Here's what Tiger needs to tell us: Absolutely nothing

Bat Masterson

November 30th, 2009
2:33 pm

I agree, but then I don’t care what any of these famous people do, unless a crime is committed.

Bat Masterson

November 30th, 2009
2:34 pm

Now what happened, tell me what you know, damn it.

Bat Masterson

November 30th, 2009
2:37 pm

No don’t. When did Hines Ward become an idiot? Has he always been one and I, in my indifference, miss it. When will Coach Willie M be fired?

toga

November 30th, 2009
2:38 pm

If she is a nutjob and a danger to the children, he must come clean.

Da truth

November 30th, 2009
2:41 pm

I agree 100% …glad to see this coming from a member of the “entitled media” .

Ken

November 30th, 2009
2:42 pm

It the media that fuels these unrealistic expectations with their over the top coverage of these types of events. They are so desperate for a story they are willing to create one when none is there. I agree with your take on this completely, now lets move on the real news.

Bat Masterson

November 30th, 2009
2:43 pm

3rd and three, long field goal range, late in the game, you have been running the ball down Techs throat all night. Why not play it as 2 downs to make and run it? It’s beyond me, but what do I know. If it’s shooting, gambling, or promoting prize fighting, then I’m the guy to talk to.

Bat Masterson

November 30th, 2009
2:45 pm

Trifecta baby, where do I collect my winnings?

misterwax

November 30th, 2009
2:46 pm

Maybe so Bark Madley…we can just wait for the State Attorney’s office to tell us instead…..1 possible misdemeanor (DUI) and 1 possible felony (assualt and battery with a deadly weapon)…domestice violence 101. many folks have had to deal with it in the courts….this married couple would be no different….sadly, the state may take the kids away and ward them to either grandparents 1000s of miles away or else the state.

Bat Masterson

November 30th, 2009
2:46 pm

That should read and did I , sloppy.

bamafan

November 30th, 2009
2:47 pm

Mark – I agree but that includes any statement by Tiger or his wife that she had to knock out the back windows of the car to get him out of the front seat when the airbags didn’t even deploy. Maintaining silence does not include lying. Methinks that she did knock out the back windows but hardly in the manner she claims. Tiger does have a duty to cooperate with the police, up to that point where they accuse him of a crime. He is apparently not fulfilling that duty in a manner that would make his mother proud. His decision to not cooperate will likely result in a citation for some traffic offense if only because he hasn’t “come clean.” His argument with his wife is his business until he destroys city infrastructure and requires police officers to respond.
I only know all of these because CBS kept interrupting Alabama-Auburn to tell us all this as if it were important. Yes Mark – no court documents have been filed but a public record (the police report) has been made.

Realist

November 30th, 2009
2:47 pm

Mark, you are right… as long as there are no charges filed. If the issue is adultery, it’s none of our business. If the issue is drunk driving or assault, well, then the public does have a right to know what is going on.

hic

November 30th, 2009
2:50 pm

Can’t find UGAY ranked in any football polls!!! It sounds as if “one game” did make the season for the UGAY fans!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/bcs/

misterwax

November 30th, 2009
2:51 pm

Actually court documents have been filed by the police and the Da’s office in terms of subpoenas for hospital records and photos of his wounds…..to determine probable cause for domestic violence and assault…..also his blood data to confirm if he was driving while either on meds or alcohol….just want to get all the facts.

no longer dominate

November 30th, 2009
2:53 pm

Mark , Did your yeller Jackets and your bed buddy, paul johnson, win Saturday, screw golf in late november and leave tiger out of the news for at least 10 minutes!!!!

hello?

November 30th, 2009
2:54 pm

did your obama loving bosses make you write this article,, stick to football and your yeller jackets,,maybe you can continue to write for sesame street part time. liberal media elite

Barnacle Bill Bavasi

November 30th, 2009
2:55 pm

At first, I thought, “Man, just tell what happened and get it over with.” But, if he wants to stand up for his right to privacy, now I say, “Go, Tiger.” Like you, I assume there was a marital blowup that ended badly.

RedKneckerson

November 30th, 2009
2:56 pm

And why was Lane Kiffin being dogged about not saying anything about the kids arrested for “attempted” robbery?

I Now Pronounce You "Barack & Larry."

November 30th, 2009
2:57 pm

Tiger Woods got beaten up by his wife.

Friends, there exactly 4 types of women from whom we ALL need to stay as far away from as possible:

1. Blondes

2. Redheads

3. Strawberry Blondes

4. Ministers’ Daughters

Tiger done messed up as married a nutjob under Category # 1 when should’ve gotten him a good Brunette Lady like Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson or Shirley Hemphill.

Keep that in mind for your NEXT marriage, T W !!

hick Jacket?

November 30th, 2009
2:57 pm

yes …30 to 24 over the A She she runners up did make our season, i think the yeller jackets are ranked 12th now..slightly behind LSwho? laughing my f**** a** off

Herschel Talker

November 30th, 2009
2:57 pm

MB:

Nope. You’re wrong. If he wants to keep his endorsement contracts, he owes it to those who have him signed to contract to tell them the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Ruppert Brook

November 30th, 2009
2:58 pm

and suppose she shoots him tonight and kills Tiger Woods. Police have a responsibility to look into domestic violence (both sides). Imagine the uproar of police inaction if they had evidence that she did it to him and didn’t look into it. Imagine if it were the other way around and it was a woman.

M Anthony

November 30th, 2009
2:58 pm

Hopefully Tiger has another car available to go to the bank and check on all his money, while the morons are trying to figure out what happened. How about somebody telling us what happened to the bellyupjackets this past weekend? That is more news worthy. Let those country kids from Athens come to Atlanta and take over. “This is my house” what a great laugh.

AndyC

November 30th, 2009
3:00 pm

Mark, I agree with you. If he didn’t break any laws then it’s a private matter. The media is making a big deal about him failing to meet with the authorities. If he has no obligation to meet with the authorities then he shouldn’t. No good can come from it. Time will tell if the Woods mariage is still viable.

JDW

November 30th, 2009
3:00 pm

Jeff, nice article and I agree whole heartedly. I am not a Tiger fan and have not been since the 90’s when I lived in So Cal and had the dubious pleasure of competing in several events with the “Chosen One”. Tiger owes nobody but his wife an explaination and this unrelenting media frenzy is obscene.

Dap01

November 30th, 2009
3:01 pm

He wrecked into a fire hydrant. Are you saying for the police to turn the other way. He needs to answer like other citizens would HAVE to. It is sickening for celebrities to get special treatment.

not ranked?

November 30th, 2009
3:02 pm

nope but sitting back watching the 12th ranked teams fans make excuses is fun…like Paul Johnson didn’t think it was a big game…course to him ..Army and Navy is a big game i guess..or ga. southern and the citadel..but not tech and uga…..lmfao bug fans…we beat the runners up in the A She She!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John Q. Smith

November 30th, 2009
3:02 pm

You are correct. Tiger owes us nothing. However, we also owe him nothing. He does have hundreds of millions of our dollars. So if we decide to stop purchasing the products he endorses, he will make less money and lose our adoration, both of which he craves. So in essence, it’s up to him to decide whether or not we deserve to know.

Bat Masterson

November 30th, 2009
3:04 pm

hello?
hic
your type are
no longer dominate
in our society, stick a sock in it

leave it be

November 30th, 2009
3:04 pm

regardless of what happened let the law handle it for pete sake and not the Press…they thought tech was gonna beat Georgia….what does the press know!!!!!!!

Whopper Dawg

November 30th, 2009
3:08 pm

A very wise and successful businessman once told me, “If there is a question out there, you better answer it or people will make up their own answer”.

This is true. It is alway true that Tiger doesn’t owe anyone an explanation, but he runs the risk of everyone filling in the blanks which they will do.

One thing is for sure, she didn’t go down the way he is telling it. Absolutely no logic in that story. A fool can see that.

spiderman

November 30th, 2009
3:10 pm

batman ..are you trying to socialize us…not gonna happen..wouldn’t be prudent…run for mayor of Atlanta but don’t talk down to us about your view of your society

spiderman

November 30th, 2009
3:12 pm

and leave tiger alone..if he broke a law then pursue that,,,,,,,,,,the media types continue to push the American people away from minding their own business, all in the name of making money for the media

anotherdawg

November 30th, 2009
3:14 pm

All right – can’t say I disagree with you Mark. In fact, the same logic can be applied to Mark Richt, who is the one resposible for the Georgia coaching decisions, not the AJC or the fans. Thank you!

Chip Harris

November 30th, 2009
3:25 pm

I think it’s important to know for one reason-There is enough information to surmise that Mrs’ Woods probably assaulted Tiger. I would like to know for sure, because if that is the case…Mrs. Woods should either get counseling, get arrested, some message should be sent that it is NOT OK to scratch, cut, punch, etc. anyone regardless of what they did. SHe obviously went nuts and thats understandable, but it is not OK if a man hits a woman, and it should be likewise unacceptable to assault a man. period-I think for that reason its important for the public to see that regardless of the circumstances, and who you are, if you cause someone bodily harm you should be punished.

Barnacle Bill Bavasi

November 30th, 2009
3:27 pm

Whenever I first got rich and famous, I got divorced so that I could take advantage of the daily parade of willing groupies without breaking my marriage vows. That said, Elin is sure a lot hotter than the brunette he was cheating with. But, there’s always the she’s-here-now factor with groupies … just ask Rick Pitino..

PMC

November 30th, 2009
3:27 pm

Come clean to what? If I were him I would pretend like this never happened. No good will come of knowing ANYTHING about whatever it was that happened at 2:30 in the morning. I don’t know what it was and I don’t want to know. Whatever it was certainly wasn’t good.

