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You know that Manti Te'o has been in the media too much when people are pronouncing Tuiasosopo without any problem.

Speaking of Manti, people are talking about how his draft stock is dropping so much. A defensive Heisman candidate not going in the first round? Really?
I agree.
I think we can learn a lot from the whole girlfriend hoax, and not so much about Te'o's judgment but about his passion.
I served in a poly ward for three months on the mission, and I witnessed firsthand how the chapel walls shook when they sang their hymns at church. They are an exceptionally emotional people. Sure, Te'o is a different kind of poly, but because of the association, I started wondering when the whole hoax blew up on the media...

Would Manti have done so well without the emotional motivation?

A tragic girlfriend may have just lit the fire under Te'o that propelled him to his incredible season. Take that away with a dash of embarrassment and you get a less than par performance against Alabama--and subsequently at the NFL combine.

Te'o must have felt like a super-hero during the regular season--not so much to Notre Dame or even the college football world--but to his faux girlfriend on her deathbed. Who's he gonna be a hero for now? Where will he find similar motivation?

Never underestimate the power of emotions on the football field... right 49ers, Patriots, Broncos, or any opponent who played the Ravens in the post-season?

You know who doesn't play with much emotion? White people. Not to be racist or anything, but if there is one position that you think needs an emotionless demeanor what do you think it is? Quarterback? Where mistakes can be so costly and glaringly YOUR FAULT, one has to be able put their emotions away after a mistake and continue to perform. Thus quarterback remains the one position (besides kicker) that is still mostly white.