KD in CA Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 anyone else frustrated that deadspin breaks more major news stories in sports than the major news people do? i mean, i know its not nice to question stuff like this but EVERYONE reported it, and no one thought to confirm any details? That's what struck me. Those stories were chock full of details.....how did the writers confirm all those details? I can't believe a college football player is giving dozens of interviews on campus during the week. As for T'eo's draft stock, if this really was a hoax I agree he'll fall to the 3d round. If Al Davis was still alive you could pretty much pencil him in as a Raider right now.
NoSaint Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 We live in the nation of moral outrage. No PR firm in the world is going to be able to cover this stank up. He was already going to fall into the 2nd round based on his BCS performance...now, I can see teams just passing on him til the 4th or 5th. Remember, they do interview these players. He's moved into Burfect territory. Mental case that might make a good FA signing after the draft. itll be spun as not his fault somehow. he will come out better than any of us initially expect. ultimately, burfict had issues ON the field and thats the major thing for why he fell.
JM57 Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 There's plenty of highly functional pathological liars out there. Yeah, I can direct you to about 535 of them right now.....
Jauronimo Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 right away i was thinking hes probably gay with the wannabe qb buddy still wouldnt make it remotely ok This is clearly the first documented case of twitter necro-beard in the United States.
DrDawkinstein Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Wow... thats all i can think to say right now. Im actually sitting here amazed and bewildered. This will be interesting. But... Wow...
4merper4mer Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 How many lawyers are lining up to take the Reba vs. Notre Dame case right now?
BRAWNDO Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 IF TRUE - no NFL team is going to touch this guy with a 10 foot pole. Faking a girlfriend and then killing her off with cancer ranks right up there with serious attrocities of man. It speaks clearly to a person's character and the outrage this is going to cause for people isn't going to be worth the grief for a player that came off a horrendous BCS game. IF TRUE - this guy has made himself a street free agent and the future star of an ESPN 30 for 30 special. I don't know about that. Michael Vick came back. Also Vontaze Burfict may have set the pathway for him. A reputation as a trouble maker that let him to being an UDFA that became a starting LB on a playoff team,
NoSaint Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 That's what struck me. Those stories were chock full of details.....how did the writers confirm all those details? I can't believe a college football player is giving dozens of interviews on campus during the week. As for T'eo's draft stock, if this really was a hoax I agree he'll fall to the 3d round. If Al Davis was still alive you could pretty much pencil him in as a Raider right now. it seems like a case of the writers assuming it had to be true off ones reports and then parroting it - theres really no other explanation beyond not checking it as thoroughly as needed.
OhIDunno Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 And now there's word that he's the victim, http://notredame.247sports.com/Board/87/Notre-Dame-statement-on-Manti-Teo-controversy-15894155
BRAWNDO Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 @goosesroost The Bills should draft Manti Te'o. He definitely knows how to make something out of nothing.
KD in CA Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 it seems like a case of the writers assuming it had to be true off ones reports and then parroting it - theres really no other explanation beyond not checking it as thoroughly as needed. Well, I guess we'll have to sit back and see if the hoax story is real or an example of the same phenomenon. I'd love T'eo in the 3d round!
Mike in Syracuse Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 There's WAY too much evidence linking him to this to play this off as a hoax. He was an integral part of the story, not some victim if the Deadspin story is true.
Saint Doug Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Yeah, I can direct you to about 535 of them right now..... Congress.
NoSaint Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) Well, I guess we'll have to sit back and see if the hoax story is real or an example of the same phenomenon. I'd love T'eo in the 3d round! even if its a huge hoax and he was 100% unaware - dont the writers on these have some responsibility to do a simple check on everything? i mean, if the show/movie catfish has taught us anything, its google image search solves everything on facebook and twitter! Edited January 17, 2013 by NoSaint
DrDawkinstein Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 There's WAY too much evidence linking him to this to play this off as a hoax. He was an integral part of the story, not some victim if the Deadspin story is true. Their "relationship" goes back to 2009. How could he NOT know??
TheFunPolice Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 he didn't know if his "girlfriend" was real or if she was really alive or dead?
NoSaint Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 There's WAY too much evidence linking him to this to play this off as a hoax. He was an integral part of the story, not some victim if the Deadspin story is true. im actually really curious to see how this plays out - there are a ton of possible directions it may turn from here. if the the girl and guy in the story were in on it together - and he met the girl at the stanford game, its entirely possible that they somehow (and for some reason we dont yet know) were able to pull something over on him. it would take atleast a few people and for it to be well orchestrated though. then when it came time to meet the parents, national spotlight on him they got cold feet and jumped out of the hoax killing her.... possible but itd take a lot and i dont know enough of the details as i only glossed over the story really.
agardin Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Whoa, whoa whoa, hold on a second here. He's Mormon??? That made me laugh, I guess we will find out what happened as this has gone viral and there is no way to run from it. I read through the article and it is very confusing. There is one part that indicates quotes a source as saying says that he/she was 80 percent sure Teo was in on it. Could Teo actually be victim of an elaborate hoax......strange things can and do happen. I am not holding out hope of a spelling mistake and there really was an actual live girlfriend. Could he have been having a fake long distant relationship without even knowing it? Either this is the case or Teo is one crazy dude. I choose to believe the former until it is proven that he was complicit in a massive and elaborate fraud, if only to protect my faith in mankind. Also because it is very unclear as to what Teo's motive might have been. Win the Heisman? Gain popularity? Stay in the closet? (this would be the only one that might actually make sense)
inkman Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 This is clearly the first documented case of twitter necro-beard in the United States. I lol'd and snorted
TheFunPolice Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 This whole story just got a lot more bizarre
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