Georgia will allways dominate Georgia Tech

November 30th, 2009
3:27 pm

Hey Mark,

Remember this next year right about Thanksgiving…

Georgia will allways dominate Georgia Tech…

midnite

November 30th, 2009
3:30 pm

I agree the adultery accusation is a family issue and not our business.

In my opinion by leaving the roadway and striking fixed objects, and because it was reported to and and responded by emergency services, then how does Tiger not have answer for the accident?

If you or I do that you can bet that we will have to answer to the police. Can regular people tell the cops to “just go away” and “maybe we can talk tomorrow”? I don’t think so. Unfortunately most of us don’t have a team of attorneys to do our bidding for us.

Do the Woods get to “take a mulligan” on this incident because of fame, wealth, and privilege?

MMOB

November 30th, 2009
3:32 pm

Mind your own business, peoole!

I Now Pronounce You "Barack & Larry."

November 30th, 2009
3:34 pm

Could it be that the C-U-R-R-E-N-T “Mrs. Woods” has a multiple-personality disorder, one of which happens to be a racist?

jamerson

November 30th, 2009
3:38 pm

GEORGIA WILL NOT ALWAYS DOMINATE,

you guys are goin’ to the ‘Gaylords’ Motor City Bowl in Memphis. We are goin’ to the Orange Bowl. You do the math, 12million payout and 250,00 payout.

LOL

November 30th, 2009
3:40 pm

1. drunk after argument
2. suicide attempt
3. ???

Zeus

November 30th, 2009
3:43 pm

JAMERSON,

30-24. You may end up as champs of the ‘Atlantic Children’s Conference’ but you’ll never consistently compete w/ us and the big boys of the SEC. Glad you guys’ confidence was high though after going 10-1 through your watered-down schedule.

Nice game, nerd.

He owes us everything

November 30th, 2009
3:45 pm

Actually i a disagree we made him what he is by paying to see him play and buying his products…As fans he owes us the truth and should not us his money that we payed him to hide behind the truth..He wanted to be in the limelight and have fame and fortune well then he owes us an explanation as to what happened!!!!!

Jon

November 30th, 2009
3:51 pm

Dap, you dummy, go read the US Constitution and then tell me if he is still getting special treatment. He is completely within the law to not to talk to the police. If they have reasonable suspsicion that a crime has occured then they can go get a search warrant and then he has to start answering questions.

j. spicoli

November 30th, 2009
3:53 pm

Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he’s got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

bigdawg88

November 30th, 2009
3:55 pm

I want to agree with Mark, but my curiosity just want let me! Guess that’s why i love Maury and Cheaters. I feel for Tiger to have his private business brought out into public.
But… on the other hand, when you ran your dumb behind out into public and ran over a fire hydrant AND hit your neighbor’s tree, you brought YOUR mess out into the public domain. You should be more like the tech players and taken your butt whuppin’ like a man!
Now we all know good and well that back window was broken BEFORE he took off down the driveway. I know you’re the lord of golf, but who the heck leaves golf clubs lying around the yard? Why would you go grab a golf club and run down the driveway to rescue someone without even knowing what was going on?
What really amazes me is how small this world is… that a Scandanavian chick can come to a posh suburb of florida – AND GO STRAIGHT GHETTO!!! I didn’t even know they have ghettoes in Sweden?
Worse yet, I heard Tiger doesn’t have a prenup! Boy, you better run straight to Jared and buy your woman a Kobe rock!!

AJ

November 30th, 2009
3:56 pm

There is a reason that even though he hit a hydrant and emergency personnel responded we are still not entitled to anything: FLORIDA LAW SAYS IT IS OKAY. Under the current laws in Florida, he is only legally obligated to provide a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, & a valid vehicle registration. He does not have to speak to the police. It may be nice if he did, but he is certainly under no obligation to do so. He fulfilled that requirement the morning of the accident. So, if you must “blame” someone for his perceived celebrity treatment, start with the Florida legislature.

Dawg Foot

November 30th, 2009
3:56 pm

Tiger Woods new updated video game includes a crazy arse beotch who chases you with a 7 iron. If you make her really mad she pulls out the driver. Your challenge is to run, jump in your car, and drive backwards without getting your arse beat.

SwimTrunk Dawg

November 30th, 2009
3:57 pm

Every man’s (white, negro, et al) dream is to marry a hot white blond. Tiger’s dream came true, he blew it.

jim

November 30th, 2009
3:59 pm

Mark, When someone makes a billion dollars and 90% of that was made from being a pitch man and public figure, the rules change. Fair or unfair, Tiger signed an “unofficial contract” with the public along time ago. You make your bed and then you lie in it. You cannot have the perks and monetary rewards that come with fame and then say, “time out”. Again, may not be fair but the other half of that “unofficial contract” states that he owes an explanation.

Blah Blah Blah

November 30th, 2009
4:03 pm

If it were you or I the police would be beating down our door for a statement to complete the police report, but since it’s (bigger than life) Eldrick, then all of the laws are thrown out the window. Frankly I think that she beat him with a golf club.

He backs out of his own tournament as well as he backs out of his driveway

Chuckie D

November 30th, 2009
4:04 pm

Mark,

Does Florida have an automatic “domestic violence” statute in regards to spousal abuse (scratching the significant other’s face, breaking out a vehicle’s window, etc)?

Just wondering~~~

Shane

November 30th, 2009
4:05 pm

WRONG WRONG WRONG

When you set yourself up as the all-american boy and are the worlds most popular spokesman using that image then sorry but people have a right to know if that is all BS or not.

Either way TMZ will payoff someone to tell the truth about what happens.

Tiger wants his cake and gets to eat it too. Sorry not this time.

Lumpkin Street Larry

November 30th, 2009
4:06 pm

Kind of an odd stance for a “journalist” to take, don’t you think??

getoverit!

November 30th, 2009
4:06 pm

Tiger owes us nothing! We are fans because we love him for his golfing abilities. He is neither father, son or husband to none of us. This is a private matter between him & his wife. As far as the investigation leave it to the authorities and stop speculating.

Go dig in your OWN back yard and find some dirt!~

Voice of Reason #1

November 30th, 2009
4:07 pm

Any golf game you can do, Tiger can do better.

BUT, IMHO, the wife heard about the alleged mistress. Was probably kicking Tiger’s tail (and face). He left out to escape the beatdown or fuss; crashed into things (OR either they staged the car crash to cover the injuries she inflicted on his face. BUT for him to not simply meet with the FHP is only making everything point to this being more than a simple “Oops, my bad for hitting the fire hydrant/tree.” He doesn’t want to be seen. She probably beat his face!

His statement points to more than being culpable for a simple driving mishap. I read it’s “totally my fault” [i.e., the argument happened (maybe cuz he's been creeping around)]; the wife–he defends her (trying to score points) and not point a finger at her for beating his ‘cabalasian’ derriere [cough, cough, cough]. And that this ‘will never happen again’ and ‘he’s only human, not perfect”‘…that’s not about simply hitting a tree. That’s a WHOLE lot more than that. I’ve said it before and will again…men cheat. Wives need to realize it. and it doesn’t matter who he is, what profession he’s in, or how noble he profeses to be. The biggest protestors are easy to fall…then try to hide. But his statement didn’t do him any good. people aren’t stupid. Not everyone anyway.

"Chef" Tim Dix

November 30th, 2009
4:07 pm

I’ve always wondered if Tiger even knew how to drive an automobile.

Focused, highly skilled, performers in any realm sometimes can’t perform the mundane becuase they never needed to.

But, like Eddie Murphy said, “Half!!!”

uga_b

November 30th, 2009
4:09 pm

I think Tiger needs to do the sensible thing and hire Steve Williams full time. That way, no pictures would have been taken and he wouldn’t forget to take his strokes after hitting a fire hydrant. Also, is ironic that golf clubs were being thrown at instead of by Tiger? Seriously, is this thing on?

I agree with you Mark, if Jay Mariotti says to do something, do the opposite. As long as he fulfills his obligation to the police and his insurance company, so be it.

Shane

November 30th, 2009
4:09 pm

Sure legally he is not required to tell us anything.

This is not a legal question. Its a question of this

Is the image that (yes the media) and his handlers put out all those years BS or not?

I love how celebrities love the limelight and attention when its all positive but when somebody reports the slightest negative they cry foul

Well cry me a river Tiger.

Observer

November 30th, 2009
4:09 pm

Dap & Jon – A search warrant DOES NOT compel a defendant to answer questions. The bottom line is that only two people know what really happened. As long as they don’t wish to talk about it, we will never know the truth – only speculation from others. Tiger’s private life is his. If he doesn’t want to talk, that’s his choice (and probably a smart one under the circumstances).

Dawg Foot

November 30th, 2009
4:10 pm

According to TMZ Tiger said his wife was “going ghetto” on him. Anyone know what that means?

ELVISINTHEHOUSE.

November 30th, 2009
4:10 pm

people sure are nosey and don’t have a life.even the columnist.

Please Hammer

November 30th, 2009
4:11 pm

Tiger and Bobby Cox’s wife need to talk to each other. Spousal abuse can only be understood from the inside.

master

November 30th, 2009
4:12 pm

we need to see nekid pics of his new girlfriend

Been There

November 30th, 2009
4:13 pm

HONEY… I’m home!

Observer

November 30th, 2009
4:13 pm

Now, the real question – whose wife will end up sporting the larger ring, Kobe’s or Tiger’s?

