not sure how many people are aware of this, but they had a highschool teammate of his on the local sports radio here this morning (1067 the fan in DC).
he said that in highschool that his home was about an hour from the private school they went to, and that all 4 years he always "had a girlfriend back home" but no one ever met her.
he also said that his dad was VERY into his life, and that after football practice was over, that he would see the guys dad setting cones up because he made manti do MORE training after practice. he said that his dad basically knew EVERYTHING going on in his life and there really wasn't anything that was hidden from him.
this guys personal opinion is that if this is all a hoax and manti is in on it, then the father also had to be in on it.
he also did mention that he doesn't believe that the dude is gay. but that really is the only plausible reason for this as of right now. at least it is the one that could make the most sense.