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Location: Gainesville, TX | The major comment I made was they needed to work harder to make sure all times and scores were on the screen. Many we were left guessing and I didn't even hear them in the announcer's comments. |
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Location: North Dakota | oija - 2015-03-04 12:47 PM The major comment I made was they needed to work harder to make sure all times and scores were on the screen. Many we were left guessing and I didn't even hear them in the announcer's comments.
Exactly what I said. Many scores were never said or put on screen. I still don't know what my one rider ended up scoring other than the fact he wasn't in the top 4. I had to listen for the announcers in the background to say it because the TV announcers weren't. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Longneck - 2015-03-04 11:36 AM MS2011 - 2015-03-04 11:24 AM I took it - it's important to let them know we appreciate the sponsors efforts to bring an event like this to us.
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Maybe we don't agree with exactly how it was run, but cut them a bit of a break. It's evolving. It's pretty darn incredible what they've managed to do for the sport of rodeo. It's not that big of a deal to take a minute and thank them for it.
Ariat and Classic Equine/Equibrand
I just wish we could have watched the pre-show on the big screen while we were waiting for the rodeo to start. That's one thing I kinda liked better about being at home. The two arenas is somewhat annoying because I think it would be pretty tough to get good seats for all the events. Oh well, it's not going to stop me from going next year so I'm not complaining too much!
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Location: The edge of no where | Nevertooold - 2015-03-04 3:06 PM Longneck - 2015-03-04 11:36 AM MS2011 - 2015-03-04 11:24 AM I took it - it's important to let them know we appreciate the sponsors efforts to bring an event like this to us.
Cinch
Vetricyn
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Polaris
Kabota
RFD-TV
Maybe we don't agree with exactly how it was run, but cut them a bit of a break. It's evolving. It's pretty darn incredible what they've managed to do for the sport of rodeo. It's not that big of a deal to take a minute and thank them for it.
Ariat and Classic Equine/Equibrand
I just wish we could have watched the pre-show on the big screen while we were waiting for the rodeo to start. That's one thing I kinda liked better about being at home. The two arenas is somewhat annoying because I think it would be pretty tough to get good seats for all the events. Oh well, it's not going to stop me from going next year so I'm not complaining too much!
Thanks! Hopefully if people list that they knew about the sponsors, it will convince the sponsors that we are paying attention and we do appreciate their contribution. This will be better next year! |
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Location: Where it is too cold, SD | I complained in the commments section that if they thought they wanted the NFR to air - they better work on doing a better job on their own production - not showing the slack - and the Saturday night Semi's was a very poor decision - I understand they have other shows? But this was their BIGGEST week with so many people wanting to watch - why give 3-2-1 the time and business when that could have been theirs - face the fact that many many many people were not ever gonna attend the slack for them to think not airing it would bring up their ticket sales. |
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Location: North Dakota | DesignerShoes - 2015-03-04 6:16 PM I complained in the commments section that if they thought they wanted the NFR to air - they better work on doing a better job on their own production - not showing the slack - and the Saturday night Semi's was a very poor decision - I understand they have other shows? But this was their BIGGEST week with so many people wanting to watch - why give 3-2-1 the time and business when that could have been theirs - face the fact that many many many people were not ever gonna attend the slack for them to think not airing it would bring up their ticket sales.
They aired the Saturday night semis. It aired before the Sunday perf. |
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Location: Oklahoma | Itsme - 2015-03-04 7:02 PM
Maybe browning...
I think Browning. I forgot about them and RMEF being sponsors. |
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Location: Texas | I took it , when I got to the comments........."need to figure out an alley way for the barrel race before someone or someone's horse or both get hurt"
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Location: Kansas | BMW - 2015-03-04 12:29 PM I hope lots of people comment how unsatisfactory the bull riding decision to allow the guy from S.A. to ride and how unsportsmanlike it was when he soaked his bull.
Raven Flyer is a bull none of the PBR bull riders want to draw. I think Alves was trying to make him look bad enough that he could get a reride. I have a real problem with the way the Brazilian riders treat these great bulls. It must drive the contractors crazy. |
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| Are there rules concerning riders soaking bulls? If so, why are they not being enforced? |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Nevertooold - 2015-03-04 9:40 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-04 9:33 PM Are there rules concerning riders soaking bulls? If so, why are they not being enforced? That's a good question as I thought they were going with PBR rules and that is a No NO..
I just checked and it is goverened by the PBR rules and this is what it says about soaking bulls.
PUEBLO, Colo. ? This weekend during the Built Ford Tough Series DeWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational in Idaho, a new addition to the Professional Bull Riders’ original chute clock rule will officially go into effect.
A way for the PBR to protect the wellbeing of animal athletes, this rule has always been in place, allowing judges to disqualify a rider if he is taking too long to get ready in the chute. The existing rule that allows each rider time to prepare in the chute will now be enhanced visually to ensure consistency and include a countdown clock that is controlled by the back judge.
Each rider will have 60 seconds from the time he begins to pull his rope until he nods his head to begin the ride. The chute clock will stop the countdown when the judge starts the 8-second ride clock.
