Criticism leads Roethlisberger to alter hometown

[BrownIndian]

LATROBE, Pa. (AP)—For Ben Roethlisberger(notes), there really is no place like home.

 

In his Steelers biography, Roethlisberger now lists his birthplace as the fictitious and the incorrectly spelled Corey Rawson, Ohio. There is no such community, although he did attend Cory-Rawson School in Rawson, Ohio, before his junior high days.

 

Roethlisberger apparently made the change because he was displeased with unflattering comments made about him by some residents of hometown Findlay, Ohio, following a March incident in which he was accused of sexual assault. He was not charged, but drew a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

 

Until this season, Roethlisberger identified Findlay as his hometown.

 

 

FROM: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-r...berger-hometown

[calfoxwc]

I hope he doesn't change his name.

 

Findlay is surely happy he did.

 

What a disaster the sleazeball is.

[Squintz]

Hopefully lebum will change his hometown to St. Vincent St. Mary, Ohio instead of Akron!

 

[Fitzhume]

Lived in Findlay for several years and it was sad to see a Browns town go to a Steelers town so fast because of him. Now I live south of Findlay and don't have to put up with the damn Steeler crap anymore. Back in a Browns town

 

[NewEraDawg]

Cory- Rawson will probably change its name , or put BigRapinBen on the sex predator list .

[Riffer X]

This guy is pathetic.

 

I can't imagine being a fan of this guy or this team.

[The Gipper]

LATROBE, Pa. (AP)—For Ben Roethlisberger(notes), there really is no place like home.

 

In his Steelers biography, Roethlisberger now lists his birthplace as the fictitious and the incorrectly spelled Corey Rawson, Ohio. There is no such community, although he did attend Cory-Rawson School in Rawson, Ohio, before his junior high days.

 

Roethlisberger apparently made the change because he was displeased with unflattering comments made about him by some residents of hometown Findlay, Ohio, following a March incident in which he was accused of sexual assault. He was not charged, but drew a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

 

Until this season, Roethlisberger identified Findlay as his hometown.

 

 

FROM: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-r...berger-hometown

 

 

This seems to me to be very much a display of immaturity and juvenile petulance.

I guess the question is : what is considered to be one's "home town"?

The town you were born in? The town you grew up in? The town you graduated High School from? Whatever town you choose to call your home town even if you had little affiliation with it? The town you live in as an adult?

[Thaak]

This guy is pathetic.

 

I can't imagine being a fan of this guy or this team.

 

I agree with your first statement.

 

And I agree with your second if it has nothing to do with Big Ben.

 

But if you are suggesting that you can't imagine being a fan of the Steelers because of Ben... hmm...

 

Did you stop becoming a fan of the Browns because of Stallworth?

[SJ_Browns]

LATROBE, Pa. (AP)—For Ben Roethlisberger(notes), there really is no place like home.

 

In his Steelers biography, Roethlisberger now lists his birthplace as the fictitious and the incorrectly spelled Corey Rawson, Ohio. There is no such community, although he did attend Cory-Rawson School in Rawson, Ohio, before his junior high days.

 

Roethlisberger apparently made the change because he was displeased with unflattering comments made about him by some residents of hometown Findlay, Ohio, following a March incident in which he was accused of sexual assault. He was not charged, but drew a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

 

Until this season, Roethlisberger identified Findlay as his hometown.

 

 

FROM: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-r...berger-hometown

 

so much for the bull crap statement THAT SOMEONE WROTE FOR BEN TO READ OFF OF A PIECE OF PAPER, where he said he's ashamed of his wrong doings and is trying to become a better person and role model for children. if he was really sorry for what he's done, he wouldn't disown his hometown for lashing out at his dirty ways. he would be totally concentrated on redeeming himself and winning back those that he's let down (including his hometown who rooted for him until he went sexual predator). this is proof that ben's STILL a damn dirt bag.

 

this just goes to show how much of a phony he is. he isn't sorry for what he did, he's sorry that he got caught. one week he has a devil t-shirt on while locking a drunk out of her mind girl in a bathroom, the next week he's reading some script about being sorry, being a role model and God bless everyone.

