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Maybe it's just me, but I thought Eric Collins did a fantastic job broadcasting that Minnesota/Northwestern game tonight.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 23, 2013 -> 02:50 PM) Te'o admits that he lied. Good for him for admitting it finally. I think by now 99% of the public realizes he didn't come up with the hoax originally. With that said, his agent/PR team is an idiot for having him do this interview. The story was quickly fading away this week.

That's a terrible bench, but thankfully a few additions are likely to be added to it

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 22, 2013 -> 02:30 PM) I think it has to do with his partying, courtside NBA seats, and flashing cash in casinos, all on Twitter as well. Yep, I love watching him play, but there are going to be a lot of people out to get him for any possible NCAA infraction or legal issue.

I really enjoyed The Following

Hopefully Manziel stays eligible in order to set up the awesome TAMU/Alabama rematch next year.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jan 21, 2013 -> 07:18 PM) I think Sox management should articulate its plan. That they don't makes me question if they have a clear direction. Is Katie Couric available for an interview with Rick Hahn?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 20, 2013 -> 10:38 PM) Te'o slated to appear on Katie Couric's talk show on Thursday. Te'o and Couric share same spokesman

So ND didn't ask any questions to Te'o during their "investigation" besides requesting a picture of the girlfriend? Also, how stupid are these people who got pranked by Tuiasosopo? Te'o wondered in 2010 if it was a prank, but all these red flags since didn't make him suspicious? Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the internet was around in 2010 and if you wanted to check out the Stanford volleyball roster, it would take no more than a minute on the Stanford athletic site? Some of the catfish stories people have shared the last few days were much better put together than this one. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/...ation-was-prank

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) Uh, @lennaykay is a parody account by a Twitter squatter. Am I missing something here? This was the same account that tweeted making fun of Teo a few days ago about Alabama. In the initial Deadspin article, it said "lennay" changed from this handle back in September. I was wondering the same exact thing. With deadspin being so involved in this, there's no way this is just going to "go away". Also, isn't one of those messages far over 140 characters?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 06:31 PM) Which is hysterical, since ESPN reported otherwise last night. They have changed their story this morning. Reading the transcript of the interview is crazy. Schaap failing to follow-up on anything that sounded suspicious is ridiculous.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 07:16 PM) Yeah, you know, other than their credibility. Speaking of which, ESPN has been caught removing parts of the interview they already reported on. You can't make this stuff up, at this point. Good for Te'o for saying it didn't affect him in the title game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 06:12 PM) I feel the need to repeat this post from a moderator this morning, to try to stress it. What if Rick Hahn doesn't exist though?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 06:01 PM) Usually I laugh at how ND love blinds people. Now the ND hate does the same thing. Anyways, ESPN loses nothing when Deadspin reports this. People just watch every episode of Sportscenter to see what's going on. Then why does ESPN care so much about deadspin in general?

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 08:09 AM) You're not manti. You have no idea how serious he thought it was. He said in the interview that he "tailored" some information. If you can back and read the SI transcript that Thamel did with him in September, there are a lot of lies in it if what he told tonight is the truth.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 08:06 AM) This is great though. Te'o has basically called out Swarbrick for being a liar. Yep, and honestly, good for Te'o for worrying only about himself if ND wasn't being factual in everything they said.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 08:02 AM) If you guys can give me one logical motive as to why Teo would be in on this hoax ill listen. And don't say media attention and heisman votes, he was not a heisman canadite when this fake GF died. Not even close. And like I said he lied to the media avoid looking like a loser with an online girlfriend. If there was a coverup some anonymous source absolutely would have come out by now And to also make the relationship seem much, much more serious than it ever was.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 07:40 AM) It's called ESPN. Can't recall where I saw it earlier, but ESPN hates Deadspin so much, they're doing everything they can to try and turn people against them and their Te'o story today.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 07:11 AM) You'd think that Te'o would atleast ask for hospital info and check up on it when this girl was there. I know if I was having a relationship with a girl who I could never see and always had an excuse on why she couldnt meet, I'd be weary of this person being honest with me and I'd start doing my own little investigation. He said he just didn't think of visiting her in the hospital.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 07:35 AM) From what I read, it was just a ND alum trying to do something. Not a school fundraiser. Yes, not a school fundraiser, but ND still reached out to the kid to help out with it with. If you knew it was a hoax and about to become a national story, you would think you would try to distance yourself from anything and everything relating to Te'o gf.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 07:13 AM) LOL at Teo saying he wasn't convinced she was fake until two days ago. If that is the case he is one of the stupidest people on the planet. And makes some of the stuff the ND AD said completely contradict this. Also, I wonder how long it took CAA to decide to use the word "tailor" instead of saying he lied to the media.

Supposedly Te'o claiming the hoax controversy impacted his play in the BCS game. I would love to hear Nick Saban's comments on this.

So he lied to his dad about meeting her and that he tried to Skype a few times but it didn't work on "her" end. These "facts" are very convenient for his story.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 05:52 AM) 1. Nd tried to publicize a fundraiser in her name after dec 26 This is a story that will blow up next week, as ND was the one who reached out to the fundraiser in question I believe after the title game (if the report is true, which in this story, it's safe to say no one has any idea now).

QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 03:13 AM) So he did an off camera interview with ESPN? Why is this so secret? And what's his major connection to ESPN? An off camera interview late on a Friday with your lawyer present? This story is just so ridiculous.