This specific point might have merit. I mean, in college how many of us only talked to many of the girls we did (at least initially) because of the wonderful word BOOZE. Since Manti can't drink (which is likely why he didn't go to too many Irish Catholic College parties!), he may have been shy around women.
That said, still a lot of **** that doesn't add up.
Here's what I'm missing. I'm a HUGE fan on Manti Teo. I'm in the minority when I say I would (still!) want to draft him at #8.
HOWEVER, why are there so many folks here trying to rationalize this? "He had an online girlfriend, he was an introvert, and he was embarrassed when he found out it was a scam." WHAT?!? Read all the facts (that we know so far). It seems an Internet message board is probably not the best place to get opinions on this story as many of you are turning blind eyes to some really strange "coincidences" and saying this is somewhat " normal?" NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL!!
Depending on price, sure. I pay $250 for Sunday Ticket really only for the Bills games. So that's over $15 a game. I paid $175 I think for center ice, $50 this year, so that's clearly less, but yes I would. Especially if I could pay ala cart for other channels and have my cable bill be $40 a month for the 6 channels I watch vs $90 for 200 channels I don't.
I know when things are new, it's easy to call it the coolest, best, greatest, etc... But, has anyone heard of a more bizarre story ever in sports history? Is this THE most bizarre story involving a big name athlete you have ever heard?
Ask me if I want a guy who may have stabbed two people. I think the Ravens are OK with that seeing as they are playing Sunday.
If he leads us to the playoffs, he can have as many fake dead girlfriends as he wants.
Whichever way you feel, it would be in your best interest to search twitter for "Te'o". It's times like these when the Internet shines its brightest:
@ndyWillis: I hope they bring Te'o's girlfriend back in season 3.
@funnyordie: Manti Te'o will meet even faker girls once he's an NFL millionaire.
@EvilMikeTomlin: Manti Te'o just changed his Facebook status to 'its complicated'
@FauxJohnMadden: On the bright side for Manti Te'o, his relationship was probably better than any Taylor Swift has had.
@clubtrillion: Somewhere Donald Trump is trying to make a connection between Te'o (Hawaiian) faking a GF & Obama (Hawaiian) faking his birth certificate.
And my favorite yet:
@DConDelight: "Manti Te'o may have just pulled the 3rd grade "I have a girlfriend. She just goes to another school," prank on the entire United States."
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ktlincoln/hear-manti-teo-speaking-about-his-fake-dead-girlf
Manti's interview about her. Sure doesn't sound like an Internet relationship.....
I'd get the online hoax if he didn't vacation with her in Hawaii. Aren't people claiming that happened? I still don't know what the !@#$ is going in here but didn't he say that? I don't know. This is a mind !@#$.