Thread: What in the hell is Tiger thinking?

Originally Posted by Michael_Q

No, it was the combination of his talent and his perceived integrity. You notice the sponsors dropping off now that the integrity is in question. Same talent at golf, less money because his "integrity" was a fraud. This is like 1st grade arithmetic.

Oh willya stop. Cmon, this is old news and nobody cares already. A year from now Axe and Old Spice will be paying him 5x what Wheaties and Ford were worth, because there's a really good reason for his endorsement to indicate you should actually buy those products.

Originally Posted by John Drake

Oh willya stop. Cmon, this is old news and nobody cares already. A year from now Axe and Old Spice will be paying him 5x what Wheaties and Ford were worth, because there's a really good reason for his endorsement to indicate you should actually buy those products.

So back to my simple question. If his character doesn't matter why are sponsors running away?

because he isn't playing golf and is basically a punch line for jokes right now. once he starts winning again he'll get new endorsements.

Originally Posted by bg85

because he isn't playing golf and is basically a punch line for jokes right now. once he starts winning again he'll get new endorsements.

That's possible but I doubt it. These contracts all have morals clauses. We'll see.

Originally Posted by Michael_Q

So back to my simple question. If his character doesn't matter why are sponsors running away?

They're not running away from him because he's a cad. They're running away from him because they believe he can't make them money. There's no moral aspect to the equation. It's a 100% economic decision on the part of his sponsors.

They're not worried about his character, they're worried about the public's perception of it. Think about it, his "character" was a long-flawed thing. His "character" didn't turn to shit in November. A sponsor isn't going to shit can him because he fucks around on his wife. A sponsor will shit can him if the fact that he fucks around on his wife gets out.

Again, their decision to drop him is, completely, an economic decision...

Originally Posted by Steve

They're not running away from him because he's a cad. They're running away from him because they believe he can't make them money. There's no moral aspect to the equation. It's a 100% economic decision on the part of his sponsors.

They're not worried about his character, they're worried about the public's perception of it. Think about it, his "character" was a long-flawed thing. His "character" didn't turn to shit in November. A sponsor isn't going to shit can him because he fucks around on his wife. A sponsor will shit can him if the fact that he fucks around on his wife gets out.

Again, their decision to drop him is, completely, an economic decision...

Ding ding ding! Steve wins another cookie!!

Originally Posted by Cari

Ding ding ding! Steve wins another cookie!!

Yea, a road cookie. dink dink

Originally Posted by Michael_Q

Yea, a road cookie. dink dink

You don't think he's right?

Originally Posted by Michael_Q

Yea, a road cookie. dink dink

It's okay to acknowledge that you're completely incapable of addressing the post...

Originally Posted by Steve

They're not running away from him because he's a cad. They're running away from him because they believe he can't make them money. There's no moral aspect to the equation. It's a 100% economic decision on the part of his sponsors.

They're not worried about his character, they're worried about the public's perception of it. Think about it, his "character" was a long-flawed thing. His "character" didn't turn to shit in November. A sponsor isn't going to shit can him because he fucks around on his wife. A sponsor will shit can him if the fact that he fucks around on his wife gets out.

Again, their decision to drop him is, completely, an economic decision...

The truth is so cynical.

A big road cookie!

Originally Posted by Cari

You don't think he's right?

Oh, he certainly does.

He's just paralyzed with fear at the thought of admitting it...

Originally Posted by Michael_Q

Why is he losing millions now then? His golf hasn't changed, we all know he'll be back at the same level in all likelihood. But the real money he was making came from sponsors, way more than golf, and his dishonesty is costing him millions. His image made him a lot more than his golf ever thought about making him.

Sponsors care about making money. That is why they associated themselves with Tiger in the first place. They knew that they could get the public to buy their products by linking their products to a winning athelete. They also know that some of the public think that Tiger's sex life is their business and as such will distance themselves from Tiger so that they will continue to sell their products to the easily manipulated public.