I'm glad I was wrong about this.

Two weeks ago, I expressed doubts that Kody Lostroh would win the Professional Bull Riders 2009 world title because I was not so sure his health would hold up during the World Finals. During the latter part the season, he appeared to have been slowed by elbow and shoulder injuries.

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Five years ago, the Professional Bull Riders World Finals took a giant leap.

In 2004, organizers opted to change the amount of points that a contestant potentially could earn during the Las Vegas championships from 1,500 to 6,500.

I was one columnist who pushed for that type of change, because this is the World Series of bull riding. It's the bull riding equivalent of the NFL playoffs, and the World Finals needed to carry a lot more weight.

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Time to play the game of prediction again.

If you could pocket $1 million for picking the World Champion as we head into the Professional Bull Riders World Finals, who would rank No. 1?

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This time of the year, one big issue among bull riders is money.

That's because the Professional Bull Riders traditionally determines its World Finals qualifiers on the basis of prize money.

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Within the past two years, I've become one big fan of Chicken on a Chain.

The 2007 Professional Bull Riders World Champion Bull is the whole package.

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When the Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series stops in the Western States, my initial thought is: It's sure going to be a bigger challenge to find great bucking bulls.

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In his popular blog this week, Ty Murray made a great point.

The seven-time world all-around champion said he enjoyed tracking the Professional Bull Riders World Cup by visiting www.twitter.com/teampbr.

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During the past week, there's been plenty of discussion on the comments made by Professional Bull Riders Chief Executive Officer Randy Bernard in regards to which teams are favored to win the World Cup.

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In the world of western riding sports, the word "world" often gets thrown around loosely.

It seems like everybody says their top cowboy is a world champion. And to the casual observer, any bull riding or rodeo association that makes such claims also appears to be globally minded. But if you look at their schedules of approved shows, it's apparent that they are not as global as they claim.

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As I checked the Professional Bull Riders' Web site for story lines this week, I noticed an article by senior writer Keith Ryan Cartwright that began with the following lead: "The rankest bulls in the world aren't necessarily ranker than in years past. But with each successive year that passes since the formation of the PBR, the bull pens at Built Ford Tough Series events have become increasingly deeper with talent."

Absolutely right.

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