[UPDATE: ESPN has passed along this firm denial of know about the story on Jan. 6th. "Your story is wrong. This unnamed source who is feeding you false information is completely uninformed and has unfortunately misled you, resulting in an untrue story for your readers. As we've said from the start, our news staff began exploring this story on January 10, three days AFTER the BCS Championship."]

Best update ever. You lost the benefit of the doubt long ago, ESPN.

[UPDATE: ESPN has passed along this firm denial of know about the story on Jan. 6th. "Your story is wrong. This unnamed source who is feeding you false information is completely uninformed and has unfortunately misled you, resulting in an untrue story for your readers. As we've said from the start, our news staff began exploring this story on January 10, three days AFTER the BCS Championship."]

ummm…that’s quite the update.

/starting to believe he’s in on it
/screw it, i’m going to the beach

So wait…if Te’o was really duped. And he really was talking to this “girl” every night….that means there was somebody on the other end perpetuating the lie…for like months? Every night? With every text? No. Freaking. Way.

Months? More like 3 years right?

In the full Thamel interview he said they knew each other for like 4 years but only ‘dated’ for a year or so.

I completely agree. Not once has money ever been discussed once as part of a scam nor did Swarbrick mention it all. There really is no motive to do this for hours everyday to somebody unless you’re getting paid.

Or if none of it (at least the nightly phone calls) ever happened…although I think that was implied in your post.

And considering that as of yet we haven’t heard of the person trying to extract money out of him I’m not seeing the motive on the scammer’s end…this more than anything has me thinking he had to be a part of it if not the mastermind

I completely agree. Not once has money ever been discussed once as part of a scam nor did Swarbrick mention it all. There really is no motive to do this for hours everyday to somebody unless you’re getting paid.

/ He’s 49 and never been married, ya know

/heading down that path
//drinks

/ He’s 49 and never been married, ya know

So wait…if Te’o was really duped. And he really was talking to this “girl” every night….that means there was somebody on the other end perpetuating the lie…for like months? Every night? With every text? No. Freaking. Way.

Months? More like 3 years right?

So wait…if Te’o was really duped. And he really was talking to this “girl” every night….that means there was somebody on the other end perpetuating the lie…for like months? Every night? With every text? No. Freaking. Way.

I can understand if he was 8 or 9 years old thinking it was a girl on the other end though it was a boy sounding like a girl, and then him getting humiliated at school the next day.

/hates self
//but at age 21? You have to be a moron

So wait…if Te’o was really duped. And he really was talking to this “girl” every night….that means there was somebody on the other end perpetuating the lie…for like months? Every night? With every text? No. Freaking. Way.

And considering that as of yet we haven’t heard of the person trying to extract money out of him I’m not seeing the motive on the scammer’s end…this more than anything has me thinking he had to be a part of it if not the mastermind

Speaking of frauds …

I was always suspicious of how a foot of bread led to Jared’s weight loss. This explains it.

Speaking of frauds …

Saw that, fuck them.

/Team D’Angelos

Speaking of frauds …

i’d rather fast than eat subway

//joke doesnt work otherwise

Says it as Paterno in a pregame speech, cuts to a sheepish Sandusky