Shane

November 30th, 2009
4:14 pm

One other thing. If the police knocked on your door to find out about a wreck you had been in do you think you’d just be able to tell them

“Oh im not ready now come back tomorrow”

Give me a break.

jamerson

November 30th, 2009
4:14 pm

ZEUS,

you were still itchy in your daddy’s pants when uga last won a nat’l title. you were in high school the last time tech won. all uga is happy with is a 10 win season and a trip to SUGAR BOWL…”sugar is fallin’ outta the sky”

uga_b

November 30th, 2009
4:15 pm

And if he did cheat on his super-hot wife, I am glad he went the Jeff Gordon route and not the Bill Clinton/Steve Phillips route.

hmmmmmmmm

November 30th, 2009
4:19 pm

the bigger issue is what he was dring, A CADDY, doesn’t BUICK pay his Bills!!

Hmmmmmmmmm

RealDawg

November 30th, 2009
4:22 pm

Another crazy blonde woman. Hot or not. If she used a 6 iron my wife probably would have to go with the 4. Just sayin.

master

November 30th, 2009
4:22 pm

I still think we need to see nekid pics of his new girlfriend

midnite

November 30th, 2009
4:29 pm

Jon, AJ

Y’all need to stop watching all of those daytime TV court shows. LMAO while SMH.

Ken Myers

November 30th, 2009
4:29 pm

Tiger Woods has complied with the Florida law regarding his accident. He provided his license, registration, and proof of insurance card. HE doesn’t have to do anything else despite what the media and the general public thinks. How about this novel idea? Let the Windermere, FL police and the Florida state police do their investigations and let them release their results when finished. I guess to most of the media and the general public today, it would make too much sense because of the 24/7/365 cycle of the media.

AthensSG

November 30th, 2009
4:30 pm

hic, yeah, we are an unranked, lousy excuse for a team, but, uh 30-24!. Talk about laying an egg!!Just take 2 tbl spoons of Maalox and that bile in your throat will go down after a while.
PS: Did you get your invite to PJ’s “bigger fish to fry” fish fry?.

TU87

November 30th, 2009
4:31 pm

You’re right Mark, TW does not owe us an explanation. But he does owe the police if a crime was committed. It may seem “funny” that he was beat up by his wife, if that is even what happened, but domestic violence is still a crime. The police have every right to investigate. Yes and unfortunately for Tiger it probably will be leaked, but that doesn’t mean that the police are not right to investigate.

Mr. McMahon - King of WWF

November 30th, 2009
4:32 pm

No, no, my friend Brad, here is what I suggest, and what I will offer to produce…

Tiger appears on the platform of a carefully staged press conference, with soft organ music playing in the background….and has a “Jimmy Swaggart” moment…you know…

“God could not have given any man a more wonderful wife….”

(Tears up, chokes on the following words) “I have sinned against you, and I beg your forgiveness”

Wait a couple of days, then beautiful wife goes on The View or Oprah, or both, and “forgives and absolves” him.

Wait about a week, then WWE produces the “Renewal of the Wedding Vows” pay-per-view.

MONEY MONEY MONEY!!

Karl Childers

November 30th, 2009
4:33 pm

Cool Hand Luke went to jail for vandalizing a parking meter. I’m just saying.

Zeus

November 30th, 2009
4:36 pm

Great point Jamerson, that burns…

We haven’t won a national championship in nearly 30 years, ya’ll haven’t won one in nearly 20.

Let’s see, in the last 20 years UGA is 15-5 against Tech and has 2 SEC titles and 3 BCS appearances.

How many conference titles and BCS appearances does Tech have? Oh wait, zero, nooooooooo.

Dave

November 30th, 2009
4:38 pm

While I agree with Bradley’s article I wonder if he would have taken the same position if it were a white superstar. The press always gives minorities a pass.

andy

November 30th, 2009
4:41 pm

Somewhere in America, maybe one person just had a similar kind of mishap. do we care? No. So why should we about Tiger. It is his business. We have to draw the line about information and privacy. Draw it now.

Reid Adair

November 30th, 2009
4:42 pm

Wait a minute, Mark. You want to rip Mike Smith and the Falcons because they won’t tell you the status of Matt Ryan and Michael Turner on Sunday after the game, but then you support Tiger Woods not cooperating with a law enforcement investigation?

Come on.

Skip

November 30th, 2009
4:43 pm

Someone tell Phil Hartman that cops shouldn’t check for abuse from wives, they can’t do any real harm.

Nativebird

November 30th, 2009
4:44 pm

“…and I hope Tiger’s reading this so I can be a good little Mark Bradley and kiss his A#$% some more, so as not to Anger the Almighty Tiger and thus be granted an interview from He, the chosen one, the Savior. Only Tiger can endow us with Self Worth, because he is Great, and I am only mud.”

I Now Pronounce You "Barack & Larry."

November 30th, 2009
4:44 pm

RE: ““We” didn’t “make” Tiger Woods anything. Tiger Woods made himself. Get real.” – Mark Bradley @ 3:46 pm

Sorry, Mr. Bradley, but you are DEAD WRONG on this one.

Without golf fans and their disposable income to spend on golf tickets/passes, golfing supplies, sportswear and good & services provided by parent companies which sponsor the PGA and professional golfers, Tiger Woods is merely just a guy who can hit a little, white ball into a hole with the fewest number of strokes in comparison to his competitors. If no there is no money involved, he is just someone doing a “stupid human trick” for his own amusement.

There are countless rednecks who can spit into a can from 20 yards with pinpoint accuracy or win flatulence competitions, but they are not celebrities are adored by the public & media because no one cares to pay money to watch that garbage and large companies have no interest in wasting money to sponsor that on television since no one cares to watch it.

The public “makes” celebrities, and it is that same public (particularly the media) that makes a spectacle of tearing down from their apex. There is less entertainment value in bringing down an obscure person of whom no one has (yet) heard.

Gold is only worth a great deal of money, because we collectively say that it is. Otherwise, it is just a bunch of shiny, yet malleable, rocks.

If no one cared about golf and no $$$ involved was involved, no one would care about Tiger Woods.

DCW

November 30th, 2009
4:44 pm

Shameless pandering, Mark. Grow a pair.

Ken Stallings

November 30th, 2009
4:47 pm

At last I read a journalist who refuses to subscribe to the tedious refrain of presumed self-importance on what are private matters! I agree fully with your point of view.

There was an era when journalism kept a check on its pomposity by understanding that only when laws are broken, or elected officials are involved, does the public truly have a need to know (much less a right).

The way the media is acting justifies why the rich and famous now live in gated communities so they can escape the tiresome voyeurism of the media and their paid hacks known as paparazzi. We would all be better served if the media returned to its core justification — to keep watch on government and ignore the private intrigue of disempowered people!

And part of keeping watch on government is for the media to divorce itself from political advocacy and remember that it has no friends in government, but merely individuals who’s power earns them an unbiased and unblinking eye which the media is served the public mandate to provide!

AthensSG

November 30th, 2009
4:49 pm

Bill Clinton had a super-hot wife, uga_b?

touchstone

November 30th, 2009
4:49 pm

Actually, Mark does a great job here of spreading gossip and innuendo, the very thing he is bashing the “media” for doing. I didn’t know any of the details of the waitress and really wasn’t interested mark. I also didn’t know that the wreck resulted from the aftermath of a fight between his wife and Tiger. At least until I read your article. If it’s no “body’s business”, why are you spreading all this gossip. You point the finger at others, yet do the same crap yourself. You are peddling smut and dirty laundry, face it.
In my opinion, he would have been better served to have just given a brief “man, I dropped something as I was backing out and bam! I crashed into the hydrant, in lurching forward to disengaged from the hydrant I then hit a tree, not exactly proud moments for me and you can imagine why I am now going to let the matter rest and won’t speak to y’all about it again.”
When he decried all the false stories out there, he should have set the record straight and then stopped talking about it.

Chris Broe

November 30th, 2009
4:54 pm

Tiger’s going to be fine. He may have been drunk and that’s why he wouldn’t interview police.

Only a few more hours till the Pats/Saints. Blitz City!

Sonny Clusters

November 30th, 2009
4:58 pm

Charlie Chan could figure out what happened.

Clay

November 30th, 2009
4:58 pm

John Q, you right on the money, except I haven’t seen evidence of Tiger wanting fan’s adoration. He is absolutely the biggest a–hole on the tour. Disrespectful and arrogant towards his own fans. I’ve seen it first-hand 6 times after his rounds in tournaments. I saw his caddie slap a glove out of the hand of a kid trying to get Tiger to autograph it. I for one hope he loses endorsements…

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
4:58 pm

I disagree…if she hit him with a golf club that is “simple battery”…a misdemeanor crime…the Police have to charge her…

If I give my wife a black eye…and she calls 911..I am going jail….

Clay

November 30th, 2009
5:01 pm

Bob, you mean you couldn’t decline police interviews?

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
5:03 pm

I don’t think so Clay…..LOL they’d break down the door…

Benjamin

November 30th, 2009
5:03 pm

Tiger Woods made Tiger Woods, Barack and Larry. He has been honing his craft for literally as long as he can remember, and neither you nor I nor MB nor anyone else can take credit for it simply because we pay to see him play. He’s the greatest golfer in the universe — and it’s not even close — and he’s cultivated an image and a trademark that no one can touch.

Tiger made a mistake — most likely, though not for certain — and the sensationalist masses that love to tear people down will do what they will from this point forward. As far as Tiger owing anyone other than the Swede an apology or explanation, outside of the minor stuff with the police, it’s a silly proposition.

I hope he comes out the other side okay.

Benjamin

November 30th, 2009
5:06 pm

And who in the world is Mark “pandering” to for stating a simple opinion, Touchstone?

