Comments on: Manti Te’o: I lied to my dad “to avoid all the questions” http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Mon, 20 May 2013 21:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dopemoney http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2287787 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:20:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2287787 It is not a big enough deal to matter. Who hasnt told a lie? Let alone a very ridiculous and small lie. You will see him Sundays. Go Irish.

]]> By: tluke25 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277423 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:22:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277423 Drew Brees needs an explanation.

]]> By: nflrule http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277353 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:33:01 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277353 Sounds like a Raiders,Bengals or Lions draft choice to me!

]]> By: bigdawgdaddy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277275 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:58:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277275 Drew Brees demands a explanation

]]> By: bigdawgdaddy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277273 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:57:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277273 42-14
ROLL TIDE
the SEC … REAL football & REAL girlfriends

]]> By: pjhurley5 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277165 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:33:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277165 To clarify…I never said Te’o owes me (or anybody else, really) anything. I merely stated that I didn’t think Schapp seemed intent on uncovering the truth, due to his incentives for reporting the story how he did. Further, Te’o should be the one interested in how this goes down because if he’s truly innocent then he should be doing anything he can to show his future employers (teams, sponsors, etc.) that he’s innocent. In my opinion, this carefully controlled interview was not the best way of doing that. Nothing less, nothing more…

]]> By: dlmcc1010 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277139 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:53:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277139 I dont buy this story for a second. Youre going to tell me a star ftooball player cant find a girl on campus? Theres got to be like 10,000 girls at that school.

Also, in todays days of technology theres no way you he didnt physically see this girl. Skype, facetime on iphone are all out there. I dont buy it. I think hes gay and just doesnt want to say it. Not sure why who really cares these days anyway. Theres no way this guy is this dumb

]]> By: h2ftw http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277075 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:36:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277075 If I had to make an educated guess, I’d say that Manti Te’o gets drafted by the Bengals — maybe in the 3rd or 4th round.

LB-Rey Malualuga doesn’t think that Cincy will re-sign him.

They take chances on questionable character dudes.

They drafted Vontaze Burflict in last year’s draft, and VB had a decent rookie season — and pretty much kept his nose clean.

]]> By: boltfaninfalconcountry http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277054 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:21:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277054 I wish all of my exes were imaginary too, but I wish I had all the money back I spent on them.

]]> By: tigerlilac http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2277030 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:52:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2277030 The most over hyped story in years.

Schaap treated his interview like it was a deposition of a hostile witness.

Politicians lie us into war. No problem.

Bankers fudge underwriting and package bogus loans in AAA-rated securities. No problem.

Sports media fall for bogus story about college football player’s personal life. It’s treated as a national crisis.

]]> By: pirate472 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276943 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:31:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276943 Two and half years of an online/phone relationship. I hope he had stock in Kleenex!

]]> By: raidernation210 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276896 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:48:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276896 killitandeatit says:Jan 19, 2013 4:22 PM

For everyone who is trying to minimize this keep in mind he was the Heisman runner up. Notre Dame and Te’o can thank their lucky shamrock he didn’t win. The story is epically large because the media exposure provides the largest stage. That stage and celebrity status is a two edged sword.

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No the kid who one was arressted for assualt in a bar fight, under age drinking and using a fake ID. so seriously have a clue what you are talking about

]]> By: bleedeaglegreen http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276895 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:47:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276895 benroethlisberger7 says:
Jan 19, 2013 4:00 PM
Te’o is the textbook example of a sociopath. NFL teams beware
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Beg to disagree. If Michael Vick isn’t textbook example of a sociopath, no one is.

]]> By: dolphins4 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276867 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:31:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276867 Teo Teo I’m so sick of hearing about Manti Teo.

]]> By: frankyvito http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276852 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:21:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276852 Also, those Hawaiian/Samoan/Polynesian ppl are a very “don’t disrespect/embarrass the family ” “honor thy father & mother ” type. I can see why a 21/22 yr old could do this.

]]> By: thetwilightsown http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276770 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:32:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276770 He didn’t just “lie about a girlfriend” you simpletons.
He lied about a girlfriend with cancer so he could manipulate the media into making him a triumphant HEISMAN candidate and it blew up in his face because this isn’t 1986.
People are upset because when a guy lies about losing someone to cancer to get folks behind him, those people who’ve actually lost someone to such a disease feel used and manipulated. It’s really not that hard to understand… Notre Dame fans.

]]> By: jeremycrowhurst http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276755 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:22:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276755 He was raised Mormon. He’s never had a girlfriend. When he wasn’t playing football, he was studying (3.5 GPA) or in church.

