THE PBR TAKES OVER TOLEDO, OH!
NEW YORK CITY (January 28, 2010) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) makes it’s next stop on the new and improved PBR Touring Pro Division in Toledo, OH. The tour will take over the Lucas County Arena on Friday, January 29th and Saturday, January 30th for two days of jam packed bull riding action at the PBR Toledo Invitational Touring Pro Division.
40 of the top riders will face up against 2000 pounds of pure fury for two hours of nonstop action in an adrenaline filled atmosphere. The PBR promises an up-close and personal look at the ' The Toughest Sport on Earth,' surrounded by hair-raising pyrotechnics, fireworks, and rock-n-roll excitement.
PBR fans can look forward to rides by top athletes such as PBR Built Ford Tough World Qualifiers Jordan Hupp (Cheyenne, WY), Billy Robinson (Galax, VA) and Matt Werries (Chapian, IL).
All of the action starts at 7:30pm on Friday, January 29th and again on Saturday, January 30th. Children ages 2-12 get in for just $10. Family 4-packs are available that include discount tickets for 2 adults, 2 kids and a coupon for a discount off food, drinks or souvenirs. Adult tickets start at just $20 and increase to $35 and $50. Tickets are available at the Lucas County Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. Discounts for groups of 15 or more are available by calling the Lucas County Arena group sales department.
For more information about the PBR and all future Touring Pro Series events, please visit www.pbr.com .
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About the PBR: The PBR Touring Pro Division gives PBR athletes lucrative opportunities to win coveted dollars which count toward qualification for the PBR's crown jewel – the Built Ford Tough World Finals. The PBR Touring Pro Division travels to various cities from coast to coast across the United States and gives the rising stars of the PBR a chance to compete alongside the seasoned veterans of bull riding. For a complete listing of 2010 PBR Touring Pro Division events, results and upcoming event preview highlights, please visit pbrnow.com.
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, VERSUS and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one and one half million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., and has over 1,200 PBR bull riders compete in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.
For more on the PBR, please visit www.pbr.com , www.teampbr.com , www.pbr.tv , www.myspace.com/teampbr , twitter.com/teampbr, www.facebook.com/TeamPBR , or www.pbr.com/worldfinals/ .
60 Comments
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I went to the new SuperBull Series in Des Moines. I was shocked - it was nearly sold out (very large venue). The bull were better than the cowboys. Many cowboys form MN, MO IA, and WI. Dustin hall and Willis Trosclair and Willie Robb rode. Willis is in first place in the series. Very minor leage (ie. Iowa Cubs vs Chicago Cubs) but a fun and entertaining night out.
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TWTX
January 30, 2010Correction on previous post: a total of 4 riders to ride 2 bulls.. -
TWTX
January 30, 2010Well, after searching far and wide I was able to find out that McKennon Wimberly won the Touring
Pro Event in San Antonio Friday, Jan. 29. He rode 2 bulls for a total of 180 pts. There
were a total of 4 riders to ride 4 bulls. Unfcrtuately, that is where the information ends.
PBR - please give us complete updates on the Touring Pro events. You have taken so much
time in making a page with maps, etc. which is nice, but I think what most of the fans want
are just to get complete results from each event in a timely manner. -
missingPBR
January 30, 2010Still subscribe to DirecTV, so missing the VS telecasts. Can only watch PBRNow on RFDTV to catch up on the previous week's events. McBride is not a very good host. JW is fine; McKee needs to return, otherwise, wasn't very informative with stumbling around and not knowing what they can/cannot say to the viewers. Would like to get an update what direction PBR is wanting to take to get the viewers back when VS contract is up since we will not switch satellite providers again. -
TWTX
January 30, 2010Anyone know the results from the Touring Pro event in San Antonio on Friday night? -
webpbr
January 29, 2010mofan - Thanks for the compliment. It was fun and interesting. I wanted to listen on the line and maybe comment back or "spar" with them, but when you finish your question, within a few seconds the call screener hangs up your line. Either that or they just hung up on me. :) -
mofan
January 29, 2010Webpbr - you are well spoken and asked very thoughtful questions on TV. Too bad they could not answer them. JW was at a loss for words. I hope your questions will be addresses later. -
TWTX
January 28, 2010Keith - Is there any way to get the injury list updated? The last entry is from October
18, 2009... -
keith ryan cartwright
January 28, 2010"...the TV coverage coming down..."
