T'eo's girlfriend death a hoax?

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Jan 17, 2013 8:13 AM
I think the whole situation is hilarious and just shows Te'o to be just another completely retarded athlete regardless. But I did agree with something that Mike Greenberg said this morning. The thing that makes it somewhat believable is that Te'o has the full backing of the ND AD. No way does that guy come out in full support with all the publicity and money involved with that university...if they didn't truly believe that Te'o was duped.

I still have my doubts and honestly don't care...I don't get attached to players like some on here.
Jan 17, 2013 8:13am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:17 AM
wes_mantooth;1367904 wrote:I think the whole situation is hilarious and just shows Te'o to be just another completely retarded athlete regardless. But I did agree with something that Mike Greenberg said this morning. The thing that makes it somewhat believable is that Te'o has the full backing of the ND AD. No way does that guy come out in full support with all the publicity and money involved with that university...if they didn't truly believe that Te'o was duped.

I still have my doubts and honestly don't care...I don't get attached to players like some on here.
I don't believe that at all. The university stands to gain a lot with him, no way they don't back him.
Jan 17, 2013 8:17am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:20 AM
Raw Dawgin' it;1367906 wrote:I don't believe that at all. The university stands to gain a lot with him, no way they don't back him.
Do they now that he is gone? I still think he was in on it, but I thought that sounded like a plausible explanation

Also, Golic was supposed to be in at 8am...I missed it, but I would have liked to hear his take on it.
Jan 17, 2013 8:20am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:24 AM
wes_mantooth;1367908 wrote:Do they now that he is gone? I still think he was in on it, but I thought that sounded like a plausible explanation

Also, Golic was supposed to be in at 8am...I missed it, but I would have liked to hear his take on it.

Said pretty much the same stuff as everyone, will need to hear more questions answered. Agreed that Swarbrick wouldn't have come out that strongly unless he had some information that would back Te'o.
Jan 17, 2013 8:24am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:27 AM
"The thing that makes it somewhat believable is that Te'o has the full backing of the ND AD."

Jerry Sandusky had the full backing of the Penn St. President (Graham Spanier) for months - at some point people need to question the motives of our top managers and administrators, whether it is government, work, investments, etc. Now perhaps there was some level of "dupage" (if that is a word) involved in this situation, but just because a figurehead says something doesn't mean it is correct, and certainly we should take note of what stakes they have in the matter.
Jan 17, 2013 8:27am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:29 AM
Manhattan Buckeye;1367913 wrote:"The thing that makes it somewhat believable is that Te'o has the full backing of the ND AD."

Jerry Sandusky had the full backing of the Penn St. President (Graham Spanier) for months - at some point people need to question the motives of our top managers and administrators, whether it is government, work, investments, etc. Now perhaps there was some level of "dupage" (if that is a word) involved in this situation, but just because a figurehead says something doesn't mean it is correct, and certainly we should take note of what stakes they have in the matter.
Good point. I guess I just assume that these big wigs do a lot of research/investigation before they put themselves out there in the spotlight. Not always the case I guess...
Jan 17, 2013 8:29am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:30 AM
wes_mantooth;1367908 wrote:Do they now that he is gone? I still think he was in on it, but I thought that sounded like a plausible explanation

Also, Golic was supposed to be in at 8am...I missed it, but I would have liked to hear his take on it.
Just because he's gone doesn't mean he couldn't be used by ND PR. I think there is too much to lose for them not to back him and with out all the facts it would look bad if if they didn't back him and then it came out that Te'o really was duped.

