Manti Te'o-Lunch Time Thoughts

Ok, I'm eating my lunch, and for the reason that I'm just not willing to be patient for all facts to come out about the Manti Te'o saga, a lot of this is going to be based on what we know now, and of course some biased assumptions. This is a time in sports that is too good to pass up on, because tomorrow something new will happen, and this won't be as shocking anymore. Keep in mind too that I have been a life-long Notre Dame fan (because of my Grandpa). Also, as pathetic as it sounds I got goosebumps whenever I heard Manti speak this year, and I especially got chills when they showed him immediately before he ran on the field at the National Championship game. This story is so unbelievable that fans like me who would normally back our team and players, simply cannot.

Seriously, how do Manti AND Notre Dame expect us to believe this story? The only character I can think who would actually try to achieve something like this is George Costanza from"Seinfeld." Still, I don't know if Vandelay Industries compares to this.

Does anyone actually believe Manti wasn't apart of this hoax? If you still firmly believe him, and his story, think about this: 

-It's 2013. Things such as FaceTime and Skype have been around for a few years now. If you have a serious girlfriend who was just in a serious accident, and is dying of cancer, I would think at the very least you would use these tools to comfort her when you aren't present. But that brings me to my next point:

-It's 2013. Airplanes have been around for over 100 years by now.  People take airplanes everyday to visit places and people that aren't close to them. I would think at the very least you would want to meet your girlfriend, or maybe go and visit her after a serious car accident or while she suffers from a serious illness. If Manti can go home and visit Hawaii at anytime, why can't he go and visit/meet his girlfriend he was going to marry soon? Why wouldn't he?

-Even after Manti "received a call" from his dead girlfriend in early December, he still continued to talk about how much he missed his girlfriend and grandma. Wouldn't that call make you think that your lady was either actually alive (Surprise!), or that you were being misled in some way? Why would you continue to talk about her like she is gone?

-If you have seen Manti on camera, you know he is a well-spoken individual. On top of attending Notre Dame, a school that prides itself on high academic standards, it is actually impossible someone so smart could be tricked for so long. Maybe 1 week, or 2. But, not over a year. 

-There was a lot to gain for Manti to create this story. Based on talent/skills alone, NFL draft experts put Manti in a mid-late first round pick. Because of the intangibles that Manti was believed to have had (coping with both deaths and in the same week he got 2 INT's against Michigan), he had been put in a top 10, potential top 5 pick in the NFL draft. Top 5 pick vs. late first round can be the difference of millions of dollars. 

I cannot wait to hear Manti address the media today...