The first cut

[chrisshiversluver]

Does anybody know who the new guys might include? It really sad to see such good guys like that go...i cant believe that Brendon and Luke are going!

...Question isnt Luke staying on tour though because he rode in Sacramento? He can be so good, its sad to see him struggling to stay on tour

[csb]

Should be Austin Meier, Bowdy Peach, Dustin Hall, Steven Shelley, and Jason Bennett. Yes Luke rode but he didnt advance his position in the BFTS standings, and so he will most likely be cut. After watching him fall off an 8 point bull this weekend, I think he needs a little time off to get things back to normal.

[twinpinesmt]

PBR Announces First Cut of the 2006 Built Ford Tough Series Season



COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (January 23, 2006) - Professional Bull Riders' (PBR) administration today announced the first official 'cut' of the 2006 season. The purpose of the cut is to determine which 45 bull riders will be competing on the elite Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler (BFTS). Upon the conclusion of every fifth BFTS tour stop the lowest ranked riders in the BFTS point standings are subject to the cut. They are dropped from the tour and replaced by the top five riders in the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour standings. Money earned in all the PBR tours - Built Ford Tough Series, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour and the Discovery Tour - counts toward earning a spot among the 45 best bull riding athletes in the PBR.

The riders who were dropped from the tour following the PBR Sacramento Invitational are Corey Navarre (Sulphur, La.), Rocky McDonald (Hachita, N.M.), Brian Herman (Victoria, Texas), Luke Snyder (Raymore, Mo.), Lee Akin (Weatherford, Okla.), Brendan Clark (Morpeth, NSW Australia), Allan Moraes (Sao Paulo, Brazil), and Cody Hart (Gainesville, Texas). Hart remains on the tour by virtue of his World Champion exemption status.

The following riders, all of whom have been out of competition due to injury, will be subject to the cut after they have competed in six tour stops: Rogerio Ferreira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) with six events remaining, Paulo Crimber (Olimpia, Sao Paulo, Brazil) with five events remaining, Tater Porter (Kenansville, Fla.) with four events remaining, Brian Courson (Winter Haven, Fla.) with three events, Jake McIntyre (Zolfo Springs, Fla.) with two events remaining, and Mike Collins (Adair, Okla.) and Willis Trosclair (Thibodeaux, La.) both of whom have one event remaining due to their respective injuries. All 2006 PBR Finals qualifiers receive 6 BFTS events before they are subject to the cut.

The top five athletes who will advance to the BFTS by virtue of their achievements at the Challenger Tour level are: 1. Austin Meier (Checotah, Okla.) $27,118; 2. Dustin Hall (Springfield, Mo.) $24,445; 3. Bowdy Peach (Mooreland, Okla.) $19,532; 4. Steven Shelley (Natural Dam, Ark.) $15,930; 5. Jason Bennett (Honeygrove, Texas) $14,343.

The roster for the 2006 Built Ford Tough World Finals is determined according to total money won on all levels of PBR competition. All tour alternates currently qualify to replace injured riders based upon their combined earnings from the 2005 Challenger Tour season and the 2006 Challenger Tour season through the first 11 2006 BFTS events. Following the Phoenix BFTS event which takes place on February 12, 2006, only the 2006 Challenger Tour earnings will be used to determine alternate eligibility.

[rodeocowboy1202]

You also have to factor in the amount of injuries on tour...some of the riders dropped might stay on as alternates

[chrisshiversluver]

wow alot of great guys that have been on tour forever are being "droped". I guess it goes to show that you cant take the BFTS for granted.

[rossco4worldchamp]

chrisshiversluver said:

I guess it goes to show that you cant take the BFTS for granted.

That's what Brendon was saying on the broadcast last night. The poor guy looked like he was going to ball. He looked so upset. He'll be back soon though!!!