<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: SI&#8217;s Pete Thamel Released the Transcript of His Interview with Manti Te&#8217;o About His Dead Fake Girlfriend</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:38 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Ty_Webb</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-3/#comment-1875779</link> <dc:creator>Ty_Webb</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:29:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875779</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Lakers are going to have to change out the rims at halftime, LeBron destroying them.&lt;/em&gt;Halftime Score:Heat   44 Lakers 45]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Lakers are going to have to change out the rims at halftime, LeBron destroying them.</em></p><p>Halftime Score:</p><p>Heat   44<br /> Lakers 45</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Liquor</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-3/#comment-1875774</link> <dc:creator>Liquor</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:13:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875774</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Stewart Mandel couldn’t come out as more of a company man than he has today on Twitter.&lt;/blockquote&gt; I really like the guy but he has been an embarrassing sympathetic shill.Lakers are going to have to change out the rims at halftime, LeBron destroying them.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Stewart Mandel couldn’t come out as more of a company man than he has today on Twitter.</p></blockquote><p>I really like the guy but he has been an embarrassing sympathetic shill.</p><p>Lakers are going to have to change out the rims at halftime, LeBron destroying them.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-3/#comment-1875773</link> <dc:creator>Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875773</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I love Thamel covering his ass here by being forthcoming and having Mandel, et al cover for him by pointing to the fact Te’o was sputtering, etc. Sorry, print guys, but we don’t hold you to the same standards as a high school journalist. The reason people are calling you ridiculous is because these are mistakes professionals aren’t supposed to make, and therefore your skill as a professional is in doubt.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Stewart Mandel couldn&#039;t come out as more of a company man than he has today on Twitter.  Truly pathetic stuff out of SI.  Their investigation of the Honey Badger made me cringe and now them with egg on their face gives me pure joy.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I love Thamel covering his ass here by being forthcoming and having Mandel, et al cover for him by pointing to the fact Te’o was sputtering, etc. Sorry, print guys, but we don’t hold you to the same standards as a high school journalist. The reason people are calling you ridiculous is because these are mistakes professionals aren’t supposed to make, and therefore your skill as a professional is in doubt.</p></blockquote><p>Stewart Mandel couldn&#8217;t come out as more of a company man than he has today on Twitter.  Truly pathetic stuff out of SI.  Their investigation of the Honey Badger made me cringe and now them with egg on their face gives me pure joy.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Monster is Meth</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-3/#comment-1875769</link> <dc:creator>Monster is Meth</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:06:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875769</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Ge’othat will eventually come out.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Te&#039;o story. The gift that keeps on giving.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Ge’o</p><p>that will eventually come out.</p></blockquote><p>Te&#8217;o story. The gift that keeps on giving.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: roger from oz</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875767</link> <dc:creator>roger from oz</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:50:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875767</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ge&#039;othat will eventually come out.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ge&#8217;o</p><p>that will eventually come out.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: scripty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875766</link> <dc:creator>scripty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:37:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875766</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lotta lawyers gonna get rich with Lance trying to keep people&#039;s hands of his fraudy money.  Rosenberg&#039;s piece on him was simple enough.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lotta lawyers gonna get rich with Lance trying to keep people&#8217;s hands of his fraudy money.  Rosenberg&#8217;s piece on him was simple enough.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason McIntyre</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875765</link> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:20:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875765</guid> <description><![CDATA[so glad nobody is watching Lance. I&#039;m watching Nashville from last night. Great show.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so glad nobody is watching Lance.<br /> I&#8217;m watching Nashville from last night. Great show.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: otis sistrunk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875764</link> <dc:creator>otis sistrunk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:02:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875764</guid> <description><![CDATA[Heat...illini (gag)....ducks...zags...ucla ats tonight]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heat&#8230;illini (gag)&#8230;.ducks&#8230;zags&#8230;ucla ats tonight</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Pimpbot5000</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875763</link> <dc:creator>Pimpbot5000</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:58:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875763</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve got a 3 team parlay with the Heat +2.5, Bucks -1.5, and Clips -4.5.  6:1 payout.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve got a 3 team parlay with the Heat +2.5, Bucks -1.5, and Clips -4.5.  6:1 payout.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: knitty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875761</link> <dc:creator>knitty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:32:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875761</guid> <description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M blows, apologies for posting about them earlier this am.  