You can agree or disagree with whatever you want, but factually speaking you're misinformed. There is typically four hours of TV coverage on Versus, which is what they provided for the Anaheim event in addition to the 90 minutes you'll see on NBC.
While it would have been optimal to have it air last week the fact is... TV coverage isn't coming down this week (or last week). It's actually more than you would have normally gotten. But sometimes you have to make a concession. -
Twiggy
January 28, 2010Webpr....lol....see my post on the Anaheim article.....to funny -
webpbr
January 28, 2010Finally!! I got through to the PBR Now show on RFD TV. I was Tim from Texas. I asked the guys about the change in the Challenger Finals and making it the first BFTS event. They seemed to stammer and could not answer the questions. Not because they were great questions, but I think they did not know what they were allowed to say. They did say that Randy would be on the show next week and maybe he could answer the questions .............. Of course that is if Randy is still the CEO of the PBR and not the IRL. :) -
Really?
January 28, 2010didn't mean to double post -
Really?
January 28, 2010Hey, Mr.thejackdidn'thelp, I wasn't trying to implicate that you were only saying this or that. I also agree that the economy had a lot to do with it, but I was just thinking that Smokeless was one of the bigger sponsors and they got bent due to lovely laws of BS that is all that I was saying.
I also agree about the changes. There have been way too many bad decisions, but all that we will get is that it was a business decision and it is best for the PBR. I will stay off my soap box for that one. -
passingby
January 28, 2010I don't like what PBR have taken off or added since 2 yrs ago, whatever was in place prior was good, the 45 rider format is missed greatly. PBR is making a game of it and getting to be less intresting each year. -
Really?
January 28, 2010Hey, Mr.thejackdidn'thelp, I wasn't trying to implicate that you were only saying this or that. I also agree that the economy had a lot to do with it, but I was just thinking that Smokeless was one of the bigger sponsors and they got bent due to lovely laws of BS that is all that I was saying.
I also agree about the changes. There have been way too many bad decisions, but all that we will get is that it was a business decision and it is best for the PBR. I will stay off my soap box for that one. -
webpbr
January 28, 2010thejackdidnthelp - I agree with everything you said that have been bad decisions. Add to that list the changing of the Challenger "Finals" to the first BFTS event and giving points to the riders in the Dallas event that count toward the title chase. -
Pissed off in TN
January 28, 2010It's bad enough we have to wait a week to see the final rides of Anaheim, but to have them shown on NBC is not worth seeing it at all. You have too much talking thru the rides, and cameras everywhere except on the bulls and riders. I fear that the PBR is taking this in the wrong direction, with the ticket prices going up, the TV coverage coming down, and all the stuff they are trying to make this into except what it really is, and that is BULL RIDING !
I have been following Bull Riding since the 80's, and just like everything else....Corporate Giants are going to ruin the sport, the bulls and the riders. Not to mention the fans attitudes, who help make this what it is today.
Your making bulls work harder which leads into un-necessary injuries,riders take longer to healand .
This CRAP in Dallas...get 2 or 4 bulls of equal abilities and let the riders go from there. The Draft needs to be used once in a while, but the DRAW is the only fair way for guys to have a chance if Troubador is in the line up. We all know if he is there and can be picked, he will be ridden and given the highest score. Time for Troubador to be a second round bull. Dont get me wrong I like the bull, but there are others much better, he is predictable. -
thejackdidnthelp
January 28, 2010hey, I'm not stuck in the past. A lot of the changes the PBR has made, I think, have been good along the way.
It's the little things lately that I think are missteps ... the silly "bull rating" colors ... cutting from 45 to 40 riders (to make more sponsor time) ... the "bonus round" for the top 10 riders in the last five events of the year ... those are the unnecessary "tweaks" that are frustrating the longtime fans. I still think the bull-draft at the Finals is a mistake. But no, I am definitely not the "never-change" purist. But they are out there.
