Come on man- Manti Ta'u had a little something weird going on....
What do you mean? That he is gay?
He had numerous girls at ND, that is why his teammates would roll their eyes when he talked about "loving" the fake gf (which nobody knew was fake).
I think it was BS the way he carried on about it. I think he cared for what he thought was a real person, but not at that level. And in no way, shape or form did ND fans or athletic department have any idea. In fact, if you read the investigation (because ND contacted the police when the catfish group called Manti's room at the hotel at the title game claiming they were alive & in danger), the police found no proof that anyone knew it was a hoax until that night.
So I, like most ND fans in the know, feel Manti got a overboard with describing this person as his "gf" & loving her. That was a bunch of crap. Was there a grand conspiracy theory among ND fans & ND athletics? Lol, no. Is Manti gay? Not according to all the guys who saw the real gf's he had, including the model he is with now.
Does he have to live with the embarressment? Yep. But millions of dollars, fame, the NFL & a smoking hot real gf will probably get him by.
And his grandmother did actually die.
The only two groups any of this affects is the NFL & future girls. Neither seem to care. So why should I?
But if you want to put on the tin foil hat go for it.
P.S. The only reason the gay thing even was mentioned was because the catfish gf was actually a guy, so a few LGBT groups & other TMZ style news groups reported he was gay, with no proof. Just click bait. Even the catfish group says Manti was straight.