"The game has officially been changed!" says Joe Turpel.
Did it feel, to you, that the joy of the Founders’ Cup was drowned out by the thundering waterfall of Barrinha?
Oh of course you did, we all did, even me who, for a moment, believed the Founders’ Cup to be the supercharged apex of a new world order.
A few days prior and over the course of the two-day event in Lemoore, California, BeachGrit ran seventeen stories.
These included, Gallery: Steve Sherman Goes to Surf Ranch, “Teen on Surf Ranch: “Really, Really Good!”, Opinion: “Kelly Slater Slain by own Creation!”, Long Read: Raimana is the King of Lemoore, Live from Surf Ranch: “We don’t have a language for this!”, Founders Cup: “Team World for Win! Yay!”, Rebel: Strider Flaunts “Offensive” WSL Law!, Live from Surf Ranch: “Perhaps imperfection is important”, Founders’ Cup: “Mind-numbing safety surfing!”, Breaking: Jon Pyzel eats a hot dog!, Live from Surf Ranch: “This ain’t a boat trip!”, Claim: “WSL Surf Ranch too my job and passion!” and a few more.
Earlier today, the WSL dropped highlights packages for each of the teams. Teams World, Brazil and USA excelled. Australia and Europe lacked clarity, inspiration and were, mostly, clumsy.
With the clarity of hindsight, how do these shorts stack up?
Has the game, as Joe Turpel says, “officially been changed”?
Do you feel like a deflowered virgin or a swaggering stud?
Team world!
Team Australia.
Team Brazil!
Team USA!
Team Europe
aussie linq https://www.youtube.com/wat…
im not the first one but the last point it out and be annoying
These “crazy passionate” videos remind me of the way my latin homies tell stories. Crazy passionate for sure, but the story itself is boring as fuck.
+will.
Unwatchable due to editing. It’s not fucken golf.
Dora nailed it–“The Clones are taking over, in and out of the water.”
Here’s a photo taken at the time of her explaining that: https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Holy shit these videos are actually called “Crazy Passionate Highlights”!?! Looks like they’re bringing in the crazy passionate viewers to Jeeps website too!
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I was struck by how dorky the uniforms were and how immediately the best surfers in the world looked like burger flippers at McDonalds.
yep.
i was truly pained by the mismatched colors between slater’s top and his boardies. truly pained. also that orange on the us team, generally, pained me.
For a man with his own clothing label he sure seems to play it safe. Perhaps an emperors new clothes moment would spice things up?
The game’s been changed! Cote’s calling 360’s 540’s! Wave pools have replaced beach breaks! Speed power flow!
ahh Kellys pool – where the men surf like girls and the girls surf like men.
Truly a great leveller.
I hope everyone realises that’s it for WSL. Game over dude, game over!
Oh thank the mighty lord! A story about wave pools!!! I was starting to get withdrawals
#vivateambrazil
the founders cup needed, team Jamaica. They could have brought some serious weed and really turned the wave pool surfing experience upside down. Try getting into the tube, after having a bucket bong!
I would rather watch Knost, Meola, Burch and those type of free form surfers in Kelly’s pool than the WSL jocks.
Well, they just had the duct fart invitational. Wonder why joeljitzu couldn’t book the tub for his event? Probably wasn’t pure enough, cool enough, and they serve/promote beer.
Oh I loved Alex in the tank. But have you seen… me? Innovative lines!
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does that botched tube haunt?
Are you on a Schroff? Come On!
Awwww.. You’re proud!!
Why release this? Have they not seen all da boys out Waco this past week? Does this clip not just reiterate how boring Slaters perfection pool is? Ok, one last “?” for all time’s sake. ??
I don’t think any of it is meant for you or me but for the “sports viewer” who doesn’t participate, only watches.
But I now fall into that category of the “sports viewer” who doesn’t participate, only watches 🙁 Damn wife and kids!
Did the bastards break your legs?
Or steal your spirit?
No, just my independence.
Does it take two parents to watch a couple of kids? Go grab some surf time. Tell your gal to hit the town for an all-nighter, maybe a gang bang, as the return favour.
Thanks for the advice Dr Riley. I’ll see how she reacts and hopefully we can start moving towards partial independence.
A word of advice. She’ll act hurt when you suggest the gang bang. Don’t be fooled. Inside she’s dancing.
does the gang bang theory cut both ways?
Me and my cousins are free Friday’s …..
Please attach photos.
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Your lascivious musings continue to delight!
Pushed from sports doer to sports viewer by a couple sports undoers and a sports neuterer.
The mythical surf viewer who doesn’t surf… you guys should find one and interview them! Or is the creature more akin to bigfoot and unicorns?
Good one Bro!
I got my leggy caught when I did a rock jump today. Bungy’d me into board destruction and pride annihilation.
Once more and I will become a spectator for good.
Interview me, I am very interesting
Is that it, 40 seconds each of game changing?
So much game changing!
…was your interrogation wrongly exclamated!
…oops, me too?
edit it back, cunt…
Okay okay – I was going for irony