Manti Ruh R'oh - It turns out Tuiasosopo is GOAT voice actor. T'eo still a liar/exaggerator. - Page 35 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

Of course, the gay thing works with that, too. It can also give him years to explain not bringing a girl around -- still grieving, can't love again, etc.

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01-16-2013 , 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mersenneary

If I had a guess...

The hoax actually happened with Te'o as a victim. He was legitimately played into an fake online relationship. He wasn't in collaboration with the hoaxers.

He's also an extremely delusional person who had no problems making it more and more fantasy. He made up details about how often they talked, made up what they said to each other, made up details about meeting. Not because of publicity or anything like that but because he wanted to believe he had some beautiful relationship so much that it just became true in his mind. He wanted to believe he was doing wonderful things for her and that it was something special.

How much naivete and how much delusional inventive imagination I don't know, but that'd be what I'd bet on.

Well...

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01-16-2013 , 10:22 PM

#853

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Not sure if posted, and from tigerdroppings

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01-16-2013 , 10:24 PM

#854

Steroid Boy

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i still cant believe this story is real

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01-16-2013 , 10:24 PM

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CabreraEra2

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This is some Peachymer ****

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01-16-2013 , 10:25 PM

#856

nath

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Originally Posted by mersenneary

If I had a guess...

The hoax actually happened with Te'o as a victim. He was legitimately played into an fake online relationship. He wasn't in collaboration with the hoaxers.

He's also an extremely delusional person who had no problems making it more and more fantasy. He made up details about how often they talked, made up what they said to each other, made up details about meeting. Not because of publicity or anything like that but because he wanted to believe he had some beautiful relationship so much that it just became true in his mind. He wanted to believe he was doing wonderful things for her and that it was something special.

How much naivete and how much delusional inventive imagination I don't know, but that'd be what I'd bet on.

It just doesn't make sense that it's a hoax on Te'o, with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's involvement.

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01-16-2013 , 10:26 PM

#857

MrWookie

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So Tuiasosopo is pokerjo?

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01-16-2013 , 10:27 PM

#858

Nicholasp27

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Manti's friend was the one who asked the real girl for the pic, so either Manti was conned by his friend or he was in on it

The opening line is hugely in favor of the latter being the case

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01-16-2013 , 10:28 PM

#859

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No way he wasn't in on it.

cray

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01-16-2013 , 10:28 PM

#860

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bwahahahaha, told you guys this presser would be a trainwreck but it somehow exceeded my expectations

this is only going to get worse

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01-16-2013 , 10:29 PM

#861

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And lets say it was just his friend conning him. What's the motive to keep the act up for so long? This goes well beyond pulling a prank on your friend for like a week and then pulling out the rug from him.

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01-16-2013 , 10:29 PM

#862

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is swarbrick really going down with the ship? i have to imagine he eventually puts it all on Te'o.

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01-16-2013 , 10:30 PM

#863

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Like, if you had put this in the mix of headlines:

Manti Teo's Girlfriend Did Not Exist
Matt Ryan Announces he Doesn't Run Because He Has Lou Gehrig's Disease
Tom Brady Announces He Is Retiring Making AFC Championship Game "Loser Leaves Town" Match With Ray Lewis
Tim Tebow Given 7-Year $100 Million Contract by Philadelphia Eagles
Miguel Cabrera Discovered to be Venezuela's Biggest Cocaine Distributor

And one of those was real... no way would you pick Te'o.

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01-16-2013 , 10:30 PM

#864

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Originally Posted by Ce1ska

No way he wasn't in on it.

cray

When the most gullible person on earth is saying this, you know it must be true.

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01-16-2013 , 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by toddw8

It's true, I did.

Last edited by Dominic; 01-16-2013 at 10:30 PM. Reason: Only online, tho

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01-16-2013 , 10:30 PM

#866

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Maybe just Ron is gay AND a psychopath AND sounds different/like a girl on the phone.

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01-16-2013 , 10:30 PM

#867

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Originally Posted by Pudge714

If Manti is the victim of a hoax, than he is also an opportunistic douchebag who leveraged a relationship with a girl who he has only contacted via text and social media through the Mainstream Media.

This can't be quoted enough.

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01-16-2013 , 10:30 PM

#868

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I could see a resemblance.

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01-16-2013 , 10:32 PM

#869

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Did anyone else notice the guy just taking swigs from a Large Panera Bread Ice Tea? Seemed pretty lackadaisical about this topic.

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01-16-2013 , 10:35 PM

#870

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The interview with Tuiasosopo will be the most interesting one to come out of this, and that will be the one that determines Te'o's involvement.

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01-16-2013 , 10:35 PM

#871

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i thought it was a starbucks trenta, but upon review it was indeed a panera iced tea

it is so incredible how these massive institutions **** up these situations every. single. time.

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01-16-2013 , 10:37 PM

#872

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Just wow. Can't wait for this to unravel further. Can. Not. Wait.

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01-16-2013 , 10:37 PM

#873

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@juliussharpe
I'm glad Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend isn't around to see this.

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01-16-2013 , 10:38 PM

#874

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Originally Posted by Riverman

i thought it was a starbucks trenta, but upon review it was indeed a panera iced tea

Part of contractual agreement in return for lifetime supply of Panera Iced Tea.

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01-16-2013 , 10:38 PM

#875

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Jay Bilas ‏@JayBilas
The Manti Te'o story is the most confusing boyfriend-girlfriend situation since Jan Brady and George Glass. Bizarre.

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