This is absolutely jaw dropping. I'm stunned, and it's bad enough that the national media had the wool pulled over their eyes, but I can't imagine how the people at ND who view Te'o as a hero are going to feel.
https://www.facebook.com/NDFootball/posts/553537038009180"Notre Dame coaches informed Dec 26 by Manti Te’o & parents Manti had been victim of what appears to be a hoax"... "Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself w/Manti & then conspired w/others to lead him believe she had tragically died of leukemia" ... "Proper authorities continue to investigate, this appears to be, at minimum, a sad & very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators"
Say wha? And somehow this never made it into public? Notre Shame.
so, the bcscg wasn't the first instance of teo getting juked out of his shorts
Yeah, man. This is bad. And their statement is a lie, too.Notre Dame's statement is going to get hammered as well. The school knew about it the day after Christmas, and the family knew before then. It also paints Te'o as completely clueless, yet it's established in the article he knew the person behind the hoax.
Sounds like the Te'os knew this was coming and are trying to get ahead of it by saying that someone lied to Manti and assumed the persona of Lennay Kekua.
I can't be for certain, but I believe it's been established by Te'o or his family that he or they did meet the girlfriend in the past, so there's a big lie.Sounds like the Te'os knew this was coming and are trying to get ahead of it by saying that someone lied to Manti and assumed the persona of Lennay Kekua.
However, that doesn't explain the photo (Manti would have known if the picture didn't match the hoaxster) and if they were played they wouldn't have reported it to the press. Heck, wouldn't they have gone to the funeral?
If Manti's draft status wasn't already wounded, it's dead now.
im thinking professional wrestling just became a serious career option for mantaSounds like the Te'os knew this was coming and are trying to get ahead of it by saying that someone lied to Manti and assumed the persona of Lennay Kekua.
However, that doesn't explain the photo (Manti would have known if the picture didn't match the hoaxster) and if they were played they wouldn't have reported it to the press. Heck, wouldn't they have gone to the funeral?
If Manti's draft status wasn't already wounded, it's dead now.
So AJ's girlfriend is in the SI Swimsuit Issue and Te'o's is on the next edition of "Mythbusters.,"
They have dug themselves a deep hole. Their statement is contrary to Manti and his dad's tweets about meeting face to face - in Hawaii, no less. Certainly can see why he decided to decline the Senior Bowl...