Comments on: CEO Brodie Carr Resigns from ASP International

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:20:57 +0000

I think it’s fine Brodie left — the “Dream” tour has lost it’s way.

Changing the rankings halfway through the season stinks – nobody wants to see yet another no-name surfer added to the list. If someone is THAT good, they’ll make it next year.
Knocking out the bottom 4 or 6, fine, but let’s see what the Tour surfers can do through ALL the events before they get cut.

2 events in Cali but 1 in Hawaii? Sorry, that’s stupid. I know there are thorny politics involved in surfing in Hawaii, but the ASP needs to get another event on the schedule there – it’s the epicenter of surfing for freaks sake!?!?

The Kelly thing, whatever … the question is why is it so freaking complicated to crown the champ? Brodie ok’ed/oversaw the rules being written, I have a much bigger problem with WHY it is all so complicated. It needs to be more accessable to everyday surfers not just math majors.

That’s the bottom line. The ASP should be appealing to the average and casual surfer, not just the industry types. Having a few events in waves like “all of us” surf is fine, but I want to watch the best, or at least best known (yeah, I said it), surfers surfing the best, most perfect waves. THAT’S the whole appeal!

By: awasht

awasht — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:18:18 +0000

haha I’ll say.. and @Rottmouth – I wouldn’t be surprised if Brodie went into hiding!

By: Andrew Sheehan

Andrew Sheehan — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:09:12 +0000

Personally, if we are going to model this sport after another, any want to excite fans, hype events, and have more exposure, we should be looking at the UFC. Their title fight last Saturday was broadcast on network television to millions of Americans, featuring two powerhouse and noted fighter going head to head in consecutive rounds.

I think we would see more people tune in for a ‘title fight’ between Kelly and Owen/Gabriel/Dane going head to head for several rounds of battle throughout thr. We already have the main sponsors setting up the events, and they would get behind the opportunity to hype their most powerful team members. Not to mention, it offers a venue for the young blood to face off against their counterparts before the main event

Everybody wants to see the contenders in action and a champion crowned, but under the current system we don’t even know when (or if, apparently) a new champion will or can be crowned. Not to mention sitting through endless heats prevents major network coverage of any event, regardless of hoe popular the sport becomes.

By: paulo

paulo — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:09:31 +0000

I agreed with you, when happens and you put your life in the line.
Do you no any other sports as dangerous as surfing.
Don t tell me the football is dangerous compare with surf.
I think they should pay better.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:43:44 +0000

Skills in Business management, not how good a surfer he is would be more important. Surfers are flat-out organising themselves into a straight line.

By: Rex Marechal

Rex Marechal — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:29:24 +0000

You’re not making a lot of sense. You are obviously not watching Kelly surf, and until he does retire, he will win plenty more heats. His surfing, if anything, has gotten better and I don’t really see anyone matching it.

I think this was an excuse for Brodie Carr to leave the ASP. I’m sure there is plenty of politics involved with the job and he did a pretty good job while he was there. But we need Rabbit back to make it a Dream Tour once again. Crappy beachbreaks are not really considered dream waves and they favour the hippity hop flyboys. They are surfing pretty good but we need a better balance of surf spots that showcase more power etc. I’m all for aerials but it seems some of the guys are wasting the best part of a wave to set up for the air.

All the best Brodie

By: tim g

tim g — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:55:04 +0000

There probably is more behind it, but someone has to take the blame for shitty locations chosen for this year and the judging being all over the shop! whoever watched the brazil comp would have to agree with me!! im happy he got fiji back, but what about other perfect waves such as g-land, reunion island, ragland or mexico (la jolla or puerto escondido)? there is so many other perfect places that the “dream tour” has forgotten about. but i spose they have greater revenue in the u.s. so who is to blame for the “sellout tour”?

By: Paul Owen

Paul Owen — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:18:36 +0000

he definitly hasn’t resigned due a calculative error, there is more to this. Brodie Carr had a balanced approach and certainly tried to bring the world tour into the mainsteam, fairplay he did a very good job. However as previously mentioned some of the world tour stops are seriously questionable, if the tour needs to progress then fans of the tour need to see the best surfers in the world competing in the best waves in the world.

By: marcio

marcio — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:06:18 +0000

i am the biggest fan of kelly slater but really wish that he goes back on “mark” comment

By: Califgirlie

Califgirlie — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:12:53 +0000

Good for Brodie. Six years is eternity dealing with a crew without true biz mgmt experience or education!!