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Date Posted: Mon, Nov 09 2009, 18:28:12
Author: Darlynne (wooohoo)
Author Host/IP: 75-120-190-133.dyn.centurytel.net / 75.120.190.133
Subject: Re: Final surprise
In reply to: Joann 's message, "Re: Final surprise" on Mon, Nov 09 2009, 17:33:37

Joann, I couldn't have said it better. Vegas as a whole embraced the NFR completely. Even befor the NFR begins you have people coming in for it. The Miss Rodeo USA competatition is held there about a week befor (used to be at the Excalibur, but may have moved since I left) The contactors start bringing their stock in to get aclimated. And from then on Vegas is a "cowtown". You can't go anywhere in or around Vegas during that time and NOT know the NFR is in town. Even the scantily clad women on billboards suddenly wear western hats and leather chaps LOL. It was the ONLY time of the year when I truly loved living there. During the PBR? unless your staying at the host hotel or near the T&M you wouldn't really think it was a big deal. Of course it may have become a little larger than that since I moved, but I doubt it.

I have to also agree with Joann about the stock. There seems to be some sort of idea that PRCA is somehow inferior (sp?) to PBR. PBR, if nothing else, has placed the bar higher as far as breeding really great bucking stock. The Thing is, not every bull can be used in the PBR..so they buck them in PRCA, NABA, etc. Besides that, lets also not forget that when PBR started their stock was plucked straight out of the NFR. Bodacious, Derringer, Red Wolf, playboy..I could go on and on. And lets not forget that they are going ten days straight. Not 3 days, then off a a few days and go another 4 days. Even PBR only bucks out their top ranked bulls a couple of times during the finals. The cowboys couldn't handle taking on super rank bulls each and every night. Same goes with the NFR. One night you may get a pen of spinners, the next may be the eliminator pen, and so on. You might get a bull having a bad day once in a while, but you won't see a whole pen of dinks
The only REAL difference is the money and how it's earned. In the PRCA many of the guys and gals are hitting the road on an almost daily basis just for a chance to get a check for a couple grand each weekend. Of course there is the exception of the larger rodeos like Ft.Worth and Denver that have great payouts. But Rodeo commitees have to divee up their money between 7 or more events. PBR only has to worry about one event..bull riding. So even though there are bullriders in the PBR who travel about the same as in the PRCA (due to the lower ranks of the PBR and trying to work up to the BFTS) They are still getting a better deal in most cases (admittedly not in every case).

oops, I'll stop rambling now.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Final surprise -- Darlynne, Mon, Nov 09 2009, 18:47:54 (75-120-190-133.dyn.centurytel.net/75.120.190.133)

meant to say Dillinger, not Derringer when naming off some of the bulls that helped start the PBR


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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Final surprise -- Darlynne (just can't leave it alone), Mon, Nov 09 2009, 19:10:52 (75-120-190-133.dyn.centurytel.net/75.120.190.133)

I Honestly appologise, but when I get something stuck in my head, I have to follow through with it or I'll go nuts. Not trying to snub my nose at anyone.

Heres a few bulls that we saw at the PBR finals and will see again at the NFR
(These were just a few that I was able to confirm the contractors on. a few more I suspect, but PBR didn't have contractors noted/ or I couldn't get to that bulls stat page)
Beer Goggles, Big iron, Black Gold, Bible bender, Grey Dog, King of Hearts, Little Bo, MoBandy.com, Migrain, Necessary Evil, North Star, Ricky Bobby, Sting Machine. thats just those in both finals. There are a bunch more that were seen a different regular season PBR events.


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