Silvano Alves
Ben Jones
J.B. Mauney
Robson Palermo
Cord McCoy
90 + rides: 0
89+ rides: 0
88 + rides: 4
46+ bulls: 1 (Smackdown)
45+ bulls: 1 (Bring It)
44+ bulls: 7 (See Bulls and Bloodlines for the list)
Number of riders with 4 rides: 1
Number of riders with 3 rides: 2
Number of riders with 2 rides: 6
Number of riders with 1 ride: 10
Number of riders with 0 rides: 21
Number of riders going into the first short go with zero rides: 1
Number of riders going into the Championship Round with only one prior ride: 5
Number of riders placing in top 10 of the event with only one ride: 3
Number of times I cringed over Robson Palermo's shoulder: Every time he got off a bull, and that would be four times. He's having surgery two days after the Finals end, and the a fact that he is riding at all gives me vicarious pain.
Number of times the term "bubble bulls" was used: Oh God, it must have been 20.
Most money won: $35,970
Riders winning no money: 21
Number of bulls that used to be called something else: I have given up on this. I used to be able to keep track by brand numbers, but the explosion in name changes (from sponsorships) now makes it nearly impossible.
Number of bulls with sponsorship names: 8
Number of bulls with names they'd get beat up for if they were in seventh grade: I am leaving this one up to you this week. Email me with your picks! (Email address is in the left column.)
Number of the week: 0 (The number of events left until the World Finals in Vegas.)
Other number of the week: 5,500 (The number of points up for grabs at the World Finals.)