You people and your Bradley fetish… is it seriously worth it to come on here and type such drivel day in and day out in response to every column the man writes? It’s as if having the comments’ section gives y’all a sense of power or something…

SadDawg

November 30th, 2009
5:07 pm

Uh, didn’t everything kinda get public when he left his driveway and started hitting things on someone else’s property? Just saying…

SadDawg

November 30th, 2009
5:08 pm

Hey Benjamin, Mark wouldn’t draw a paycheck if we didn’t have a Bradley fetish!!

SadDawg

November 30th, 2009
5:09 pm

Right, Mark??

Rachel Uchitel

November 30th, 2009
5:14 pm

I wonder how I can make a killing off of this? hmmmmmmmmmm

jc_atl

November 30th, 2009
5:18 pm

WGAS? They had a marital spat, Tiger leaves in anger (or under 7-iron duress) and drives off into the rough. Alcohol was not involved. Blood samples will reveal illicit drug use if it was there, and beyond that the public has no need to know. Sure, the cops will try to get warrants, etc, but at this point any security videos will have been erased and any other evidence removed from the house. My guess is a judge says “who’s pressing charges” and the answer is no one. Tiger is human – who knew?

HowToBeATrueGolfer.com

November 30th, 2009
5:20 pm

Mark, you are dead on. This story is over. Thank you for reminding us all. http://www.howtobeatruegolfer.com

MJ

November 30th, 2009
5:24 pm

Tiger Woods does not owe the general public anything regarding his personal life. That part of his life is between him and Mrs.Woods. If anyone thinks otherwise, he or she is a self-serving fool. Mind your own business.

GDAWG65

November 30th, 2009
5:26 pm

It’s a damn private matter – forget it. You alread know more than you need or should.

Dawg 1

November 30th, 2009
5:26 pm

It’s cloudy outside, but I’m sure it’s blue. I agree with you Mark

The Truth

November 30th, 2009
5:28 pm

Should have married Shirley Franklin. The fake flower on her lapel says”womanhood.”

Phil Mickelson

November 30th, 2009
5:29 pm

I’m gonna kick his butt in every tournament next year. Take that to the bank!!!!!!!!!!

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
5:29 pm

jc_atl ….in a domestic dispute the DA HAS TO PRESS CHARGES……

SuperB

November 30th, 2009
5:29 pm

Apparently the only place Tiger can drive under pressure is on the golf course.

georgia87

November 30th, 2009
5:30 pm

Dawg foot – That was funny. I laughed until I had to read it to my family. (Edited, of course)

Mark

November 30th, 2009
5:30 pm

From what has been reported, Tiger to this point has complied with FL law. He may have to pay for repairs but I think he has the ability. If he wants to speak about it, privately or publicly, that is his choice.

His statement is that he wants to maintain his privacy. I doubt if we will hear further comment. If it turns out his wife attacked him (spousal abuse) and he doesn’t want to press charges, again, not my concern.

If a sponsor wants to get an additional comment, let them ask. If the public wants to stop supporting Tiger because he refuses to speak publicly on this matter, I would be very surprised. This is a non-story except for the tabloids and News Corp.

Clay

November 30th, 2009
5:33 pm

Yeah, MJ, but it seems like a 4-iron came between Mr and Mrs Woods also! You’re not really minding your own business spouting off on this blog are you?

Hillbilly Deluxe

November 30th, 2009
5:35 pm

True he doesn’t owe the general public anything but if I had an auto accident on a public road, I wonder how the law would treat me if I didn’t answer questions.

Clay

November 30th, 2009
5:36 pm

News Corp? Didn’t know they owned ESPN!!

uga_b

November 30th, 2009
5:38 pm

No, I mean if you are going to cheat, cheat up. Never down. Maybe by that definition, Clinton cheated up.

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
5:39 pm

Mark you stated.. If it turns out his wife attacked him (spousal abuse) and he doesn’t want to press charges, again, not my concern.

it DOES NOT MATTER if he doesn’t want to press charges….the police are required to….that’s the issue here…

Milton

November 30th, 2009
5:39 pm

I am now an unabashed Mark Bradley fan. He is absolutely right. Mr. Woods does not owe us any explanation whatsoever. I think that it is pathetic that so many people want to mind everyone else’d business but their own. Hang in there Tiger. This too shall pass.

golfman42

November 30th, 2009
5:42 pm

This is dead on. Tiger has said all he will say on this, period, end of story. That’s just the way he is, and it’s completely his right. The FHP should do the same it’d do investigating this situation for any John Doe. It’s unlikely it’ll be that simple since it IS Tiger Woods, but he has handled this situation exactly like I figured he would. Hopefully he’ll be ready to play in Hawaii

First

November 30th, 2009
5:44 pm

First

Aww man, I just missed it.

bigred

November 30th, 2009
5:46 pm

I agree that since no laws were broken that he doesn’t have to explain to police what happened.BUT…that being said,perception is reality,correct? The perception of people who alude questions about anything(famous athlete’s are no exception)is that they are guilty.When someone pleads the Fifth Amendment(even though it THEIR LEGAL RIGHT)most people jump to the conclusion of where there is smoke there is FIRE!
Tiger is one of the greatest golfers of all time(and his driving on and off the course seems to be his bugaboo)so if let’s someone else drive him he might live long enough to be the GREATEST of ALL TIME! BUT,even Tiger knows that his skills as a golfer is what got him started.The rest is HIS PERSONNA and CHARISMA!Everyone thinks that this guy is SUPERMAN BUT HE IS HUMAN and humans make mistakes.But,that said,one of the best qualities a human can have is to cleanse one’s SOUL when the opportunity presents itself.One of the things I admired about TW is that he surrounds himself with friends of the same cabiber,like Michael Jordan.He was the same way in his playing days.You didn’t read a lot of gossip mags with headlines that involved MJ.He DID HIS TALKING on the court and handled himself with CLASS and was a CLASSY ROLE MODEL for the youth who grew up watching him and TW is PERSON now for this generation.
Tiger,you are a class act and even though you legally don’t have to EXPLAIN anything to the LAW,I think even you know that without the FANS,having all the talent in world means nothing.No PGA, no endorsements, NO NIKE! People love to kick people when they are down!They also like to make up stories if the real one is not forthcoming.BUT,another thing AMERICAN’S love to do is forgive someone who comes clean.

First

November 30th, 2009
5:46 pm

I agree Mark. Let the guy do the talking that you pay to do the talking.

I will say he should not have continually wasted police resources by continually rescheduling interviews with them, just to not give them!

Navigator

November 30th, 2009
5:55 pm

No he doesn’t have to talk to the police but if it was Joe Blow instead of a rich celeb he’d have been arrested for ‘leaving the scene’

Hillbilly Deluxe

November 30th, 2009
6:00 pm

A friend of mine once hit a power pole in a single vehicle accident. He was summoned before a Judge (not by his choice) and the Judge said to him “Son, these things are stationary objects. Now you want to tell me why you ran into one?” ‘Course that was Georgia, maybe Florida law is different.

Paul in RDU

November 30th, 2009
6:01 pm

Tiger is doing exactly what the rest of us would do in his situation – keep his mouth shut and try to work things out with his wife.

Bob Horner keeps saying that the DA has to file charges in a domestic abuse case. Before he can file charges he needs to have probable cause. What does he have at the moment – nothing. No eyewitnesses, the 2 principals saying it was a trafiic aaccident.

I expect that the attempt to get Tiger’s medical records from the hospital is nothing more than a fishing expedition – the police have already stated that alcohol was not involved.

As someone who has lived in Raleigh-Durham for some time I am familiar with DA’s who do things for publicity

Dave

November 30th, 2009
6:07 pm

Why don’t you folks worry about you own pathetic lives and leave Tiger alone. This is between him, his wife, and his God. He or his wife may have made an error in judgement, I don’t know and it’s none of my business, he doesn’t owe me or any of you a thing.

Dave

November 30th, 2009
6:09 pm

uga_b – that’s because it was impossible for him to cheat down!

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
6:10 pm

Paul in RDU….you say “Before he can file charges he needs to have probable cause. What does he have at the moment – nothing.”

we don’t know….he may have something…but I’ll cave…your post trumped mine….I’m not Tiger fan he slams his clubs down and acts like spoiled 12yr old…all the the things I was taught NOT to do on a golf course….I pull against him…

we’ll probably never get the truth….I guess I’m wrong for wanting that…

Jim

November 30th, 2009
6:14 pm

Everybody is tied up on the fact that the air bags didn’t deploy thus it couldn’t have been a bad ax.

Air Bags not deploying means absolutely nothing. In looking at the dmg, it is by far more than a minimal impact. The reason the air bags didn’t deploy is probably because it wasn’t a head on impact to a portion of the frame. The frame probably is swayed slightly but the car absorbed the impact. In doing so, there was not enough of a sudden stop to trigger the air bags to deploy.

Now if Tiger isn’t wearing a seat belt and had too many pain killers in his system, that would explain his condition at the accident scene. If his wife had a fight with him prior and bashed out the glass in frustration and an effort to get Tiger to stop him from leaving, that would explain the broken glass situation.

FUZZON

November 30th, 2009
6:20 pm

Why has Tiger’s “girlfriend” hired a lawyer? Do you think she’ll talk or will she be “Lewinkezied”?

Dr. R

November 30th, 2009
6:32 pm

Totally agree Mark. And you, my friend, are a helluva columnist. Thanks for the common sense.

Erin Andrews' Landing Strip

November 30th, 2009
6:35 pm

The real question, of course, is what would Super Genius Coach Paul Johnson do?

