The Growing up part I believe is about the leadership responsibilities inherent in the QB position, and Ben creating distractions and hassles for his teammates through these situations.

I agree with you, but Ben also needs to understand the consequences of going out to clubs to hook up when you are a celebrity. If you want to hook up there are much better places for a rich man to find willing partners.

anyone ever see the skit on the chapelle show advertising the sexual intercourse disclaimer? Ben needs to carry those in his back pocket.

“hold on, I need you to sign here, here, and here”

“please mark this box if you refuse the right to….”

I think it is fine to go out with girls or meet girls at the bar/club. A little bit of physical contact or possibly kissing is fine. However, if it is going to go any further than that (including making out) please do us all a favor and get a room. That applies for people who are not even sports stars. I think it is gross to do more than that in public. That is what I mean by grow up. If he had done that here, I doubt the woman (IF she were lying, just hypothetical) would have a case at all. In that situation you could insinuate consent because she left the bar with him and went up to a room. However, if you fool around in the club you are opening yourself to a whole bunch of trouble.

Fooling around in clubs or bars is something college students do, not professional athletes.

The Growing up part I believe is about the leadership responsibilities inherent in the QB position, and Ben creating distractions and hassles for his teammates through these situations.

What I would also say is, anyone with net worth is a target for people trying to work a situation, as other commentors have noted on other posts.

Lets wait and see what happens.

we think its ok to ‘hook up’. It is my opinion that its not. We like to say its ok but don’t accept the consequences that comes from it. ‘Hooking up’ can be construed into sexual assault if you want it to be. All the woman has to say is that at some point she said stop and that command was not adhered to. Which can lead to a lot of issues. This is another example of a moral issue we don’t like because we as men want to do whatever we want, but there is a reason behind every moral whether we’d like to admit it or not. If he wasn’t trying to ‘hook up’ with a girl he would have never had any of these problems. Just my opinion.

was tiger woods

Art Rooney 2: “All of us in the Steelers family are concerned about the recent incident involving Ben in Georgia…We cannot comment on any of the specifics until law enforcement’s investigation is concluded”

you can take shots and not puke everywhere

CNN showed the News Conference…twice in a row and has guests commenting on Ben and the incident.

• Ben’s lawyer is cooperating
• The Police plan to interview Ben and all those that were in his party again over the next 3 days
• No charges have been filed as of yet.
• No one in the GA. criminal investigation can pronounce Ben Roethlisberger’s last name.
  Also per CNN;
• The fact that she went directly to the hospital & authorities adds credibility to her story and her case.
• Ben has been charged with sexual misconduct before

FOX is covering the healthcare debate, the Massa mess and stocks and has not reported on the Ben Roethlisberger case as of yet.

Hey, as a woman, I will say this. I am sure not every female will agree with me.
  If you are the type who wants a one-night thing, then that’s what you should expect. Reality is if you “hook up” with a guy in a bar, you should realize it probably won’t to be a long term relationship-no matter what crazy stuff is coming out of the guy’s mouth at the time. Alcohol and testosterone are powerful things.
However, as a woman you have to set boundaries and most men in a bar are going to test them. If you say, “no” and all you want to do is go out with your girlfriends for a night of dancing then that should be it. A man has to respect that, whether he is a celebrity or not.
As far as growing up, I think at 28, perhaps staying out of the college bar scene would be appropriate.
I really don’t care if Ben wants to “play the field”, but he needs to stay within the confines of mutual consent. I honestly would rather him not commit to someone if he is only going to cheat on her and what he does with his love life is his business.