It amazes me people are fascinated with Manti Te'o

[DainBramaged]

and the guys that pulled the shit on him.


Amazing.

[NYC_SKP]

1. It was one of the main stories this morning on "CBS Morning" show...

And I was like

[DainBramaged]

3. Are people that hungry for distraction???

[randome]

2. It's quite a train wreck.

I knew it was going bad when his coach got on TV and tearfully testified as to Manti's naive character. Without even waiting to see what the facts were.

The Katie Couric interview will make things even more outrageously train-wreckish.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. It's refreshing to have a sports scandal the entire family can enjoy!

Finally a sports scandal without child rapes or murdered puppies or the injection of drugs involved. You have to admit that in terms of sports culture this is a breath of fresh air.

[dweller]

5. just b/c the M$M covers a story

is no direct correlation w/general public's fascination, imo.

it is what they want us to be focusing on, rather than what the real news is.

dp

[datasuspect]

6. precisely

they think the average Uhhhhmerican teevee viewer has the intellect of a bedbug.

they "program" shows accordingly.

and it works!

go figure.

[Ilsa]

7. And his participation in perpetuating the lie.

Yeah, the Heisman is supposed to go to the best player. But this ridiculous story got him propelled into the limelight. And he continued to lie about her existence well after his was supposedly told of the hoax.

I think this "love of my life girlfriend that I never met" crap was self-serving.

Yeah, it's a good distraction.

[Initech]

8. Yesterday ESPN had this nauseatingly detailed report about the whole thing.

It covered every minute detail of this train wreck and it was to the point where I kept thinking they were gonna say "we seriously don't have any other news to report today."

[bemildred]

9. Never heard of her. nt

[SoapBox]

10. ...another meathead loser.

Next!

[GoneOffShore]

11. I know nothing about this at all. It's even further off my radar

than Honey Boo Boo.

Hey, maybe that's a new reality show - Manti Te'o and Honey Boo Boo!

Then I can be doubly clueless.

I probably know more about Justin Bieber than I know about Boo Boo and Manti Te'o - whoever and whatever he is.

[pinboy3niner]

12. I didn't understand all the fuss, but got a kick out of what someone posted...

...as a theme song for the story:

And I learned of a local connection. The guy behind the hoax is a former QB from a local HS where I live:

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_22394454/fake-manti-teo-girlfriend-was-created-by-ex?source=most_viewed

Still, I had more interest in the story about a meat thermometer attack at my local movie theater.

[Iggo]

13. Shiny object.