Lennay Kekua, A Hoax!

[phork]

And cue the Trolls.

PS: While Toma being Teos best bud, its doesn't help the conspiracy theorists if he is one of the people she talked to.

 

[BeauBenken]

No, are you very glad with the neg rep I am sending you?

He just went from one green to almost all red in seconds. Wow.

 

[pburns2010]

Let's figure out what we think ND will do at 8:00. Let's start with the assumption that the administration and staff has no knowledge of this situation. I think that's the likeliest scenario, but I'm sure there will be plenty of conspiracy theories.

1 - Will the administration and coaching staff distance itself from all of this? This will leaving Manti out on his own dealing with this issue;

2 - Will the admin and staff stand by tbeir man, supporting Manti as a victim of this hoax? This would take on additional heat at the University level.

3 - Will they defer and seek more information? This would allow the university to conduct an internal investigation about who at ND (including Manti) might have known about this;

4 - Other options?

Thoughts on what we will see at 8 o'clock

#3

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

Brian Hamilton ‏@ChiTribHamilton
Manti Te'o statement, issued via CAA: "Emotional relationship with a woman I met online." Not at Stanford in 2009. The key discrepancy.

This is where the whole thing could implode. He HAS to admit to lying one way or the other.

 

[johnnykillz]

Aren't you guys very glad he didn't win the Heisman?

How about some fry sauce with my teabag, James Smith?

 

[Grahambo]

Brian Hamilton ‏@ChiTribHamilton
Manti Te'o statement, issued via CAA: "Emotional relationship with a woman I met online." Not at Stanford in 2009. The key discrepancy.

 

[greyhammer90]

Turns out he was dating her best friend....

 

[mgriff]

What if I told you..a college football great had a love that wasn't there? ESPN films "30 for 30" Presents 'Her', story of Manti Te'o's "GF"

 

[gkIrish]

Brian Hamilton ‏@ChiTribHamilton
Manti Te'o statement, issued via CAA: "Emotional relationship with a woman I met online." Not at Stanford in 2009. The key discrepancy.

This is where the whole thing could implode. He HAS to admit to lying one way or the other.

Unless the article about meeting her at Stanford misquoted him somehow. Unlikely though

 

[GowerND11]

over 8000 guests now..... Really got to believe, right now, he was duped and not a part of it.

 

[greyhammer90]

"Hi my name is mgriff and I have a posting problem..."

 

[irishpat183]

Brian Hamilton ‏@ChiTribHamilton
Manti Te'o statement, issued via CAA: "Emotional relationship with a woman I met online." Not at Stanford in 2009. The key discrepancy.

Yeah, that's a big one.

Of course he could just claim that he met her online and didn't want to admit that

 

[philipm31]

I just read about this and am in disbelief, but I am going to have to read the entire article to have time to process it.

WOW is all I can say atm.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

I want to hear from Jack, "We have identified the co-conspirators of the hoax and we will be taking legal action."

 

[PLACforever]

550+ posts in 180 minutes... that has to be a record.
SHUT IT DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN.

 

[NDPhilly]

I think he lied because he was embarrassed to say he was in a relationship with someone he met online.

 

[Irish Houstonian]

In Alabama, this is the equivalent of finding out a girl you've been flirting with online isn't actually your cousin.

 

[greyhammer90]

It's amazing how similar this board's reaction is to:

Denial — "I feel fine."; "This can't be happening, not to me."
Denial is usually only a temporary defense for the individual. This feeling is generally replaced with heightened awareness of possessions and individuals that will be left behind after death. Denial can be conscious or unconscious refusal to accept facts, information, or the reality of the situation. Denial is a defense mechanism and some people can become locked in this stage.
Anger — "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"
Once in the second stage, the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue. Because of anger, the person is very difficult to care for due to misplaced feelings of rage and envy. Anger can manifest itself in different ways. People can be angry with themselves, or with others, and especially those who are close to them. It is important to remain detached and nonjudgmental when dealing with a person experiencing anger from grief.
Bargaining — "I'll do anything for a few more years."; "I will give my life savings if..."
The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow postpone or delay death. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made with a higher power in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. Psychologically, the individual is saying, "I understand I will die, but if I could just do something to buy more time..." People facing less serious trauma can bargain or seek to negotiate a compromise. For example "Can we still be friends?.." when facing a break-up. Bargaining rarely provides a sustainable solution, especially if it's a matter of life or death.
Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die soon so what's the point?"; "I miss my loved one, why go on?"
During the fourth stage, the dying person begins to understand the certainty of death. Because of this, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time crying and grieving. This process allows the dying person to disconnect from things of love and affection. It is not recommended to attempt to cheer up an individual who is in this stage. It is an important time for grieving that must be processed. Depression could be referred to as the dress rehearsal for the 'aftermath'. It is a kind of acceptance with emotional attachment. It's natural to feel sadness, regret, fear, and uncertainty when going through this stage. Feeling those emotions shows that the person has begun to accept the situation.
Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it."
In this last stage, individuals begin to come to terms with their mortality, or that of a loved one, or other tragic event. This stage varies according to the person's situation. People dying can enter this stage a long time before the people they leave behind, who must pass through their own individual stages of dealing with the grief.

 

[johnnykillz]

I want to hear from Jack, "We have identified the co-conspirators of the hoax and we will be taking legal action."

Or a posting response from NDinL.A. Telling the perps how dumb they are and how he banned them: from this world.

 

[mgriff]

"Hi my name is mgriff and I have a posting problem..."

**** YOU! They are corrupt links that I fix immediately! Stop stalking me!

 

[gkIrish]

Does this mean the 2012 IE Awards are off?

 

[ND NYC]

no body no crime

 

[PLACforever]

I want to hear from Jack, "We have identified the co-conspirators of the hoax and we will be taking legal action."

this.

 

[irishff1014]

For them to say Teo did this for attention they re crazy. I never met Teo and probably wont so i don't know him personally but i am throwing the BS flag.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Aren't you guys very glad he didn't win the Heisman?

Do you like soaking?

 

[rtrn2glory]

with little info. i would say he didn't meet her lived (obviously), but still believed that she existed.

 

[irishpat183]

I want to hear from Jack, "We have identified the co-conspirators of the hoax and we will be taking legal action."

I"ve never been this curious to watch a presser from an AD in my life.


It would be awesome if it was just a mic with nobody standing there.

Fake presser.

 

[PLACforever]

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***Not Manti, I can't let myself believe he was involved***

 

[ND NYC]

re: the jokes debate on this.

sometimes we laugh to keep from crying

 

[irishpat183]

Does this mean the 2012 IE Awards are off?

And I just had my tux pressed....