EP 21: Surf Ranch - Rookies vs Wildcards, Who Might Drop Off Tour, Best Surfer/Musician of All Time, Mental Games Before Heats

HEAT 1: Mick & Selema debate Men's & Women's Match 1 HEAT 2: Mick & Selema debate Men's & Women's Match 2 HEAT 3: Mick & Selema debate Men's & Women's Match 3 GOING DEEP: Mick & Selema debate the outcome of Men's & Women's Title Match Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ronnie Blakey, Vaughan Blakey, and fantasy expert Kaipo Guerrero discuss: HEAT 1: DID JACK ROBINSON OVERACHIEVE OR UNDERACHIEVE IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR? HEAT 2: WHICH SURFERS SURPRISED US MOST BY NOT MAKING THE FINAL 5 CUT? HEAT 3: BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS TO FALL BELOW THE REQUALIFICATION LINE? GOING DEEP: FANTASY EXPERT KAIPO GUERRERO MAKES HIS RIP CURL WSL FINALS BRACKET PREDICTIONS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coco Ho, Ronnie Blakey and Stace Galbraith focus on one single question. IF THE RIP CURL WSL FINALS STARTED RIGHT NOW, WITH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FINAL 5 EXACTLY AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY RANKED, HOW WILL IT ALL UNFOLD? Heat 1: Ronnie & Stace make their picks for M/W Match 1 Heat 2: Ronnie & Stace make their picks for M/W Match 2 Heat 3: Ronnie & Stace make their picks for M/W Match 3 Going Deep: Ronnie & Stace make their picks for M/W Title Match Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HEAT 1:  WHICH CT SURFERS WILL DOMINATE THEIR TIME IN QUARANTINE BEST? HEAT 2: BEST 10-POINT RIDE EVER TO GO DOWN IN AUSTRALIA? HEAT 3:  CLAIMS IN SURFING, LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM? BONUS ROUND: OUTTAKES AND BLOOPERS WITH PAST GUESTS!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Kelly, Coco, Mick, Kaipo, Strider, and Ross break down the best debates from a wild season full of contention. HEAT 1 (Mick Fanning + Ross Williams) Does a safety vest give too many inexperienced surfers false confidence? HEAT 2 (Kaipo Gurrero + Strider Wasilewski) Is Morgan Cibilic the best Australian surfer on the Men's CT? HEAT 3 (Mick Fanning + Taylor Knox) Has the increasing amount of airs in competition made it too predictable and less exciting to watch? GOING DEEP (Kelly Slater + Ross Williams) Does it hurt the tour to not have competitors who want to smash each other? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HEAT 1:  Is Morgan Cibilic the best Australian surfer on the Men's CT? HEAT 2:  Will core surf fans actually care about what happens in the Olympics?  HEAT 3: Will we see a big change in surfboard construction after the success of carbon fiber boards at the Surf Ranch?  GOING DEEP: Is there a strategy to where surfers want to sit in the WSL Final 5, or should securing the #1 spot be every surfer’s goal?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HEAT 1: SHOULD WE SEE MORE SURFERS RIDING DIFFERENT STYLE BOARD DESIGNS AT THE JEEP SURF RANCH PRO? HEAT 2: HAS THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF AIRS IN COMPETITION MADE IT TOO PREDICTABLE AND LESS EXCITING TO WATCH? HEAT 3: WHAT'S THE BIGGEST SHOCKER FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 2021 SEASON SO FAR? GOING DEEP: SHOULD THE SURF RANCH BE A CT STOP GOING FORWARD? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are about to heat up in Lemoore as the Championship Tour dives into its only freshwater event of the season, but with a mixed bag of experience in the basin, who has the edge the rookies or the wild cards? HEAT 1: WHO WILL MAKE A BIGGER STATEMENT AT THE JEEP SURF RANCH PRO, ROOKIES OR WILDCARDS? HEAT 2: THERE'S SOME BIG NAMES SITTING FAR DOWN ON THE LEADERBOARD. WHO WILL RECOVER, AND WHO WILL LIKELY FALL OFF TOUR?  HEAT 3: NAME THE BEST SURFER/ MUSICIAN OF ALL-TIME? GOING DEEP: CAN YOU REALLY BEAT YOUR OPPONENT BEFORE EVER GETTING IN THE WATER? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HEAT 1: DOES ANYONE BESIDES FILIPE, GABBY OR ITALO HAVE A REALISTIC CHANCE OF WINNING THE MEN’S WORLD TITLE?  HEAT 2: WILL MORGAN CIBILIC STAY IN THE FINAL 5 BY YEAR'S END? HEAT 3: IF THE #1 RANKED SURFERS ARE LARGELY IN THE LEAD, BUT DO NOT WIN THE WORLD TITLE, DOES IT DAMAGE THE VALIDITY OF THE TOUR? GOING DEEP: DOES IT HURT THE TOUR TO NOT HAVE COMPETITORS WHO WANT TO SMASH EACH OTHER, WHO ARE OPENLY GUNNING FOR EACH OTHER AND HONEST ABOUT IT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HEAT 1: WHO HAS ADAPTED BEST TO THE NEW LOCATION OF ROTTNEST ISLAND, AND WHO ARE THE DARK HORSES THAT WILL DO REALLY WELL? HEAT 2: DOES TATIANA'S EARLY ROUND LOSS CREATE A REAL SETBACK TO HER TITLE CAMPAIGN? HEAT 3: CLAIMS IN SURFING, DO WE LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM?  GOING DEEP: WHO HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF SLIPPING INTO THE FINAL 5 AT THIS POINT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices