SIAP: Te'o got Catfish'd?

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  1. IT

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    says in statement that he never met her, stated in interview in october that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen
     
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  2. three stacks

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    yes he has
     
  3. Dirt Dirt McGirt

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    His PR guy is a fucking retard
     
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  4. Josey Wales

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    So did he know or was he totally in the dark here?
    Ya, ND really has a higher standard for athlete intelligence.
     
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  5. NilesIrish

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    EVERYONE IGNORE THIS!! OBAMA IS TAKING YOUR GUNS!
     
  6. southlick

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    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."
    http://espn.go.com/college-football...ry-manti-teo-girlfriend-death-apparently-hoax
     
  7. HoosDaMan

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    Phone records. Can we has them?
     
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  8. Aaron Nevilles Pet Tick

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    Some lucky team is going to get unlimited locker room jokes until he's cut in 2 years.
     
  9. BTH

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    EdHardyModel
     
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  10. Good Effort! Good Game!

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    It's actually really fucking sad if he got Punked and wasn't in on it.
     
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  11. DeToxRox

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    The greatest trick Teo ever pulled was convincing the world his girlfriend did exist.
     
  12. Peace

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  13. Josey Wales

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    What in the actual fuck
     
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  14. devine

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    Even if that's true it's still pathetic that he was distraught over a girl he never met and let it turn into a heroic stort
     
  15. DuffandMuff

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    Just what I was about to post. Show us the phone records! We want to see the phone records!
     
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  16. Arkadin

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    who is out of the nfl first, logan thomas or manti teo?
     
  17. gritzy

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    DONT TAKE AWAY MY HOPE ITS ALL I HAVE LEFT NOW
     
  18. Moxin24

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  19. Pelican

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    Can't wait for the ND faithful to start the #PrayForManti shit on Twitter :facepalm:
     
  20. DuffandMuff

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    I fucking hate Gene Wojciechowski. I don't like how he has weaseled his way in to doing semi sappy stories relating to college football. Stay the fuck away from my Saturdays, ya bastard.
     
  21. Not William

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    Not easy to find Mormons in South Bend imo.
     
  22. devine

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    He's going to play the victim here. Before long he will be on tv crying and saying only God can judge him
     
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  23. Fran Tarkenton

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    So his Dad says they met her but Te'o says he never met her?
     
  24. ths

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    he does realize that in this day and age everything he has ever said is documented and recorded, right?
     
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  25. Zap Branigan

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    [​IMG]
     
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  26. Dirt Dirt McGirt

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    Has ESPN given credit to deadspin yet? I assume no.
     
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  27. Josey Wales

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    This is what you get for being Mormon, and not being allowed to just bang random chicks on campus.
     
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  28. CocknBalls

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    Nailed it
     
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  29. IrishLAX2

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  30. IT

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    Rinaldi or bust for my sad college football stories
     
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  31. Moxin24

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    ...and Whitlock just insinuated Te'o is queer. I'm so happy when MB shit goes mainstream.
     
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  32. southlick

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    @BobDorfman Te'o could be the 1st jock to land an endorsement deal with Adobe Photoshop.
     
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  33. Clown Baby

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    It's Wednesday
     
  34. southside

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    @darrenrovell: Yikes RT @BobDorfman Te'o could be the 1st jock to land an endorsement deal with Adobe Photoshop.

    Fantastic
     
  35. GoodForAnother

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    they'll run an expose tomorrow as breaking news
     
  36. NilesIrish

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    #prayforManti in this great time of need #NDlove
     
  37. TDCD

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    SPIN IT!
     
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  38. -Prime-

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    Te'o said they met after the Stanford game and exchanged numbers.
     
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  39. killerwvu

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    wow, gene wojciechowski is on espn talking about the interview he did with him the week his grandmother/"gf" died

    said they couldnt find an obituary or record of car accident

    asked to speak with "gf" family---te'o said the family would like their privacy; wojciechowski said he respected that

    then asked for a photo---te'o said family would rather not release a photo
     
  40. three stacks

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    they shockingly did
     
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  41. Can I Spliff it

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  42. Deckard

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    Regardless of whether or not he was in on it, or the degree to which he was, if I'm te'o I don't see any way I could ever live where I know people have access to the internet
     
  43. FriendsofJtyler

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    “@KegsnEggs: RT @WarrenSapp: He never Skype w/ her”
     
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  44. Murtaugh

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    From a press conference on Jan 3

    http://www.orangebowl.org/assets/1/7/jan3presserpt2.pdf

    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.
     
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  45. TDCD

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    angles
     
  46. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

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    They did, actually.
     
  47. Arkadin

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    in imagination land its whatever day you want it to be
     
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  48. dcon79

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    Yeah this anchor said deadspin.com broke it
     
  49. BigDan245

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    LOL Te'o is so full of shit....There are so many contradictions in his statements....Can't hide from the things you've already said and try to make it out like you're the victim.
     
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  51. southside

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    Can you imagine what will happen if it gets confirmed that he's lying?
     
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  52. GoodForAnother

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    I assume that Manti has suffered some form of mental breakdown and will now always think that it's Tuesday, January 15, 2013

    his last good day in the sun