 

ben has a long history of being a serial sexual predator, dating all the way back to his college days (and maybe even before then). he always targeted certain kinds of women. just because a woman is dingy, a groupie or a gold digger doesn't give a man the right to get them damn near blacked out drunk so he can take advantage of them. ben shouldn't disown his hometown, he should disown his own sick, perverted ways. that's what a real man would do. how can he get mad at people for not liking his foul behavior? don't be mad at people for attacking your dirty ways, be mad at your damn self, ya f*ckin weirdo.

[Speedyd900rr]

I agree with your first statement.

 

And I agree with your second if it has nothing to do with Big Ben.

 

But if you are suggesting that you can't imagine being a fan of the Steelers because of Ben... hmm...

 

Did you stop becoming a fan of the Browns because of Stallworth?

 

 

Thats two different things. Stallworth had an accident and ben did not... just sayin.

[djdawg2010]

Lived in Findlay for several years and it was sad to see a Browns town go to a Steelers town so fast because of him. Now I live south of Findlay and don't have to put up with the damn Steeler crap anymore. Back in a Browns town

 

 

 

 

See I'm sorry, and this is what I don't understand... With the exception of his family, why on God's green Earth would the whole town become Steelers fans????? I don't give flying f*** as to where he is from! The bottom line is he now wears the piss and black, and is therefore the "enemy!" Same went for Santonio Holmes. I loved the guy when he was with OSU, but as soon as he was drafted by the Steelers, that is where my loyalty ended. My loyalty to the Cleveland Browns supercedes where a player went to high school or college! And that is especially if they end up in Pittburgh! OK fine, I'll wish him well, but I sure as well ain't cheering for him! If you ain't wearing Orange and Brown, I ain't rootin' for ya! Call me a homer, but that is the way I roll.

[The Gipper]

See I'm sorry, and this is what I don't understand... With the exception of his family, why on God's green Earth would the whole town become Steelers fans????? I don't give flying f*** as to where he is from! The bottom line is he now wears the piss and black, and is therefore the "enemy!" Same went for Santonio Holmes. I loved the guy when he was with OSU, but as soon as he was drafted by the Steelers, that is where my loyalty ended. My loyalty to the Cleveland Browns supercedes where a player went to high school or college! And that is especially if they end up in Pittburgh! OK fine, I'll wish him well, but I sure as well ain't cheering for him! If you ain't wearing Orange and Brown, I ain't rootin' for ya! Call me a homer, but that is the way I roll.

 

 

Yes, it is like I ranted about in another thread: Football/basketball/baseball are team games, not individual sports like golf and tennis. You root for a team. Its like, yes, I like LeBron James as a basketball player (though I always knew he was a bit of a jerk seeing that my nephew went through 6 years of school with him), one of the greatest ever probably, but I sure the hell am not going to root for some other team now that he has gone there. I am rooting for the Cavs. A person who comes from the same town as LeBron or BR can certainly like that player, but I am sure the F*** not going to root for another team just because he plays there.

Bo Schembechler came from the very town I am sitting in right now, the same town I was born in. And he was a hell of a man and a hell of a coach, but; did that mean I was going to go root for Michigan because he coached there? EFFF NO!

And well said: if you ain't wearing my home team's home colors, while I may still like and respect you, I ain't rooting for you.

[halfsane]

Thats two different things. Stallworth had an accident and ben did not... just sayin.

 

 

Then we got rid of Stallworth. He is not the face of our team.

 

 

It taints the view of the Steelers organization, but fans will mostly just hate Ben.

 

 

[djdawg2010]

Yes, it is like I ranted about in another thread: Football/basketball/baseball are team games, not individual sports like golf and tennis. You root for a team. Its like, yes, I like LeBron James as a basketball player (though I always knew he was a bit of a jerk seeing that my nephew went through 6 years of school with him), one of the greatest ever probably, but I sure the hell am not going to root for some other team now that he has gone there. I am rooting for the Cavs. A person who comes from the same town as LeBron or BR can certainly like that player, but I am sure the F*** not going to root for another team just because he plays there.