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
6:37 pm

Erin Andrews’ Landing Strip …..nice screen name….

OVER??

November 30th, 2009
6:38 pm

This will dog Tiger at every event. Forget another Major!!

Lou

November 30th, 2009
6:39 pm

Great column! We need to leave Tiger Woods alone. His family and/or legal affairs are none of our business.

Steve the Caddy

November 30th, 2009
6:48 pm

And I want to shoot down another nasty rumor here. It is NOT true that as Erin was busting out the back window with a driver, Tiger was screaming, “No, no, I wanted the 3 iron!!!” But I can tell you for certain that you want the big dog if you’re taking out the safety glass on an Escalade.

chuckmonster

November 30th, 2009
6:51 pm

Tiger doesn’t have to say a word, indeed. That woman whipped his a$$, so he had better keep his scrawny mouth shut before she whips it again. I love how she “rescued Woods from the driver’s seat by smashing the rear windows of his Escalade with a golf club.” I wonder if that is the same club she used to smack him in the head. Nice try by the publicist, though. I haven’t heard that much horse $hit since “Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.”

Herschel Walker

November 30th, 2009
6:56 pm

I know two things:

1) Tiger’s Swedish wife can apparently hit a two-iron.

2) The Dawgs will ALWAYS own the bumblebees. ALWAYS.

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
7:02 pm

chuckmonster ….settle down….if my old lady came after you with a 3 iron you’d be be running too…TRUST ME…(although the smart thing to do is charge towards her…she gets 1 hit….but you have control…if you’re still conscious)

Louis Skolnick

November 30th, 2009
7:02 pm

Mark – you are a genius on this subject. Anyone who appreciates him as a golfer knows he is getting his butt kicked in private. To volunteer to open his yapper in public on this would be akin to diggin the trap deeper, unnecesarily. Move on, world…..he wasn’t elected to the White House.

JOHN KINCAID

November 30th, 2009
7:04 pm

If he’d kept the driver in his bag, he wouldn’t be in this trouble.

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
7:06 pm

John…you’re a funny man……you made me laugh

thebob.bob

November 30th, 2009
7:09 pm

TW has lawyers, good lawyers. He also has PR folks, and they’re good too. You can be sure that they’ve trained him well. If anything happens, say nothing and call us. Repeat after me: Say nothing, call us.
TW, tell the cops to talk to your lawyer if they have any questions.

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
7:11 pm

thebob.bob …..I’d have probably said…”he has the BEST lawyers..” not just good….

OSCAR

November 30th, 2009
7:16 pm

Who pays for the fire plug?

JB

November 30th, 2009
7:21 pm

1) What if it were Tiger who allegedly hit his wife?
2) Are you allowed to get in car wreck, tearing up a fire hydrant, and then tell the police no, I don’t feel like talking? Talk to my agent and lawyer.
3) The suspicion of driving under heavy medication is serious. Do we have to wait until someone is seriously injured or killed to take the suspicion seriously?

P. Bull Terrier

November 30th, 2009
7:34 pm

Five points here:

1. Tiger is free to tell us absolutely nothing about his accident, but since he’s a public figure, if he chooses to say nothing, the public is free to speculate. The actual event is rarely as dramatic as what the general public comes up with when they start to speculate.

2. Legally, Tiger doesn’t have to tell the police anything, but they should treat him the same way they would treat anyone else who crashed their car into their neighbor’s yard in the middle of the night. I guarantee if I found myself in the same position as Tiger, the police wouldn’t politely wait until I felt like discussing the incident. As soon as I was released from the hospital I’d be heading to jail on some type of charges, and lacking Tiger’s financial resources, I’d have a much harder time avoiding a conviction. Either that, or my wife would be facing a little jail time for assault with a deadly weapon.

3. Mark Bradley is not a reporter/journalist. It’s not his job to investigate the facts. Mark is a sports columnist. His job is to comment on sports and keep readers interested. There are plenty of valid reasons to criticize Mark Bradley, but saying he’s not a good journalist or complaining that he’s not investigating the facts is like complaining that he’s a sorry plumber.

4. I’m sure someone else already pointed out #1 & #2, but I don’t feel like reading through all the junk to see for myself.

5. I know someone else has already mentioned this, but it’s worth repeating … 30-24!

CPJ IS IN MARK BRADLEY'S PLAYCALLER'S HALL OF FAME

November 30th, 2009
7:36 pm

MARK BRADLEY:
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD US ABOUT THE GAME SATURDAY NIGHT…ABSOLUTELY NOTHING…YOU WERE OBSESSED WITH PAUL JOHNSON AND GT, GIVE US YOUR BEST ACCOUNT OR EXPLANATION OF WHAT HAPPENED….THE WHEELS JUST SEEMED TO COME OFF…SEEMS AS IF WE TREATED THE UGA GAME THIS YEAR LIKE THE LSU BOWL GAME LAST YEAR…BEEN THERE, DONE THAT….LEAVE OUT THE PART THAT IT WASN’T AN IMPORTANT GAME FOR TECH, THAT THERE ARE BIGGER FISH TO FRY…AS AN OLD TECH MAN, IT DON’T GET ANY BIGGER THAN THE ONE WITH UGA EVERY THANKSGIVING….THAT COP OUT IS WORSE THAN TIGER’S ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING SO COURAGEOUS AND COMING TO HIS RESCUE….LIKED THE LITTLE SIDE ABOUT THE WATER HAZARD AND THE FIRE PLUG….IF MY WIFE COMES TO HELP ME, I HOPE SHE DOESN’T HAVE A 7 IRON WITH HER…

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
7:38 pm

What is the difference between Tigers Sand wedge and his Escalade?
He can back up the sand wedge…

marilyn

November 30th, 2009
7:39 pm

I wholeheartedly agree. Yes, Tiger is a public figure, but his private life should remain just that — private. Public curiosity does not require he share his private life with anyone outside his own family, and /or those involved. For those of you who believe otherwise, I suggest you get a life of your own and stop relying on personal situations of others to entertain you.

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
7:40 pm

Mikey…can I steal that joke..????

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
7:40 pm

But seriously folks- he says his Doctors advid=sed against travel due to headaches and soreness..
This is the same guy that played the freaking US Open on a broken leg for crying out loud.
I think the Golf Channel better run and edit all the Top 10 guttiest performances and leave him out this time….

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
7:41 pm

Sure Bob…go 4 it.

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
7:47 pm

What’s all the fuss?
Tiger has never been known as a good driver!
He is perhaps the best scrambler ever – which came in handy as he scrambled to get the hell away from the mad Norweigian.

20 year Republican

November 30th, 2009
7:48 pm

Great call, Mark! Tiger is a brand. His endorsements will not be tarnished by this private matter. If you pull Tiger away from golf, you will lose most of the following and dollars associated with the sport. Kudos to Tiger and his wife for keeping their private life private!

Morning Wood

November 30th, 2009
7:59 pm

I’m trying to figure out why Bradley has such a hard on for Tiger. Of course he has to answer to the police. He destroyed a fire hydrant. If any of us did that, we would have to answer to the police. Of course,thinking about it, it’s obvious Bradley would be clueless on the law….He’s clueless every where else.

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
8:05 pm

Mikey…come on dude…you don’t prepare to “fight” with mad Norweigians….and sleeping with them requires NO PREPARATION…..

true….???

NASCAR FAN

November 30th, 2009
8:10 pm

GOLF IS FOR SISSYS

CPJ IS IN MARK BRADLEY'S PLAYCALLER'S HALL OF FAME

November 30th, 2009
8:10 pm

MARK,
FORGET TIGER…TELL US WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT!!! AS A TECH MAN, CAN JOHNSON NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE GEORGIA–GTECH GAME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME EVERY YEAR….YOU SEEM TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO HIM, PLEASE TELL HIM THIS AGAIN…BEEN THERE, DONE THAT—BUT HE’S BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT ONLY 1 STINKING TIME, AND BOY SHOULD IT HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR….I THINK WITH HIS EXPLANATION EARLY IN THE WEEK ABOUT THIS NOT BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE NEXT TWO, IT HAD THE EARMARKS OF THE BOWL GAME LAST YEAR WHEN HE LET UP ON THE PLAYERS AND DID NOT PREPARE THEM AND LSU TOOK US TO THE WOODSHED…2 WEEKS TO PREPARE…WE SHOULD KNOW TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THOSE DAMN DOGS…CAN’T FIND THE HEART TO HEAD OFF TO TAMPA…STILL IN A STUPOR OVER THIS ONE…BRADLEY, NEXT YEAR, DON’T GUARANTEE US A WIN LIKE YOU AND SCHULTZ DID THIS YEAR…DIDN’T KNOW THAT SPORTS REPORTING WAS SO ONE SIDED, TO CHIDE A TEAM WITH SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THEIR COACHING STAFF AS UNDERACHIEVERS AND TRYING TO WHIP THEIR FOLLOWERS INTO A FRENZY WHILE NAMING A COACH LIKE PAUL THE NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN WHILE GIVING HIS HARD WORKING STAFF NO CREDIT AT ALL, AND HE IS YET TO WIN HIS 1ST TITLE AT TECH.. THIS LOSS WAS HEARTBREAKING, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU WROTE THE ARTICLE ABOUT COACH RICHT’S PROGRAM BEING IN FREEFALL AND ALL THE PROBLEMS IN ATHENS…ONLY PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WAS US…YOU AND SCHULTZ SET US TECH FANS UP FOR THE KILL!!!!!!!!THAT NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN MIGHT BE BARNEY FIFE, WITH ONLY THE ONE BULLETT…WHY JUST 6 PEOPLE IN THE BOX WHEN THEIR BEST RECEIVER IS OUT AND THEY ARE RUNNING IT UP OUR RECTUMS…JUST SAYING….OBVIOUSLY PAUL HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH THE DEFENSE, ALTHOUGH I AM SURE HE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT THIS WEEK…THIS WILL BE PAUL’S DEFENSE THIS WEEK, SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT….

