Manti Te'o is officially a member of Notre Dame

[Northwestcoug]

Careful. I've been making outragous claims all day in hopes of getting something to stick.

(I'm actually running an experiment to see just exactly where local radio gets its two-week old dreck)

I'll start spreading it too, because it's starting to stick with me!

[LA Ute]

Seth Meyers tweets:

Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers21)
1/16/13, 17:28
"These Te'o jokes are all very funny but let's all try and remember that a person who never existed is dead."

[Northwestcoug]

Jim Rome interviewed Manti after the Stanford game. He asked him to talk about his girlfriend. He said, "I can't describe her".

I'll bet he can't.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

If that was a response to my post, you may need to re-read my post.

Father Te'o talked about how the girl would come out to Hawaii when Te'o was home and they would be together there, until they eventually became "a couple". I don't think Manti ever said that publicly, but why would pops say that?

Edit: Maybe that's wrong. Maybe Manti did say he met her at Palo Alto.

[Green Monstah]

Brent musberger weighs in:

"AJ McCarron's girlfriend is real, and she is magnificent."

[Omaha 680]

Father Te'o talked about how the girl would come out to Hawaii when Te'o was home and they would be together there, until they eventually became "a couple". I don't think Manti ever said that publicly, but why would pops say that?

Edit: Maybe that's wrong. Maybe Manti did say he met her at Palo Alto.

If he is in on the scam, he is getting the worst PR advice ever. The whole truth is going to come out and the longer he avoids it the sillier he will look.

[SteelBlue]

My guess is that Manti's crime will end up being lying about meeting in person. If he really believed she existed, this would feel like little more than a white lie that would save the embarrassment of admitting an online only relationship. I think Notre Dame would have thrown him under the bus then backed over him twice if they believed he was behind a hoax. Much easier to disavow than to defend him.

[MarkGrace]

I can't stop laughing about this story. How bizarre, how bizarre.

[Tone Loc]

I can't help but feel bad for Manti at this point. I am starting to believe he was just incredibly naive. I have never been a fan, and even think he has always been overrated, but I can't imagine the hell he is going through with this whole circus.

[SoonerCoug]

I'm sure this really was an online relationship.

[Soccermom]

My guess is that Manti's crime will end up being lying about meeting in person. If he really believed she existed, this would feel like little more than a white lie that would save the embarrassment of admitting an online only relationship. I think Notre Dame would have thrown him under the bus then backed over him twice if they believed he was behind a hoax. Much easier to disavow than to defend him.

Yeah, I agree. I mean, just look at all of us on CUF. How many of us feel stupid about talking about our online friends here we have never met in real life.

[Indy Coug]

You're all imaginary -- except for CJF.

[Northwestcoug]

Yeah, I agree. I mean, just look at all of us on CUF. How many of us feel stupid about talking about our online friends here we have never met in real life.

Ouch. I should probably get out more.

[Shaka]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/16/reagan-mauia-says-lennay-kekua-is-real/

She's real!


maybe

[doctorcoug]

I bet he was the victim. He was pumped all year then comes out flat after he found out?

This was a hoax from Alabama.

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