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(Modesto Bee)   Accenture becomes first sponsor to drop Tiger Woods completely after deciding that telling the world to "Go on, be a Tiger" just doesn't sound as good as it used to   (modbee.com) divider line 56
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2009-12-14 01:15:27 AM
He probably will lots of deals because he no longer has that squeaky-clean image they were paying truckloads of money for.

Maybe he can land a new deal with Trojans or K-Y Jelly.
 
2009-12-14 02:10:49 AM
Meh...Fark Accenture. I wouldn't give a dime of my money to those criminals anyway.
 
2009-12-14 02:15:29 AM
There is something more going on with Tiger. More than the whores and infidelity. I couldn't care less how many whorish women he farked, but there's something else we haven't heard yet.
 
2009-12-14 02:45:25 AM
It's not like he doesn't have millions of dollars from other sources anyway. Doesn't the guy have a crapton of money?
 
2009-12-14 02:56:03 AM
Canadian Canuck: It's not like he doesn't have millions of dollars from other sources anyway. Doesn't the guy have a crapton of money?

Yes, he does. It's his reputation which is at stake. Otherwise he would have retired from golf years ago. Apparently, he likes to fark a lot women quite a lot, outside of his marriage.

I think there's more to it which will come out. He may be a sex addict.
 
2009-12-14 04:11:23 AM
Accenture? oh, you mean, Arthur Andersen?
 
2009-12-14 05:37:03 AM
Sun God: I couldn't care less how many whorish women he farked, but there's something else we haven't heard yet.

Honestly, I don't really care about him farking whores, either (although I feel a bit bad for his wife and child). What I was more disappointed in is to find out he's a big fat liar who can't come clean and admit his own screw-ups. He tried to deny everything, made up stories about how wifey busted out the car widows to pull him out and save him, went three days before talking to the cops while still denying an argument took place..

You know who did things right (and smart) was David Letterman. As soon as he found out his years of cheating was going to break wide open, he went right on TV and said, "Look, this is what I did, it was wrong, I screwed up, I apologize to my family, blah, blah, blah." he manned up and bit the bullet before it got him.

Even though Letterman was probably doing worse shiat, because it involved his employees and it went on longer, he looks a lot more respectable and a lot less like a scumbag for the way he handled it. Tiger just looks like a sad clown.
 
2009-12-14 05:54:50 AM
Epsilon: Even though Letterman was probably doing worse shiat, because it involved his employees and it went on longer, he looks a lot more respectable and a lot less like a scumbag for the way he handled it. Tiger just looks like a sad clown.

Letterman doesn't have sponsorship deals. Tiger's whole business relies on endorsements--he doesn't make all that much money from winning golf tournaments.

There is something seedy about Tiger's escapades. I'm reminded of John F. Kennedy saying, "If I don't have sex three times a day, I get a headache."
 
2009-12-14 06:05:51 AM
I think the most embarrassing part for him is that the world now knows of his complete ignorance of how text messaging / phone technology works.
 
2009-12-14 07:27:31 AM
I remember the frenzy of him stepping onto the world stage and now there is a frenzy trying to get him off of it. I hate it when someone becomes an Attention Whore by proxy.
 
2009-12-14 07:33:27 AM
I don't know.....making billions of dollars swinging a golf club, marrying a hot Norwegian, and farking chicks on the side. In the meantime, I get to run to my piss-poor job to make 0.014% the money. I'd say it's the perfect time to "be a Tiger".

Obviously, the adultery does not bother me. The man is just living a dream. Can't imagine too many people, male or female, could resist the temptations thrust upon Tiger on a daily basis.
 
2009-12-14 07:42:35 AM
Not everyone one of his major sponsors will drop him, but they are all teetering on dumping him...The indefinite leave from golf certainly didnt help since he can't be a walking billboard of "excellence."

Also, that perfect television face has probably been bashed in by Elin. He isn't going to show his face until he gets all those stitches out, but I bet there is going to be some serious scarring that may actually affect his advertising persona and affect the kinds of sponsors he will get in the future.

He may be a man-whore, but I for one can't wait to see him back on the course.
 
2009-12-14 07:54:16 AM
I still remember when f**kedcompany labeled Accenture as "Ass Enter."

Looks like Mr. Kaplan was a bit prophetic there (if you want to think about things graphically, of course.)
 
2009-12-14 08:06:16 AM
There is more to the story, but I'll let some other scumbag give information to TMZ or whatever crap website pays you to risk your job/reputation for a quick buck at the mercy of some poor bastard's personal family life.
 