Bo Schembechler came from the very town I am sitting in right now, the same town I was born in. And he was a hell of a man and a hell of a coach, but; did that mean I was going to go root for Michigan because he coached there? EFFF NO!And well said: if you ain't wearing my home team's home colors, while I may still like and respect you, I ain't rooting for you.

 

 

Yes! And, Chuck Noll is from Cleveland, as well as Jack Lambert is a local guy. They weren't with the Browns, soooooo....

[djdawg2010]

Yes! And, Chuck Noll is from Cleveland, as well as Jack Lambert is a local guy. They weren't with the Browns, soooooo....

 

 

Scratch that... Chuck Noll did play for the Browns, but he coached the Steelers.

[hoorta]

Yes! And, Chuck Noll is from Cleveland, as well as Jack Lambert is a local guy. They weren't with the Browns, soooooo....

 

Exactly- and Noll even went to the same High School (Benedictine) and College (University of Dayton) that I went to- did I ever root for him when he coached the Steelers? Hell no!!!!

 

That's not to say you don't have a certain pride when the local guy rises to the top.

 

[Browns57]

Yes, it is like I ranted about in another thread: Football/basketball/baseball are team games, not individual sports like golf and tennis. You root for a team. Its like, yes, I like LeBron James as a basketball player (though I always knew he was a bit of a jerk seeing that my nephew went through 6 years of school with him), one of the greatest ever probably, but I sure the hell am not going to root for some other team now that he has gone there. I am rooting for the Cavs. A person who comes from the same town as LeBron or BR can certainly like that player, but I am sure the F*** not going to root for another team just because he plays there.

Bo Schembechler came from the very town I am sitting in right now, the same town I was born in. And he was a hell of a man and a hell of a coach, but; did that mean I was going to go root for Michigan because he coached there? EFFF NO!

And well said: if you ain't wearing my home team's home colors, while I may still like and respect you, I ain't rooting for you.

 

I sure the WHOLE TOWN statement was an exaggeration, but there are also many fans of football who aren't die hard fans like you find on this board. I could definately see how many of those fair weather fans could have easily started rooting for the Steelers and made life a little more annoying in Findley. Look at all of the Cavs fans that came out of the woodwork once Lebron started playing for the Cavs. I grew up in Canton and I can tell you that there were many more Cavs fans since Lebron then there were before.

 

Not saying that I like these types of fans but I am at least willing to realize that they are out there.

[Pavo Joe]

I sure the WHOLE TOWN statement was an exaggeration, but there are also many fans of football who aren't die hard fans like you find on this board. I could definately see how many of those fair weather fans could have easily started rooting for the Steelers and made life a little more annoying in Findley. Look at all of the Cavs fans that came out of the woodwork once Lebron started playing for the Cavs. I grew up in Canton and I can tell you that there were many more Cavs fans since Lebron then there were before.

 

Not saying that I like these types of fans but I am at least willing to realize that they are out there.

I feel like I have to defend my old home turf a little bit. I dont think it was even the fair weather fans that gave the impretion that Findlay was all of a sudden a squellers town. If you drove through town after Ben was drafted you mostly saw businesses jumping on the band wagon. Like signs and banners on the bars near the colleges proclaiming that "Ben was here" they were just trying to capitalize on the fact that the town now had a celebrity. Their first one I might add. Havent been there for about a year but I would be willing to bet those signs arent there anymore. While Im on the subject of businesses jumping on the wagon the last game I came up for I went to a K Mart in middleberg Heights to buy a pair of gloves. I was pissed off to see their gear split about 50/50 Browns and squellers. Again just someone trying to capitalize on someones sucess. Looking forward to the near future when the only stuff available in C town will be all Browns. Mt Cory and Rawson consolidated years ago to form Cory Rawson School. They constantly kicked my schools ass for the last 40 yrs ( Vanlue H.S. was and still is the smallest school in Ohio to field a football team). Go Browns. See everyone in September.

 

[Mr. T]

If you are a Buckeye by birth and go play for Michigan or Pittsburgh, you then becaome a Suckeye.

