Top stars are very important to attendane figures; TV ratings; sports memorabilia sales; and we americans love the top dog...
But, I finally figured out some reasons why people do not understand the importance of Tiger; especially those from rainy States north of California...>>
The love the Big Ten:THE Ohio Stae U.; Jack Nicklaus; and ACC; Wake Forest; Arnold Palmer; and obviously understand how inferior the Pac 12 teams are: Stanford, Tiger Woods; and therefore dislike and are ashamed of Tiger; since it reminds them of how inferior the Pac 12 Footabll teams are; especially with FLA ST winning nat'l BCS football championship; and Big Ten, THE Ohio su winning Fotball playoff championship; and Pac 12 having no teams worth mentioning..