Part Manti Te'o's inspirational story turned out to be the result of an elaborate hoax.
The manti were filled with piping hot steam (and steam can be hotter than boiling water).
Anyone could have been Manti (absent, of course, playing in the BCS Championship game).
The players on my TV were suddenly harder to see than Manti Te'o's girlfriend.
Manti Te'o previously told reporters he and his girlfriend would spend hours speaking on the phone.
But the bizarre story of Manti Te'o shows that human beings are always ready to believe.
For me, the story of Manti Te'o pushed from the surreal to the absurd last Saturday.
Ahhh, but there was more to the Manti Te'o story, as we watched that story unfold.
"At the end of the day, this is Manti's story to tell, " Mr. Swarbrick said.
Whether the Chargers, who just drafted Manti Te'o, would want any added attention remains to be seen.
"Manti was very unnerved by that, as you may imagine, " Mr. Swarbrick said.
Within days, the hoax about Manti Te'o's girlfriend broke, and Emmert was briefing two NCAA committees on the Miami case.
As for product endorsements, Manti was not likely to be a big earner under any circumstances because of the position he plays.
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As for drizzling vinegar on the manti instead of the traditional yogurt sauce, I have a feeling it's my family's own invention.
His fellow All-American, Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, was still on the board.
Perhaps the San Diego Chargers would take a chance on him, adding to the circus-like atmosphere they'll likely endure after drafting Manti Te'o.
The most interesting name available in the draft is Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, who led the Fighting Irish to the national championship game.
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If the reports are true that it was Manti himself that told the coaches it was a hoax, then several other questions arise.
As a kid who associated manti with summers spent at the dacha, I always thought they were as commonplace in Russia as borscht.
These days, I prefer to shape my manti into half moons it's not the most traditional shape, but I prefer the look of them.
The notion that today's sports journalism can be anything other than aggressive and tough-minded is now as fictional as Manti Te'o's imaginary girlfriend.
The hoax lasted longer than Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's girlfriend.
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"Their stares got pleasantly tangled, then Manti Te'o extended his hand to the stranger with a warm smile and soulful eyes, " the paper gushed.
What he did was alien and other, incomprehensible even why, why Manti?
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Swarbrick could have tried to brush aside any worries by just saying, yes, the whole thing is strange, we hope Manti comes of out of this okay.
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Every once in a while, she would travel to Hawaii, and that happened to be the time Manti was home, so he would meet with her there.
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