 

Black listed for life. Put an 8 ball on their foreheads.

[Vagitron]

I hope he doesn't change his name.

 

Findlay is surely happy he did.

 

What a disaster the sleazeball is.

 

 

I'll be sure to take a picture of the 2 lombardi's and the others he'll no doubt earn before he retires. If he wore brown and orange this wouldn't even be a argument. You took Kellen "I'm a solider" Winslow instead.

[daddybull1]

A sleazebag defending a sleazebag.... Once again when you're unable to defend your point or player you have to throw in the lombardi's... Thats all you have, around here we refer to ours as world championships.....

 

T.Dawg

 

 

[daddybull1]

The last time I looked, Winslow never raped a 20 year old drunken college girl.........

 

T.Dawg

[Vagitron]

A sleazebag defending a sleazebag.... Once again when you're unable to defend your point or player you have to throw in the lombardi's... Thats all you have, around here we refer to ours as world championships.....

 

T.Dawg

 

Please. I've ripped apart that entire scenario. I can argue the point until the cows come home but 9 times out of 10 it falls on deaf ears because he plays for the Steelers and this is a Browns message board. Just use the search engine. I'm sure you can dig up my arguments. Oh and the world championships line is hilarious? Less teams, less skilled athletes. Some World Championship.

 

Fact of the matter is Ben wasn't convicted nor should he have been. The girl in question was/is ridiculous and her ridiculousness is the reason nothing transpired. She changed her story several times and it's the reason the DA through it out. That and zero circumstantial evidence and the last I checked we live in a world that built it's foundation on "innocent until proven guilty" and proof was not provided. He's working to build back his reputation. He's in the best shape of his career, doing everything and more to get back on track and deserves a second chance. The fact that he's a winner, a top 5 QB and has two championships before he's 28 speaks volumes about his ability on the field. Should we start talking about Donte Stallworth? Shaun Rogers? Smith? Most recently Lawson. I can certainly continue down that path. Sleezbag? what because I'm not a damn idiot?

 

R.Dawg

[Vagitron]

The last time I looked, Winslow never raped a 20 year old drunken college girl.........

 

T.Dawg

 

 

Neither did Ben. Winslow just stunts motorcycles in to trees and breaks bones. He at least had enough sense to get the hell out of Cleveland.

[daddybull1]

Neither did Ben Whaaaaaaat???????

 

You are either totally ignorant or so blinded by your hero worship that you can't tell right from left...

 

Tell you what, why don't you hook up your sister with Ben, but then again she's probably used to that shit......

 

I sincerely hope the girl and that prosecutor enjoy their new SUV's.....

 

T.Dawg

[Vagitron]

Neither did Ben Whaaaaaaat???????

 

You are either totally ignorant or so blinded by your hero worship that you can't tell right from left...

 

Tell you what, why don't you hook up your sister with Ben, but then again she's probably used to that shit......

 

I sincerely hope the girl and that prosecutor enjoy their new SUV's.....

 

T.Dawg

 

 

The girl in question was acting like a slut hence the "DTF" name tags. According to every eye witness report which is now public record she was ALL OVER Ben all night. Following him from bar to bar. She and he did whatever they did and in poor taste but based on all the circumstantial evidence he didn't rape the girl in question. Her sorority sisters obviously caught wind of what went down and drew up a plan to save face. THe girls story changed 5 different times, also of public record and once again zero evidence. I won't deny that Big Ben was a dip sh.it dick thinker but he's no rapist. As far as my sister is concerned she turned Big Ben down. Yes he did actually have his entourage try and corral her in to his congregation of females and friends. She told the guy in question "If Ben wants to talk to me, he can come over and talk to me, otherwise I'm not interested in being a part of the meat wagon" True story. Fact of the matter is I piss more intelligence than you every morning. You can't put together a damn paragraph properly, hate the Steelers and certainly didn't take the time to read anything about the case outside what you've heard in your Retard circles. The case and the "evidence" or lack thereof is public record FYI. You can actually go and read everything for yourself and see exactly why a conviction never occurred and for good reason. If the DA says there is no case why would anyone have to pay of anyone? There isn't anything to prosecute on, unless of course you feel the DA was bought and then the girl and the girls family.