Regarding disqualification the rule states, “In the event that the chute clock countdown time expires before the rider nods his head, the judge has to make a determination to disqualify either the rider or the bull at the end of the allotted time. If the bull is disqualified then the rider will receive the first available re-ride bull. If the rider is disqualified, his ride for that round is over and he will receive a no score.”
The PBR has been testing the countdown clock since the beginning of the 2014 season at Madison Square Garden in New York and feel that the system, riders and judges are now prepared and accustomed to the visual addition. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | And KC Jones was determined the sole winner and it wasn't a tie. In a tie in rodeo, they would have taken the the whole amount and split it. They didn't. |
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Location: Texas | The American is no different than any other barrel race or rodeo, there are things I like about it and things I really think should change.
It is a work in progress and I do like the principal behind it. I also like that they even ASK for our thoughts and opinions! LOL
I would be willing to bet it gets better every year. |
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Location: Where it is too cold, SD | Just Bring It - 2015-03-04 5:58 PM DesignerShoes - 2015-03-04 6:16 PM I complained in the commments section that if they thought they wanted the NFR to air - they better work on doing a better job on their own production - not showing the slack - and the Saturday night Semi's was a very poor decision - I understand they have other shows? But this was their BIGGEST week with so many people wanting to watch - why give 3-2-1 the time and business when that could have been theirs - face the fact that many many many people were not ever gonna attend the slack for them to think not airing it would bring up their ticket sales. They aired the Saturday night semis. It aired before the Sunday perf.
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Location: Kansas | Nevertooold - 2015-03-04 9:46 PM Nevertooold - 2015-03-04 9:40 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-04 9:33 PM Are there rules concerning riders soaking bulls? If so, why are they not being enforced? That's a good question as I thought they were going with PBR rules and that is a No NO..
PUEBLO, Colo. ? This weekend during the Built Ford Tough Series DeWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational in Idaho, a new addition to the Professional Bull Riders’ original chute clock rule will officially go into effect.
A way for the PBR to protect the wellbeing of animal athletes, this rule has always been in place, allowing judges to disqualify a rider if he is taking too long to get ready in the chute. The existing rule that allows each rider time to prepare in the chute will now be enhanced visually to ensure consistency and include a countdown clock that is controlled by the back judge.
Each rider will have 60 seconds from the time he begins to pull his rope until he nods his head to begin the ride. The chute clock will stop the countdown when the judge starts the 8-second ride clock.
Regarding disqualification the rule states, “In the event that the chute clock countdown time expires before the rider nods his head, the judge has to make a determination to disqualify either the rider or the bull at the end of the allotted time. If the bull is disqualified then the rider will receive the first available re-ride bull. If the rider is disqualified, his ride for that round is over and he will receive a no score.”
The PBR has been testing the countdown clock since the beginning of the 2014 season at Madison Square Garden in New York and feel that the system, riders and judges are now prepared and accustomed to the visual addition.
I watch the PBR pretty faithfully and the Brazilians stretch the time limit every time they get on a bull. Several have already been DQ'd this year....then they have the nerve to get angry about it. They cross themselves, play with their hats, adjust their gloves, adjust their chaps, fiddle with the tail of the rope, are never satisfied with the way the bull is standing and then fail to nod when the bull is just right. Alves goofed around with Asteroid for so long at the PBR Finals that this bull showed a weak performance and won Silvano the Finals and the World. The stock contractor was hoping for Bull of the Year and this could have cost him the year. It's just maddening. |
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Location: sunny california | I think they should have alternates ready in the bull riding and just keep adding contestants from the list until 4 make it to the short go. not fair to let someone that got bucked off get back on and win that money. |
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Location: North Dakota | Nevertooold - 2015-03-04 9:46 PM Nevertooold - 2015-03-04 9:40 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-04 9:33 PM Are there rules concerning riders soaking bulls? If so, why are they not being enforced? That's a good question as I thought they were going with PBR rules and that is a No NO..
PUEBLO, Colo. ? This weekend during the Built Ford Tough Series DeWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational in Idaho, a new addition to the Professional Bull Riders’ original chute clock rule will officially go into effect.
A way for the PBR to protect the wellbeing of animal athletes, this rule has always been in place, allowing judges to disqualify a rider if he is taking too long to get ready in the chute. The existing rule that allows each rider time to prepare in the chute will now be enhanced visually to ensure consistency and include a countdown clock that is controlled by the back judge.
Each rider will have 60 seconds from the time he begins to pull his rope until he nods his head to begin the ride. The chute clock will stop the countdown when the judge starts the 8-second ride clock.
Regarding disqualification the rule states, “In the event that the chute clock countdown time expires before the rider nods his head, the judge has to make a determination to disqualify either the rider or the bull at the end of the allotted time. If the bull is disqualified then the rider will receive the first available re-ride bull. If the rider is disqualified, his ride for that round is over and he will receive a no score.”
The PBR has been testing the countdown clock since the beginning of the 2014 season at Madison Square Garden in New York and feel that the system, riders and judges are now prepared and accustomed to the visual addition.
I can guarantee Salvano was on his bull longer than a minute! They even had to move on to someone else and when they came back to Salvano they still allowed him to soak that bull!! It was disgusting and him winning it just really put a sour taste in my mouth. |
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