TimHauck 3,052 Posted August 24, 2022 Interesting stuff. But the one thing that stood out to me was how he picked ND. He said he went to the athletic office and some dude said “I always thought you’d go to Notre Dame” and he thought that was a sign from God? Wtf? Guess that was evidence how gullible he was… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 2,425 Posted August 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, TimHauck said: Interesting stuff. But the one thing that stood out to me was how he picked ND. He said he went to the athletic office and some dude said “I always thought you’d go to Notre Dame” and he thought that was a sign from God? Wtf? Guess that was evidence how gullible he was… Dude was extremely gullible and all because of his faith. I think religion and faith can be important but, boy, can it be really stupid as well. How bad did you want to smack the person who catfished him? What a terrible, sick person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,430 Posted August 24, 2022 Still a lgtbqxIps?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,711 Posted August 24, 2022 My local sports talk radio talked about this when it happened. The guy is a pathetic loon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad GLuckman 519 Posted August 24, 2022 48 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said: How bad did you want to smack the person who catfished him? What a terrible, sick person. Just an awful human being. The things he was doing seemed intentional to just mess with Teo. I think the documentary let him off too easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 1,151 Posted August 24, 2022 Watched this last night. I didn't know he was Mormon. I also saw Under the Banner of Heaven recently, which is a murder mystery set around Mormonism. All religions are this to me, gullible, but Manti looking for ways to follow Heavenly Father adds up. For the documentary, they fell way short in a number of areas, ie with the O'meara girl, it just seemed like there was more there and they didn't touch it. Couldn't they find an actual girlfriend of some kind from ND? It was interesting how the press covered the "possible" gay angle, it was just 2013. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter McGavin 618 Posted August 24, 2022 28 minutes ago, Brad GLuckman said: Just an awful human being. The things he was doing seemed intentional to just mess with Teo. I think the documentary let him off too easy. Yeah there were a couple of times I was like wtf, someone needs to call that dude out on what he just said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimHauck 3,052 Posted August 24, 2022 41 minutes ago, Brad GLuckman said: Just an awful human being. The things he was doing seemed intentional to just mess with Teo. I think the documentary let him off too easy. I think the doc was trying to show that supposedly they weren’t just messing with Te’O, the profile was his way of expressing their gender identity and they did actually care about (love?) Te’O. Of course faking then un-faking your own death, getting so many others including toddlers apparently involved in the scheme still makes them a POS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,050 Posted August 24, 2022 I'm excited to see others from this series Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avoiding injuries 1,628 Posted August 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, Brad GLuckman said: Just an awful human being. The things he was doing seemed intentional to just mess with Teo. I think the documentary let him off too easy. It’s “Trans”. They are a protected species. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,783 Posted August 24, 2022 Some people have faith, that dude was brainwashed. Easy pickings for anyone who wanted take advantage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimHauck 3,052 Posted August 24, 2022 10 hours ago, edjr said: My local sports talk radio talked about this when it happened. Yours and every other one in the country… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,847 Posted August 25, 2022 One of my main takeaways was affirmation that blind faith is a terrible thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,995 Posted August 25, 2022 What happened to the days when coeds threw real live poosay at star football players? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad GLuckman 519 Posted August 25, 2022 22 hours ago, TimHauck said: I think the doc was trying to show that supposedly they weren’t just messing with Te’O, the profile was his way of expressing their gender identity and they did actually care about (love?) Te’O. Of course faking then un-faking your own death, getting so many others including toddlers apparently involved in the scheme still makes them a POS. You missed one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimHauck 3,052 Posted August 25, 2022 25 minutes ago, Brad GLuckman said: You missed one He was still a he at the time, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 2,425 Posted August 25, 2022 9 hours ago, Cruzer said: What happened to the days when coeds threw real live poosay at star football players? I'm sure that happened but I'm guessing he let his religion make all his decisions for him. Dude ruined his life on his faith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,847 Posted August 25, 2022 17 hours ago, Cruzer said: What happened to the days when coeds threw real live poosay at star football players? 7 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said: I'm sure that happened but I'm guessing he let his religion make all his decisions for him. Dude ruined his life on his faith. that's what I was going to post. I have no doubt other Notre Dame players were getting tons of poosay and no doubt Manti had plenty of opportunities. My guess would be his faith keeps him from being that kind of person and once he was in this fake relationship, that was that. The only way a young, star athlete could wind up in a long distance, internet and phone relationship without ever meeting the other person is letting religion control their life. Even the dumbest dude in the world is not going to remain in a relationship when he continually asks to see his girlfriend over breaks and she always has an excuse. Maybe you could rationalize it once or twice before you think, "okay she's cheating on me"... but that's assuming you already met her in the first place At least one other person already mentioned it but we find out all we need to know about Manti at the start of the show, when he chooses Notre Dame because a coach or athletic director or whoever brought it up.... and that was a sign from god Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad GLuckman 519 Posted August 25, 2022 10 hours ago, TimHauck said: He was still a he at the time, right? I'm just giving you a hard time, Tim. You missed one, it's fine. We can laugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craftsman 1,045 Posted August 25, 2022 Spoilers? About something no one cares about? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Vyse- 65 Posted August 26, 2022 I plan on watching it this weekend. Don’t really know anything about what happened with him besides that he got catfished 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patented Phil 1,469 Posted October 7, 2023 I just watched it. Man did that poor guy get railroaded - by everyone. Ruined his life. Yet he ends by saying he forgives Ronaiah. Personally I think that lunatic should burn in hell. We should have realized back then how mentally disturbed trannies are. The whole documentary all Ronaiah thought about and lamented about was the negative impact on Ronaiah’s life. Never apologized or showed remorse for what he did to Manti. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
