2013 NFL Draft Prospects

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I suggested option c earlier in this thread as well. Even if he's not gay, his best move from a PR standpoint would be to say he is. Suddenly he'd go from being a liar to being a victim and a hero.

If he is not gay he should not cover up a lie with another lie. If he says he is gay and gets caught with a woman at any point in his career... I can only imagine what people would say, especially folks from the gay community.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by donofriose

If he is not gay he should not cover up a lie with another lie. If he says he is gay and gets caught with a woman at any point in his career... I can only imagine what people would say, especially folks from the gay community.

Covering up a lie with an even bigger one, yeah not the best course of action.

[Coff]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Covering up a lie with an even bigger one, yeah not the best course of action.

Yeah, but that's how so many people get caught.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by donofriose

If he is not gay he should not cover up a lie with another lie. If he says he is gay and gets caught with a woman at any point in his career... I can only imagine what people would say, especially folks from the gay community.

Claiming to be gay while not would be the worst career move he could make.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Claiming to be gay while not would be the worst career move he could make.

Especially for a devout Mormon!

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Or Reagan Mauia's gay too

True

[SmootSmack]

The whole story is beyond comprehension right now

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I was actually replying to punch, who formed an opinion and went on a mini-rant when he obviously hadn't read the story to even understand the situation.

I'm just excited to have something to talk about other than a certain injury to our quarterback

Well i saw the story on espn, which doesnt exactly line up with the article. So, you really have no idea what is true and what is not do you BHA? None of us do rite now. Im glad you think u understand the situation though. You are the only one in the free world who understands it rite now. Lol. Excuse my "rant".
Edit: one thing is for sure rite now : either he was in on it or he wasnt. Our opinions seem to differ. To call my opinion an uneducated rant because i didnt read an article that you read is - well - just wrong.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by punch it in

Well i saw the story on espn, which doesnt exactly line up with the article. So, you really have no idea what is true and what is not do you BHA? None of us do rite now. Im glad you think u understand the situation though. You are the only one in the free world who understands it rite now. Lol. Excuse my "rant".
Edit: one thing is for sure rite now : either he was in on it or he wasnt. Our opinions seem to differ. To call my opinion an uneducated rant because i didnt read an article that you read is - well - just wrong.

It's well documented that he claimed to have met her in person. Now, it's possible he never did and just lied about it so he didn't sound like a loser. There is back tracking being done now, but he obviously lied about some details.

[punch it in]

Edit

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Last bit of Manti Te'o I want to bring up:

A) Where will he be drafted if this is a hoax which he made up?

B) Regardless of the answer to question A, would you draft Manti if he fell to us in the 2nd?

C) I think this commentor on profootballtalk.com's comment section said it best:

"fox6117 says:
Jan 16, 2013 6:58 PM
He has an easy out here folks: he’s going to claim to be gay and he made this girlfriend up to avoid being blackballed by the Heisman voters and NFL teams… that are clearly anti-gay.

He’ll become the ultimate victim having to make up something so outrageous because college and professional sports don’t accept gay players. He’ll get the support of the gay community and will be the first ever openly gay NFL player."

Its really the only thing that makes any sense. Lol.
A) dont think it will affect his draft status. Its not a criminal act in anyway to the best of my knowledge.
B) I think he is overrated just like Notre Dame was.

[Chico23231]

Somewhere there is a motive to do this, there is a reason. Hopefully this doesnt end tragically.

[Chico23231]

Manti could be doing half the chicks on campus easily. He choses to share his feelings over the phone with a girl he has never met? hmmmmmm

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Manti could be doing half the chicks on campus easily. He choses to share his feelings over the phone with a girl he has never met? hmmmmmm

Well, ND women aren't exactly the hottest women in the country(The Downfall of Notre Dame Explained with Pictures « ), but yes good point.

[MTK]

I just hope he truly is a victim in all this and there's not more that we don't know yet.