2009-12-14 08:09:22 AM
So a company that came from Arthur Andersen has fired someone for screwing everyone in sight and lying about it. Hmmmmmmm...
 
2009-12-14 08:17:43 AM
DubyaHater: Obviously, the adultery does not bother me. The man is just living a dream. Can't imagine too many people, male or female, could resist the temptations thrust upon Tiger on a daily basis.

Possibly - and it may be different if he found fame after he was married. But nobody forced him to marry. or have kids Then there's the whole idea of being discreet.

I like to think I wouldn't act like that. Preferably because I love my wife and children but failing that, the certain knowledge that it can all come crashing down due to bad behavior.
 
2009-12-14 08:36:38 AM
rackrent: I still remember when f**kedcompany labeled Accenture as "Ass Enter."

That's the first thing that came to my mind too! Are they still around? I don't mean Ass Enter.
 
2009-12-14 08:37:33 AM
I guess not... :(
 
2009-12-14 08:42:10 AM
finnished: I don't mean Ass Enter.

www.pharmacyescrow.com
?
 
2009-12-14 08:55:45 AM

How about changing the campaign to capitalize on this?

GO ON, BE A CHEETAH.
 
2009-12-14 08:59:31 AM
Sun God: Epsilon: Even though Letterman was probably doing worse shiat, because it involved his employees and it went on longer, he looks a lot more respectable and a lot less like a scumbag for the way he handled it. Tiger just looks like a sad clown.

Letterman doesn't have sponsorship deals. Tiger's whole business relies on endorsements--he doesn't make all that much money from winning golf tournaments.

There is something seedy about Tiger's escapades. I'm reminded of John F. Kennedy saying, "If I don't have sex three times a day, I get a headache."


And Letterman has been more forthcoming in what happened and has not been afraid to poke ridicule at himself over it. It is still a PR spin, but a more effective one.
 
2009-12-14 09:19:38 AM
Babwa Wawa: DubyaHater: Obviously, the adultery does not bother me. The man is just living a dream. Can't imagine too many people, male or female, could resist the temptations thrust upon Tiger on a daily basis.

Possibly - and it may be different if he found fame after he was married. But nobody forced him to marry. or have kids Then there's the whole idea of being discreet.

I like to think I wouldn't act like that. Preferably because I love my wife and children but failing that, the certain knowledge that it can all come crashing down due to bad behavior.


I'm sure he loves ihs wife and kid too. It also seems like Tiger had a pretty good homelife, and was raised well (though I don't know for sure). I doubt he married and had kids thinking, "I'm gonna fark every piece of P*ssy that walks in this bar" (God bless YouTube. That video is hilarious).
No one is infallible obviously. I'd like to think I wouldn't do this to my wife and kids (if I had either). I guess I'll never know until the situation presents itself to me.
That's why I don't judge, nor think he is necessarily a horrible person. It certainly wasn't right, but I doubt Tiger is some sort of sex-addicted monster. Some people are just weak-willed I guess.
 
2009-12-14 09:22:50 AM
rackrent: I still remember when f**kedcompany labeled Accenture as "Ass Enter."

Looks like Mr. Kaplan was a bit prophetic there (if you want to think about things graphically, of course.)


OMG, I still read it that way.
 
2009-12-14 09:38:03 AM
DubyaHater: God bless YouTube. That video is hilarious

Link or keyword?
 
2009-12-14 09:55:55 AM
foo monkey: rackrent: I still remember when f**kedcompany labeled Accenture as "Ass Enter."

Looks like Mr. Kaplan was a bit prophetic there (if you want to think about things graphically, of course.)

OMG, I still read it that way.


Same here. It's all I can do to not call them Ass-Enter when we have to work with their people on the job.
 
2009-12-14 09:57:42 AM
Epsilon: Maybe he can land a new deal with Trojans or K-Y Jelly.

Since he allegedly didn't use condoms, that's about as likely as getting a sponsorship for Miracle Bra. And even then he'd have competition from Phil Mickelson.
 
2009-12-14 10:00:00 AM
OregonVet: DubyaHater: God bless YouTube. That video is hilarious

Link or keyword?


Link (new window)

I misquoted slightly, but I love this video. You've probably already seen it
 
2009-12-14 10:07:04 AM
syrynxx: Since he allegedly didn't use condoms

Really? I mean, how stupid is this guy? If one of these chicks pops out a mini-Tiger he's going to get reamed up the sphincter for child support. See Travis Henry, for example.
 