N.Sasquatch

November 30th, 2009
8:12 pm

Actually John Kinkaid is WRONG! Tiger should have take his SasQuatc h

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
8:12 pm

Morning Wood …..everybody has a “hard on ” for Tiger….except me…

CPJ IS IN MARK BRADLEY'S PLAYCALLER'S HALL OF FAME

November 30th, 2009
8:13 pm

MARK,
FORGET TIGER…TELL US WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT!!! AS A TECH MAN, CAN JOHNSON NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE GEORGIA–GTECH GAME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME EVERY YEAR….YOU SEEM TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO HIM, PLEASE TELL HIM THIS AGAIN…BEEN THERE, DONE THAT—BUT HE’S BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT ONLY 1 STINKING TIME, AND BOY SHOULD IT HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR….I THINK WITH HIS EXPLANATION EARLY IN THE WEEK ABOUT THIS NOT BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE NEXT TWO, IT HAD THE EARMARKS OF THE BOWL GAME LAST YEAR WHEN HE LET UP ON THE PLAYERS AND DID NOT PREPARE THEM AND LSU TOOK US TO THE WOODSHED…2 WEEKS TO PREPARE…WE SHOULD KNOW TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THOSE DAMN DOGS…CAN’T FIND THE HEART TO HEAD OFF TO TAMPA…STILL IN A STUPOR OVER THIS ONE…BRADLEY, NEXT YEAR, DON’T GUARANTEE US A WIN LIKE YOU AND SCHULTZ DID THIS YEAR…DIDN’T KNOW THAT SPORTS REPORTING WAS SO ONE SIDED, TO CHIDE A TEAM WITH SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THEIR COACHING STAFF AS UNDERACHIEVERS AND TRYING TO WHIP THEIR FOLLOWERS INTO A FRENZY WHILE NAMING A COACH LIKE PAUL THE NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN WHILE GIVING HIS HARD WORKING STAFF NO CREDIT AT ALL, AND HE IS YET TO WIN HIS 1ST TITLE AT TECH.. THIS LOSS WAS HEARTBREAKING, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU WROTE THE ARTICLE ABOUT COACH RICHT’S PROGRAM BEING IN FREEFALL AND ALL THE PROBLEMS IN ATHENS…ONLY PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WAS US…YOU AND SCHULTZ SET US TECH FANS UP FOR THE KILL!!!!!!!!THAT NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN MIGHT BE BARNEY FIFE, WITH ONLY THE ONE BULLETT…WHY JUST 6 PEOPLE IN THE BOX WHEN THEIR BEST RECEIVER IS OUT AND THEY ARE RUNNING IT UP OUR RECTUMS…JUST SAYING….OBVIOUSLY PAUL HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH THE DEFENSE, ALTHOUGH I AM SURE HE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT THIS WEEK…THIS WILL BE PAUL’S DEFENSE THIS WEEK, SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT….AND IF MY WIFE IS GOING TO HELP ME, HOPE SHE DOESN’T COME TO HELP ME WITH A 7 IRON….

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
8:17 pm

Erin Andrews’ Landing Strip ……are you sure she doesn’t have a hairy muff…?????

Harry Mann

November 30th, 2009
8:18 pm

Actually,John Kinkaid is WRONG!He should have taken OL’ SasQuatch OUT OF THE BAG and put him behind the wheel.HIS “DRIVING” has always been what has gotten him in TROUBLE!!!!

Rick B

November 30th, 2009
8:23 pm

Jealously is an ugly thing.. Especially Southern White jealously of a man who is racially mixed.

I will say this about Tiger. I used to not care for him because I though he was arrogant and a little bit of a race baiter. He has kind of grown on me though. I have started to think that this guy is a fabulously talented athlete, who is very bright and articulate and overall a very classy guy.

He seems to be a good family man. He might have been messing around a little.. That’s might..

Pulling a little Arnie in his heyday… Arnie was known to have two on each side and one waiting and one at home.

Tiger deserves his privacy.. He will take a hit for this. He is a high character guy… It is time to move on.

Mark is right.

bobby

November 30th, 2009
8:23 pm

Who really cares? My opinion is that she was practicing her 7 Iron on his head both before and after the accident.

CPJ IS IN MARK BRADLEY'S FAVORITE COACH

November 30th, 2009
8:23 pm

MARK,
FORGET TIGER…TELL US WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT!!! AS A TECH MAN, CAN JOHNSON NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE GEORGIA–GTECH GAME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME EVERY YEAR….YOU SEEM TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO HIM, PLEASE TELL HIM THIS AGAIN…BEEN THERE, DONE THAT—BUT HE’S BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT ONLY 1 STINKING TIME, AND BOY SHOULD IT HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR TIME #2….I THINK WITH HIS EXPLANATION EARLY IN THE WEEK ABOUT THIS NOT BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE NEXT TWO, IT HAD THE EARMARKS OF THE BOWL GAME LAST YEAR WHEN HE LET UP ON THE PLAYERS AND DID NOT PREPARE THEM AND LSU TOOK US TO THE WOODSHED…2 WEEKS TO PREPARE…WE SHOULD KNOW TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THOSE DAMN DOGS…CAN’T FIND THE HEART TO HEAD OFF TO TAMPA…STILL IN A STUPOR OVER THIS ONE…BRADLEY, NEXT YEAR, DON’T GUARANTEE US A WIN LIKE YOU AND SCHULTZ DID THIS YEAR…DIDN’T KNOW THAT SPORTS REPORTING WAS SO ONE SIDED, TO CHIDE A TEAM WITH SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THEIR COACHING STAFF AS UNDERACHIEVERS AND TRYING TO WHIP THEIR FOLLOWERS INTO A FRENZY TO FIRE SOME OF THE COACHES WHILE NAMING A COACH LIKE PAUL THE NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN WHILE GIVING HIS HARD WORKING STAFF NO CREDIT AT ALL, AND HE IS YET TO WIN HIS 1ST TITLE AT TECH.. THIS LOSS WAS HEARTBREAKING, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU WROTE THE ARTICLE ABOUT COACH RICHT’S PROGRAM BEING IN FREEFALL AND ALL THE PROBLEMS IN ATHENS…ONLY PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WAS US…YOU AND SCHULTZ SET US TECH FANS UP FOR THE KILL!!!!!!!!THAT NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN MIGHT BE BARNEY FIFE, WITH ONLY THE ONE BULLETT…WHY JUST 6 PEOPLE IN THE BOX WHEN THEIR BEST RECEIVER IS OUT AND THEY ARE RUNNING IT UP OUR RECTUMS…JUST SAYING….OBVIOUSLY PAUL HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH THE DEFENSE, ALTHOUGH I AM SURE HE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT THIS WEEK…THIS WILL BE PAUL’S DEFENSE THIS WEEK, SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT….AND IF MY WIFE IS GOING TO HELP ME, HOPE SHE DOESN’T COME TO HELP ME WITH A 7 IRON IN HER HANDS….

tiger

November 30th, 2009
8:30 pm

Where is Matt Choke when I need him…oh ya…still got his head up MV7s arse.

Mattie Lice

November 30th, 2009
8:35 pm

Hey guys, Im going to play hurt. Let me know when Vick leaves town.

Mattie Lice

November 30th, 2009
8:37 pm

Hey Mark, Thanks for keeping the spot light off me. Milk that tiger story til vick leave would you?

bugman

November 30th, 2009
8:40 pm

Ok Bradz,

Yesterday Mike Smith owed you info re: Matt Ryan and you found it “infuriating” (your word) that he wouldn’t answer your questions.

Today Tiger owes no one any info and he is well within his right (just like Smith is) to play dumb.

And in between the Paul Johnson craziness about the UGA – Tech game not being important in the scheme of things.

Have you eaten some bad Thanksgiving leftovers?

Brownies?

Sauteed special shrooms?

Extra helpings of Momma’s lil helper?

Another couple bizarro contradictory articles and you’ll be able to make a full circle.

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
8:42 pm

Jealously is an ugly thing.. Especially Southern White jealously of a man who is racially mixed

I stopped reading after this……

Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing

November 30th, 2009
8:48 pm

bugman…are you BugKillers big brother..????

Larry Sullivan

November 30th, 2009
8:58 pm

Mr. Bradley, Right On! We have become to interested in what is none of our business. Thank you for your comments.

Rick B

November 30th, 2009
9:03 pm

Bob,

I read a couple of your posts but, like you, stopped because they really had no vaible content.

But you are right. If you don’t like you don’t have to read it.

woofn

November 30th, 2009
9:15 pm

wrong bradley,,,just as in any case like this the police need to find out if domestic abuse is involved here…Tiger needs to come out of hiding and speak the truth.tiger is no more above the law than anyone else…yes he can keep his life private, but when he’s put telling people in the world what clothes, cars etc to buy the peopel also have the right to know what’s up with this guy. as tiger has said he is embarrassed and it won’t happen again…in that sense i guess as you say he doesn’t need to say anymore.

