I can't quit pro surfing!
And in a mere 48 hours we professional surf fans, we exalted amongst professional in-line skating, professional lip-synching, professional shadow-boxing fans, shall have our game back again.
Can you believe?
The Rumble at the Ranch kicks off this Sunday, August 9 at 12:00 pm Pacific Standard Time and unveils a never-before-seen format.
Girls and boys making up teams that fight against other girls and boys in a bracket tournament.
Very cool.
Who those girls and boys were, though, has been a mystery, until just today (or something) and now the picture is complete.
As you can see, Round 1 pits Coco Ho x Filipe Toledo against Alyssa Spencer and Kolohe Andino
Carissa Moore and Seth Moniz against Sage Erickson and Kelly Slater
Kirra Pinkerton and Conner Coffin against Sweet Caroline Marks and Adriano de Souza
Lakey Peterson and Griff Colapinto against the Mother of Dragons and Kanoa Igarashi
Really awesome.
But, quickly, let’s fill our brackets in together. I’ll start.
Round 2: Ho/Pip against Sage/Kelly
Marks/ADS against Mother of Dragons/Kanoa
Final: Ho/Pip vs Marks/ADS
Winner: Marks/ADS
Now your turn.
I think they wish it to be pronounced “Room-blay”.
Like all French n that.
It would be helpful to them if Chas-n-Dave also referred to it as such.
Where is Rick Kane?
Do any of these pros hook up with one another? If anyone knows, do tell!
I might watch the Conner heat to see if the size of his head in the pic the other day gives him the ability to do the secret turn!! Or basically is that massive that he fucks up every wave due to excess weight
I’ll be watching Pentacoastal over and over for the 68th time instead.
I know, now I want to watch that heat….
Saw him talking to Yago between heats at Pipe Masters (ashton stalking a dune away) my trip 3 yrs ago. ADS was heading off the beach so I stood a bit aside but close enough he knew I wanted to say something. He said bye to Yago and stopped near me with his board and kind of vibed he didnt want some dude talking to him but hes on the beach and he knows fans are around. I said “I just wanted to say congrats on winning the title the other year” and went to sit back down. He smiled and said thanks and that was it. Seems like a really nice guy.
Give Jonah Hill the wildcard!!!
On my commutes to work this week I listened to The latest dirty water which will mark chas’s low point in podcasting, the latest grit which delivered the same but in a more coherent manner and the latest spit Which was probably Bass’s low point. The theme with all of them and beach grit is WSL bashing of which some is valid and some is not but you have rambled on the topic for so long and I have now consumed so much I am now Suffering WSL bashing fatigue.
So I woke this morning feeling fresh and rejuvenated fuck Chas and his constant WSL bitterness I’m going to dust off the WSL app and get ready for the rumble this weekend. After retrieving the app I went to the events section and was pleased with the minimalistic crisp font look, see bashers continuous improvement, because I live in WA I have no idea what time 12 PT is i attempt to click the time reminder icon but it is greyed out. So less than 24 hours out from the event I can’t set the reminder so I dont miss This landmark event. Fuck WSL get the basics right!
Lakey and griff will steel it
Grey is my favourite colour. That rumble format is too fucken bright.
ADSxSurf Ranch… I dunno man. sounds like Rohypnol for the eyes.
A bit of a stretch to call it a professional surfing comp though.
It’s really a U.S. residents exhibition match…
They’re fucken good at claiming. Lots of shit.
All sorts of shit. 1976 – they were there.
They can claim harder than Igurashi – and that’s real wanker hard out claiming.
The really should have a ‘Claiming Show’. Like an ‘Air Show’ but just different highly-technical claims which bedazzled the spectators unto numbness.
Think about the brilliance of this; no natural wave variation to get in the way or interrupt the latest version of AI’s ‘shotgun’ or the subtleties of below the waist Jazz Hands.
Did some claims today just for sake of it – was funny. People were wondering what the fuck i was doing for sure
Have you gone surfing yet -thought you wrote the other day you had some time to? The into form comments must have got you into some surfing form no?
I think next Wed / Thurs, unless it’s way too something or other.
Hopefully mid-week will thin the crowds and allow this bloated old fuck a chance at going over the falls and bogging turns, in peace.
I think I’ll be claiming hard if I even manage to paddle out.
both days look like nnw with e swell should be laughing
As long as it isn’t above half a foot (on the face) I’ll be fine.
When the viewership numbers are in this will be called fumble at the ranch
If they put a shark in the pool, I’d watch the highlights.
Who syndicates your advertising? I see Prinoth Snow Groomers, they are huge diesel tracked cats going for 100,000+ €.
I’ll only watch if I can judge the contest and win a Lost surfboard.
Zzzz… I’ll wait for the highlight reel.
I’ll watch golf.
It’s gonna be close.. but whoever gets the low-tide heat has an advantage, especially with the morning off-parking lot wind.
Under the current difficult circumstances only reasonable way to be somewhat relevant. Sage/Kelly to win. Give WSL credit for trying.