Not betting against Fla again this year.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Texas A&amp;M blows, apologies for posting about them earlier this am.  Not betting against Fla again this year.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: scripty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875760</link> <dc:creator>scripty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:32:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875760</guid> <description><![CDATA[It went very poorly for Buck in Kill Bill Vol. I.  Sweet ride though.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It went very poorly for Buck in Kill Bill Vol. I.  Sweet ride though.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Monster is Meth</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875758</link> <dc:creator>Monster is Meth</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:20:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875758</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;naked in a coma&lt;/em&gt;Quiet and compliant. Awwwww yeeeaaauh!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>naked in a coma</em></p><p>Quiet and compliant. Awwwww yeeeaaauh!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: knitty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875756</link> <dc:creator>knitty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:14:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875756</guid> <description><![CDATA[Again, cracking up at this thread.  Probably been mentioned but how the fuck doesnt he have a picture with this chick in this day and age?  No pics of her with him in Hawaii, or naked in a coma?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Again, cracking up at this thread.  Probably been mentioned but how the fuck doesnt he have a picture with this chick in this day and age?  No pics of her with him in Hawaii, or naked in a coma?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PurdueMatt</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875753</link> <dc:creator>PurdueMatt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:54:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875753</guid> <description><![CDATA[He&#039;s saying he called her at the hospital -- what, did they have a bunch of nurses on standby at a nearby hospital ready to patch anyone asking for &quot;Lennay Kekua&quot; through to an outside line, where a person determined to hoax Te&#039;o stood ready to breathe quickly with a bunch of other fake actors (brother, nurse, etc.) in the background? And also, now there&#039;s a fake brother that he was in contact with, in addition to the fake sister?There isn&#039;t enough benefit of the doubt in the world to justify thinking this guy wasn&#039;t in on it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#8217;s saying he called her at the hospital &#8212; what, did they have a bunch of nurses on standby at a nearby hospital ready to patch anyone asking for &#8220;Lennay Kekua&#8221; through to an outside line, where a person determined to hoax Te&#8217;o stood ready to breathe quickly with a bunch of other fake actors (brother, nurse, etc.) in the background? And also, now there&#8217;s a fake brother that he was in contact with, in addition to the fake sister?</p><p>There isn&#8217;t enough benefit of the doubt in the world to justify thinking this guy wasn&#8217;t in on it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Monster is Meth</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875751</link> <dc:creator>Monster is Meth</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:31:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875751</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;He needs to give back that Maxwell Award.&lt;/em&gt;Te&#039;o said if you want that award back, you&#039;re going to have to find it. Since he hid it in his fake closet, you might as well just call it a loss.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>He needs to give back that Maxwell Award.</em></p><p>Te&#8217;o said if you want that award back, you&#8217;re going to have to find it. Since he hid it in his fake closet, you might as well just call it a loss.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875748</link> <dc:creator>Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:25:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875748</guid> <description><![CDATA[He needs to give back that Maxwell Award.  None of those would have been won without this sad sack story.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He needs to give back that Maxwell Award.  None of those would have been won without this sad sack story.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Monster is Meth</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875747</link> <dc:creator>Monster is Meth</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:21:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875747</guid> <description><![CDATA[Manti Te&#039;blow/Forgot that L]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Manti Te&#8217;blow</p><p>/Forgot that L</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875745</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:15:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875745</guid> <description><![CDATA[Manti Te&#039;bow]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Manti Te&#8217;bow</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875743</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:12:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875743</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Sounds like Te’o loves him some Te’o too much to do that&lt;/blockquote&gt;He&#039;s actually got a fake boyfriend named Manti Te&#039;o now.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Sounds like Te’o loves him some Te’o too much to do that</p></blockquote><p>He&#8217;s actually got a fake boyfriend named Manti Te&#8217;o now.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ty_Webb</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/17/sis-pete-thamel-released-the-transcript-of-his-interview-with-manti-teo-about-his-dead-fake-girlfriend/comment-page-2/#comment-1875742</link> <dc:creator>Ty_Webb</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:12:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238617#comment-1875742</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sounds like Te&#039;o loves him some Te&#039;o too much to do that]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds like Te&#8217;o loves him some Te&#8217;o too much to do that</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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