Comments on: All NFL eyes will be on Te’o this week

By: harvupdyke

harvupdyke — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:47:46 +0000

Listed at 255, now weighing in at 240…plus the 4.8 40 time, The Hawaiian Rudy is now smaller & slower than most experts thought.

What can we pin this on? Did he have an imaginary appetite to go along with his imaginary girlfriend? Everyone know he’s an imaginary run stopper…here comes the slide!

Hot ass Alabama girlfriends go to Auburn.

Roll Dam Tide

By: larrydavid7000

larrydavid7000 — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:58:22 +0000

NOT.!!!!!!!! ROLL TIDE.!!!!!!!!

By: letafan4ever

letafan4ever — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:48:18 +0000

Unusual but conceivable. The story is so long and detailed would be hard to explain. It came up and he says he questioned ” her ” regarding the Skype with no satisfactory explanation.
The relationship was pretty casual through Facebook, phone, on line and really not serious until he got a call in May that “she” had been in an accident. in the hospital, coma etc and only responded to his voice.-No Skype there while she was on a Respirator. On and on it goes then Leukemia, Hospitalization- No Skype there. Dies the day after she gets out of the Hospital. So May-Sept Phone calls with family, him, Minister etc. Scripture readings and on and on. He thought he was helping “her”.

Such is the life of”Catfishing” ” She” pops up again on the Phone Dec 6 and he tries to figure it out. Talks to family, School, Coaches Dec 26 . All hell breaks loose mid January.

Anyway, Thanks for your concern!! and support!! He is a good guy who got duped big time.

By: mltdwn

mltdwn — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:27:13 +0000

I’m not a Manti Teo hater and never paid any attention to him until late in the season where I thought the story of his lossed loves ones was tragic and compelling. I might even be happy if my team drafts him. I’m just an old guy who likes sports, but doesn’t use social media. I’m sure this must have been discussed at some point and I missed it, but can someone tell me in this day and age, is it conceivable for someone having a telephone relationship for more than a year not to have used Skype? Did he ever have a response to that? Thanks.

By: acieu

acieu — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:02:21 +0000

Maybe he can get a battery powered pump for his blowup doll as part of his signup bonus.

By: cfballfan1

cfballfan1 — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:19:07 +0000

Can’t wait to see that Wonderlic score!

Related: is it even possible for a prospect to get a negative score? I guess we’ll just have to wait & see.

By: fnc111

fnc111 — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:51:47 +0000

What an idiot King is to compare the two. Te’o is a good human being while Ogletree will be a person serving 10-15 someday. Get a clue Peter!

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:42:01 +0000

Re: previous post (7:39)

Substitute ‘sent’ for ‘send’

sigh

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:39:13 +0000

dmac – It is fitting indeed that YOU be the one to point out my typo. As soon as I send the post I spotted the mistake – too late. Breathlessly I waited, hoping that no one would notice it, but my fears were realized.

Substitute the word ‘is’ for ‘in’

In spotting that you proved yourself to be (brace your bad self)

RIGHT

Can we drop this silly subject?

By: nudeman

nudeman — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:58:18 +0000

And dmac … with that post, this topic is officially out of control

By: idratherbeinsouthbend

idratherbeinsouthbend — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:30:57 +0000

WIth a projected 10-15 O-line and D-line players going in the first round, and the typical handful of overrated skill players, I’m not sure if Te’o gets picked in the first round.

Clearly, i hope that he does, but there aren’t too many mock draft boards that have him in the first round. However, I have seen at least a couple of mock draft boards projecting Eif to go to the Bears.

By: idratherbeinsouthbend

idratherbeinsouthbend — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:27:28 +0000

nude,

excellent use of “…”

Without those three critical dots, it would have appeared as though you were signing your comment as Jesus. Now THAT would have been funny!

By: dmacirish

dmacirish — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:42:39 +0000

i labeled you as arrogant more because of the way that you chose to point out the mistake rather than the fact that you actually did point out a mistake. i think we can all concede that a mistake between offensive and defensive word choice is one that could easily be made either in writing an article or during a conversation and would not retract from the actual point being made or the depth of the article that was written.

maybe if you care to let keith know next time there is a mistake, because of your OCD and “our”-not-settling-for-less-than-perfect-on-a-blog-because-it-somehow-translates-to-settling-for-a-less-than-stellar-season-although-i-think-12-and-1-with-a-loss-in-the-NC-game-was-a-wonderful-season, you can do so with a little more discretion then posting a

WRONG

post script – ironically, 1historian, i believe that you used an incorrect word in your most recent post. would you like to review it and see if there is something you would like to change or would you prefer if someone else did?

disclaimer: there is a good chance i have made a mistake above and look forward to your feedback on it.

By: nudeman

nudeman — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:12:55 +0000

Possibly the worst #1 pick ever by a team that usually drafted well was a qb named Jim Druckenmiller by the 49ers. One of the reasons they liked him was because he showed how strong he was by pulling a car like a mule in college.

Jesus …

By: 1historian

1historian — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:03:17 +0000

I pointed out the rather obvious fact that Keith made a rather silly error and suddenly I am
1) arrogant,
2) a zealot,
3) a douchebag

In my defense – Saying ‘defensive’ when he obviously meant ‘offensive’ in obviously not a spelling error, nor did I accuse him of same. He made what is called a ‘mistake’ and I pointed it out.

chill

By: nudeman

nudeman — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:49:52 +0000

As a fellow Bears fan, sure, T’eo would be nice.

