Thread: Teo dead girlfriend story a hoax?

According to this deadspin article it is.

http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-te...ium=socialflow

I don't even know how to process this it's so bizarre.

So, the player and the school concoct this story to generate media attention. Ok...I get doctoring things up to get more publicity. But this? Wow.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

So, the player and the school concoct this story to generate media attention. Ok...I get doctoring things up to get more publicity. But this? Wow.

The article doesn't seem to implicate that Notre Dame was part of making up the story. Seems like they just thought it was legit and ran with it.

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

The article doesn't seem to implicate that Notre Dame was part of making up the story. Seems like they just thought it was legit and ran with it.

Yeah, it was kind of sketchy on that point, so I'll give them a pass. But Manti....what the hell are you thinking, bro?

Wow.

Wow. I had never heard anything about this. That is, well, crazy. If all that's true I hope it gets exposed a lot wider than dead spin.

Notre Dame statement:

"On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Te’o and his parents that Manti had been 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. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators."

Seems fishy to me. I find it hard to believe that Teo was completely fooled by all of this, especially since he supposedly met her in person originally. What a bizarre story.

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

Notre Dame statement:

"On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Te’o and his parents that Manti had been 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. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators."

Seems fishy to me. I find it hard to believe that Teo was completely fooled by all of this, especially since he supposedly met her in person originally. What a bizarre story.

Yeah, it's early, but I dont know that I buy into the fact he knew nothing

I think it's pretty clear what happened here.

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

Notre Dame statement:

"On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Te’o and his parents that Manti had been 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. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators."

Seems fishy to me. I find it hard to believe that Teo was completely fooled by all of this, especially since he supposedly met her in person originally. What a bizarre story.

And why would he or his family refer to her as his girlfriend, future daughter in law, etc? This is cover and complete bullshit.

Originally Posted by Davii

And why would he or his family refer to her as his girlfriend, future daughter in law, etc? This is cover and complete bullshit.

The family didn't know. They only knew what Te'o told them.

Man, you guys are slow. Here, let me break it down for you.

Te’o and Tuiasosopo are gay lovers. They created a fictional girlfriend as a cover. Their families started getting suspicious (no one ever saw the chick or talked to her), so they killed her off to buy a little more time.

Originally Posted by slim

The family didn't know. They only knew what Te'o told them.

Man, you guys are slow. Here, let me break it down for you.

Te’o and Tuiasosopo are gay lovers. They created a fictional girlfriend as a cover. Their families started getting suspicious (no one ever saw the chick or talked to her), so they killed her off to buy a little more time.

Wow...totally didnt get that from the extensively long article.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Wow...totally didnt get that from the extensively long article.

It explains it quite well, no?

Originally Posted by slim

It explains it quite well, no?

That thought ran through my head as I was reading it as well, but there's no proof of it...

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

That thought ran through my head as I was reading it as well, but there's no proof of it...

No, but it explains the whole thing pretty well.

Truth will get out eventually, it always does.