[ConservativeTeen]

But here he claims the woman was the love of his life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGgIwSc8M3M&feature=player_embedded

He is at the very least guilty of embellishing his relationship with this “woman.” More likely, he was in on the conspiracy and is not a victim as the ND statement would have you believe.

[PGR88]

Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend Never Existed

That should make her untimely death easier to bear

[Theoria]

[RatRipper]

Sounds like the press was just following their standard MO: publishing a pack of bu11$h^+ lies without being concerned about the facts. Hey . . . it sold their rags.

[onyx]

I got bored reading this crap. Too damn weird and too many lies.

[Nifster]

cat fishing at its worst

[ConservaTexan]

When did a Hawaiian (allegedly) lying to the nation become newsworthy?

[immadashell]

The lamestreamers bought into this charade almost as easily as they bought into Soetoro's Dreams From My Father. This story would have won an Emmy had it been one of the drama cases on American Idol.

[PGalt]

Was she a composite?

[colorado tanker]

This is a really weird story. Like something a teenager would do, not someone ready for the NFL.

In that regard, I question whether he is ready for the NFL. 'Bama's line and backers really handled him. By the second half he seemed to be avoiding them instead of running to make a play.

[ConservativeStatement]

This is football's greatest deception since the birth of the “Statue of Liberty play.”

[VAFreedom]

How is it even possible that sports journalists across the world were reporting on the first story for weeks and not one person verify it? No one looked for her obit? No one tried to reach out to her family? No one tried to get a comment from her friends?

Maybe it’s just me not being able to take it, but the fact that ESPN, SI, CNN, and every other group that covered the first story didn’t see any signs. But a couple no name weirdos from Deadspin peiced it all together. Just doesn’t make logical sense.

[blam]

POOR BABY is a victim...who would have guessed this was coming?

The Tide rolled his ass too!

MANTI TE'O SPEAKS: 'I Was The Victim,' The Dead Girlfriend Hoax Was A 'Sick Joke'

-Roll Tide-

[wideawake]

It is very difficult to believe that Te'o is an innocent, wronged party in this. He has said too much, made too many claims for his denials to be feasible.

The only explanations that make sense are either that this was done to facilitate a compelling Heisman backstory, or to cover up the real relationship he was having with the male accomplice in this hoax. Or both.

The story of the fake girlfriend's equally fake sister makes his version of events very hard to accept.

[NittanyLion]

When I first heard this story I thought to myself, “Boy I wish his girlfriend never died.” Looks like my wish came true!

[Liberty Valance]

This story is too weird. He’s in the NFL draft?

[BlackElk]

Ping!

[BluH2o]

Another one of these BS athlete back ground stories. They are especially prevalent in large athletic events, the Olympics are a favorite venue. Parents, relatives who have just died, on the verge of death, or have some life threatening affliction ... and the athlete who has managed to over come this added pressure to achieve success ... how many times have we heard these stories?
Countless times ... most exaggerated to be sure.

[Impy]

He says he only knew her online and over the phone and thus implicitly admits he embellished the relationship. I find that pathetically believable.

Dude Manti, if you never even met her she wasn’t your girlfriend.

But there is an excellent chance he’s lying and he invented her which is very scummy not to mention stupid since any reporter worth a pile of puke could ascertain whether the girl actually existed or not.

Either way, weird.

[jmaroneps37]

“....We also know that Te’o is a devout Mormon. When asked why he picked Notre Dame over Southern California, the school he had supported while growing up in Hawaii, he said he prayed on it.” What was the problem? SC is a secular school; ND is a secular school.
What a sorry pile of crap Notre Damer has become under Father Jenkins!