But that’s hardly their #1, 2, or 3 need, even with Urlacher running out of gas. Would much rather see a great OT or another WR if there are decent players left at those positions when they pick. Or a QB because I’ve definitely soured on Cutler.

By: nudeman

nudeman — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:41:05 +0000

In defense of myself on this topic:
1) Yes, admittedly I am somewhat anal when it comes to spelling, punctuation, etc
2) I never comment on a simple typo. We all make those mistakes. But poor use of the English language, run on sentences that have no subject or verb and compromise the point the writer is trying to make, using the word “of” as a verb (I could of screamed) instead of “have” … sorry, that sh** is 4th grade quality.
3) I recently commented on Keith mangling a word. Let me issue the standard disclaimer that “I think Keith is great, does a great job, etc”. However, I do believe that Keith, who is paid to write for a living, should be held to a higher standard than one of us clowns pounding out something from a phone or between work related phone calls.
4) For every time I comment on an English related thing here, there are 100 things I say nothing about.
5) Don’t like it? Sue me. Frankly, I’m not sure I like it myself.

By: idratherbeinsouthbend

idratherbeinsouthbend — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:20:26 +0000

I get it…i understand your thought process with the whole “spell check czar” idea…and i’ve been on both sides of it. I’ve been the guy correcting the errors and the guy that is annoyed by somebody correcting the errors.

But having said that, why would anyone WANT the bar to be lowered? When I check my daughter’s math homework I don’t say “You got most of them right. Good enough.” OR maybe a better comparison….when we watch the Irish get beaten handily in the NC game, did we collectively say “12-1 is good enough.”

There’s no reason to lower the expectations of an article written correctly. Somebody pays Keith to write this stuff. And while the motivation is clicks and page views rather than a Pulitzer, “any job worth doing is worth doing right”

I sincerely doubt that Keith is offended by the noted mistakes and many times Keith corrects those mistakes.

And finally..why did you lump nudey into that comment?

By: idratherbeinsouthbend

idratherbeinsouthbend — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:07:38 +0000

If i remember correctly, the monkey’s mom wasn’t too happy. I heard that she went ape shit. …but what you failed to mention in your random fact is that, despite the conviction, he was still drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2007 NBA Mascot Draft.

By: 4horsemenrideagain

4horsemenrideagain — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:08:40 +0000

Well said. I don’t care if this is a Notre Dame blog, a Harvard blog or a Michigan State blog, the grammar/spellcheck zealots should just give it a rest and focus on the football element of the site. I’m not sure why it’s necessary to point out when improper conjugation, punctuation, and the like, as if these honest mistakes somehow detract from the information being conveyed.

As for Te’o, he will have a long and lucrative career, winning some franchise a boatload of games, a few super bowls, while never, ever embarrassing himself, his teammates or his team the way that has become customary of NFL players. By the end of his career, the catfishing business will be little more than an afterthought.

By: dmacirish

dmacirish — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:57:01 +0000

this is where you and nudeman become douchebags. every once in a while you have a good comment that is either funny or has a good point to it – but then you become the spell check czar and editor in chief of the posted articles. if you would like a job helping keith proofread his articles why dont you ask him in private instead of being the arrogant person you are being?

By: danirish

danirish — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:42:18 +0000

I hope he drops far enough in the draft that the Bears pick him up. God I’d love to see him in Chicago!

Go Irish! And Da Bears!

By: oleolehey

oleolehey — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:42:17 +0000

Remember Brian Urlacher was a safety coming out of college! The kid has heart and has learned how to handle distractions.

By: yaketyyacc

yaketyyacc — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:21:11 +0000

the NFL has shown that it is as naive on Draft Day as T’eo was on girlfriend day. Big big hype. and the ensuing results have left us laughing at the NFL and Its team organizations. So as far as being drafted by the NFL, it is not important to be drafted first as to be drafted at last. and then to have the ego driven owners extend their poor choices by extending contracts ad nauseum, i.e. Mark Sanchez of he New York Jets.
T’eo is for real, will make a good linebacker, and be a credit to his team as he was to Notre Dame.
good luck to all the young men competing to play the game they love, and whom we love to warch.

By: ndnapa

ndnapa — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:12:09 +0000

I loved watching Teo for 4 years and will miss his immense talent. I think he’ll go in the 15-20 range, and I definitely could see the Giants or Bears drafting him. At worst, there’s no way Ozzie Newsome passes him up at #32.

By: papadec

papadec — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:16:56 +0000

Filtered, non-filtered, or did he roll his own?

By: 1historian

1historian — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:33:29 +0000

“After struggling with Alabama’s massive defensive front”

WRONG

Teo plays defense, so it would follow that he struggled (which he did) against Alabama’s massive OFFENSIVE front.

By: irishpuma

irishpuma — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:30:59 +0000

Haters gonna hate. Who cares when he goes? He was great for ND and he is going to be great for whatever team gets him. It will be in the first round and he will get first round money and have all the opportunities afforded to him to have a great career. Some boards had him going 5-10 pre incident now maybe he goes 15-25 which is possibly where he may have went anyway. It is all just smoke and mirrors. I believe he will be a first rounder and that is what everyone who suits up for a college game would dream of being. Good luck and stay healthy Manti and as always Go Irish.

By: 1notredamefan

1notredamefan — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:36:36 +0000

randomness #51. A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.

By: papadec

papadec — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:37:53 +0000

Where are stealth & sinister when you really need trolls? I forgot which one is in the USMC – but if he has deployed, I wish him a safe return.