Page 1 of 18 123411 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 261
  1. #1
    Very good NBA starter konex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Posts
    8,633

    Default Deadspin: Manti Te

    http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-te...ason-is-a-hoax

    Did you enjoy the uplifiting story, the tale of a man who responded to adversity by becoming one of the top players of the game? If so, stop reading.

    Manti Te'o did lose his grandmother this past fall. Annette Santiago died on Sept. 11, 2012, at the age of 72, according to Social Security Administration records in Nexis. But there is no SSA record there of the death of Lennay Marie Kekua, that day or any other. Her passing, recounted so many times in the national media, produces no obituary or funeral announcement in Nexis, and no mention in the Stanford student newspaper.

    Nor is there any report of a severe auto accident involving a Lennay Kekua. Background checks turn up nothing. The Stanford registrar's office has no record that a Lennay Kekua ever enrolled. There is no record of her birth in the news. Outside of a few Twitter and Instagram accounts, there's no online evidence that Lennay Kekua ever existed.

    The photographs identified as Kekua—in online tributes and on TV news reports—are pictures from the social-media accounts of a 22-year-old California woman who is not named Lennay Kekua. She is not a Stanford graduate; she has not been in a severe car accident; and she does not have leukemia. And she has never met Manti Te'o.
    Wow, this guy comes off as a huge fraud

  2. #2
    Local High School Star franchise#3's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Posts
    1,365

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    On September 11, Te'o suffered the loss of both his grandmother and girlfriend within the span of one day.[29] His girlfriend, Stanford student Lennay Kekua, died after battling leukemia.[30] Te'o missed no games, due to a promise made to his girlfriend. In a press conference Te'o spoke about his decision to remain at Notre Dame and play in the game versus Michigan State on the day of her funeral, saying, "I really wanted to see her [girlfriend Kekua]. But I knew that she made me promise, you know one day she made me promise that, she said, 'Babe, if anything happens to me, you promise that you'll still stay over there and that you'll play and that you'll honor me through the way you play, and know that I would rather have you there.' And just make sure that all she wanted was some white roses. White is her favorite color. So she just wanted some white roses and that's all she asked for. So I sent her roses and sent her two picks along with that, so that was good."[31]
    So all of this is a lie? Wonder how dumb that guy is if he didn't think someone would find the truth.

  3. #3
    Local High School Star franchise#3's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Posts
    1,365

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    I also wonder how in the **** none of the journalists that wrote stories about this checked if she was real.

  4. #4
    Rivalries Never Die Faptastrophe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    LV
    Posts
    2,921

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    "My bet is that deadspin just outed a gay guy to his Mormon family. Nice going, guys!"

    "That was my initial thought too. He was dating a guy who pretends to be a girl online, and when people want to starting meeting "her" he freaks out and makes up a story about her dying without thinking how people will react. That's the only explanation I can come up with that doesn't involve Te'o being a terrible, terrible person."

  5. #5
    . irondarts's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Arizona
    Posts
    4,089

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    Just read this entire story. Holy shit. I'm really interested to see where this story goes. If true, this makes SI, ESPN and all of the other media outlets who promoted this story look like fools. Not to mention Manti..

  6. #6
    Great college starter Black Joker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    DC
    Posts
    3,471

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    i don't even... what?!

  7. #7
    . irondarts's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Arizona
    Posts
    4,089

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    This is one of, if not the wildest sports story I've seen.

  8. #8
    NBA Legend kentatm's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Dallas, Texas
    Posts
    16,437

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    Quote Originally Posted by Faptastrophe
    "My bet is that deadspin just outed a gay guy to his Mormon family. Nice going, guys!"

    "That was my initial thought too. He was dating a guy who pretends to be a girl online, and when people want to starting meeting "her" he freaks out and makes up a story about her dying without thinking how people will react. That's the only explanation I can come up with that doesn't involve Te'o being a terrible, terrible person."



    that would be crazy as hell if true.

  9. #9
    . irondarts's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Arizona
    Posts
    4,089

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    Bruce Feldman is reporting on Twitter that Notre Dame will be releasing a statement concerning this shortly.

  10. #10
    Facts Are Misleading
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    A Court Near You
    Posts
    6,148

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    I wonder if this effects his draft stock.

  11. #11
    NBA Superstar Heavincent's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    13,039

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    His draft stock just plummeted. He was exposed against Alabama, and now this?

  12. #12
    ______________________ Balla_Status's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Posts
    3,957

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    Thank god he didnt win the heisman.

    Johnny Manziel parties his ass off but at least he aint a fraud.

  13. #13
    . irondarts's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Arizona
    Posts
    4,089

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    People who are wondering if Te'o was duped by his friend are stupid, Te'o claimed to spend time with her, it's completely apparent he was in on the whole thing. The worst part of it is they used his own grandmothers death to perpetrate the level of tragedy by claiming his GF died on the same day as his grandmother.

    edit: not surprisingly, Notre Dame just released a statement that Te'o was the victim of the hoax and of course wasn't in on it.

  14. #14
    Mohamed Bamba IGotACoolStory's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Posts
    3,372

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    Some how it will be twisted that way.

    This is insane.

    Guy is either gay and covered it up with this or was just pulling this publicity stunt. I don't see another plausible explanation.
    Last edited by IGotACoolStory; 01-16-2013 at 06:26 PM.

  15. #15
    the Sho Kosugi of ISH -p.tiddy-'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    -dallas, texas-
    Posts
    8,273

    Default Re: Deadspin: Manti Te

    so I wasn't taken this seriously, but I guess I should read up now...

    Usually sites like Deadspin and TMZ don't try BS around...

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •