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        Location: Displaced Iowegian | There will be one spot to the Semi Finals performances per every 50 buy backs in each event. So 1 – 50 entries will include one spot, 51 – 100 will advance 2 spots, and so on. Only positions that are moving on to the Semi Finals performances will be paid, and each paying hole will receive $1000 each.
Breaking it down by event, in the tie down roping and steer wrestling, a contestant can enter up to 3 times with $375 entry fees. It will be one round plus a top 15 short go. Or if fewer than 50 entries, it will be a top 10 short go.
In the team roping, each team can enter up to 3 times, but each team may only have one spot in the performances. The entry will be $375 per man, per entry, which is $750 per team. The team roping will be two rounds plus a top 15 short go, or if fewer than 50 teams, it will be a top 10 short go.
Barrel racers can enter two times at $375 dollars per entr, and every entry must be on a horse that the contestant had participated on in the Semi Finals slack round. The barrel racing will be one round only.
Barrel Racing Buy Back Thursday, Feb. 22, 8AM Location - Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth, TX |
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| runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-20 2:07 PM
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        Location: Displaced Iowegian | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-20 2:07 PM What is leading slack?
I think a 13.7 is leading it but I have not been watching consistently and I have no idea who it was....I think right now, you have to be under 14.1 for the top 30 ......there have been a LOT of barrrels down .... |
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| NJJ - 2018-02-20 2:04 PM
There will be one spot to the Semi Finals performances per every 50 buy backs in each event. So 1 – 50 entries will include one spot, 51 – 100 will advance 2 spots, and so on. Only positions that are moving on to the Semi Finals performances will be paid, and each paying hole will receive $1000 each.
Breaking it down by event, in the tie down roping and steer wrestling, a contestant can enter up to 3 times with $375 entry fees. It will be one round plus a top 15 short go. Or if fewer than 50 entries, it will be a top 10 short go.
In the team roping, each team can enter up to 3 times, but each team may only have one spot in the performances. The entry will be $375 per man, per entry, which is $750 per team. The team roping will be two rounds plus a top 15 short go, or if fewer than 50 teams, it will be a top 10 short go.
Barrel racers can enter two times at $375 dollars per entr, and every entry must be on a horse that the contestant had participated on in the Semi Finals slack round. The barrel racing will be one round only.
Barrel Racing Buy Back Thursday, Feb. 22, 8AM Location - Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth, TX
So if your buyback is in the top 30 but you are second fastest of the buybacks and less than 50 buybacks you don’t advance? |
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| NJJ - 2018-02-20 2:11 PM
runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-20 2:07 PM What is leading slack?
I think a 13.7 is leading it but I have not been watching consistently and I have no idea who it was....I think right now, you have to be under 14.1 for the top 30 ......there have been a LOT of barrrels down ....
Yeah with the good ones the biggest issue is gonna be down barrels especially in that trap! |
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        Location: Displaced Iowegian | rodeomom3 - 2018-02-20 2:17 PM NJJ - 2018-02-20 2:04 PM There will be one spot to the Semi Finals performances per every 50 buy backs in each event. So 1 – 50 entries will include one spot, 51 – 100 will advance 2 spots, and so on. Only positions that are moving on to the Semi Finals performances will be paid, and each paying hole will receive $1000 each.
Breaking it down by event, in the tie down roping and steer wrestling, a contestant can enter up to 3 times with $375 entry fees. It will be one round plus a top 15 short go. Or if fewer than 50 entries, it will be a top 10 short go.
In the team roping, each team can enter up to 3 times, but each team may only have one spot in the performances. The entry will be $375 per man, per entry, which is $750 per team. The team roping will be two rounds plus a top 15 short go, or if fewer than 50 teams, it will be a top 10 short go.
Barrel racers can enter two times at $375 dollars per entr, and every entry must be on a horse that the contestant had participated on in the Semi Finals slack round. The barrel racing will be one round only.
Barrel Racing Buy Back Thursday, Feb. 22, 8AM Location - Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth, TX So if your buyback is in the top 30 but you are second fastest of the buybacks and less than 50 buybacks you don’t advance? My understanding is that for every 50 "Buybacks" in the event ...one spot will be added to the Semi Finals making 31 advancing ....100 Buybacks and there would be another spot added (32) and 150 (33) and so on. The "buy backs" will run a separate race on Thursday morning to determine who and how many will advance.
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| NJJ - 2018-02-20 2:34 PM rodeomom3 - 2018-02-20 2:17 PM NJJ - 2018-02-20 2:04 PM There will be one spot to the Semi Finals performances per every 50 buy backs in each event. So 1 – 50 entries will include one spot, 51 – 100 will advance 2 spots, and so on. Only positions that are moving on to the Semi Finals performances will be paid, and each paying hole will receive $1000 each.
Breaking it down by event, in the tie down roping and steer wrestling, a contestant can enter up to 3 times with $375 entry fees. It will be one round plus a top 15 short go. Or if fewer than 50 entries, it will be a top 10 short go.
In the team roping, each team can enter up to 3 times, but each team may only have one spot in the performances. The entry will be $375 per man, per entry, which is $750 per team. The team roping will be two rounds plus a top 15 short go, or if fewer than 50 teams, it will be a top 10 short go.
Barrel racers can enter two times at $375 dollars per entr, and every entry must be on a horse that the contestant had participated on in the Semi Finals slack round. The barrel racing will be one round only.
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Location - Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth, TX So if your buyback is in the top 30 but you are second fastest of the buybacks and less than 50 buybacks you don’t advance? My understanding is that for every 50 "Buybacks" in the event ...one spot will be added to the Semi Finals making 31 advancing ....100 Buybacks and there would be another spot added (32) and 150 (33) and so on. The "buy backs" will run a separate race on Thursday morning to determine who and how many will advance.
Gotcha, so no one gets bumped but the other parameters apply-the # of buybacks determine how many get back in. I am glad no one gets bumped out. |
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    Location: MN | WOW. They will be making a fortune off of these buy backs.... 
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        Location: Displaced Iowegian | Seems to be the question of ....Were the "buybacks" a part of the original rules or IF the American changed the rules mid-stream .... I can't find anything about "Buybacks" in the original rules on the BBR ..... |
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Seems to be the question of ....Were the "buybacks" a part of the original rules or IF the American changed the rules mid-stream .... I can't find anything about "Buybacks" in the original rules on the BBR .....
They've kinda always made up the rules as they go every year. So it is not a big deal and buy backs were added a few months ago. |
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| joemama - 2018-02-20 7:36 PM
Thats a lot of coin for the one best time out of 50.
42,000 for a chance at the top 3
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     Location: In The Land of Cotton | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 9:54 AM NJJ - 2018-02-21 8:27 AM Seems to be the question of ....Were the "buybacks" a part of the original rules or IF the American changed the rules mid-stream .... I can't find anything about "Buybacks" in the original rules on the BBR ..... They've kinda always made up the rules as they go every year. So it is not a big deal and buy backs were added a few months ago.
It is a big deal if it wasn't in the original rules before the first entry was accepted for a qualifier. If you know the rules then you make a decision on whether to run or not. Just like added money/fees/ etc at a regular race.
Lots of people might have entered a qualifier if they knew that from the beginning. Self doubt is a big killer of dreams. If you knew you could do a buy back, you might have entered.
It could be a problem if a buy back displaces someone who didn't buy back and they win the huge prize, and the original rules were not in place. |
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WOW. They will be making a fortune off of these buy backs.... 
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| 3canstorun - 2018-02-21 9:10 AM runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 9:54 AM NJJ - 2018-02-21 8:27 AM Seems to be the question of ....Were the "buybacks" a part of the original rules or IF the American changed the rules mid-stream .... I can't find anything about "Buybacks" in the original rules on the BBR ..... They've kinda always made up the rules as they go every year. So it is not a big deal and buy backs were added a few months ago. It is a big deal if it wasn't in the original rules before the first entry was accepted for a qualifier. If you know the rules then you make a decision on whether to run or not. Just like added money/fees/ etc at a regular race.
Lots of people might have entered a qualifier if they knew that from the beginning. Self doubt is a big killer of dreams. If you knew you could do a buy back, you might have entered.
It could be a problem if a buy back displaces someone who didn't buy back and they win the huge prize, and the original rules were not in place.
You can't displace anyone? The ones that have made it made it and will run in a performance.
They had I think like 5 qualifers were the buy back was already in place. Some other things they've added as they went the previous years was qualify run horse run a different, pros can decline and exemption to run at a chance for the million, qualifying more than one horse the first year. None of these things were ever stated in black and white when it started but added later.
It used to be like a set number of qualifers now there are more than enough chances. I'm in favor of the buy backs tho, usually its just more money in the pot. |
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     Location: In The Land of Cotton | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 10:19 AM 3canstorun - 2018-02-21 9:10 AM runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 9:54 AM NJJ - 2018-02-21 8:27 AM Seems to be the question of ....Were the "buybacks" a part of the original rules or IF the American changed the rules mid-stream .... I can't find anything about "Buybacks" in the original rules on the BBR ..... They've kinda always made up the rules as they go every year. So it is not a big deal and buy backs were added a few months ago. It is a big deal if it wasn't in the original rules before the first entry was accepted for a qualifier. If you know the rules then you make a decision on whether to run or not. Just like added money/fees/ etc at a regular race.
Lots of people might have entered a qualifier if they knew that from the beginning. Self doubt is a big killer of dreams. If you knew you could do a buy back, you might have entered.
It could be a problem if a buy back displaces someone who didn't buy back and they win the huge prize, and the original rules were not in place. You can't displace anyone? The ones that have made it made it and will run in a performance.
They had I think like 5 qualifers were the buy back was already in place. Some other things they've added as they went the previous years was qualify run horse run a different, pros can decline and exemption to run at a chance for the million, qualifying more than one horse the first year. None of these things were ever stated in black and white when it started but added later.
It used to be like a set number of qualifers now there are more than enough chances. I'm in favor of the buy backs tho, usually its just more money in the pot.
If one of the buy backs makes the finals and wins the whole thing, yes they did displace #2 who won a spot during the last rounds of qualifying and wasn't a buy back in the final round - the end of the race.
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Well BC on Sucker Punch and Stoney sure can displace some ppl. He might even be 2 of the top 3 without slipping this time lol
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     Location: In The Land of Cotton | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 10:22 AM I don't look at that as displacing they both are advancing to the next round. Well BC on Sucker Punch and Stoney sure can displace some ppl. He might even be 2 of the top 3 without slipping this time lol
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| 3canstorun - 2018-02-21 9:35 AM
runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 10:22 AM I don't look at that as displacing they both are advancing to the next round. Well BC on Sucker Punch and Stoney sure can displace some ppl. He might even be 2 of the top 3 without slipping this time lol
The whole point is - if the buy back wasn't made public from the very beginning, they changed the rules mid stream.
It's kinda what they have always done lol
Be ready for changes at the American bc each lil part puts their's together and then all events come together...there are always lots of change ups |
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runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 10:22 AM I don't look at that as displacing they both are advancing to the next round. Well BC on Sucker Punch and Stoney sure can displace some ppl. He might even be 2 of the top 3 without slipping this time lol
The whole point is - if the buy back wasn't made public from the very beginning, they changed the rules mid stream.
I totally get what you're saying...but if you entered a qualifier race not expecting made up rules and changes at some point, well....it's happened every year so it's a chance you take when you spend that $500.
Not saying I agree or disagree, I don't have a horse in the race...but they've shown in past years they like to spice things up with changes LOL |
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  Location: Texas | My question is, if you have already qualified in the top 30 and you buyback, can you ultimately have two runs in the perfs or do you give up your spot in the 30 to buyback? I saw one person, who qualfied in the top 30, but bought back. She had two horses entered, was in the top 30 on one and not the other, but bought back on both horses. I might have missed the explanation on this but just wondering how that works. |
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My question is, if you have already qualified in the top 30 and you buyback, can you ultimately have two runs in the perfs or do you give up your spot in the 30 to buyback? I saw one person, who qualfied in the top 30, but bought back. She had two horses entered, was in the top 30 on one and not the other, but bought back on both horses. I might have missed the explanation on this but just wondering how that works.
They will run in 2 different performances and have 2 chances to advance then.
They could advance and then on Sunday run both horses at the actual American.
If they advance past the first run at the actual American they might even run both in the final run down.