And I absolutely believe that many of the sponsor losses are economic decisions on those companies' parts. And I know the laws changed, ousting Smokeless tobacco. It's happening to the PRCA too. I never said, and did not mean to imply, sponsors were leaving for any other reason. -
matt4pbr
January 28, 2010I live in Bristol, Va about 30 minutes from where the event in Tenn is going to be held and I just found out that they have postponed the event due to weather. We are predicted to get 8 - 16 inches of snow. They said that it will be next Friday and Saturday, which is good for me cause i will have ababy sitter for me and my wife to go. Just thought I would p!@# this information along. -
Rebelnbobbi
January 28, 2010If the PBR is looking for a good sponsorship it should hook up with ChikFilA. The whole premise of cows advertising to EAT MOR CHIKIN would be a great sponsor for bull riding. Heck they advertise with college football and that sure cannot be cheap for ChikFilA. -
Rebelnbobbi
January 28, 2010We just had a touring division series event here in Reading PA last weekend. It was kinda disappointing since the BFT series was on the West Coast we expected to see some of the better East Coast bulls here. That didn't happen. We only had 24 Cowboys show up for Saturdays show and only 5 rides between the competition and the short go round. The most entertaining part of the evening was the gate men. They were fun to watch. Saw a few young bulls who might show up in the BFT series in a year or two. After having the BFT series here 5 years ago, it was not as impressive. Also only the 2 bull fighters, the clown and 3 cowboys came out to sign autographs for the people afterwards. With the BFT series all the cowboys went around and signed for the kids. -
homer299
January 28, 2010So, you'll probably see a lot of bulls and bull riders that can't make it into the PBR or the PRCA. -
soundscheesy
January 28, 2010The better question is -- Are there enough *GOOD* cowboys to go to all of the events?
The answer is probably NO. However, there are thousands of bull riders out there, just not very many GOOD bull riders. -
mofan
January 28, 2010I will let everyone know what it is like on Sunday. With 2 toouring events and this event and the PBR in Florida - are there enough cowboys to go to all of the events? -
soundscheesy
January 28, 2010If you go to this website 'superbullseries.com' and click on 'SuperBull 101' there is a description of the format.
It makes unprovable claims like:
"SuperBull, the World’s Oldest Professional Bull Riding" and
"will feature the country’s Top Bull Riders as well as the world’s upcoming talented young guns. These cowboys will be pitted against the toughest handpicked bulls ever"
The fact that they don't mention any top bull riders or bulls by name makes me think they are trying to sound bigger and more important than they really are so they can sell tickets. I doubt it's part of the PBR or the PRCA. -
mofan
January 28, 2010Is anyone familiar with the SuperBull Series? They will be in Des Moines Friday and Saturday. Dustin Hall was interviewed in our paper. He will be attending. It is touted as having some international bull riders as well. I believe that this is a PBR event? I believe that this is the first year for this tour. Does anyone know anything about it? I am gooing on Saturday night. -
leather
January 28, 2010To Really? : "It is also humorous that someone (again) deviated from the topic of the article to complain about people deviating from the topic of the article. Yeah." Exactly ;-) -
Really?
January 28, 2010It is a little odd that this article chose to advertise for the Toledo event when there is also one in Tennessee. Will this become a regular course of action. Will we start seeing more on those minor league events? Alas, it is what it is and only time will tell.
As far as the venting and wishing there was a forum...there also is a forum in the TEAMPBR section for people to post, vent or whatever, but the articles are more convenient at least in my opinion. Topics, no matter the subject, get off course. It is the way of life and it is what it is. One subject always leads into another, it is the way that our brains work. It is also humorous that someone (again) deviated from the topic of the article to complain about people deviating from the topic of the article. Yeah.
Also as far as the loss of sponsors. I may be wrong and KRC, please correct me if I am, but I believe that the loss of sponsors (mentioned in a previous article by another poster(s) ) had more to do with some change in policies and not wanting to promote alcohol and tobacco. At least I am led to believe that is the case with Jack Daniels and Smokeless Tobacco. However, that is based off of someone that knows someone that thinks that they know something so I am not sure how accurate it is, but it is as good of an explanation as any based off of the way of the world and the number of younger PBR fans. Again, I am not saying that I am right by any means.
Also, I do not think you are asking too much, TWTX. I wish we could actually know which riders are riding and when since the same riders do not compete on both days, but I know that there are a lot of events and that will never happen, but it would be nice to know a little bit more about what goes on in those events (the riders, qualified rides like you mentioned). -
TWTX
January 28, 2010HOMER - Thanks. It is great that they have the final results up. I, however, would like
to actually see the results from each round and a list of all the riders that competed
whether thay had a qualified ride or not. Again, maybe I am asking too much??? -
walkamungus
January 28, 2010Combining all the lower-level tours probably cut down on overhead, too. -
walkamungus
January 28, 2010"The problem is you have traditional fans that want the PBR to grow so they can televise all events, in real time, on major networks. However, at the same time, stay true to the sport. You can not have both, plain and simple."
