re: Oher blindsided, gaslit by Tuohy family; wishes he had gone to Tennessee

I agree.

The story works because "you love who you love" regardless of race or athleticism.
Maternal instincts and "family" could make the story real.

But the Tuohy's didn't love Oher. They lied to him and continued to lie to him for years. You don't do that to someone you love.

Their name is being dragged through the mud because karma is a bitch mother even more bad arse than Leigh Anne Tuohy.