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A bad Nike commercial on so many levels

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Drip, Apr 8, 2010.

  1. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Hey, people are talking about it. That counts for something.
     
  2. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    In the advertising world it is everything.
     
  3. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Tiger's philandering dad lost his 15 minutes of fame being a moral compass long ago.

    Keep him six feet under. And quiet, like most dead people.
     
  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    So, you didn't like the commercial?
     
  5. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    I don't know what's worse, digging up philandering dead Earl for corporate profit or Tiki Barber's quotes about his dad.

    If you ever ever ever see me in anything remotely Nike, I give you permission to beat me senseless.
     
  6. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Really.

    I mean, I like their stuff. I like their running shoes. A lot.

    But such an unlikeable company.

    Earl Fucking Woods? God damn. That shipped passed a long time ago. The only advice I want from Earl Woods is how to chase tail, when I decide to start cheating on my wife.
     
  7. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    In addition to rehabbing his own image, Tiger clearly feels the need to rehab his dad's too. Let that ship sail, man -- it's not salvageable.
     
  8. DisembodiedOwlHead

    DisembodiedOwlHead Active Member

    Loved Jeff MacGregor's line on Twitter:

    "Tiger starts new Twitter feed: "**** My Dead Dad Says."
     
  9. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    On the bad taste meter, this has officially eclipsed David Spade's DirecTV ad with dead Chris Farley.

    I can't believe I'm saying this because I had such interest early on, but I so badly wish Tiger would just STFU now. (And with all due respect to the deceased, Earl, too.)
     
  10. Can't wait to get a Nike Die Strong bracelet myself: WWEWD
     
  11. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Who Would Earl Woods Do? Sounds to me like everyone.
     
  12. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Everyone's talking about this. Is that good for Nike? Well, is it good when everyone in your small town talks about the e-coli down at Mom's Country Kitchen?

    I don't see the point of this commercial. Sure as hell doesn't make me want to go out and buy Nike gear.

    It's also a great litmus test for discovering what media outlets are sucking up to Tiger: ESPN is fawning over it, CNN not so much.
     
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