Notre Dame Manages to not kill someone for a change, Te'o's girlfriend fine

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pathetic little tramp: Dec 12, 2005; HE IS GLISTEN

Someone suggested this needs its own thread and I agree, this shouldn't wallow in the pits of the NCAA offseason because ha ha ha, holy poo poo.

http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-t...eason-is-a-hoax

deadspin posted:

Manti Te'o did lose his grandmother this past fall. Annette Santiago died on Sept. 11, 2012, at the age of 72, according to Social Security Administration records in Nexis. But there is no SSA record there of the death of Lennay Marie Kekua, that day or any other. Her passing, recounted so many times in the national media, produces no obituary or funeral announcement in Nexis, and no mention in the Stanford student newspaper.

Nor is there any report of a severe auto accident involving a Lennay Kekua. Background checks turn up nothing. The Stanford registrar's office has no record that a Lennay Kekua ever enrolled. There is no record of her birth in the news. Outside of a few Twitter and Instagram accounts, there's no online evidence that Lennay Kekua ever existed.

The photographs identified as Kekua—in online tributes and on TV news reports—are pictures from the social-media accounts of a 22-year-old California woman who is not named Lennay Kekua. She is not a Stanford graduate; she has not been in a severe car accident; and she does not have leukemia. And she has never met Manti Te'o.

So a Mormon has allegedly invented a girlfriend who is always suspiciously absent, what else is new? But this was the big story, Manti Te'o was the next Teddy Roosevelt, yeah? He didn't lose his mom and his wife, but grandma and girlfriend is pretty close.

What would have happened had Te'o won the Heisman? Would there be calls to revoke it? Did the culture of Notre Dame turn Te'o into this or did he tell his friends "Yeah I have a girlfriend in California she's really great" and after repeated requests to meet her, he just shoved her under the tree? How did this get so out of hand?

All these questions and more as we watch this space for the eventual tear-filled press conference.

edit: drat, good call Frinkahedron:

Frinkahedron posted:

http://www.ndnation.com/boards/index.php?football

If anyone wants fan meltdowns.

pathetic little tramp fucked around with this message at Jan 16, 2013 around 22:15

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:13

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# ? May 24, 2013 10:26

Ehud: Sep 19, 2003

Sometimes you start getting Heisman consideration, so you create a fake girlfriend that gets into a bad car accident and dies from Leukemia. It's a story as old as the foundations of society...

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:14

Scipiotik: Mar 2, 2004; "I would have won the race but for that."

Pretty much one of the best stories ever. Now for the love of Mormons please don't draft him Detroit.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:15

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004; Hail To The King

Here's some sort of statement by ND:

Brett McMurphy posted:

Notre Dame statement: "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"

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:15

Barudak: May 7, 2007; No no, I'm Sean Mexico. You must have me mistaken for someone else.

Holy poo poo this is ridiculous that no fact checking was done before this. Also, now I want to know why he had an imaginary girlfriend and who would be crazy enough to draft this sack of madness.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:16

Ehud: Sep 19, 2003

Vertical Lime posted:

Here's some sort of statement by ND:

Wait, wait, wait. They're going to go the "We were all fooled!" route?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:16

yulia tymotebow: Jan 8, 2011

Vertical Lime posted:

Here's some sort of statement by ND:

Ahahahahahah they've known since Dec. 26!?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:17

bhsman: Feb 9, 2008; A Duane of Thrones

What an upsetting span of months for Mormons.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:17

Barudak: May 7, 2007; No no, I'm Sean Mexico. You must have me mistaken for someone else.

Wait are they claiming he believed it was real and was getting conned by someone? What in the hell is going on here?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:17

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; HE'S SHOOTING LIGHTNING AND I'M NAKED!

Haha how the gently caress do you pull the victim card.

He was making the story.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:17

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004; Hail To The King

Alright here's the whole statement:

https://www.facebook.com/NDFootball...553537038009180

quote:

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.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:18

Febreeze: Oct 24, 2011; No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.

So how is this going to affect his draft stock?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:19

rebel1608: Mar 2, 2007

I guess I can see why you'd hold off letting that out before the title game because you don't want to distract the team, but then you should probably not have waited for someone else to break the story after that.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:19

Frinkahedron: Jul 26, 2006; Thomas the Tank Engine

Holy gently caress this is getting even weirder, Notre Dame knew

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:19

Ehud: Sep 19, 2003

Vertical Lime posted:

Alright here's the whole statement:

https://www.facebook.com/NDFootball...553537038009180

Hahaha if Manti helped perpetuate the hoax, how is he a victim?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:19

Parmesan Basil: Nov 12, 2008

See, this is why people can't take college ball seriously.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:19

SaxMaverick: Jun 9, 2005; The stuff of nightmares

Vertical Lime posted:

Alright here's the whole statement:

https://www.facebook.com/NDFootball...553537038009180

I'd like for this to be it, no matter how funny/lovely it would be otherwise regarding Notre Dame's knowledge

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:19

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; HE'S SHOOTING LIGHTNING AND I'M NAKED!

