The "momentum of professional surfing" looking less and less real.
It has, by any measure, been a rough year for our World Surf League. Small waves cursed the tour from the very beginning, its CEO Erik Logan got up to some “monkey business” in Brazil leading to his unceremonious firing and, to cap it all off, its once-proud Santa Monica headquarters placed on the market, forcing the “global home of surfing” to share space with injured animals.
Eight, or such, years ago there were only wide open vistas for the WSL. Future so bright. It had a billionaire funding and a bullish chief, Paul Speaker, who vowed to soon outgrown the powerful National Football League.
Alas, bummer upon bummer upon bummer until today where we have the NFL’s Miami Dolphins straight robbing the WSL, officially being dubbed “The Greatest Show on Surf.”
There is speed for days with Tyreek Hill, De’Von Achane, Raheem Mostert being fed the skin by Hawaii’s Tuanigamanuolepola Tagovailoa, and the team is pressing every advantage.
The Dolphins were honored with the tag after amassing 2568 total yards of offense in the first five games of the season, surpassing the 2000 St. Louis Rams team’s 2527 yards.
Those Rams were “The Greatest Show on Turf.”
“The Greatest Show on Surf” much cooler.
But there is certainly scrambling in the new WSL headquarters today. Chief of Sport Jessi Miley-Dyer scrambling around, trying to call various newspapermen in order to share viewership numbers from the most recent “Finals Day” at Lower Trestles.
Smashing into veterinarians along the way.
Weeping “the momentum of professional surfing is REAL!”
Is it though?
More as the story develops.
Should be mentioned, Chas….. Raheem Mostert skates decently and surfs, kind of.
I bet a dollar on all the favs gettin up this weekend, reckless i know.
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with a nod and a wink. that’s really short-sighted if this statement is real. wad blown. momentum is dead. like the ’23 Trolley Dodgers. tonight The Phoenix rises. TBS @6PM. No Boogie Nights til next year. I’ll gonna cry…
The Phoenix better get its ass in gear, quick…
an great analogy as fatwah’s are flying out of the middle east…but in b-ball speak the Diamondback’s have fangs out…there will be no LA players jumping in the Chase Bank pool…even though that ban was lifted…
btw, that movie was filmed in Guaymas, Mex. the stage set was still in place in the mid-70s when we did the return caravan surf trip from the mainland. eerie, to say the least!
Our Pop Warner coaches took us to the old Orange Bowl, Dolphins vs the Cowboys, I think 1977, they tailgated and we went over to the stadium, the gate was open so we walked right onto the field and ran around throwing passes and kicking field goals. Eventually a groundskeeper came out and said we had to go, they needed to paint the numbers on the field!
sweet … miss the Orange Bowl, was iconic.
“The City of Miami Welcomes You to the Orange Bowl”
Saw a few games there but most memorable was a playoff win over the Browns in Jan. ’86 – down big late, then came roaring back. Orange Bowl was literally shaking, my little 13 year old self was ecstatic.
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Never knew you had met Marino, great pic. Congrats Charles.
Marino: “Is that a bar of surf wax in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
speaking of woodies and limpets…
Santa Cruz: O’Neill Cold Water Classic Nov 15 (QS1000)