Tava Smiley...in Worcester

[chrisshiversluver]

How do you all think Tava did this weekend. To tell you the truth, i just cant warm up to her...i know its going to take time, but i dont know. She just seems out of place there, and doesnt seem like one of the 'guys' like Leah was. The riders dont see that comfortable around her either. I dont think she was the best replacement that the PBR & OLN could have choosen. Thats my opinion though.

[dairymary]

well you need to give her time to get to know the guys and vise vera....i was not able to watch it this weekend, but i think that she just needs some time to get to be one of the guys..that is my opinion

[LovePBR]

I think we will eventually like her. She will get to know the cowboys & we will get to be more familiar with her as well.

TAkes time, she seems nice and I have to admit she either knows more than we think she does about bull riding or they are writing it on cue cards as fast as they can.

How does she memorize the stats like that? Maybe they tell her what to ask who knows. She will get better at the impromptu stuff I'm sure.

I kinda like her. You asked me opinion and it is just that
"just my opinion".
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[HThrash]

I think after a couple more events she will be great!

I thought she did better this past weekend than the weekend before!

I mean she was just kind of thrown in there!

She will get better with time. And that is just what we need to give her! TIME!

[CThrash13]

I think people make a little too big a deal about the behind the chute interviewer. Tava has done just fine so far, and she will keep improving. And she is definitely far better to look at than Donna Brothers. Actually, I think she is prettier than Leah.

She is only on the TV screen 2 or 3 minutes tops, so it's really not that big a deal regardless. I think she does a good job.

[cowboy4443]

Tava is still a positive "B" cup in my ratings.
She doesn't have folks running to the television set yet, but then on the other hand she doesn't have folks running away from it either.
Cowboy4443

[NCWEST]

I think she is doing pretty good and will get better and better..She was much better this week.

[rossjustinfan]

She is no Leah Garcia, but is so much better then Donna Brothers. At least she did not have a strangle hold on the microphone like she has in the past. I thought after Ross' ride when she put her hand up to "high five" him was a little wierd. Ross kind of looked at her strangely, but did it any way. Usually a sideline commentator doesn't "high five" people.

[Reride]

She is not Leah Garcia, never will be.

Silly analogy - We had a german shepherd for 13 years. She died. We could never, ever replace her. She was special in many ways and on many levels. She was the family dog. A year later, I got a german shepherd pup. I've had her for 4 years now. She is definitely not the first dog. I am not replacing one with the other. They're very different. The only thing they have in common is their breed (and temperament, but that's a different story with a dog). She is, on her own, a pretty cool dog. We note differences between her and the first dog, but we can't fairly compare. We love her just as much as the first dog

What I'm saying is, I think she's gonna be fine. rossjustinfan is right - she is soooooo much better than Donna Brothers. I believe she will become more knowlegable about the sport and the "guys" will get more comfortable with her the more time they spend with her. I'm sorry she's a cookie cutout blonde, but then, I didn't choose her. Leah was different. They're not the same.

Anyway... I think she'll be fine.

[milo]

She seems kind of phony to me, but as someone said, she is not on that much anyway. To bend the subject a little, it sure has been nice seeing/hearing less of Haber the last couple events.