2009-12-14 10:07:10 AM
No, but I laughed. Thanks.
 
2009-12-14 10:08:18 AM
I am very, very tired of hearing about Tiger Woods. I didn't hear about it when it first happened. I started hearing all sorts of lame overused jokes. I checked it out. It wasn't that big of a deal. Why is everyone obsessed with it?

Not to mention he's a superstar in THE most boring "sport" on Earth. It makes me care even less
 
2009-12-14 10:28:04 AM
doomfistinc: I am very, very tired of hearing about Tiger Woods. I didn't hear about it when it first happened. I started hearing all sorts of lame overused jokes. I checked it out. It wasn't that big of a deal. Why is everyone obsessed with it?

Not to mention he's a superstar in THE most boring "sport" on Earth. It makes me care even less


Celebrity + controversy = media fascination.
 
2009-12-14 10:49:21 AM
Sun God: Letterman doesn't have sponsorship deals. Tiger's whole business relies on endorsements--he doesn't make all that much money from winning golf tournaments.

Letterman is an endorsement for every commercial aired on his show. When things like this go down you will see a lot of companies pull out from advertising on shows because they don't want to be associated with them. It's not to the same degree as a direct endorsement like you see with Tiger, but the situation is similar.
 
2009-12-14 10:54:14 AM
CraicBaby: Accenture? oh, you mean, Arthur Andersen?

No, Accenture = Anderson Consulting. The consulting and accounting halves of the company split decades ago, afaik.
 
2009-12-14 10:58:04 AM
Sun God: Yes, he does. It's his reputation which is at stake. Otherwise he would have retired from golf years ago. Apparently, he likes to fark a lot women quite a lot, outside of his marriage.

I think there's more to it which will come out. He may be a sex addict.


I agree, and while not wanting to sound like an apologist for a serial philanderer with a taste for only the most plastic and vampish-looking skanks... clearly he's got some issues that made him lose his freakin' mind. Evidently this all started kicking in after his dad (and mentor) died.

DubyaHater: Obviously, the adultery does not bother me. The man is just living a dream. Can't imagine too many people, male or female, could resist the temptations thrust upon Tiger on a daily basis.

Also difficult for him: he's a nerd at heart and we nerds just can't fight off pussy forever. Even being the best stick-wielder in the world doesn't mean you can beat back a never-ending deluge of propositions for some strange.

My favorite: the woman that claimed that she didn't know he was married.
 
2009-12-14 10:58:37 AM
Sun God:
Letterman doesn't have sponsorship deals. Tiger's whole business relies on endorsements--he doesn't make all that much money from winning golf tournaments.


Uh, I recall seeing something a few years back that he was on track to be the first athlete to make a billion dollars just playing his sport.

Granted the endorsement money was much larger, but he wasn't hurting just playing golf either.
 
2009-12-14 11:02:39 AM
factoryconnection:
Also difficult for him: he's a nerd at heart and we nerds just can't fight off pussy forever. Even being the best stick-wielder in the world doesn't mean you can beat back a never-ending deluge of propositions for some strange.


Well, anyone who is married could attest to how difficult it would be to be faced with the temptation of hawt sex every time you were out and about. People who say "oh, how could he do that to his lovely wife and kids" tend to discount that in any relationship there's ups and downs, especially with very young children around. You're both tired, spend more time focusing on the needs of the kids than your own relationship. Some hot chick catches him at one of the low times and it happens.

I'm not condoning it, but as a married guy with kids I can't imagine the temptation if I had hotties throwing me offers all the time.
 
2009-12-14 11:07:56 AM
I don't understand Tiger. His whole life since childhood has been focused on the goal to beat Jack Nicklaus' record. He could have been the world's most eligible bachelor, King of the world for years if he had stayed single. Beat Jack's record, then when his golfing prowess started to wane (usually mid to late 30's for pro golfers) he could have started looking for a wife and settled down after he had farked every blond on planet earth.
 
2009-12-14 11:16:26 AM
Bah, for every deal he loses there are more to come.

Just imagine the ads.....

"When you've got 12 mistresses and a wife, you need Viagra. Go on, be a Tiger."
 
2009-12-14 11:30:27 AM
Snarky Acronym: I don't understand Tiger. His whole life since childhood has been focused on the goal to beat Jack Nicklaus' record. He could have been the world's most eligible bachelor, King of the world for years if he had stayed single. Beat Jack's record, then when his golfing prowess started to wane (usually mid to late 30's for pro golfers) he could have started looking for a wife and settled down after he had farked every blond on planet earth.