OMG, I *agree with* webpbr! (just kiddin'--I have agreed with him before this!) -
Shannon K
January 28, 2010dsw: "You know [the riders] have to think [their fans] are a bit bonkers." True that! -
dsw
January 28, 2010Re the loss of sponsors. I don't know that it is a dissatisfaction of the sponsor with the PBR as much as it is a economics. In this economy I am sure all companies are cutting back, saving money wherever they can and trying to get the most out of all their dollars.
I read that some companies who have advertised at the super bowl in the past are not doing so this year due to the economy. SO it would be hard to say that they are dissatisfied with the PBR without talking to each company that is no longer a PBR sponsor. -
dsw
January 28, 2010The "clown cowboy" comment was from the IRL website. I too think Randy has been great for the PBR. Like someone else said the cowboys who founded the PBR knew they needed someone that understood business and was a promoter to make PBR grow & thrive which it has done. Yes, it has changed in the 15 years since it has been established. Some changes I like, some I don't care for but the bottom line is PBR as a spectator sport has grown, it has more TV coverage that ever before and the cowboys are able to make more $ than ever before. A big part of this is do to Randy Bernard as CEO. The other big part is the cowboys themselves. The love what they do, are p!@#ionate about their sport, and all the ones I have meet have been super accommodating to their fans. You know they have to think we are a bit bonkers. -
webpbr
January 28, 2010thejackdidnthelp - If the PBR is broken, not totally, and the direction is not what the fans want, then why have they continued to grow the last few years, in a tough economy? (I can't believe that I am defending the PBR). My point is that the PBR may not be going in the direction of the
"traditional bull riding fan" but they are going in the direction, and have been, to attact the general fan that has not been a bull riding fan. The numbers show that. The problem is you have traditional fans that want the PBR to grow so they can televise all events, in real time, on major networks. However, at the same time, stay true to the sport. You can not have both, plain and simple. -
thejackdidnthelp
January 28, 2010When you sell your soul - or in this case, control of the PBR - to a mega-corp looking for a good investment and with no real ties to the sport, you end up with what we have now in the PBR. It's not totally broken, but it's not what it used to be and it's not what the fans love. If they could put wheels on the bulls, it'd be NASCAR. More time is spent on sponsor promotion than promoting the sport or the riders in the sport.
If Randy Bernard leaves, it's either because he sees the writing on the wall, or because the heads of Spire told him "Hey look.. someone wrote on the wall" ... I don't know if it will be good or bad for the PBR ... that awaits to be seen.
I just hope either way that they stop trying to fix what wasn't broken when they got there. In their attempts to "update" the PBR, or broaden its horizons, they're losing what made the PBR the sport fans love. They're losing the cowboy spirit of it all.
As far as the Touring Pro events, they can't even get newspapers in the towns to cover it. Maybe the play-up of the Ohio one in this article is part of a deal tied to the BFTS event going there later this year? I know the Touring Pro event near us, in Pa., couldn't even draw enough unknowns, let alone name riders, to fill two nights of riders. Some guys got two bulls each of the two nights, just to have the bodies there.
The reason for combining the lower tier tours? Loss of sponsors for them, and the hope that combining them all into one will get more people to go in hopes of seeing some names they might actually know.
I'm just sayin.... -
webpbr
January 28, 2010eiden - You must not read other articles on the web that have comment sections. If you did, you would count your blessings that these comment sections are much nicer and cleaner than those. If you look at those comments, they range from the topic at hand to sex site comments, dating, cussing, other "tangents", and very nasty personal insults. So, given the choice, this site is much better, even if it does not meet your standard of staying on topic or an occasional mean comment. Oh, and sorry to post another off topic comment.
By the way, the PBR on it's telecast does not always stick to the topic of bull riding. There are digital shorts, commercials, interviews with fans, talking to and about riders personal lives, etc ... So, just chill, it is part of life not to be so stringent and always "on topic". -
leather
January 28, 2010eiden: I see your point. My point is that complaining about it won't change it. And, now, your two posts and my two posts on the subject of "tangents" is now 20% of the total posts on this article about the PBR in Toledo.
Thus, you have started one of the largest tangents in this article! -
HOMER
January 28, 2010To get the pro touring results.You pull up schedule,click on event then results.All the events
are up to date.Hope this helps. -
homer299
January 28, 2010flash105 - I think you are right about Randy being the critical piece that the founding bullriders needed to execute on their vision of a standalone rodeo event. Those founding memebers were smart enough to realize that they were just bullriders, and they needed a professional business and marketing person to make the PBR succeed.
