Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend ... A Hoax?

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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    They had Gene Wojciechowski on, he looks like he knows he blew it. But wouldn't admit it. When asked how this changed him as a journalist, his answer should have been "from now on I'll fact check my stories and not just run with it because it sounds good", instead he gave some bullshit rant about how anything is possible.

    He also had the balls to say he was disappointed in how Notre Dame has handled this, that they didn't get out ahead of it sooner. While this is true, I don't think he or anybody at a media outlet that repeated this stuff is in any position to criticize how anybody else is handling this. Gene could have gotten WAY out ahead of it by just doing his job. He, and many other reporters are probably kicking themselves over the fact that they weren't the ones who got to break it. Juiciest story of the year was right in front of them, and Deadspin got it.
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    SatansFuton wrote:
    They had Gene Wojciechowski on, he looks like he knows he blew it. But wouldn't admit it. When asked how this changed him as a journalist, his answer should have been "from now on I'll fact check my stories and not just run with it because it sounds good", instead he gave some bullshit rant about how anything is possible.

    He also had the balls to say he was disappointed in how Notre Dame has handled this, that they didn't get out ahead of it sooner. While this is true, I don't think he or anybody at a media outlet that repeated this stuff is in any position to criticize how anybody else is handling this. Gene could have gotten WAY out ahead of it by just doing his job. He, and many other reporters are probably kicking themselves over the fact that they weren't the ones who got to break it. Juiciest story of the year was right in front of them, and Deadspin got it.

    Its funny how all the writers who blew this story are acting like they did nothing wrong
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    A pretty funny tweet

    " A fake person who loved you, then died? Isn't that what Notre Dame is all about? #jesus #te'o"
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    A pretty funny tweet

    " A fake person who loved you, then died? Isn't that what Notre Dame is all about? #jesus #te'o"
    wow :lol::lol:
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Seems like Deadspin and TMZ have become more credible news sources then ESPN.
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  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:
    They had Gene Wojciechowski on, he looks like he knows he blew it. But wouldn't admit it. When asked how this changed him as a journalist, his answer should have been "from now on I'll fact check my stories and not just run with it because it sounds good", instead he gave some bullshit rant about how anything is possible.

    He also had the balls to say he was disappointed in how Notre Dame has handled this, that they didn't get out ahead of it sooner. While this is true, I don't think he or anybody at a media outlet that repeated this stuff is in any position to criticize how anybody else is handling this. Gene could have gotten WAY out ahead of it by just doing his job. He, and many other reporters are probably kicking themselves over the fact that they weren't the ones who got to break it. Juiciest story of the year was right in front of them, and Deadspin got it.

    Its funny how all the writers who blew this story are acting like they did nothing wrong

    There's an old journalism adage: "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." Looks like no one did -- save Deadspin reporters.
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    kw18 wrote:
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:
    They had Gene Wojciechowski on, he looks like he knows he blew it. But wouldn't admit it. When asked how this changed him as a journalist, his answer should have been "from now on I'll fact check my stories and not just run with it because it sounds good", instead he gave some bullshit rant about how anything is possible.

    He also had the balls to say he was disappointed in how Notre Dame has handled this, that they didn't get out ahead of it sooner. While this is true, I don't think he or anybody at a media outlet that repeated this stuff is in any position to criticize how anybody else is handling this. Gene could have gotten WAY out ahead of it by just doing his job. He, and many other reporters are probably kicking themselves over the fact that they weren't the ones who got to break it. Juiciest story of the year was right in front of them, and Deadspin got it.

    Its funny how all the writers who blew this story are acting like they did nothing wrong

    There's an old journalism adage: "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." Looks like no one did -- save Deadspin reporters.

    :lol: - I think Pat Forde said that is on of his articles on yahoo sports, that guy is so far in bed with Notre Dame, I'm surprised he has not accused the deadspin writers as making up the story
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    weird shit.
    http://everyfacetofthegame.blogspot.com ... ished.html
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    weirder shit
    http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/201 ... -she-died/
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Pete Thamel told us that Manti Te'o got up in front of his entire team and spoke in detail of his girlfriend's death after he got news
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    A pretty funny tweet

    " A fake person who loved you, then died? Isn't that what Notre Dame is all about? #jesus #te'o"
    I saw that one. Funny
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Can;t get over that Notre Dame claims to have known about this well before the title game, maybe as far back as early December, and still let it all go on. I guess they were hoping it would just go away.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    edited January 2013
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OUGbu6Jcrmw

    A little ditty by tool dedeicated to all of the bloodthirsty people and media digging and hoping this kid had something to do with it...
    Post edited by my2hands on
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Can;t get over that Notre Dame claims to have known about this well before the title game, maybe as far back as early December, and still let it all go on. I guess they were hoping it would just go away.

    Well, they weren't going to let it out before the Heisman ceremony. And likely didn't want it coming out before the National Championship game. Can't figure out why they didn't come out after that though. In this day and age you can't hide something like this.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    SatansFuton wrote:
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Can;t get over that Notre Dame claims to have known about this well before the title game, maybe as far back as early December, and still let it all go on. I guess they were hoping it would just go away.

    Well, they weren't going to let it out before the Heisman ceremony. And likely didn't want it coming out before the National Championship game. Can't figure out why they didn't come out after that though. In this day and age you can't hide something like this.

    For what it's worth, the ND AD said they left it up to the Te'o family and that he thought they had been planning on talking about it next week but Deadspin beat them to it.
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Can;t get over that Notre Dame claims to have known about this well before the title game, maybe as far back as early December, and still let it all go on. I guess they were hoping it would just go away.

    Well, they weren't going to let it out before the Heisman ceremony. And likely didn't want it coming out before the National Championship game. Can't figure out why they didn't come out after that though. In this day and age you can't hide something like this.

    For what it's worth, the ND AD said they left it up to the Te'o family and that he thought they had been planning on talking about it next week but Deadspin beat them to it.

    :lol: That's what I would say too if I got burned by something I had hoped to cover up or would go away
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40997994/
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    I wonder if the school and football program wanted to run with this story because of the buzz and publicity. Wonder if he was put in the middle of a rock and hard place by the administration.
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40997994/

    3 Years? Is that part true- he was friends with and then "dating" this girl for 3 years without meeting her?
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Sounds like he was trying to hide something.
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