There isn’t one single aspect of this case that he was equipped to handle. Let’s cut him some slack.

]]> By: ken49ers http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276730 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:02:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276730 You people are more outraged at him than at Penn State. Did he do something illegal???

]]> By: bmore44 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276713 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:51:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276713 But his boyfriend Larry is a real person

]]> By: thenmoveback http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276683 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:33:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276683 Even if he is telling the truth about being hoaxed, the kid has to be (1)a complete idiot. He Never meets her face to face, she doesn’t show to their date, Skype won’t connect for visuals, right there he has to know something is up. Even after he was told she never existed he continues to discuss her in interviews (2) he is a liar. He lied to his dad, the media, his teammates and the public. So why is he gonna tell a handpicked espn reporter the truth. (3) he is not a good person. If a friend (no less a girlfriend that I love) is in a coma I’m gonna visit her, if she is dying of cancer I’m going to visit her, if she passes away I’m GOING to the funeral, and he is supposed to be someone religious? Then he only allows un-filmed questions approved by his attorney who then allows only an edited version to come out, just to weird all together. And what sick twisted women is talking to this guy for hours on end everyday Pretending to fall in love with him as a joke, that bit€h needs to be locked in a mental institute. I think if he can show his phone records that he talked to her for hours everyday and have someone check his computer for texts and emails and it all come back positive he will be ok thou, that’s if those calls were ever really made.

]]> By: mojosmagic http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276650 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:16:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276650 Things Manti Te’o believes in;
Unicorns,
Puff the Magic Dragon,
Gremlins,
Blue Smurfs,
Big Bird,
The Fairy God Mother,
Dr. Pepper,
All Hungry people live in Hungary,
Dying Girlfriends that I never met

]]> By: Deb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276616 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:56:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276616 In the transcript, Te’o notes that Coach Brian Kelly is the one who initially told reporters about his dead girlfriend, and when he reported the possible hoax to Kelly, the coach told him “she’s dead. That’s how we’re going to go about it. She’s dead.” Seems Kelly was even more invested in selling the fake dead girlfriend story than Te’o was.

]]> By: crusty14 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276615 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:55:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276615 Now that is funny ampats

]]> By: mungman69 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276607 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:50:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276607 Oh my God. This is getting crazy. Let’s pull the bus over, get out and take a brake.

]]> By: iminyrhead http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276605 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:48:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276605 In other news, Crimson Tide RB’s are claiming to have been “catfished” …. Heisman trophy winner Johnny Manziel is on record saying “I am 80% sure I met him at the Heisman cerimony”

]]> By: ampatsisahypocrite http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276599 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:43:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276599 I haven’t heard lies like this since Anquan Boldin said Flacco was the most talented QB he’d ever play with.

]]> By: harbourimages http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276596 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:33:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276596 Doesn’t “Manti” mean “Lance” in Hawaiian???

]]> By: PriorKnowledge http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276592 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:29:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276592 When are law enforcement people going to investigate all the money he raised and where that money went?

]]> By: bensstinkyfingers http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276588 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:28:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276588 Hey Manti just be a man and admit you were part of the scam. He continues to keep adding fuel to the fire by twisiting new stories to cover lies he’s told in past that people can fact check. best thing he can do is say “hey my dumb buddy came up with this story to get me attention, I got caught up in the lie and didn’t want to cause a distraction during the season, I am very sorry for letting so many people down.” I just hope over time I can earn everyones trust”. Until he says something along those lines, he is going to be dragged over the coals by media, fans, etc. We’ll see wht this kid is really made of, right now I think teams won’t want anything to do with him simply because of the distraction he will cause whomever takes him. Of course a team like Cinnci, Detroit Etc. will pull the trigger in 2nd or thir round, because integrity, and character are not high on their player priority lists. Good luck Manti Hope you figure this out, and learn from your mistakes.

]]> By: Deb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/19/manti-teo-i-lied-to-my-dad-to-avoid-all-the-questions/#comment-2276584 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:25:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1651463#comment-2276584 The most interesting comments in the interview transcript:

1. Te’o mentions that Coach Brian Kelly is the one who told reporters about his dead girlfriend and made the “tragic” story public.

2. When Te’o told the coach he suspected something wrong in the girl’s story, “Coach Kelly just said she’s dead. That’s how we’re going to go about it. She’s dead.”

Seems Notre Dame was far more invested in selling Te’o's personal tragedy to boost his Heisman chances than he was. And Notre Dame was determined to perpetuate the myth once the story started to unravel.

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