His marketable image demanded that he marry someone and be stable. His endorsers didn't want a tabloid prince.

Plus, he found a woman that loved him for something other than his fame and money. I would have been smitten, too. Then he found a dozen or so that loved him for exactly the opposite. Whoops.

aneki: I'm not condoning it, but as a married guy with kids I can't imagine the temptation if I had hotties throwing me offers all the time.

Me, neither.
 
2009-12-14 11:36:37 AM
Yeah because every guy wants to be handsome, self-assured, super-rich and very good at what they do but they simply draw the line at wanting to have lots of sex with many very attractive partners. There is just no way to make that sound appealing.

Ugh. People are douchebags if they honestly care about another person's private life.
 
2009-12-14 11:43:03 AM
aneki: Sun God:
Letterman doesn't have sponsorship deals. Tiger's whole business relies on endorsements--he doesn't make all that much money from winning golf tournaments.


Uh, I recall seeing something a few years back that he was on track to be the first athlete to make a billion dollars just playing his sport.

Granted the endorsement money was much larger, but he wasn't hurting just playing golf either.


I wouldn't say that he doesn't make a lot of money from tournaments, but only 10% of his earnings are from his golfing performance and the rest is from his endorsements. Though $100M+ from playing golf over his career ain't too shabby.
 
2009-12-14 11:53:44 AM
Can you imagine eing Tiger? Yesterday you were making millions saying "Buy a Lincoln". Now, you have to win to make money just like Veejay Singh.

Of course, Tiger is better at winning than Singh.
 
2009-12-14 12:35:31 PM
DubyaHater: I don't know.....making billions of dollars swinging a golf club, marrying a hot Norwegian, and farking chicks on the side. In the meantime, I get to run to my piss-poor job to make 0.014% the money. I'd say it's the perfect time to "be a Tiger".

Obviously, the adultery does not bother me. The man is just living a dream. Can't imagine too many people, male or female, could resist the temptations thrust upon Tiger on a daily basis.


Wow, you seem like a really good guy. BTW, the hot wife is Swedish. You'd care if you were Scandinavian.
 
2009-12-14 12:42:22 PM
I'm sure he loves ihs wife and kid too. It also seems like Tiger had a pretty good homelife, and was raised well (though I don't know for sure). I doubt he married and had kids thinking, "I'm gonna fark every piece of P*ssy that walks in this bar" (God bless YouTube. That video is hilarious).
No one is infallible obviously. I'd like to think I wouldn't do this to my wife and kids (if I had either). I guess I'll never know until the situation presents itself to me.
That's why I don't judge, nor think he is necessarily a horrible person. It certainly wasn't right, but I doubt Tiger is some sort of sex-addicted monster. Some people are just weak-willed I guess.


I'm not judging on a moral basis, as I'm not in his situation. I doubt, however, that his upbringing was anything that could be considered normal. Going on TV at 2 years old to show off your perfect golf swing certainly isn't, along with the incredible focus on the game is not what I consider to be normal. Like others in his situation, I'm not surprised to find that he has some psych issues to work through.

However, I can question his judgement. The decision to get married and have kids is questionable, especially since he was presented with his current lifestyle beforehand. The flagrancy with which he continued to behave after marriage and kids is also questionable.

To me, the combination of this indicates he's either colossally stupid, (under the impression his behavior doesn't matter or won't be discovered), or self-destructive. I'd guess it's the latter, since trying to manage sponsorships, golf (at his level), and family must present a significant amount of pressure.
 
2009-12-14 12:47:36 PM
Ladies and germs, I give you Tiger Woods, Yesterday's News.
 
2009-12-14 12:55:54 PM
Accenture.

Jeebus, if you're gonna make up a word to call your corporation, why use one that calls to mind denture cream.
 
2009-12-14 12:58:07 PM
Golf is not a sport!
 
2009-12-14 01:25:05 PM
Going by the tarts he's been banging he should be spokesman for Plastics Technology.
 
2009-12-14 01:29:03 PM
Everyone has a vice. It's only limited by resources and money. And if you have the money, the resources are abundant.

Most of us never get past beer or weed.
 
2009-12-14 02:40:40 PM
And all he had to do was apologize and check, very publicly, into sex addiction rehab.

the script is clear:
step 1: admit guilt
step 2: apologize
step 3: rehab
step 4: profit!
 
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