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Manti Te'o denies role in hoax, admits he 'tailored' his girlfriend stories
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09:09 AM ET 01.19 | Manti Te'o denied being part of a hoax involving a relationship with a person online whom he considered his girlfriend, during an interview with ESPN's Jeremy Schaap on Friday night, but did say he "tailored" his stories so people would think he "met her before she passed away." No. Never," Te'o said during the 2 1/2-hour interview. "I wasn't faking it. I wasn't part of this." Te'o said he didn't know for sure that "Lennay Kekua" never existed until Wednesday, when Ronaiah Tuiasosopo called Te'o and admitted he was behind the hoax. Te'o said he received a Twitter direct message from Tuiasosopo where Tuiasosopo said he was the perpetrator, along with one other man and a woman. Te'o then talked to Tuiasosopo on the phone Wednesday. "Two guys and a girl are responsible for the whole thing," Te'o said. Asked who they are, he said: "I don't know. According to Ronaiah, Ronaiah's one."
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And now FanNation tees up their 10th Manti Te'o thread since the story broke on Twitter.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Give us some real sports stories FN not this Oprah Winfrey fodder.
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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I still don't see a big issue with this article. IMO, I see ESPN and FN "sensationalizing" this Te'o story. IMO, it's a non story!!!
The Oldtimer
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AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Oldtimer
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WTF....this is just to Bizzare.
Daffy Duck
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Idea ....
Let's hijack this thread ...
OK ... 1 ... 2.... 3 .....
THE SEC SUCKS!
That ought to do it.
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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And they blow ....
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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4-0
The record of the Big East vs. the SEC in football this year.
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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This is probably closer to the truth than Te'O being catfished.
BCSisnuts
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DR., good morning!!! I got one better!!! The 12 PAC don't play "any" defense!!!!!!! :-)
The Oldtimer
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4-0??? You surely can't be talking about 2013, as Louisville beat Florida this year!!!
The Oldtimer
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Right. The Big East went 4-0 vs. the SEC this year.
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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Okay, they are 1-0 so far this year!!!
The Oldtimer
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In the SEC you REALLY have to play defense to win.
Really.
LOL
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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Correction: The Big East is 1-1 against the SEC so far this year!! I forgot that Ole Miss beat Pitt in their bowl game, FWIW!!!! :-)
The Oldtimer
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Yeah you're right, just ask Florida and especially LSU!!!! :-)
The Oldtimer
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Here's another one ... "Defense wins Championships"
... as evidenced by the high scoring games during last week's NFL playoffs
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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Shhhhh. Those games didn't count.
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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DR., if we keep going on this way, we will be the "bad" boys of FN for ranking on the SEC!!! Are you ready for that??? LOL.
The Oldtimer
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Yes.
Plus ... I'm already there.
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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