Deadspin is saying Te'o's girlfriend's death was a hoax created for publicity

KrAzY3 · Jan 17, 2013

cuda.1973 said:
OK, I'll call you by your moniker.

How do you think I got it? :aiwebs_014:

jps1983 · Jan 17, 2013

seebell said:
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/17/notre_dames_double_standard/

Manti Te'o's bizarre soap opera moves the school's president to tears, while Lizzy Seeberg's suicide is ignored

Very sad. Let's not forget about the student who died falling from the tower recording practice. That kind of got swept under the rug too.

DiamondDust · Jan 17, 2013

How Sports Illustrated’s Manti Te’o Story Got Published -

http://deadspin.com/5976841/how-spo...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

crimsonaudio · Jan 17, 2013

jps1983 said:
Very sad. Let's not forget about Declan Sullivan who died falling from the tower recording practice. That kind of got swept under the rug too.

FIFY.

BornABamaFan · Jan 17, 2013

Crimson Cat · Jan 17, 2013

seebell said:
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/17/notre_dames_double_standard/

Manti Te'o's bizarre soap opera moves the school's president to tears, while Lizzy Seeberg's suicide is ignored

Wow, great article...thanks for posting.
I've wondered about this as well, why the media has always let this slide.

jps1983 · Jan 17, 2013

DiamondDust said:
How Sports Illustrated’s Manti Te’o Story Got Published -

http://deadspin.com/5976841/how-spo...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

So the writer thinks Te'o got duped? Hmmm, I wonder how that jives with what some ND players are apparently telling ESPN.

DiamondDust · Jan 17, 2013

jps1983 said:
So the writer thinks Te'o got duped? Hmmm, I wonder how that jives with what some ND players are apparently telling ESPN.

Aren't they saying they realized she wasn't real? I can see them among themselves being like "You know she isn't real", but actually trying to shield a teammate from what would be an embarrassing situation by not telling him.

CrimsonNagus · Jan 17, 2013

This is getting good!

DT_popc1:

bamaslaw · Jan 17, 2013

I didn't get it before, but now I understand why we need birth certificates from Hawaiians

CrimsonNagus · Jan 17, 2013

Diamond, this is what was said on ESPN:

ESPN reporter Bob Holtsman reported he has spoken with some ND football players that say they knew Lennay wasn't his gf/or real, and that Manti knew and he would go along with the story in interviews and even point out his interviews to people when he saw himself on tv because he got a kick out of it.

That's a bit more then just shielding a teammate. That is everyone playing along with Te'o as the ringleader. I think it's pretty obvious what was going on and Te'o knew everything. What does he care though, he's about to make a butt load of money in the NFL and kids these days rarely have to pay any consequences for there actions.

BamaBrass · Jan 17, 2013

I'm glad Teo's fake dead girlfriend isn't around to see all this mess. It would kill her.

MattinBama · Jan 17, 2013

jps1983 said:
So the writer thinks Te'o got duped? Hmmm, I wonder how that jives with what some ND players are apparently telling ESPN.

Part of what allows pathological liars to get so far is that other people always want to see the best and believe the best about them (especially if they've met them or admire them in some way) until they absolutely are hit with the cold hard facts.

B1GTide · Jan 17, 2013

Chek out this transcript - it explains everything: http://www.headingfortheexits.com/hfte-exclusive-chat-transcript-between-manti-teo-and-lennay-kekua/

IH8Orange · Jan 17, 2013

bamafaninOhiO said:
we need to have someone pinch her, just to make sure....

I'm your huckleberry. :wink:

DiamondDust · Jan 17, 2013

RollTide1017 said:
Diamond, this is what was said on ESPN:

That's a bit more then just shielding a teammate. That is everyone playing along with Te'o as the ringleader.

My bad... thanks for the clarification.

92tide · Jan 17, 2013

BornABamaFan said:

this thread is gold jerry.

KrAzY3 · Jan 17, 2013

B1GTide said:
Chek out this transcript - it explains everything: http://www.headingfortheexits.com/hfte-exclusive-chat-transcript-between-manti-teo-and-lennay-kekua/

"Lenny: The car hit me and I died of cancer.
Manti: no
Lenny: I’m dead now. I have died."
Funny stuff...

92tide · Jan 17, 2013

MattinBama said:
Part of what allows pathological liars to get so far is that other people always want to see the best and believe the best about them (especially if they've met them or admire them in some way) until they absolutely are hit with the cold hard facts.

additionally, these other folks will jump through hoops to convince themselves they weren't suckers. enablers to the bitter end, every last one of 'em

ROTYDE · Jan 17, 2013

Boo Radley said:
Years ago, there was an attorney in Florence who had everyone believing that he was a former SEAL. He even had a Purple Heart with three clusters on display at the VFW Hall and sciatica from alleged shrapnel in his back. He runs for county Probate Judge and gets elected. Several years later he takes off on the run with embezzled public funds. He is arrested out west in a few weeks after being tracked down by following credit card charges. Turns out he was in the Navy, but was below deck on a carrier during most of the time he was enlisted.

I remember that!

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