It's a win win for them - if it comes out that he lied they can always say they gave him the benefit of the doubt and trusted him, if turns out he's in the clear they look good for never waivering in their support.
Jan 17, 2013 8:30am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:32 AM
Eh it's not a win win for Swarbrick.
Jan 17, 2013 8:32am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:37 AM
karen lotz;1367917 wrote:Eh it's not a win win for Swarbrick.
Yeah the athletic director supporting ND's biggest star...shocking. He has the same excuse no matter which way this thing goes, he's fine.
Jan 17, 2013 8:37am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:37 AM
wes_mantooth;1367904 wrote:I think the whole situation is hilarious and just shows Te'o to be just another completely retarded athlete regardless. But I did agree with something that Mike Greenberg said this morning. The thing that makes it somewhat believable is that Te'o has the full backing of the ND AD. No way does that guy come out in full support with all the publicity and money involved with that university...if they didn't truly believe that Te'o was duped.

I still have my doubts and honestly don't care...I don't get attached to players like some on here.
Good chance ND wasn't prepared to have a press conference last night. So, they went with the information they were told by Te'o and what they have gotten to this point through the investigation. Three weeks isn't long enough to do a full fledged investigation. ND won't release the findings, which makes it even more shady. My guess, they're taking a flyer on Te'o, and hoping the truth is being told. If it turns out he lied, they can always claim they were duped by this elaborate scheme.
Jan 17, 2013 8:37am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:38 AM
Raw Dawgin' it;1367922 wrote:Yeah the athletic director supporting ND's biggest star...shocking. He has the same excuse no matter which way this thing goes, he's fine.

You're the first person in the world to think that, congrats.
Jan 17, 2013 8:38am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:40 AM
karen lotz;1367926 wrote:You're the first person in the world to think that, congrats.
Jan 17, 2013 8:40am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:41 AM
Cool.
Jan 17, 2013 8:41am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:51 AM
karen lotz;1367930 wrote:Cool.
:thumbup:
Jan 17, 2013 8:51am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:54 AM
making the rounds...

Jan 17, 2013 8:54am
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Jan 17, 2013 8:56 AM
Cool.
Jan 17, 2013 8:56am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:01 AM
karen lotz;1367926 wrote:You're the first person in the world to think that, congrats.
You're the only person left who thinks ND is #1, congrats!
Jan 17, 2013 9:01am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:02 AM
ernest_t_bass;1367942 wrote:Cool.
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Jan 17, 2013 9:02am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:21 AM
se-alum;1367924 wrote:Good chance ND wasn't prepared to have a press conference last night. So, they went with the information they were told by Te'o and what they have gotten to this point through the investigation. Three weeks isn't long enough to do a full fledged investigation. ND won't release the findings, which makes it even more shady. My guess, they're taking a flyer on Te'o, and hoping the truth is being told. If it turns out he lied, they can always claim they were duped by this elaborate scheme.
Likely the case. Ideally the media will just drop the story. After all the initial story was a fake, what's the use in pushing it? I'm not sure what positive will come from it. Let the guy play football.
Jan 17, 2013 9:21am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:25 AM
CLEconomically Speaking;1367430 wrote:Help wanted:

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Agree with this and others.

I don't even care if he lied or not. The media shoved this down our throats and now they're going to be outraged that he lied. If they had done their jobs instead of just sensationalizing everything it wouldn't matter.
Jan 17, 2013 9:25am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:30 AM
If chris rainey had a fake girlfriend he would still be a steeler
Jan 17, 2013 9:30am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:36 AM
I can think of only one way where T'eo doesn't end up a complete joke. That's if his 'girlfriend' who died was actually his boyfriend. Any other scenario is going to make him look awful.

How pathetic.

Gblock;1367966 wrote:If chris rainey had a fake girlfriend he would still be a steeler
lol'd. reps.
Jan 17, 2013 9:36am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:44 AM
It does not matter if you are a lotz or a LOLer


The intelligence level that Teo has displayed is nothing short of retarded. At best, he is a dolt. at worst he is a liar(and a bad one at that ) and a rotten human being. I guess the great ND has lowered thier academic standards.
Jan 17, 2013 9:44am
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Jan 17, 2013 9:44 AM
http://teoing.tumblr.com/ :laugh:
Jan 17, 2013 9:44am