Comments on: I [didn’t know] it was you, Manti. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.

By: Zandra

Zandra — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:29:51 +0000

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By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:58:15 +0000

How long will this last? As long as we let it last. Ignore it and eventually it will go away. But Notre Dame was SNOOKERED, let’s not forget that, and let’s not try to deny it.

A large dollop of humility should help the healing process begin.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:55:16 +0000

There was never a legend of Manti Te’o, there is no legacy of Manti Te’o, there is no Manti Te’o saga. There was the sordid affair of a gullible kid who was cruelly hoaxed for a number of years and when he realized it didn’t have the guts to confess it immediately (would you?), but it came out eventually, as was inevitable. Since Notre Dame was involved there was an extra added element to it, and now, with Te’o agreeing to an interview with Katie Couric, this whole sordid affair has made the last possible leap down – to farce.

By: GB

GB — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:39:34 +0000

I am wondering where Lannay put the game ball. Actually, I have wondered about that from the beginning. Bayou Irish, you have again piqued my curiosity. I don’t know if you or your wife exist. We need to see your pictures.

Actually, this is a fair piece. Right now it seems as though most of the blame belongs to Manti even though most people think he was scammed. I want to hear from Ronaiah. He’s the real culprit and he has all the details. This will never go away until he tells everything. Manti’s got tweets from Ronaiah confessing and he said he is not going to tell anything to the media or anyone until Manti gives him the word. If Manti does anything right, he has to tell Ronaiah to fess up publicly. The tweets are on ESPN’s webpage.

We need the pics, Bayou.

By: Irish Grad '62

Irish Grad '62 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:04:52 +0000

Hardly anyone can believe that someone would pull a scam this low, so why would Manti? Maybe if he knew from the beginning he would have kept better records of dates, times, and names, but he didn’t know. As for lying to his father, who hasn’t lied to their parents when it seemed harmless at the time?

By: george kaplan

george kaplan — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:07:21 +0000

Uhuh. I like your writing, though.

By: Bayou Irish

Bayou Irish — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:50:59 +0000

In reply to george kaplan. George: thanks for reading and for the comments. I am surprised at the reaction to the Fredo clip. I picked it purely because of the Miami reference, the heartbreak and disappointment. Clearly, Manti Te'o is no Fredo. I am also no Michael, but that's another story.

By: george kaplan

george kaplan — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:42:52 +0000

BTW: turning Manti into Fredo is way wrong. Turning yourself into Michael, Hmmmm……..

By: george kaplan

george kaplan — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:33:30 +0000

BAyou Irish, I submit that you’re right that Teo got caught up in the whole story. He has a bit iof the actor in him and this is a flaw. But I believe he was honestly, not dihonestly caught up. Was he a fool or a liar? Definitely the former, a little of the latter, but in a benign, relatively forgiveable ,venial way. Otherwise I have no problem with how the principles handled it. A couple of weeks to evaluate ramifications in this complex age makes perfect sense, esp for ND. BTW, telling the truth and embellishing just to tell people what a glorious hottie you’ve got may be to your benefit and our entertainment, but I predict some day she’ll find a way to ding you for it. Still, an adroit parallel for which I give you full credit.

By: canuck75

canuck75 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:02:05 +0000

In reply to Pat.

Sorry Bayou, but you are wrong this time. The national media is admitting that they take these type of feel good stories at face value, so why shouldn’t we? And you started off with a good point-many guys have make believe girl friends at ND because it justifies their striking out with the real girls on campus! Manti did have a real girlfriend (to him)It doesn’t get much better than having a phone call every day from a gf. ( But I acknowledge the lack of Skype should have been the sign he needed.) I think Manti was the perfect candidate for this,given his spirituality and apparent modesty.
Maybe I am in the minority, but I think we (ND) come out of this looking pretty solid. It was a terrible hoax but the school and most of the family backed Manti when it looked questionable. Now we look like the institution that stands up for what we believe.
But like most, I’m tired of it. Lets play some football.