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  Location: Texas | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-22 9:37 AM TXBarrelRacer84 - 2018-02-22 9:28 AM My question is, if you have already qualified in the top 30 and you buyback, can you ultimately have two runs in the perfs or do you give up your spot in the 30 to buyback? I saw one person, who qualfied in the top 30, but bought back. She had two horses entered, was in the top 30 on one and not the other, but bought back on both horses. I might have missed the explanation on this but just wondering how that works. They will run in 2 different performances and have 2 chances to advance then. They could advance and then on Sunday run both horses at the actual American. If they advance past the first run at the actual American they might even run both in the final run down. It gives them 2 shots.
Oh okay. Thanks for the information. I wondered if that was the case, but I wasn't sure. |
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Needmocash2 - 2018-02-22 10:17 PM Was there any pay out in the "buy backs"?
$1000 each to the top 3.
I'd like to see where the other 39k or however much is was went...was it in someone's pocket? was it to the million purse? 
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Lots of people might have entered a qualifier if they knew that from the beginning. Self doubt is a big killer of dreams. If you knew you could do a buy back, you might have entered.
It could be a problem if a buy back displaces someone who didn't buy back and they win the huge prize, and the original rules were not in place. You can't displace anyone? The ones that have made it made it and will run in a performance. They had I think like 5 qualifers were the buy back was already in place. Some other things they've added as they went the previous years was qualify run horse run a different, pros can decline and exemption to run at a chance for the million, qualifying more than one horse the first year. None of these things were ever stated in black and white when it started but added later. It used to be like a set number of qualifers now there are more than enough chances. I'm in favor of the buy backs tho, usually its just more money in the pot. If one of the buy backs makes the finals and wins the whole thing, yes they did displace #2 who won a spot during the last rounds of qualifying and wasn't a buy back in the final round - the end of the race.
They have changed the rules every year it seems like and it just ads to the excitement of the entire deal to me. Almost anyone of that set of 280 had a legit chance of making it through, that was the toughest race I had ever watched.... The buyback just added to it and I would almost bet the contestants knew about the buyback upon entering, or were told before they ever annouced it. At first I was like that aint right, but then I thought the same about having D's at races. I starting racing in a winner take all.... I love the D's! everyone has a shot somewhere and it encourages more to go and enter. And to me when they change a rule it just another plot twist... it's exciting! And if a buyback happens to win it... KUDDO'S! they dam sure earned it! getting through those semi's would be hard enough, let alone beat the NFR girls there... I CANT WAIT! This aint your average rodeo   
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Lots of people might have entered a qualifier if they knew that from the beginning. Self doubt is a big killer of dreams. If you knew you could do a buy back, you might have entered.
It could be a problem if a buy back displaces someone who didn't buy back and they win the huge prize, and the original rules were not in place. You can't displace anyone? The ones that have made it made it and will run in a performance.
They had I think like 5 qualifers were the buy back was already in place. Some other things they've added as they went the previous years was qualify run horse run a different, pros can decline and exemption to run at a chance for the million, qualifying more than one horse the first year. None of these things were ever stated in black and white when it started but added later.
It used to be like a set number of qualifers now there are more than enough chances. I'm in favor of the buy backs tho, usually its just more money in the pot. If one of the buy backs makes the finals and wins the whole thing, yes they did displace #2 who won a spot during the last rounds of qualifying and wasn't a buy back in the final round - the end of the race.
They have changed the rules every year it seems like and it just ads to the excitement of the entire deal to me.
Almost anyone of that set of 280 had a legit chance of making it through, that was the toughest race I had ever watched.... The buyback just added to it and I would almost bet the contestants knew about the buyback upon entering, or were told before they ever annouced it.
At first I was like that aint right, but then I thought the same about having D's at races. I starting racing in a winner take all.... I love the D's! everyone has a shot somewhere and it encourages more to go and enter. And to me when they change a rule it just another plot twist... it's exciting! And if a buyback happens to win it... KUDDO'S! they dam sure earned it! getting through those semi's would be hard enough, let alone beat the NFR girls there... I CANT WAIT! This aint your average rodeo   
They actually had to register to run in the slack and each were notified then BUT they buy back was in place like 4 months ago maybe? I'm not sure but 3 or 4 qualifers were ran after the buy backs were set up....I feel like most ppl just didn't keep up with it to be aware of it.