If I can play devils advocate for a moment: Randy proved his ability to take the PBR from nothing to what it is today. However, it might take a new skill set to grow it to the next level. You see this all the time in business. Example: Sometimes you have a business owner that grows his company from nothing to the point where it becomes a market leader. Then, it takes a season CEO with experience in leading larger companies to take it to the next level and grow it into a fortune 500 company. Becasue, the original owner had taken it as far as his talents would allow.
Also, sometimes organizations can become stagnent and need a new leadership and ideas to get out of a rut that the current leadership doesn't even know that they are in.
Having said that. I think if Randy stays, the PBR will still grow. -
eiden
January 28, 2010leather - it's unforunate but I DO have to read the tangents if I would like to see what people's responses are to the actual article I have just finished reading. After all, that's evidently why I clicked into the article was because of my interest. Maybe someone should contact the PBR to setup a new forum for fan club users to comment based on topics: ie: Bullriders, judging, events etc. that would allow all the fans to "vent" when they need to, express their opinions and get some good conversations going about the topic and only the topic. I for one, as a fan, do no like having to go into the articles and then search through all the comments to see what others have to say and I certainly do not enjoy reading the same "rants" and "blah, blah, blahs" on every single articles listing of comments. Consideration for other fans is the "Cowboy Way" don't you think? -
flash105
January 28, 2010dsw - You are certainly right about what is going on in IRL. Tony George got forced out and just today it was announced that his individual team he was left with has folded up. I don't know about the "clown cowboy" comment; I can see them thinking like that. But, really, Randy Bernard is not really a cowboy. I'm not particularly anxious to see Randy leave PBR. There's been some bad, but mostly his leadership has been good for the bull riding sport. I'm not sure who could step in to do better. Remember, the founding cowboys of the PBR went out and found Randy because they were not sure how to advance the PBR they started. Don't know that there are any waiting in the wings to take over and PBR would probably have to search for a successor. If that happened, it would probably be a New York suit-type picked solely by Spire and I don't think that would bode well for the sport. -
Shannon K
January 28, 2010TWTX: Hmm...in my case it showed up immediately (as in, I hit the "Post" button, the page automatically refreshed, and my comment was there). Maybe you're right about it depending on who wrote the blog... -
TWTX
January 28, 2010Shannon - yes I noticed a comment I made on Brett's blog was posted in a day's time. Maybe
it depends on who's blog it is??? And I agree about the Touring Pro results. How can the
PBR determine who will be at the next event which is determined on money made at the lower
levels if they have not gotten the results in?? Even if the results do not get in immediately,
I would still like to see the full results of each event. Most of the time it just gives
the final results of who finished in the top, does not give all the riders there and all
rides. Maybe I am asking too much here?? :) -
dsw
January 28, 2010Shanon- good ?. Making me wonder now too.
Oh I went to the IRL website seems that from the comments I read they are less than happy about a "clown cowboy" running the IRL. IRL seems to have a lot of problems and very, very unhappy fans. -
Shannon K
January 28, 2010TWTX: You know how we were complaining a week or so ago that we'd posted comments on the PBR blog that weren't showing up for days afterward? Well, I just went to post something on Flint's latest blog, and it showed up right away! I guess they did away with moderating those comments.
dsw: Interesting answer you got re: Touring Pro results. Makes me wonder...if they PBR isn't getting the results for days afterward, how are they calculating the Touring Pro standings (in particular, which riders get promoted to the BFTS after a cut or get to be alternates at a BFTS event)? The article on who was cut after Anaheim and which Touring Pro riders were being brought up was posted on Monday, so presumably the Touring Pro results from this past weekend were already in at that point? -
leather
January 28, 2010eiden,
If you don't like the tangents don't read them. Trying to "police" things with a rant will never work.
Unfortunatly, this is the only usable forum to ask questions and have discussions. If there were a message board (different than blogs) where people could post topics, I'm sure it would be used for that. However, until then, the comment section on these articles is the best we have. -
dsw
January 28, 2010I sent email to PBR asking why Touring Pro results were not available in timely manner it at all. Got a very nice email back from them explaining that the events are independently run and PBR is not in charge of them. I suggested that part of the criteria for being able to host a touring pro event would be that they had to get results in to the PBR within so many days, i.e. 7 days.
