Can Woods regain control of his career?

>> thank you very much. mike lupica is a sports columnist for "the new york daily news." you just whispered something to me under your breath just now?

>> when his caddie said, he made one mistake, i hope they count a bit better when he's on the golf course , because he made more mistakes than that.

>> he had a bad weekend. one sponsor dropping him, another removing him from their marketing campaign. another evaluating their relationship. do you suspect it will get better before gets better 14.

>> it might get worse with this konga line of former girlfriends and he's going to take some kind of haircut from sponsors. but when this is going on, when you're in a celebrity barrel like this, you think it will never end. but it always does end. and i believe that he's doing the right thing, by going away. because what he's doing now is he's changing the subject. what are we talking about? we're not talking about the way he behaved like a slob. we're starting to talk about sponsorship and how much the golf tour is going to miss him while he's away. that part is pretty smart .

>> we're talking about sponsors dropping him or re-evaluating their relationship with him.

>> i do think that nike is going to stay with him. i think the video games -- i think the kids playing these video games are going to be far less judgmental than adults are. he two options. he was either going to go to rehab or go away. i think going away in the short one is really smart. because he had to do something to stop the bleeding.

>> how long do you think he needs to stay away , mike?

>> it's an unknowable thing. some said he will come back for the masses, like four months. i think he could take six months off or even a year. the question for him is how much the ticking clock of trying to pass jack nicklaus 's record of the majors are going to influence him time back. or do he woo take him at his word. is he going to become a better husband.

>> when he had the knee injury and he was out, i think the ratings dropped 50% for golf.

>> we've seen this movie before. in the short run, golf is going to take a big hit . but that, to me, that's part of his comeback. the comeback begins with people missing him. with people starting to mark time until he comes back. whenever that is.

>> and then once he comes back, he better play great golf.

>> when mike tyson got out of jail -- and nobody has ever compared it what he did with what tiger's doing. and mike tyson , that with a his biggest sin. he couldn't box any more. you better win some tournaments when you come back.

>> thanks, mike.

>> thanks.

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