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3canstorun - 2018-02-21 9:21 AM runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 10:19 AM 3canstorun - 2018-02-21 9:10 AM runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-21 9:54 AM NJJ - 2018-02-21 8:27 AM Seems to be the question of ....Were the "buybacks" a part of the original rules or IF the American changed the rules mid-stream .... I can't find anything about "Buybacks" in the original rules on the BBR ..... They've kinda always made up the rules as they go every year. So it is not a big deal and buy backs were added a few months ago. It is a big deal if it wasn't in the original rules before the first entry was accepted for a qualifier. If you know the rules then you make a decision on whether to run or not. Just like added money/fees/ etc at a regular race.
Lots of people might have entered a qualifier if they knew that from the beginning. Self doubt is a big killer of dreams. If you knew you could do a buy back, you might have entered.
It could be a problem if a buy back displaces someone who didn't buy back and they win the huge prize, and the original rules were not in place. You can't displace anyone? The ones that have made it made it and will run in a performance. They had I think like 5 qualifers were the buy back was already in place. Some other things they've added as they went the previous years was qualify run horse run a different, pros can decline and exemption to run at a chance for the million, qualifying more than one horse the first year. None of these things were ever stated in black and white when it started but added later. It used to be like a set number of qualifers now there are more than enough chances. I'm in favor of the buy backs tho, usually its just more money in the pot. If one of the buy backs makes the finals and wins the whole thing, yes they did displace #2 who won a spot during the last rounds of qualifying and wasn't a buy back in the final round - the end of the race.
They have changed the rules every year it seems like and it just ads to the excitement of the entire deal to me. Almost anyone of that set of 280 had a legit chance of making it through, that was the toughest race I had ever watched.... The buyback just added to it and I would almost bet the contestants knew about the buyback upon entering, or were told before they ever annouced it. At first I was like that aint right, but then I thought the same about having D's at races. I starting racing in a winner take all.... I love the D's! everyone has a shot somewhere and it encourages more to go and enter. And to me when they change a rule it just another plot twist... it's exciting! And if a buyback happens to win it... KUDDO'S! they dam sure earned it! getting through those semi's would be hard enough, let alone beat the NFR girls there... I CANT WAIT! This aint your average rodeo   
They don't make up the rules for the contestants benefit. They do it for the spectators! The American is a spectators event! Encouraging the support and growth of rodeo's fan base. Anything to add to the excitement! |
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Lots of people might have entered a qualifier if they knew that from the beginning. Self doubt is a big killer of dreams. If you knew you could do a buy back, you might have entered.
It could be a problem if a buy back displaces someone who didn't buy back and they win the huge prize, and the original rules were not in place. You can't displace anyone? The ones that have made it made it and will run in a performance.
They had I think like 5 qualifers were the buy back was already in place. Some other things they've added as they went the previous years was qualify run horse run a different, pros can decline and exemption to run at a chance for the million, qualifying more than one horse the first year. None of these things were ever stated in black and white when it started but added later.
It used to be like a set number of qualifers now there are more than enough chances. I'm in favor of the buy backs tho, usually its just more money in the pot. If one of the buy backs makes the finals and wins the whole thing, yes they did displace #2 who won a spot during the last rounds of qualifying and wasn't a buy back in the final round - the end of the race.
They have changed the rules every year it seems like and it just ads to the excitement of the entire deal to me.
Almost anyone of that set of 280 had a legit chance of making it through, that was the toughest race I had ever watched.... The buyback just added to it and I would almost bet the contestants knew about the buyback upon entering, or were told before they ever annouced it.
At first I was like that aint right, but then I thought the same about having D's at races. I starting racing in a winner take all.... I love the D's! everyone has a shot somewhere and it encourages more to go and enter. And to me when they change a rule it just another plot twist... it's exciting! And if a buyback happens to win it... KUDDO'S! they dam sure earned it! getting through those semi's would be hard enough, let alone beat the NFR girls there... I CANT WAIT! This aint your average rodeo     They don't make up the rules for the contestants benefit. They do it for the spectators! The American is a spectators event! Encouraging the support and growth of rodeo's fan base. Anything to add to the excitement!
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