 

If that's the case I'll mail you some tin foil and a set up jumper cables. Make yourself a hat and hook yourself up to the hoopty in your drive way. Are people really this dumb? Better yet are YOU really this dumb?

 

 

EDIT: I almost forgot.

 

R.Dawg

[SJ_Browns]

This guy is pathetic.

 

seriously! what a bitch move and an utter display of immaturity. ben is almost 30 years old and he's going to disown his hometown because some people from his hometown have made comments about his dirty deeds? really? HE MADE UP A NAME AND IS NOW LISTING THIS MADE UP NAME AS HIS HOMETOWN? wow, unbelievable! this loser just regressed to the maturity level of a 3rd grader.

[Vagitron]

seriously! what a bitch move and an utter display of immaturity. ben is almost 30 years old and he's going to disown his hometown because some people have made comments about his dirty deeds? really? HE MADE UP A NAME AND IS NOW LISTING THIS MADE UP NAME AS HIS HOMETOWN? wow, unbelievable! this loser just regressed to the maturity level of a 3rd grader.

 

 

Don't talk about regressing to a 3rd grade level, most of this message board resides within that mental capacity. As far as Ben is concerned who cares. His hometown had some people that didn't have anything nice to say. As a hometown you would think the benefit of the doubt would be provided especially if his parents still live in Findlay. I don't know if they do. It's no worse than Kellen Winslow calling himself a "soldier"

 

I'd disown my hometown too if individuals of prominence had a bunch of stupid, unfounded sh.it to say. I'd wager most people would do the same. I thought you guys didn't want to talk Steelers around here? Yet day after day a new one pops up. Talking about us won't change your luck. You're still gonna suck. Man I'm like Dr. Seuss up in this piece.

 

R. Dawg

[dawgpound3]

The girl in question was acting like a slut hence the "DTF" name tags. According to every eye witness report which is now public record she was ALL OVER Ben all night. Following him from bar to bar. She and he did whatever they did and in poor taste but based on all the circumstantial evidence he didn't rape the girl in question. Her sorority sisters obviously caught wind of what went down and drew up a plan to save face. THe girls story changed 5 different times, also of public record and once again zero evidence. I won't deny that Big Ben was a dip sh.it dick thinker but he's no rapist. As far as my sister is concerned she turned Big Ben down. Yes he did actually have his entourage try and corral her in to his congregation of females and friends. She told the guy in question "If Ben wants to talk to me, he can come over and talk to me, otherwise I'm not interested in being a part of the meat wagon" True story. Fact of the matter is I piss more intelligence than you every morning. You can't put together a damn paragraph properly, hate the Steelers and certainly didn't take the time to read anything about the case outside what you've heard in your Retard circles. The case and the "evidence" or lack thereof is public record FYI. You can actually go and read everything for yourself and see exactly why a conviction never occurred and for good reason. If the DA says there is no case why would anyone have to pay of anyone? There isn't anything to prosecute on, unless of course you feel the DA was bought and then the girl and the girls family.

 

If that's the case I'll mail you some tin foil and a set up jumper cables. Make yourself a hat and hook yourself up to the hoopty in your drive way. Are people really this dumb? Better yet are YOU really this dumb?

 

 

EDIT: I almost forgot.

 

R.Dawg

 

The fact is that Roethlisberger is thin-skinned, and does not have the balls to face his town and his own team.

 

End of topic/

 

Thread is declared over and why are we still fighting over the Milledgeville case, it's done over with, and the topic was about the immaturity of Roethlisberger.

[Vagitron]

The fact is that Roethlisberger is thin-skinned, and does not have the balls to face his town and his own team.

 

End of topic/

 

Thread is declared over and why are we still fighting over the Milledgeville case, it's done over with, and the topic was about the immaturity of Roethlisberger.

 

 

Who said anything about not facing his own town. He chose to exclude it, big deal. My bad thread ender. I didn't realize you carried that sort of weight around here. You should "end threads" more often. It's like a super power.

 

EDIT:

 

R.Dawg