Friday, December 18, 2009

Evil Tiger

Now that Tiger Woods' image is crumbling in light of his recent off-the-course issues, some have begun to speculate how he can rebuild said image. He should go on Oprah and spill his guts. He should apologize to everyone on the planet. Blah, blah blah.

Here's a thought you won't read anywhere else. He shouldn't bother trying to rebuild the Tiger Woods we all thought we knew. He should embrace what he has become in the public eye. Find his inner Happy Gilmore and give a big middle finger to everyone in the golf world, sponsors included.

The man has made a billion dollars as a professional athlete. He doesn't need more endorsement money. And since he, seemingly, will soon be without a wife, he'll have plenty of time to spend on the golf course, working on his game.

Then play a full PGA Tour schedule, and dominate. Embarass the competition (more than he already tends to). Win tournament after tournament, and in press conferences after the trophy presentation, ask Accenture, Gatorade and any other company that dropped him as a spokesperson, "How you like me now, chumps?"

Sooner than later, they'll come crawling back, and Tiger can tell them all, publicly, to F off.

Even though most will forget about all of the recent Woods news in a matter of months, some will never forget, or forgive him for what he did. So why bother trying to win them back?

Be Evil Tiger. I bet he'd be pretty good at it, and it would be pretty entertaining.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

So Josh, I see you read Bill Simmons mailbag>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Q: Amidst all the talk of image consultants and PR rehab for Tiger, haven't we missed the obvious solution: that he should go all the way in the other direction and become a WWE-type heel? Picture it: Tiger dumps Elin and the kids, moves into a penthouse suite at the Wynn or the Palms, grows a short-cropped Hollywood Hogan-style beard, sleeps his way through starlets and party girls and heads back to the Tour in annihilation mode. Women would start showing up at events to boo him, men would (secretly) cheer him, as he leaves nothing but destruction and mayhem in his wake. And if you're Tiger, what sounds more fun -- a decade of apologies, microscopically short leashes, the embarrassment of getting axed by sponsors, and no hope for business time with Elin, or just living the dream?
-- Name withheld (because my wife would divorce me for even thinking about this), New York City



SG: I can only tell you this: That would have been one of the five funniest "South Park" episodes ever.

Scott Barrett said...

I fairly certain Simmons makes up those "mailbag" columns. Still, I love the idea.

On a side note, it's utterly ridiculous that Tiger is getting this much attention. It kind of ruins it for golf fans like myself.

Anonymous said...

....ahhhhh...Hello McFly?...wheather Simmons makes it up or not is a moot point.....The Point was, JOSH STOLE IT.....you guys really are small timers....jeeze

Scott Barrett said...

Yeah, that never happens.

http://sportsbybrooks.com/did-espncoms-bill-simmons-lift-bloggers-idea-27295