Without claiming that I am a psychic, when the first news of Tiger Woods' issues came out, I said two things were going to happen.  Not necessarily in any order, I said you would see him crying on Oprah and second he would "become Steve Phillips roommate".

You laughed, you scoffed, you made fun.  But no more.  Because as it turns out, as happens most times, I was right.

You see, the rich and famous conduct their lives differently than we average people do.  A man who cheats repeatedly usually waits until the kids are through high school to leave, goes through a divorce, comes out on the other side broke, then purchases a sports car and trolls bars. This is termed as a "mid-life crisis" 

In the world of the rich and famous, a man who cheats on his wife  doesn't do it because he is a horn dog or having a "mid-life crisis."  It's because he is a "sex addict."  This means it wasn't Tiger's fault he was chasing skirts, it was the fault of a disease he has.  You know, like the rich guy who kills people in a drunk driving accident and claims it was the fault of his "alcoholism."

This sex addiction stuff is pure bunk.  Here's why.  Tiger is rich, powerful, well known and enjoys the company of women.  There is nothing wrong with that.  There is nothing wrong with sleeping with any or all of them.  What's wrong is doing it while you claim you are a devout family man.  Like Watergate, it's more about the cover up than the crime.  Surely Elin knew Tiger was unfaithful.  She probably didn't know to what extent, but she knew.  And when the fecal material hit the fan, she left him and will demand several million dollars for her trouble. Once she goes away, Tiger is free to play eighteen holes a day if he wants to.

It's not being unfaithful that everyone is focused on.  We know athletes, even golfers, can be womanizers.  What people are focused on is how Tiger, a master of control on the golf course, could not have thought that he was going to get caught.  His arrogance in thinking he could buy off anyone he needed to is astounding.  And that's what is bothering people.  Cheating on your wife is bad enough, but trying to talk and buy your way out of it is even more shameful.

Tiger will go to some rehab center in Arizona and hide there until the heat is off.  It is likely he will have his own private floor with his own private shrinks.  Can you imagine a scenario where Tiger sits in a circle with a bunch of forty-something year old men and says "Hi, my name is Eldrick and I am a sex addict."  No, neither can I.

And then, he'll do Oprah (I mean the show, not literally do Oprah.  Because he'll be cured of that.).  He'll look at a studio full of women, cry and say "I've hurt people, I've hurt my family, but I couldn't control my self.  I had a disease that prevented me from knowing right from wrong, but I've been undergoing therapy and I think I am better now."  And of course, the women will applaud and cheer and he will allow himself a clinch from Oprah because who doesn't cheer for a victim?  And everything will return to normal

Tiger will emerge from his break just in time for the Masters  People (especially those who wear blazers with a CBS logo) will drink the Tiger kool-aid and think that perhaps being Tiger Woods is tough and that he's at least sought treatment for his "disease." Truth be told, there is no "disease."  Truth is, there is one thing Tiger will realize while he is in rehab: Don't leave a paper trail.

What Tiger will most likely never realize is that the answer doesn't lie in rehab or contrition or on Oprah.  It lies in a mirror.