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FreeJoe

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9. That's the part that confuses me
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:47 PM
Jan 2013

The evidence seems pretty substantial that he was in on the scam. On the other hand, the school investigated and claims to support his version of events. If we assume that he is in on the scam, is the school that gullible or did they decide that it was better to circle the wagons? Are they really that stupid?

I always thought something was odd about him. He's supposed to be this really devout Mormon kid. He pick ND because he prayed about it and that's what God told him to do. Really? God tells Mormon's to go to Catholic schools? That just seems weird on so many levels.

Oh well, I'm certainly glad he lost out on the Heisman. That would have been even more embarrassing than pretending that ND should have played for the National Championship.

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This is a big egg on Notre Fuckin' Dame's face MrScorpio Jan 2013 #1
the spin so far is the T'eo was the victim of the hoax. KG Jan 2013 #2
Him, the school, the ND loving media MrScorpio Jan 2013 #3
That's the part that confuses me FreeJoe Jan 2013 #9
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #8
This is breaking all over...was just a huge breaking news story on ESPN mtnester Jan 2013 #4
Get a life Joey Liberal Jan 2013 #5
? EastTennesseeDem Jan 2013 #10
Lying for the Lord. I hear it's a trend. LiberalAndProud Jan 2013 #6
Makes it hard to believe anything a Mormon says siligut Jan 2013 #11
The Southbend Tribune has scrubbed the article. LiberalAndProud Jan 2013 #12
Article scrubbed, just more covering-up siligut Jan 2013 #13
Kinda like his 'girlfriend'. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #30
Te'o's Statement Joey Liberal Jan 2013 #7
And you believe any of the shit that comes out of Notre Lame? dbackjon Jan 2013 #16
So Te'o, how was her funeral? I presume you showed up! RedCloud Jan 2013 #14
My reading: It's hard to come out in a Mormon family Taverner Jan 2013 #15
That's one possible explanation pokerfan Jan 2013 #18
Catfish? Taverner Jan 2013 #19
Catfish Xyzse Jan 2013 #21
Add to that - being Samoan BellaLuna Jan 2013 #29
Was he supposed to throw the BYU game and didn't? siligut Jan 2013 #31
heh. getting the same kind of grief on FB I did here for posting this. KG Jan 2013 #17
Mormons are taught to defend their own and are in-your-face aggressive about it. siligut Jan 2013 #32
it's the ND subway alumni KG Jan 2013 #33
I don't know anything about him siligut Jan 2013 #34
I don't know enough about this... Xyzse Jan 2013 #20
if you read the aticle, it explains what happened. Te'o wasn't duped, he was in on it. KG Jan 2013 #22
Great, now we have possible fraud. pokerfan Jan 2013 #24
Reading it now. Xyzse Jan 2013 #26
It says this man thinks Te'o was in on it dr.strangelove Jan 2013 #35
I agree, an online romance can be almost as intense as F2F pokerfan Jan 2013 #23
You're probably right. Xyzse Jan 2013 #27
I wonder if he can keep his bullshit lies up as long as Lance Armstrong did his? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #25
The idea that someone would do this to get Heisman votes is laughable dr.strangelove Jan 2013 #28
Meanwhile, the REAL dead girl associated with the Notre Dame football team ... Myrina Jan 2013 #36
++++ KG Jan 2013 #37
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