Tiger Hood

November 30th, 2009
9:16 pm

if this was Phil Mikelson I bet you racists would not be griping.

boo hoo

November 30th, 2009
9:21 pm

Y’all are lame. I really could care less but to say he has the “right” to privacy over this particular matter is ludicrous. Once he decided to get in his car and leave his property his “right” to keep it out of the public eye flew out the window Sorry, tigger, that’s life in the fast lane. I think it’s common knowledge that if you are a celebrity you have to be smart enough, 100% of the time, to never put yourself in a situation like this. So sorry that the media is blowing this way out of proportion but this is America, the same America that enabled a net worth near 10 figures.

It’s funny that most golfers aren’t interested in trashy news stories so they want this shoved under the rug. This won’t in anyway shape my opinion of Tiger (wifey, now that’s a different story) but I won’t be crying for him or demanding that his right to privacy be respected. Is it solely because he plays golf that y’all are defending him? A-Rod, Kobe — screw them, they’re criminals. Tiger is a demi-god. ROFLMAO.

Happiness

November 30th, 2009
9:23 pm

I think Tiger wife whipped his butt and he is so embrassed. I think she’s a little bit ,out of control and jealous. All she needs to do is keep having babies then she she will get all his money, after all when you marry a nobody then you end up with a nobody. Looks are not everything thing, Tiger could have done better. It’s kinda of sad to be butt whipped.

Unhealthy obsession

November 30th, 2009
9:33 pm

Hi, Mark Bradley here. This is my new name regarding all things Tiger. If you are with me, then keep posting unrealistic ideas as to why Tiger is above the law. If you are against me, then please leave and go post in the food section blogs.

boo hoo

November 30th, 2009
9:39 pm

Oh, and L-DAWG, if you’re going to go incognito, you may want to turn the caps lock off.

You need to figure out a way to release some tension, man. Deep breaths….deep breaths….

TeeBerry

November 30th, 2009
9:39 pm

Dang. I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Mark Bradley. He is absolutely right. Tiger should tell the “public” to shove off. It is absolutely noone’s business other than TW and the Mrs.
These doofus lawyers on television want him to “come clean”. Screw them.

Rick B

November 30th, 2009
9:41 pm

I read above the negative tone and general negative feeling toward Tiger Woods. Why?

The guy plays golf very well, earns his money and fame, is a private charitable guy who is not a showboat and dresses very conservatively.
He is a great guy. Very bright. Ryder Cup player. A clean cut All-American guy. What else could you want from a VERY high profile Athlete?
This is why in the long run this is not a big deal.

As far as racism.. I grew up in Georgia and my family is from rural Georgia for many years. Many rural Southern folks are embarrasingly racist and don’t even know it. Many in my family to start with.

A dislike and distrust for African Americans still drives the opinions of MANY Southern whites. MANY folks will never see a black man as an equal. That is what my original comment was about. Tiger was and in many cases is a threat to the status quo Southern view of many people of color.

I am a White Southener and like Tiger very much. He needs to move on from this in s hurry by making amends with his beautiful wife and family and get a new car and 7 iron and fire hydrant,

Nativebird

November 30th, 2009
9:43 pm

Wouldn’t just love to see that domestic incident on “Cops”! Tiger answering the door of his mansion with his spaghetti stained wife beater tshirt on, and a swollen scratched face. Priceless.

Bo Williams

November 30th, 2009
9:48 pm

No El Tigr doesn’t have to tell us anything. And, regardless of what he might say, contrary to my earlier respect for him as a seemingly person of character, it is now on the level of respect that I have for Charles Barkely, Michael Jordan, Lawrence Taylor, et al. I.E., I acknowledge their athletic skills, but in terms of character, which is a more important quality, Tigr and they are simply common. I’m not condemning them, but they are simply common. And he considered to be a spokesman for anything extending beyond the links.

Paul in RDU

November 30th, 2009
9:52 pm

boo hoo

November 30th, 2009
9:21 pm
Y’all are lame. I really could care less but to say he has the “right” to privacy over this particular matter is ludicrous. Once he decided to get in his car and leave his property his “right” to keep it out of the public eye flew out the window

So boo hoo – you are basically saying that if you are a “celebrity” you relinquish all right to privacy?

Paul in RDU

November 30th, 2009
10:00 pm

TeeBerry

It shouldn’t be lawyers on TV who want Tiger to come clean – it’s the PR folks. Lawyers will always tell their clients to forget about PR, cover your butt and don’t say anything. PR folks are the other way around – “you have to say something to protect your image”, etc.
“Talking heads” and other “experts” on TV are looking for a story.

Tiger has PR problems with this (not to mention marital problems) but I’d be surprised if he has any legal problems.

boo hoo

November 30th, 2009
10:10 pm

Not at all, Paul. Privacy exists in the comfort of your own home, or on an encrypted website, or in a bathroom stall with the door closed. For most people, other than extreme definitions within our legal system, that’s the only time when we actually have a “right” to privacy.

That said, I think we may be arguing different points. I don’t think he should be forced to say anything publicly, and if that is exercising his “right’ to privacy, then so be it. But to hear people say this is a non-story and that Tiger should get a free pass because he’s Tiger, and as Rick B so eloquently stated “dresses very conservatively. He is a great guy. Very bright. Ryder Cup player. A clean cut All-American guy.” I think that is a crock. He has just as much responsibility to his fellow citizens in Orlando as anyone else. Getting in the car was his decision and it was a bad one. He should be subject to the same scrutiny as anyone else, and tenfold as it applies to celebrities.

SC Ace

November 30th, 2009
10:14 pm

I couldn’t agree with you more, MB. The whole thing is a shame.

It was almost humorous to watch the sensationalizing of this story when it first dropped. And so it goes. No offense, but a lot of folks in your business would love to keep beating this horse to drive ratings…

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
10:18 pm

Come on…Tiger was just looking for relief from the cartpath(road)….

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
10:19 pm

ok…ok…maybe Tiger was just trying to “improve his lie”

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
10:20 pm

Tiger, would you like a mulligan on this whole deal?

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
10:21 pm

I get it…Tiger drove one way out of bounds and now he must face a penalty “stroke”…

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
10:25 pm

Tiger, did you at least score with the other chick or did you have a faulty putter?
You might want to try some of that male enhancement stuff they advertise during golf tournaments…you know….the one with the 2 bathtubs sitting way out in the middle of the woods(no pun intended)…

boo hoo

November 30th, 2009
10:26 pm

How can you call this a dead horse already? We don’t even know what happened. And the suspense that everyone was left with is doing nothing but create more intrigue.

OK, golfers — if this was John Daly and his flavor of the week bashed out his rear window after a spat and he sped off down the driveway and crashed into a tree in the neighbor’s yard — what right to privacy should John Daly have? Would you afford the same amount of leeway to Daly? The difference being that everyone knows John Daly was drunk — somehow the authorities are convinced that alcohol was not a factor in Saint Tiger’s mishap. But, I am Tiger’s age, and I can’t remember the last time I was awake and sober at 2:30 a.m. Perhaps he ordered decaf after dinner and he was mistakenly given the caffeinated variety?

Mikey

November 30th, 2009
10:28 pm

Elin to Tiger “No Tiger, that is not the kind of threesome I meant when I asked you how it went down under( we wont even go there )”

Erin Andrews' Landing Strip

November 30th, 2009
10:34 pm

Of course the other reason Tiger may have run into the fire hydrant and tree is that his mother is Asian.

boo hoo

November 30th, 2009
10:37 pm

Mikey you’re on a roll although I think the sand wedge joke hits hardest.

sccatfan1

November 30th, 2009
10:52 pm

What a complete crock. A UK guy is supposed to offer something a bit more intelligent. Jenna Bush’s DUI, and Sarah Palin kid’s pregnancy are fair game for “journalists” like Bradley. However, the most highly paid athlete in the world, crashes into a fire hydrant and tree 50 feet from his house, after his wife bashes his SUV into a million glass chards (extra keys anyone??), refuses to talk to the police (good luck with that if you’re not TIger), and Bradley says…”nothing to see here folks, move along.” Nauseating, but oh PC and so predictable.

I’m a TIger fan BTW, but he’s getting some lousy advice on this incident.

Richard Heene

November 30th, 2009
10:55 pm

Wish I would have thought of this……That balloon thing kicked my butt.

Brian

November 30th, 2009
11:09 pm

i say who give a crap dude leave these people alone, our world is in much more desperate need of attention elsewhere we act like this is the most important thing going on in america. lol. retarded is what i think leave em alone tell me you’ve NEVER had a fight with your wife and ill call you a lyin pile a garbage for lack of better words, America has almost destroyed the lives of john and kate and their 8 children just because we’re a bunch of nosy lazy people that dont have anything better to do but dig into the lives of other ppl i seriously doubt that they are a danger to their children they’ve raised the very well thus far. What if she knocked his windows off What if he was high as a kite and drove into a tree would you really even care if it was me that this happened to but NO its tiger woods we DEMAND TO KNOW yeah right get a life and leave the man alone im sure he’s got enough issues to deal with now rather than america thinking they have the right to know.

Jim

November 30th, 2009
11:18 pm

Sure, Tiger can keep quiet. But because of who he is, he is going to suffer a consequence for this if he doesn’t say anything. It’s up to him.

By the way, I think he has to talk to the police. He damaged public property. Shouldn’t he have had to report this to the police anyway? I know a lot of poeple say he doesn’t have to say anything legally. I disagree with that. Why does he have the right to be quiet? Nobody else would?

NERDS!!!!!

November 30th, 2009
11:33 pm

Meanwhile, tech still sucks! Suck on it, NERDS!!!

Phil Mickelson

November 30th, 2009
11:49 pm

I’m the real family man and I’m going to kick Tiger’s butt in every tournament this year.

Paul in RDU

November 30th, 2009
11:52 pm

Jim,

Nobody has the right to be quiet? You never heard of the 5th amendment to the constitution? Everybody has the right to be quiet.

