Posted 2016-11-17 10:52 AM Subject: RE: ERA questions
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LIVE2RUN - 2016-11-17 9:40 AM I thought if you are an ERA rodeo athlete member that you couldn't compete in the NFR?? I am a bit confused.....please clarify.
I thought that it was if you held shares in the ERA, then you were banned from PRCA events.
Posted 2016-11-17 10:58 AM Subject: RE: ERA questions
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ERA shareholders or board members cannot compete in the PRCA. Many former share holders forfeited their shares so as to be able to compete in the PRCA again.
Posted 2016-11-17 4:29 PM Subject: RE: ERA questions
Saint Stacey
If you were a shareholder or on the board of directors for the ERA, you couldn't get your PRCA membership. The guys doing both gave up their stock and board position in order to do both.
The WPRA had no rules for the 2016 season so the ladies could do whatever they want. They did follow the PRCA's lead for the 2017 season though.
Tuf Cooper and Trevor have both been entering PRCA rodeos for 2017.
Posted 2016-11-17 9:55 PM Subject: RE: ERA questions
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I noticed that neither Tony Garritano or Charmayne James are listed on the ERA website in the leadership section anymore. Just read somewhere that Bobby Mote is the Interim President.
Posted 2016-11-18 10:57 AM Subject: RE: ERA questions
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The ERA was designed to showcase the Elite Rodeo Cowboys and get them more money and more recognition. They felt that once that they had reached a certain level that they should be treated like and paid similar to other Professional Athletes. They wanted their own tour of rodeos that only the Elite Cowboys could enter. They were hoping that by having an Elite Tour with only 12 athletes, that their names would be household names similar to NASCAR and other professional sports. The theory is that everyone else could work their way up to the Elite Rodeos.
I think that I have this right, but I could have misunderstood something.
Posted 2016-11-18 12:26 PM Subject: RE: ERA questions
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JAG18 - 2016-11-18 9:57 PM The ERA was designed to showcase the Elite Rodeo Cowboys and get them more money and more recognition. They felt that once that they had reached a certain level that they should be treated like and paid similar to other Professional Athletes. They wanted their own tour of rodeos that only the Elite Cowboys could enter. They were hoping that by having an Elite Tour with only 12 athletes, that their names would be household names similar to NASCAR and other professional sports The theory is that everyone else could work their way up to the Elite Rodeos.I think that I have this right, but I could have misunderstood something.
Posted 2016-11-18 1:33 PM Subject: RE: ERA questions
"Heck's Coming With Me"
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I saw the ERA as being a bit on the narcissistic side with an end goal of winning a boatload of money without having to face very many contestants. Doubted that it would ever succeed.
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