I for hope that Randy Bernard does not leave the PBR. HE has been a driving force behind getting it to where it is today. IT may not be perfect but riders are able to make more $ than anyone could have ever thought possible 15-16 years ago. PBR is still a small sport compared to some in this country but it is becoming more well known. I know Bernard works his butt off promoting the sport and fans slam him anytime something happens that he may or may not have any control of. I hope he stays with the PBR. If Spire Capital has their way I fear that things will be much, much worse. They will see ONLY $ and could care less about the cowboys to them they are only numbers on a profit or loss sheet. -
iscoffy
January 28, 2010I totally agree, TWTX. It would be great to have the Touring Pro results posted in a functional and timely manner. -
TWTX
January 28, 2010I sure hope this means we are going to start getting articles about the Touring Pro
Division events and will get the full results from each event posted. It would be
nice to at least get the full results posted a couple of days after the event. -
eiden
January 28, 2010Sorry, but .... Did I miss something in this article about Randy Bernard? Seems to me the PBR fan website commenters spend more time bickering, complaining and rider bashing about everyting else then actually focusing on the article itself. Good job to those of you who truly stayed on track!! I once more throw out the dare: Keep comments only directly related to the article they are attached too - makes sense, no? Save your other comments for the blogs and lets try for one week to all "PLAY NICE IN THE BULLPEN" - like I stated earlier in the week: A true optomist is a person who finds a worm in their apple and has fish for supper! Come on PBR fans - show some support once in awhile and avoid being negative for just one week - Unless of course you are perfect - then feel free to digress!!! -
homer299
January 28, 2010curdog,
I think you are wrong. I'm not sure there is a "problem", but if there is, it's the fault of the new owners...not the guy who has poured his heart into this organization for 15 years.
I have no inside knowledge, but I would guess that if Randy is looking for a new job, it's because he and the new owners, Spire Capital, are in fundamental disagreement about something. This happens all the time when a company's top dog is suddenly put into a position of having to answer to a new owner. -
mshepard
January 28, 2010Bernard, 42, has not yet accepted the position, although he is strongly considering it. He started PBR 25 years ago."
Pretty good concept for a 17 year old.Since the PRB is only 15 years old, I wonder what Randy did for the first 10 years. LOL -
curdog
January 28, 2010i hope randy bernard does leave,he is part of the problem in the first
place. he was instrumental in pushing tuff out of the pbr.tuff was a founding member and
was most interested in looking out for the riders.hell, even ty and cody lambert turned on
tuff when all that went down. so much for friends huh? -
webpbr
January 28, 2010I don't understand the point of this announcement. There have been other Pro Touring events so far this year. Is this event special or is the PBR now going to make announcements about every upcomming Pro Touring event? -
flash105
January 28, 2010homer299, I saw the announcement too and have posted a couple of places on the PBR site. No announcements yet from PBR, but I'm betting it is a done deal and Randy will be leaving. Funny that they would incorrectly state that Randy started the PBR; we all know that is not correct nor has he been with the PBR for 25 years. -
flash105
January 28, 2010homer299, I saw the announcement too and have posted a couple of places on the PBR site. No announcements yet from PBR, but I'm betting it is a done deal and Randy will be leaving. Funny that they would incorrectly state the Randy started the PBR; we all know that is not correct nor has he been with the PBR for 25 years. -
flash105
January 28, 2010It's pretty much a mystery as to why PBR promotes the Touring Pro Division like this, but totally ignores keeping the fans informed. The links for results right now on the web site are not functioning and the postings are really hit or miss; no rhyme or reason. I attended a Touring Pro event here in Indianapolis that there has been absolutely no mention of on the web site. The very same weekend of the event here, there was another event in Louisville, just a scant hour and a half away. I thought then that was pretty crazy because I'm sure they split fans between the two when, if they are not been on the same weekend, there probably would have been more fans at each event. I still don't understand the concept of this "new" tour scheme, but I guess it makes sense to someone at PBR. -
homer299
January 28, 2010I Just saw this yesterday on Indy.com
"Randy Bernard, who built Professional Bull Riders into a national organization from the ground up, confirmed today an offer to become the chief executive officer of the Indy Racing League, replacing Tony George.
Bernard, 42, has not yet accepted the position, although he is strongly considering it. He started PBR 25 years ago." -
cnay2
January 28, 2010I really like to keep up with some of the riders in the touring pro division, but it is really
hard to do so, it takes 2-3 weeks or longer sometimes to get the results on one of these events.
Is there by any other avenue, that any of you know of, that I can go and see the results a
little sooner?
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January 31, 2010