Now, if Tiger’s meighbour wants to sue him for damaging his tree that is well within his rights. That would be a civil matter. What do you bet that they would come to an “accomodation”.

The fire hydrant may or may not be public property. This did happen at a private, gated community afterall so who knows who “owns” the fire hydrant.

Once again, if the hydrant is “private property” (property of Isleworth), you can bet that Tiger will make “restitution”.

He wouldn’t be getting all that accomodation from the neighbours or the country club because he’s a celebrity, but because he’s rich.

To quote an old saying from my homeland “it’s the rich wot gets the pleasure, and the poor wot gets the blame”.

chemdawg

December 1st, 2009
12:32 am

this just in: video footage of Mrs. Woods chasing Tiger down the street!!!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sddhHD33hx4

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James Jolly

December 1st, 2009
5:30 am

I agree, Tiger doesn’t owe anyone anything! If he handles himself as he did 3 years in this interview, he won’t have a problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMMahE9Slyk

SuperB

December 1st, 2009
7:43 am

Tiger has affair. Elin finds out and socks him in the kisser. He runs out of the house and she chases him as he gets in the SUV. As he peels out of the driveway, she blasts the rear windows with a golf club. He crasheds into the hydrant and tree. (This isn’t rocket science.)

Apparently, Tiger can only drive under pressure on the golf course.

Louis Skolnick

December 1st, 2009
7:55 am

Isn’t that is called profiling, erin.

I Now Pronounce You "Barack & Larry."

December 1st, 2009
11:01 am

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arnica from Canada

December 1st, 2009
11:15 am

The columnist is 100% correct. Thank you.

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Farnsworthy

December 1st, 2009
4:39 pm

Ain’t buying Tiger’s story at all. But it is totally up to Tiger to decide what he wants to say on this matter, if anything. The police apparently aren’t pursuing it, beyond collecting a traffic fine. The main concern I do have is this—the incident, whatever it was, had a very violent ending and there are very young kids in the house. So, if it was a domestic dispute, it must been an ugly one and these two need to get some help.

Bobby Knight

December 1st, 2009
4:45 pm

Mark: Why are you so nice to Tiger but say such horrible things about me?

PS: When Hewitt gets fired I’m coming after that Ga. Tech job

Jim

December 1st, 2009
6:04 pm

Maybe I’ll drive to the local mall and drive over some bushes (private property) and hit a door (private property). I’ll drive back home without stopping. I’ll park my car in my garage.

I’ll decline to speak to the police and will just go about my life like I normally would.
After all, I have the right to not talk to the police and they have no right to talk to me, just like the whole Tiger situation.

John Daly

December 1st, 2009
6:13 pm

I’m here when you need me Tiger.

PGA Tour Players Minus Tiger

December 1st, 2009
6:17 pm

The police should arrest him and lock him up for at least ten years.

janet

December 2nd, 2009
11:10 am

Didn’t anybody question why his wife broke the REAR WINDOW and not the DRIVER SIDE WINDOW? The auto pix showed the right front tire only as damaged. Wouldn’t logic tell one to open the door closest to the person? But it’s still all notoriety and until the public stops listening, watching, gloating – it will continue. We’re a sick society these days.

Mtn.man

December 2nd, 2009
11:28 am

Tiger may be taking the fifth after sharing one with Elin! Jest a sayin! Private or public fire hydrant involved? Makes a BIG difference! Mtn.man

Hubiep

December 2nd, 2009
11:34 am

The only persons Tiger needs to answer to are his God, his wife and kids and his mother. His personal matters are off limits to the public vultures that seek to destroy him. We don’t need to know or should want to know his personal business. We have nothing to gain or lose from knowing it. Only his family has a vested interest in this.

Marvin Mangrum

December 2nd, 2009
11:42 am

I love golf or at least I did during most of my life, but I will never understand the publics fascination with tiger woods, he is a fine golfer but there can be no bigger asshole cause he is the one and only champ. He walks off the practice course before meeting the crowds. He is a pompous ass, and you can say whatever about him, he finally got caught. I would hate to know I was caused to have an accident by a swede with a golf club. It is pathetically funny. And MB say what you will he is a pompous ass, and now I am glad some other folks see it too.

Why Tiger's plea falls on deaf ears

December 2nd, 2009
11:48 am

First of all Tiger needs to stop insulting people with the notion that is actions are inconsistent with his values. They are entirely consistent with his values. What they aren’t consistent with is his public image he’s tried to portray so he could make a billion dollars.

But when you whore yourself out to the advertising industry, and then try to perpetrate a false image of yourself, then don’t turn around and whine when the public rightfully calls you out on it.

This isn’t about a sports star who’s privacy is being invaded, as poor victim Tiger wants you to believe. It’s about a media whore who got caught selling phony goods, and now wishes he hadn’t got caught.

All he had to do was be honest and live his life as a successful young man who obviously likes to play the field, and has little or no use for monogamy. He still could have sold the watches, the cars, the sports drinks and whatever else he hawks, and not made himself look with a hypocritical fool in the process.

WoodstockGT

December 2nd, 2009
11:49 am

He dosen’t have to come clean. I agree with that. But you can’t critize TMZ and others for running stories on the affairs, women, etc. The public obviously wants to see/read it. I do. I think most are interested in it because we all had an image of Tiger that is now looking alot diff. I think the affairs are wrong and he wife should leave him but I actually respect him more as a golfer now… that he can be that good at golf and having these late night escapades at the same time. My impression was that he had to live and breath golf to be at his level, and could never have time for vegas trips, family, and now other women, etc. But I was wrong, wow what a natural born golf talent he is!

Hotrod

December 2nd, 2009
12:06 pm

Now that Tiger has come clean, we can all move on.

He did the right thing with the statement, there is no more story.

The changes he will need to make in his personal life will be a thousand times more difficult than dealing with the tabloids and media.

Dan

December 2nd, 2009
12:06 pm

If Tiger just wants to be a professional gofer he can do whatever he pleases as long as it does not break the law

If Tiger wants to be the alpha-endorser, with the marketing of an image that is used to support the endorsements, he can expect some return fire whan the man falls short of the image.

His confession today (issued only after the voicemail message surfaced) that was bundled with a complaint about the need for privacy is Clintonian (thats for teh Republican readers) or Nixonian (for the Dems out there) – if you want privacy quit being a pitchman

Ash

December 2nd, 2009
12:22 pm

This completely changes the individual who I rooted for each weekend and have told my son about. While this does not change his golf ability, he is no longer someone I will hope to see on Sunday’s or will have my son look up to. I pray for Tiger and his family.

tyger

December 2nd, 2009
12:41 pm

Genetically predisposed to cheat…

Tiger, despite his overt actions, is a black man, descended from Africa, where having 3 wives is the norm. His preference is blonds and that’s okay too. Just as long as its 3 or more…he doesn’t know why he’s doing it, he’s just doing it – and we all do it – so leave the guy alone. He killed a fire hydrant not a dog – let’s not Mike Vick him.

dougdawg

December 2nd, 2009
1:54 pm

who could be surprised at all of this? anyone who has known, associated with, or worked around the ‘golf society elite,’ should just be laughing it off. it is a closed society, to say the least. golfing communities — i know first-hand from THE elite ‘town that is golf’ in southern new jersey — protect their own, welcome only the insiders, and are unusually cruel and uncaring to those who work for them, keep up their lifestyles, and pamper to their every needs. they have their own monarchy, and they protect it above and beyond what could be expected in even the royal kingdom. let me tell you, i have seen this first hand. they all consider themselves ‘above it all’ while raking in millions/billions from those of us who worship them in so many ways. that this happened to Woods is sad, i suppose, but not surprising. he might be a pretty good good guy — surely the best golfer of his age — but he is not immune from the syndrome. there is a children’s song about ‘mr. fly.’ it ends with the admonition, ‘he who climbs too high must fall.’

Shea

December 2nd, 2009
1:57 pm

I agree! leave the man alone!

Yep

December 2nd, 2009
3:21 pm

I completely agree with Mr. Bradley. Enough said.

Connie

December 2nd, 2009
3:34 pm

Well said. I am now a fan of yours.

Ribbed for her pleasure

December 2nd, 2009
4:05 pm

HA HA!

RoryWhistler

December 2nd, 2009
4:14 pm

Tiger will survive the head on collisions with the fire hydrant and tree. He will reappear on the PGA tour with his ferrocious roar and growl. Tiger will roar back on the tour next year and tie Jacks major record by claiming ALL FOUR MAJORS and winning the elusive grand slam of golf. Tiger will soon rule the world again! Tiger continues to make his $100 million dollar endorsement pocket money OUTSIDE of golf. What an incredible athlete. I hope Tiger continues to be Tiger because the world needs him now more than ever.

UncleFester

December 2nd, 2009
4:35 pm

I cant believe all of the ungrateful Tiger Woods fans. Tiger has blessed us over the years with his SPECTACULAR, THRILLING and IMMACULATE golf. TIGER IS IN SECOND PLACE ALL TIME FOR PGA VICTORIES. So many of you are jealous of his accomplishments. He is human and had a simple fender bender and it seems most people are ready to crucify him. TIGER WILL BE THE NEXT PREDIENT OF THE UNITED STATES!

sickodaspin

December 3rd, 2009
1:00 pm

Tiger needs to deal with it in confidence with his wife – all the others need to get off. In addition – he’s rich enough to have his own brand – so nike can step off. Tiger needs some good folks around him – not haters and folks poking around his personal life.

Skank #1

December 4th, 2009
3:23 pm

All I got from Tiger was the shaft.

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