Manti Te'o

Honestly I am not sure what to think about the Manti Te'o situation.  I do not know why anyone would want to make up an online girlfriend.  I especially would not do this if I knew it would blow up in the news.  However, if his friend played this joke on him or if he was truly set up I feel really sorry for him.  It was said that his grandmother and girlfriend died on the same day.  To me that is ironic and hard to believe, so i see why this may have been a hint.  If he really thought he was in a relationship and found this out on the same thing that is just a cruel joke.  I feel if you are going to be in an online relationship you should do some research to make sure the person is who they say they are.  It would be very easy to lie to someone you do not have to meet.  I feel this is a terrible thing to do, but unfortunately this kind of thing happens quite often.  Another similiar event occured for Texas when a player faked his identity to continue playing college football.  I do not believe it is right to fake your identity to keep living in your glory days.  There is really no need for faking your identity at all.  He was to old to be playing football with  college students.  I think he should have moved on with his life instead of stealing someone's identity.  He should have known he would caught when he was in the spotlight.