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Location: Washington | I wonder if they will allow gambling/betting on them. If Tony is involved I would say yes, this is what he tried in Florida with the barrel racers at the casino(Gretna)....it was all for a gambling license. |
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Location: Where I am happiest | fatchance - 2015-02-16 8:49 PM
I wonder if they will allow gambling/betting on them. If Tony is involved I would say yes, this is what he tried in Florida with the barrel racers at the casino(Gretna)....it was all for a gambling license.
Actually, I for years have been surprised Vegas hasn't done that with the NFR. |
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I believe that they will do much like the PBR and have challenger events... I may actually start rodeoing if they do this and make it an actual "professional" organization. Great ground, great stock, great payout, only 15 rodeos. I'm in! :)
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| grinandbareit - 2015-02-16 9:36 PM I believe that they will do much like the PBR and have challenger events... I may actually start rodeoing if they do this and make it an actual "professional" organization. Great ground, great stock, great payout, only 15 rodeos. I'm in! :) From the article, it sounds like they want to grow to well beyond 15 rodeos. It will be just 15 for the first year. I assume if it is a success they will increase the number of rodeos. It sounds like they are setting up something very similar to the PBR except they have more founding owners than the PBR. It also says something about contestants being able to become part owners. If they are able to increase the number of rodeos, then maybe the top contestants won't need to compete at PRCA events.
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| ThreeCorners - 2015-02-16 9:25 PM
fatchance - 2015-02-16 8:49 PM
I wonder if they will allow gambling/betting on them. If Tony is involved I would say yes, this is what he tried in Florida with the barrel racers at the casino(Gretna)....it was all for a gambling license.
Actually, I for years have been surprised Vegas hasn't done that with the NFR.
You can place bets on the Bull Riding at the NFR. |
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| So they get their elite from the WPRA and PRC standings... I can already tell how well that part will go over. |
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Location: Idahome | My first thought was surely they won't quite going to the PRCA rodeos, at least right now. Will the judging for the roughies at the PRCA rodeos be affected because these people have went off to start their own assoc. It probably won't mess much with the timed events, but I know there are some crooked judges out there. |
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| There is a Q & A posted on their facebook page. It's a public page and everyone can view it even if you don't have facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/erarodeo/photos/pcb.435279446625489/435279186625515/?type=1&theater
https://www.facebook.com/erarodeo/photos/pcb.435279446625489/435279183292182/?type=1&theater
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Location: Kansas and loving it | Doesn't interest me at all. I like to watch nobody's to everybody's horses. |
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Location: nj | This is just a way for the people on top to make it a little easer for them to stay there longer. The beauty of rodeo vs other sports is the hometown kid can win it as well as the seasoned rider. I just hope it doesn't hurt the real rodeos... |
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| I agree with threeponies. I used to love the San Antonio rodeo because it was close to home and we could see some of our hometown cowboys and cowgirls compete and hold their own with the big dogs. I really miss that. |
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Location: North Dakota | I can understand the concept, but I would just be curious how one goes about becoming an "Elite" through their future qualification system. |
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Location: OK | I don't like that many of the bigger PRCA rodeos are limited. It kind of keeps the top hands at the top and the weekenders just weekenders. If I only have 1 week I can take off a year and I wanted to enter a big rodeo because I think I'm tough enough to compete, I should be able to enter, but that's not the case... So even though they didn't make it a separate tour, PRCA has to a point already done this by limiting entries to the best rodeos.
I do like the idea of an elite tour if that's what they want, but I don't like the idea of limiting rodeos. I've never understood it. More entries mean more money. If the committees think spectators only want to see the toughs, make the others enter in slack or something, but I don't believe in keeping someone from entering a rodeo in an association of which they are a member. |
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| According to the PRCA website they have over 7,000 members so I’m sure that if you subtract the top 15 from each event, that’s going to leave quite few people left over! I’m also sure that the money has to come from somewhere and while many of the committees want the big dogs to come, they don’t want to pay for them. This has been proven time and again by seeing the added money that they are willing to put up at their rodeos.
I think it’s great that they would like to establish themselves as an “elite” group and it should be interesting to watch and see if the concept works.
However, I feel that the weekend warriors and people who stay within the limits of their circuit, are the strength behind most rodeo associations. They are the life blood of rodeo and have helped it to sustain for many years. Their importance should never be discounted.
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | this may come back to bite them in the  ...a lot of the money that these guys take home comes from non elite members, and these guys weren't always "elite" ......and really 75% of the ppl inthe stands have no idea who they are watching joe blow or tuff cooper................thats just my 2 cents..lol
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Location: North Dakota | SKM - 2015-02-17 2:57 PM So they get their elite from the WPRA and PRC standings... I can already tell how well that part will go over.
Exactly what I was thinking! |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | All the same "grumblings" were thrown out there when the PBR was established......And these guys win more money (percentage ratio) in far fewer events than running up and down the road to over 50 rodeos.....They also have been able to garner big time money sponsors for their events........
Here is a link to the winnings for a few guys.....
http://www.pbr.com/en/riders/all-time-money-earners.aspx |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | NJJ - 2015-02-19 2:33 PM All the same "grumblings" were thrown out there when the PBR was established......And these guys win more money (percentage ratio) in far fewer events than running up and down the road to over 50 rodeos.....They also have been able to garner big time money sponsors for their events........
Here is a link to the winnings for a few guys.....
http://www.pbr.com/en/riders/all-time-money-earners.aspx
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | GLP - 2015-02-18 8:03 AM I agree with threeponies. I used to love the San Antonio rodeo because it was close to home and we could see some of our hometown cowboys and cowgirls compete and hold their own with the big dogs. I really miss that.
Me too. I have no desire to go watch it with all the bracket BS. |
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Location: North Dakota -> Colorado | I'm intrigued at how this is all going to work. Personally, I feel like this isn't something that should be going down. How does one work their way up to elite etc etc. kind of seems like it is forgetting the "little" people and forgetting where they came from.... the "BOTTOM" |
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