According to multiple reports, Tiger Woods’ cabal of advisors want him to go on Oprah. Apparently, they want to see how much worse things could get.
Don Imus would receive a warmer reception at the Million Man March than Tiger would on Oprah. No one would hug him. There would be no applause. There would be no explanation that millions of women – women watching TV in the middle of the afternoon, mind you — want to hear, let alone consider.
Tiger’s Q rating notwithstanding, this isn’t an Oprah story. Tiger’s Thanksgiving night sounds Springer-ish. His lifestyle was on a collision course with an envelope on Maury. There’s a reason folks go on those shows to fix their problems — because Oprah isn’t going for their nonsense. And in the last two weeks, Tiger has become, in public, one of those people.
Oprah would not provide what Woods is seeking – redemption. It would be Tiger, fidgeting in the footprints Tom Cruise left on the couch, a studio audience and a host with two decades of history to indicate that she isn’t trying to hear it, either.
After weeks of refusing to speak publicly about his troubles, Tiger’s best move is to stay that course. If his wife forgives him, the world will. After all, we’re not the ones that have to live with him.
But good luck convincing other people’s wives. Not even Oprah could make that happen, and there’s no reason to think she wants to.
10 Comments
by Evan
Whatchu mean 500 women & Big O aren’t coming to shower him with affection and tell him we understand, it’s alright?
She fucked up James Frey over a gotdamn book, Tiger went out and is fruckin with double digit road meat. He’d make her angry enough to not even remember he’s part black.
by AF Washington
Got to agree with you on this one. He would do better to leave it alone. Any blonde woman could seemingly say she slept with him. He can’t pay them all off and I wouldn’t have given the wife more money. She signed the pre-nup and married him for better or worse. This isn’t even the worse it could be.
by Jarrett
Oprah would kill him with one unanswerable question.
“You had what seemed like the perfect life. Best athlete in your sport, riches, fame, beautiful wife and children. What were you lacking that infidelity filled in?
by Chelle
I think Tiger shouldn’t go on Oprah not because it’s a female driven environment, but because he has nothing to say. The only real question at this point is, how many were there, and he probably doesn’t even know. Nothing about this situation covers new territory.
The better interview would be Elin. She’s a blank slate and not much is known about her.
Lastly, as far as the other wives, women love to get all up in arms and threaten dismemberment, but they all know they’d stay.
by STRONGFORU
Once again Bo’ knows best!
by Ben
With all these women coming forward, he’s probably already been on Oprah.
by YVonne
Seen on twitter:
Dear Tiger Woods, we can’t help you like we did MJ, OJ, and Kobe. Remember you don’t consider yourself one of us. The Ni##as
by BlackWomenBlowTheTrumpet
I agree… Tiger should not go on Oprah…
At this point, no one is sympathetic about his situation…when there was one women “suspected” and she flatly denied any involvement, the public was ready to move on…
Then all of these waitresses started stepping up to the mic saying the had a roll in the hay with the cheetah???? That was just too much!
He should remain silent and hope that Elin is not photographed getting on a plane with the kids headed for Sweden!
by robert
Tiger should just say F it and go win some games, freak some blondes and make his money on the course cuz he isnt gonna make it on tv ads.
Now mainstream media has turned their back on him like he turned his back on the blacks.
by ken davis
I agree…
Stay home, work it out with the wife if he can. He owes me no public apologies cause I’ve learned that doing speaks louder than saying when you screw up.. although Jim Rome is anxiously awaiting his apology from Tiger because he apparently drinks a lot of Gator Ade or shaves with the brand razor Tiger sells.
Let the fall out from his sponsors continue also..he may even have to sell his most prize possessions enroute to becomming a better MAN and he may also loose his lovely Sweedish/Blonde wife…it’s all about consequences and when you f-up, bad things happen and you gotta pay the price…it’s just that simple.
Years ago, as Tiger became more and more popular, my estranged wife refused to buy into the hype…she maintained her stance that he’s ONLY A GOLFER when the rest of us couldn’t get enough of him.
Good golfer..hell yes…average man…clearly, yet we continue to idolize our sports hero’s because some of them “transcend” as Rome said yesterday….can a bus driver transcend ? how about a mechanic ? I hope Rome get’s his apology and feels better.
As somone said to me, Tiger likes booty and now that’s he’s been exposed for being…well…like me, he’ll have to like it a whole lot less if he planning on working it out with the family as he’s apparently claiming he’s fixin to do…..
Somebody please tell Rick Riley to shut up now !!