Vertical Lime posted:

Alright here's the whole statement:

https://www.facebook.com/NDFootball...553537038009180

yes at the minimum it is a cruel deception.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:20

Barudak: May 7, 2007; No no, I'm Sean Mexico. You must have me mistaken for someone else.

Manti Teo fell for the internet girlfriend getting leukemia trick. Notre Dame education has failed this young man.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:20

Ehud: Sep 19, 2003

@MoveTheSticks: My phone just blew up with texts from NFL personnel guys asking about this Te'o story. Lot of people blown away by this info.

Draft stock...falling...falling...

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:21

Waffles Inc.: Jan 20, 2005; "I wrote the book on Willpower"

So wait he had an Internet girlfriend?

That a friend of his knew?

What?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:21

yulia tymotebow: Jan 8, 2011

I'm not seeing anything in the article about him being gay, implied or otherwise.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:22

gvibes: Jan 18, 2010; Leading us to the promised land (i.e., one tournament win in five years)

You would think a catholic school would be a bit better at covering poo poo up.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:22

Obama Yo Mama: Jun 19, 2004; What about the NLCS?

STAY AWAY FROM THAT

DO NOT GO TO THE NLCS

Joe Theismann: 1
Manti T'eo: 0

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:22

Larsson: Oct 12, 2012; nanako be a good girl and get daddy some bourbon

yulia tymotebow posted:

I'm not seeing anything in the article about him being gay, implied or otherwise.

I think it's just being heavily implied here.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:23

Ehud: Sep 19, 2003

Waffles Inc. posted:

So wait he had an Internet girlfriend?

That a friend of his knew?

What?

Too bad Manti's dad was quoted as saying she used to visit Manti out in Hawaii.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:23

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; I say, old bean.

Everything we know about Manti Te’o might be a lie.

Some in the mid-late first round is gonna get a pretty good linebacker out of all this.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:23

compton ass terry: Nov 20, 2006; Do you know where I'm from?

Deadspin writer on Finebaum at 4:35 CT

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:23

Barudak: May 7, 2007; No no, I'm Sean Mexico. You must have me mistaken for someone else.

Why do I feel like Manti Teo is only one night at the bar away from the Crying Game?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:24

pathetic little tramp: Dec 12, 2005; HE IS GLISTEN

compton rear end terry posted:

Deadspin writer on Finebaum at 4:35 CT

Linkin 'dis: http://www.iheart.com/live/5471/?autoplay=true

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:24

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001; To all my critics, you get paid to be negative.

Ehud posted:

@MoveTheSticks: My phone just blew up with texts from NFL personnel guys asking about this Te'o story. Lot of people blown away by this info.

Draft stock...falling...falling...

What, the game against Alabama wasn't enough?

Man, this story is awesome. He's just provided multiple years worth of trash talk to every offensive player on the planet.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:24

Gatts: Jan 2, 2001; Ben, buddy, it's a wonderful day to go web slinging!

I still don't understand. His grandmother was his girlfriend out in California but she died of leukemia in a car accident? And it was all made up? By him? And his university is supporting it? And leading police astray because the kid has some sports/football potential or draft or award or something?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:24

Rasheed Wallace: Jan 5, 2013

How was he saying he was tricked, didn't he say he had met her in person in the first place something like a year before the twitter stuff started?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:25

JethroMcB: Jan 23, 2004; Dude, calm down. It's not a ghost, it's just music. You can't touch music.

But music can touch you.

Thank you, Notre Dame, for going with the "Football player so dumb he didn't realize his own girlfriend was fake" angle. This is going to work out great for you.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:25

compton ass terry: Nov 20, 2006; Do you know where I'm from?

pathetic little tramp posted:

Linkin 'dis: http://www.iheart.com/live/5471/?autoplay=true

Thank you, I was looking for it

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:25

wootmachine: Aug 28, 2006; HAIL SABAN

File under things less legitimate than Bama's 1941 championship.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:25

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Really ND? He was the victim of a hoax?

Good Catholics. No lying there.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:25

gvibes: Jan 18, 2010; Leading us to the promised land (i.e., one tournament win in five years)

Rasheed Wallace posted:

How was he saying he was tricked, didn't he say he had met her in person in the first place something like a year before the twitter stuff started?

Yes. And he talked to her on the phone every night.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:25

Big Bob Pataki: Jan 23, 2009; The Bob that Refreshes

This is gonna be awesome when we find out Andy Reid's son is just chilling in New Hampshire somewhere

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:26

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# ? May 24, 2013 10:26

Quest For Glory II: Dec 17, 2003

How can a player be secretly gay at Notre Dame and it's NOT Jimmy Clausen

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:26

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