The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Hell, I thought I was going to reflect on the Olympics and the gold medal game against Canada this morning, but given the events of the last 24 hours, it looks like hockey will take a back seat to the National Football League (NFL) at least in my world.

I will say before getting into the Roethlisberger story, that although I was hoping that the U.S. Hockey team would have upset the Canadians, I was glad that Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal in overtime. I thought he was going to have the game winner with that breakaway late in the 3rd period, but the play was broken up.  I didn't have any sympathy for him at the time, but ultimately was glad that he redeemed himself, scored the game winner, and sealed his fate.

I was also pleased to see Penguins fans give Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller a standing ovation in Pittsburgh for leading the United States to an Olympic silver medal when regular season play resumed.

So, speaking of scoring, Big Ben has been accused of sexual assault. I have no doubt this is utter nonsense.

I know Roethlisberger isn’t exactly a big success with the ladies, doesn’t have the swagger of a Joe ‘Kissing Suzie Kolber’ Namath or a Tom Brady, but come on. Have you ever seen who he took to his high school prom? In all honesty, his only crime is that he is a big awkward doofus when it comes to meeting woman. Think about it. His move at that hotel in Lake Tahoe was to call the front desk and ask the girl (McNulty) to come up and fix his television. Not exactly ‘Rico Suave’.

Seriously, are we to believe that this crime was perpetrated in a ladies room in a crowded nightclub? I know Ben has had a history of plying woman (girls really) with drinks, but considering his close call in Tahoe, I’m sure he was never really ever alone with this girl.

Oh wait, he allegedly ran off with her, past the line of woman waiting to use the bathroom, so he could fiddle around with her. Child please, it never happened.

As testament to Ben’s character, arch rival Chad Ochocinco of the hated Cincinnati Bengals, took a moment to express his support of Big Ben on Twitter this morning.

Take that for what it’s worth, but the truth is, Ben Roethlisberger is not evil, is not the devil, and is anything but…