me! I don't want to jinx it but by this time next week I should have enough cash to complete the BB practice facility, buy out our current FB staff AND expand The Rent. Fingers crossed!
 
formerlurker said:
I feel for the kid and don't think he's a fraud.

I met my current girlfriend online. She's Ugandan royalty and I just wired her $4000 so she could escape the turmoil in her country and come spend the rest of her life with me! I don't want to jinx it but by this time next week I should have enough cash to complete the BB practice facility, buy out our current FB staff AND expand The Rent. Fingers crossed!
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Well done. I hit the first line and was like, how?!
 
formerlurker said:
I feel for the kid and don't think he's a fraud.

I met my current girlfriend online. She's Ugandan royalty and I just wired her $4000 so she could escape the turmoil in her country and come spend the rest of her life with me! I don't want to jinx it but by this time next week I should have enough cash to complete the BB practice facility, buy out our current FB staff AND expand The Rent. Fingers crossed!
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fabalous
 
Here is my favorite quote from the Notre Dame board:

Only thing that this story proves is that he's a naïve and good kid
 
formerlurker said:
I feel for the kid and don't think he's a fraud. Well done, definitely got a laugh out of me.

I met my current girlfriend online. She's Ugandan royalty and I just wired her $4000 so she could escape the turmoil in her country and come spend the rest of her life with me! I don't want to jinx it but by this time next week I should have enough cash to complete the BB practice facility, buy out our current FB staff AND expand The Rent. Fingers crossed!
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Notre Dame is having a press conference at 8pm tonight...this should be interesting!

What are the odd's that they allow questions?! ;)
 
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