May I explain?
The Guymon Daily Herald's young sports person -- I shall not call him an editor until there is proof he understands that task -- has posed numerous questions about the rodeo season in recent days, and I've tried to explain it to him. Still he has no clue.
Of course, I've also tried to explain using correct pronoun tense, basics of grammar and how to spell names correctly, and none of it has sunk in. But, alas, I've just finished my second full week at the Herald, and Rome didn't have its shitholes torn down and rebuilt into useable buildings in a day.
So for those who don't know, the rodeo season is cyclical, meaning one season encompasses another. For example, the 2005 regular season in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association ended the second week of November, and the National Finals Rodeo began the first week of December.
In the weeks between, hundreds of contestants competed in rodeos that count toward the 2006 season. Heck, even a few of the NFR qualifiers routinely use those events as tune-ups for ProRodeo’s championship. Not many, but a few.
So even before the 2005 world champions were crowned, there already was a 2006 leaderboard. So what if Billy Etbauer won $120,000-plus in Las Vegas, he’s already trailing someone somewhere for the lead in saddle bronc riding for the ’06 season.
Now the PRCA is just putting the finishing touches to all the events that have taken place – from Jake Barnes’ severed thumb to Matt Austin breaking a single-season earnings record to Ryan Jarrett unseating three-time defending all-around champion Trevor Brazile. The ProRodeo Sports News’ extremely small staff just put to bed the year-end edition, which will be distributed in the coming weeks.
So just because the newest results aren’t yet in and available, that doesn’t mean things aren’t already happening. The first big events of 2006 are within weeks of beginning, including Bullnanza: A Tribute to Freckles Brown and Lane Frost, which takes place Jan. 13-14 at the Lazy E Arena southeast of Guthrie, Okla.
It will feature the top bull riders in the PRCA. Also that weekend is the first of 12 ProRodeo winter tour events in Odessa, Texas. The National Western, traditionally the kickoff for the new season, begins Jan. 22 in Denver.
So if you want see some terrific athletes – both human and animal – check out a rodeo near you. It’ll be well worth the time and money you invest.
And you can tell your friends what I hope the Herald's young sports person will someday learn, the rodeo season is year-round.
Of course, I've also tried to explain using correct pronoun tense, basics of grammar and how to spell names correctly, and none of it has sunk in. But, alas, I've just finished my second full week at the Herald, and Rome didn't have its shitholes torn down and rebuilt into useable buildings in a day.
So for those who don't know, the rodeo season is cyclical, meaning one season encompasses another. For example, the 2005 regular season in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association ended the second week of November, and the National Finals Rodeo began the first week of December.
In the weeks between, hundreds of contestants competed in rodeos that count toward the 2006 season. Heck, even a few of the NFR qualifiers routinely use those events as tune-ups for ProRodeo’s championship. Not many, but a few.
So even before the 2005 world champions were crowned, there already was a 2006 leaderboard. So what if Billy Etbauer won $120,000-plus in Las Vegas, he’s already trailing someone somewhere for the lead in saddle bronc riding for the ’06 season.
Now the PRCA is just putting the finishing touches to all the events that have taken place – from Jake Barnes’ severed thumb to Matt Austin breaking a single-season earnings record to Ryan Jarrett unseating three-time defending all-around champion Trevor Brazile. The ProRodeo Sports News’ extremely small staff just put to bed the year-end edition, which will be distributed in the coming weeks.
So just because the newest results aren’t yet in and available, that doesn’t mean things aren’t already happening. The first big events of 2006 are within weeks of beginning, including Bullnanza: A Tribute to Freckles Brown and Lane Frost, which takes place Jan. 13-14 at the Lazy E Arena southeast of Guthrie, Okla.
It will feature the top bull riders in the PRCA. Also that weekend is the first of 12 ProRodeo winter tour events in Odessa, Texas. The National Western, traditionally the kickoff for the new season, begins Jan. 22 in Denver.
So if you want see some terrific athletes – both human and animal – check out a rodeo near you. It’ll be well worth the time and money you invest.
And you can tell your friends what I hope the Herald's young sports person will someday learn, the rodeo season is year-round.
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