Laley23;1367416 wrote:And go on national TV interviews and cry about the person and all that shit? Come on now.

Not to mention he said he had met her before. I just cant buy this for more than a millisecond.

sherm03;1367427 wrote:Here's my thinking...and I'll reiterate that if he was not in on the whole faking the death thing than I will still lose respect for him for being a gullible cyber dater...but yes, I think it's possible that he "falls in love" with this girl through the online relationship. I would never do that. And I think people that do are not necessarily right in the head. But I think it's possible. At the same time, he's a major college football player and either can't get ***** the normal way or doesn't want it. So he's embarrassed that he's in this online relationship and lies to people saying that he actually met her so they wouldn't make fun of him for having an online girlfriend.

Automatik;1367428 wrote:Or he was just totally in on it. I'm going with that.

Automatik;1367428 wrote:Or he was just totally in on it. I'm going with that.

dazedconfused;1367442 wrote:may actually have to tune into sportscenter for the first time in forever

killer_ewok;1367441 wrote:At this point, I'd actually be okay with him being gay.

Think about college football "saints" the last several years....Tressel, JoePa. Both absolute frauds. And Te'o may be next. SMH

dazedconfused;1367442 wrote:may actually have to tune into sportscenter for the first time in forever

Commander of Awesome;1367446 wrote: Manti Te'o ‏@MTeo_5 The worst thing you can do is fool yourself!





That's ridiculous that you'd have to be "ok" with anyone being gay. Who GAF about sexual orientation, you're part of the problem.

Enforcer;1367452 wrote:So Lennay might actually be Lenny???? LOL

killer_ewok;1367451 wrote:Oh relax. I'm not a homophobe and have no problem with him or anyone else being gay. I probably should have said worded it differently. If he is in fact gay that at least explains this to an extent. That is what I meant by that.

killer_ewok;1367451 wrote:Relax. I'm not a homophobe and have no problem with him or anyone else being gay. I probably should have worded it differently. If he is in fact gay that at least explains this to an extent. That is what I meant by that.

Commander of Awesome;1367455 wrote:Worded differently would have helped. Still not sure how being gay helps explain a massive cover up by ND (at min for over a month) and Te'o's lying.

Also I still haven't read anything about the money that was donated in her honor and the fake foundation set up.

dazedconfused;1367459 wrote:yea, him being the first "outted" active athlete of a major sport would be a pretty big deal. he'd look a whole helluva better, however, for being gay and himself than whatever this is with the dead gf hoax

killer_ewok;1367461 wrote:Would it be received well by many folks in society if Te'o was openly gay and in a relationship with another man? What would the questions be like each week for him? Of course, now the questions will be aplenty. Some people are private about their sexuality and as a football player I'm sure there's added pressure to be "manly." If it was a boyfriend who passed I would be more understanding in this case. Just have to see but it definitely is not looking good at this point.

killer_ewok;1367461 wrote:Would it be received well by many folks in society if Te'o was openly gay and in a relationship with another man? What would the questions be like each week for him? Of course, now the questions will be aplenty. Some people are private about their sexuality and as a football player I'm sure there's added pressure to be "manly." If it was a boyfriend who passed I would be more understanding in this case. Just have to see but it definitely is not looking good at this point.

killer_ewok;1367464 wrote:I can agree with that. Would take a helluva lot of courage though.