While You Were Sleeping | Bite Size!

good, Nike should get the fuck out of surfing altogether

The Surf Industry is like a dog that instead of chasing its tail, it actually eats it and part of its leg too. The big companies are mismanaged, have poor business models, and cry too poor to sponsor comps. Enter Volcom, who comes in, fills not only a surf shop niche, but puts on the comp of the Year. One segment of the Industry wants too keep Nike out, yet the Industry needs companies like that to survive now on a pro level at least. IMG knows what they are doing, and may just be setting up another company to fill in, since the U.S. Open will draw huge even if it was sponsored by Tampax. Personally I like the small companies, and loyal brands, but they cannot afford to be sponsors. The Industry created this dilemma when Quick and Billy went into the Malls, and their clothing became kook wear. Now Nike, Target, etc. are sponsoring the events that they can’t, and then moving on because they got the youth pub they needed. Sustainability applies to the Surf Industry too, but its hard when a bunch of high school graduates, and ex semi pro reps are guiding the show. Just don’t drop Tahiti or Bells.

what IT guy said was extremely relevant. just look at the Hurley Pro website/webcast and how poor it was. With all events under one site run by the ASP it would also cut costs for those companies that are crying poor. dont be angry just because you couldnt understand what he said.

I got my first blow job at the US Open ! They can’t cancel it !

It cannot be understated the need for a single streaming entity for the Tour. This is a farce, and a portrait of ineptitude on the part of the ASP. There is no reason that the Tour…with a president getting excess of $200k a year..cannot afford decent IT and web production under a single entity. Corner cutting, inefficient, and difficult for the very fans the companies are trying to entice. Utterly lame and shameful.

good, Nike should get the fuck out of surfing altogether

Red Bull would have to be the only other company that has the cash… either them or Apple. one thing i’ll say, is that no matter how much history that spot has, it’s almost always boring to watch the mushy reforms… cancel it for a year or two for all i care

Mobile video contests are the future….get bud light and Safeway to sponsor charge money to watch the show….easy….

or Target… to be sure they’re seeing their return on the young San Clemente golden boy ten fold… yeah, the Target U.S. open, brought to you in association with Red Bull and the I phone… woop woop… or just move the comp to China, that’s where our loyalties lie.

The Surf Industry is like a dog that instead of chasing its tail, it actually eats it and part of its leg too. The big companies are mismanaged, have poor business models, and cry too poor to sponsor comps. Enter Volcom, who comes in, fills not only a surf shop niche, but puts on the comp of the Year. One segment of the Industry wants too keep Nike out, yet the Industry needs companies like that to survive now on a pro level at least. IMG knows what they are doing, and may just be setting up another company to fill in, since the U.S. Open will draw huge even if it was sponsored by Tampax. Personally I like the small companies, and loyal brands, but they cannot afford to be sponsors. The Industry created this dilemma when Quick and Billy went into the Malls, and their clothing became kook wear. Now Nike, Target, etc. are sponsoring the events that they can’t, and then moving on because they got the youth pub they needed. Sustainability applies to the Surf Industry too, but its hard when a bunch of high school graduates, and ex semi pro reps are guiding the show. Just don’t drop Tahiti or Bells.

Hurley -worst webcast, worst commentary booth for years. Don’t get me wrong, I liked it when Bob was with Billabong… but Hurley is a third tier weakling. Looks like a high school student put together their website… disorganized, and little time spent on providing footage in a reasonable format.

It cannot be understated the need for a single streaming entity for the Tour. This is a farce, and a portrait of ineptitude on the part of the ASP. There is no reason that the Tour…with a president getting excess of $200k a year..cannot afford decent IT and web production under a single entity. Corner cutting, inefficient, and difficult for the very fans the companies are trying to entice. Utterly lame and shameful.

Hooray, big word usage! go back to your IT cave. No one gives a shit what some rat who writes code for a living thinks about the surf industry. Go turn in your resume to the ASP and shut the fuck up! The surf industry is dead anyway, just go surf.

I got my first blow job at the US Open ! They can’t cancel it !

Give me a pair of those “Rad” bright coloured board shorts that Hurley make! So “cool’!

Looks like Nike is about to sell off Hurley. They used them to get their foot in the door with surfing and now they need all the cash in the surf budget to pay for Jules and the rest of the teams salaries. Wonder how long Hurley will last without Nike dollars?

The whole thing is classic. It started with a bunch of surfers saying “How can we make money off this? Lets start clothing companies!” The Surf Industry wants sooo badly to be big dog, but can’t come close to living up to its own expectations. Volcom owned by Gucci, Hurley by Nike, etc. None of the companies can compete on their own, and its their own fault. Pro Surfing is such a small part of surfing, and most of us would go surf no matter what, but if the ‘OC’ and all its “industry’ were to fall in the ocean and disappear, we would all be better off. Stop ruining surfing by trying to mass market it to everyone that doesn’t surf, and at least get it right on the part you DO have, which is a contest schedule that people love to watch, and is ridiculously good surfing. Do you have to fuck everything up in the long run? Wake up OC

goon festival = us open…. 5,000 items marketed…. one big cluster-f@ck.

what happened to art, soul, and higher standards than … tramp stamp tatoos that are sprayed above teenage girls a$$es… ?

look at what these companies put forward at the us open.. who has the latest energy drink, the latest reflective lenses.. etc.. bunch of crap. all of it. flush it all away.

Take it or leave it for me, strange because thats exactly how Nike feels about it apparently. Its great so long as the Circus stays in the OC and HB where it belongs.