An Adriano de Souza championship could unite the world!
Pipeline is giving ‘er hell on day three of competition. It is not as big as day one, the trials, or day two, the Fall of Kelly, but it is very clean and looks fun. The commentators are talking lots about how You Can’t Script This™ and Only a Surfer Knows the Feeling™ and I Bought My Wedding Ring from a Surf Shop™ etc. because all the contenders are still in the running because Nobody Loses in Round One™ or Round Four™.
Filipe marched through his round two heat this morning, Mick Fanning moved directly to round three. Julian Wilson has an unseasoned Wade Carmichael in heat five and Brett Simpson is back to the World Qualifying Series.
There are many scenarios, still, but if I am really going to look in the mirror and be honest with myself, I must say, “I’m an Adriano de Souza man!” The little bee slaves away in all waves while people at home say he has a “poo stance™.” But he closes his ears to their caws, shows up to work and does work. He is the professional surfer construction workers from New Jersey can get behind (plus he wears a delightful gold chain over his hairy chest in WSL profile pic). He is a people’s champ.
He just dismissed the young Jack Robinson and did you watch him sit on him toward the end. He wants this title more than all!
And don’t you want a people’s champ to hold the trophy this year? Our world is very fractured. The 1% fights the 99%. Islamic radicals fight good-livin’ folk. Donald Trump fights Mexicans and Muslims and handicapped people. An ADS championship could unite us all. Don’t you want that? Don’t you wish for world peace?
P.S. I’m only cheering for world peace if Julian Wilson cannot miraculously win. If J-Dub does it than I am all for divisiveness and golden boy smiles!
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BRETT’S GONE!!! they should’ve gone with that as the title (aka how the first title runner fell short…and got kicked off the tour)
This actually makes me sad. He’s better than his results.
I have to admit, I too am rooting for ADS. His surfing is painful to watch but I’ll be dammned if that little fucker doesn’t try his ass off. Like really hard. He wants its so bad that it’s actually the very thing that keeps him from getting it. With all that training and preparation, maybe what he really needs is to swing by Mason’s place and get some “inspiration”. You know, to relax the mind (arms, shoulders, legs, overall stance).
Carissa in the women’s heat surfed better than almost all of the dudes I’ve watched today. Ruling.
She was impressive, but should they not have run into round three instead?
Yep. They should have also had Carissa instead of Bruce, but whatevs.
Yes! finally someone is saying it. He’s not just my favorite Brazilian surfer. The guys at surf radio podcast/surf splendor just don’t get it. That stance is pure function. Gets it done. No one called Sunny on the same thing. 80s power style Who has a better 12 o’clock smash? GO ADS!!
agree for 3 years watched him warming up before snapper – absolutely tearing bag out of it was the standout guy there. speed and power was unreal, and actually different style than in comps. maybe he surfs heats too tight and wound up, and this affects style, maybe safety first. he would prob do himself some favours with haters if released some solid free surf vids
i believe I’ve referred to sunny as a poo man on several occasions.
How ’bout that Bruce Irons? 40 minutes for a 2.something best score. Please let this end the #bruceatpipe campaigning forever.
Come on now, we we both against him getting the wildcard, but he only just missed out on beating Fanning, others may have deserved a wildcard more but he didn’t disgrace himself, or more importantly, his name!
I beg to differ. He had 40 minutes to beat Filipe and he scored a 2. Suffice to say even I could score 2 points in 40 minutes.
ADS always looks like he is going to drop a 2
#troganatpipe 2016
I’d SO take it. Worst case is I pull a tr0.0gan.
My take is he actually beat Fanning in R1… Fanning’s 9.43pts was over scored by more than 0.28pts
If almost winning heats mattered, Simpo would still be on tour.
Just saw this mentioned in a stab comment board – Tio Sam posted it – It changes my mind a little to say the least! http://www.surfingmagazine….
History’s most disappointing wildcard. Probs.
Remember when they gave Ratboy a wildcard in 2012?
I stand corrected.