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Post by cowgirl4life30 on Oct 29, 2005 12:33:27 GMT -5
What about this kid? He looks like a pretty good bull rider. I can't wait to see the effort he puts out on tonight's "eliminator" round. I guess these rookies travel in good company (Brian's travel partner is LJ Jenkins). Wow... next year we will have quite a few new, young and great bull riders on tour!!
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Post by HThrash on Oct 29, 2005 12:36:04 GMT -5
I was shocked by this kid...It looks like all the youngsters are coming out of the wood work!!!
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Post by dairymary on Oct 29, 2005 16:12:10 GMT -5
they showed him at the last event that was televised. they said that he was watching then and then going to be compeating at the finals... what a way to start your BFTS career. hopefully him and the other rookies have a good finals
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Post by WI8SecFan on Oct 29, 2005 18:57:43 GMT -5
Yes he looked really great last night. I hope he keeps the momentum going through the finals. Tonight should be a good test for him. It is great to see some great rookies coming in as it makes some of the retirement of some of the older favorites a little easier.
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Post by justapbrfan on Jan 3, 2006 20:27:05 GMT -5
Yes, our young Brian Canter is a little tiny thing. My 11 year old cousin is taller than him. And the program says that's he's 120 pounds...Yeah soaking wet with two bricks in his boots! Oh and he has squishy puffy cheeks too! Makes ya just wanna go up to him and say "Does your mother know where you are and do you have ALL of your homework done?"
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Post by WI8SecFan on Jan 3, 2006 20:50:25 GMT -5
Brian may be young and look even younger ( I was shocked the first time I saw him in person) but he also carries himself very well and is very gracious to his fans. Actually, I am very impressed by all the rookies showing a great deal of maturity as they deal with all the other things that come with riding outside the arena.
I love watching them ride! I can not wait to watch them until they become "the old men on tour"! But they are going to have to come up with a new name pretty soon as they will not all be the 18 year old contingency for long.
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Post by CThrash13 on Jan 4, 2006 10:08:59 GMT -5
It amazes me to see 18-year olds compete with the rest of the PBR veterans. They come in with no fear and just let it all hang out. It seems to be working pretty well for them. Brian Canter has ridden very well so far, and he might be a force this year.
That being said, a lot of young riders make their way into the PBR in a big way, but eventually come back to reality. I want to see how long he can keep it up.
Luke Snyder won the PBR World Finals in 2001 I believe, but he hasn't been the same since. Zack Brown won rookie of the year in 2004, and he struggled last year before retiring (I know injuries also play a bit part).
Jake McIntyre burst upon the scene early on, but he struggled late in the season and has struggled so far this early season.
I think the spotlight eventually catches up to a lot of young guys, but there are obviously exceptions. (Kody Lostroh)
I hope Brian Canter continues his great riding this season, but I'm interested to see how him and LJ Jenkins develop this year.
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Post by rossco4worldchamp on Jan 4, 2006 11:55:41 GMT -5
Now I am new to the PBR scene, and was just wondering how many 18 year olds start per season. I know this year there are only 3 (so far), but they are quite established in the sport. Is it common for an 17 year old to join the PBR on his 18th birthday?
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Post by justapbrfan on Jan 4, 2006 17:09:17 GMT -5
We may give Brian a lot of grief about being tiny and having squishy puffy cheeks but he's got balls. I think that he's got some serious fire burning in his belly to make a real good go of it on the BFTS.
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Post by WI8SecFan on Jan 4, 2006 20:26:34 GMT -5
A lot of guys buy their permits the day that they turn 18 or as soon as they can. Few of them make it on tour that same year or even in the following year, or forever for that matter. Go check out the rider lists for the Enterprise tours and you see a lot of names there that buy into the PBR on their 18th but you will never see on tour. If you run into them as they criss cross the country be sure to be nice to them!
I think that the "18 year old group" from last year is amazingly consistent and fundamentally sound. that is why we saw them move up on tour and excel so quickly.
There are also a few huge differences between the guys you listed above and the new group of hot young up and coming riders.
First Zack Brown was not exactly a fresh 18 year old rookie when he won the rookie of the year. He had won PRCA rookie of the year in 2000 four years earlier. By the time that he won rookie of the year in the PBR in 2004 he was actually 26 and had been rodeoing hard for a long time. As far as him falling off, he had a very consistent beginning to the 2005 season. He had a small slump right before his injuries that eventually lead him to retire but certainly was still in the hunt when it occurred.
Jake McIntyre is also not exactly an 18 year old rookie. He joined the PBR in 2000 and it took him 5 years of riding to make it to the tour. He just turned 25 on New Years Eve.
Last years young rookies have the desire, they have the skill, they have the support, they have the confidence and they will continue to wow us all for a long time to come!
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Post by CThrash13 on Jan 5, 2006 16:02:14 GMT -5
Terri,
I wasn't saying Zack Brown or Jake McIntyre were 18 year-olds.
That's why I started my 2nd paragraph with the term "young riders." I could see where you would think that's what I was saying. But I wasn't implying that at all.
I was just making the point that a lot of youngsters start great and fade later.
And Zack Brown was nowhere near the Zack Brown of 2004 early last season. The Zack Brown of late-2004 was a top 2 or 3 bull rider in the PBR. Last season, he was definitely struggling.
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Post by cowgirl4life30 on Jan 5, 2006 18:14:07 GMT -5
well, that isn't all true Cody. I think you just don't remember that Zack did barely any events in 2005. He actually started the season well (until Tacoma) but fizzled out then had that emergency bowel surgery (mid-April), came back to GR (late Sept.) and then got reinjured and retired. His 05' season consisted of 18 events and he rode 39% of his bulls.
However, you are right just before his injury (bowel) he was riding 50% and then bucked off all his bulls in Tacoma, Albuquerque and Billings which dropped his percentage and then after GR his % dropped to 39. He was def. in a slump before his injury but I think he would have overcome it.
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Post by CThrash13 on Jan 5, 2006 18:47:29 GMT -5
Oh, I definitely think he would have overcome it. I was a huge Zack Brown fan and was really sad when he retired. I loved to watch him spur em the fat neck!  But he was definitely slumping hard before the injury, and that's what I was talking about. |
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Post by rossco4worldchamp on Jan 8, 2006 11:28:15 GMT -5
Who would've thought that such a little guy could make bull riding look so easy? I think he has great potential for rookie of the year and maybe a win or two if not more!! He's having a great weekend! I am really glad I put him on at least 1 of my 3 fantasy teams!!
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Post by ziaria on Jan 8, 2006 13:17:50 GMT -5
I'm really liking what I see in this kid. I'm glad to see he's having such a great weekend. Heh he's on a couple of my fantasy games. With the way the weekend appears to be shaping up, it's a good darn thing he's on my lists lol
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