The television schedule was not perfect, but the Live Event Center on Saturday was a home run. The angles were good, the camera was close to the action, and one of the biggest stories of the event was the fact that Shorty Gorham unknowingly wore a live mic for the entire Live Event Center broadcast. It made the LEC a fun place to be, because Shorty is a funny guy, and because he didn't know he was being broadcast, and because he was, let's just say, candid.
But maybe it's just a letdown from New York City, or maybe it's a pebble that's been in my shoe for quite a while now, but every bull riding is a story and we're only getting half of it.
I write a lot about bulls. I write about breeding. I study pedigrees, bloodlines, and lineages. But starting with the Finals last year, broadcasts rarely show bull scores and the announcers don't talk about them. If you can imagine watching a whole event where the riders' scores are not shown at all, and how that would affect your enjoyment, that's about how I feel.
Breeders and owners are watching and they can't see how their bulls are being scored. Everyone's watching, but we're not seeing the whole deal.
The PBR is the best bull riding out there, brought to us weekly, on time, on television. I love it. I'm grateful. I want bull scores.
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