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Top Bull Riders Form Teams For Championship Bout

By
Frank Buchman
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Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Teams take what was nearly a century an individual sport and puts riders on teams.
The world’s best compete on teams in five-on-five bull riding games during an 11-event season culminating in the PBR Championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 20-22, according to PBR officials.
There are eight teams competing in the 2023 season, with the possibility of expansion in the future. Founding teams are the Arizona Ridge Riders, Austin Gamblers, Carolina Cowboys, Kansas City Outlaws, Missouri Thunder, Nashville Stampede, Oklahoma Freedom, and Texas Rattlers.
All eight teams compete in head-to-head, five-on-five games against a different opponent each day (totaling four games per event day). The team with the highest aggregate score from the respective matchup will win that game.
The event winner is the team with the most game wins across an event. In the event of a tie for first place, extra outs are held to determine the event winner. If both teams fail to record a ride score after five outs, both teams are given a loss.
Teams win prize money for event wins, which does not affect the regular season standings. As with other team sports leagues, game wins and losses are crucial.
Wins and losses at the end of the 10-event regular season determine the teams going into the PBR Teams Championship. All eight teams qualify for the PBR Teams Championship playoffs.
The two teams that finish first and second in the regular-season standings will receive a first-round bye.
During the regular season, if two or more teams are tied for first place at the conclusion of the event, extra outs – up to three additional rounds of bull riding competition – come into play.
Extra outs will feature one rider per team per round if tied for first place in the event standings. The team coach designates any rider from the final event roster to compete in each extra out.
The high-marked qualified score in an extra out round will result in a win for the rider’s team, and the event will conclude.
If there is no qualified ride in the first extra out, there will be a second extra out, and then a third if there still are no qualified extra-out rides.
If there are no qualified rides after three extra outs, the tiebreaker will be the aggregate score from the event.
Teams have a roster of up to seven “protected roster” riders and up to five “reserve roster” riders. Teams can then use free agency to sign riders to their rosters.
During the competition, teams have five starters and up to seven riders on their bench. These riders can be subbed in/out of games throughout an event weekend, giving teams flexibility for optimal performance.
In regular-season and championship games as well as during extra outs, a coach may make an in-game roster substitution. But only in the instances of a re-ride award, if the team is mathematically unable to win the game, or if the team has clinched the game win.
Rules for a rider on a bull are the same as in the PBR’s individual series and tours: eight seconds, hang onto the bull rope, and don’t touch the bull with the free arm, or the ground.
Five bulls via eight bull pens will be randomly drawn to teams. Coaches will work with their riders to determine bull assignments, which may change from game to game within an event.
Championship is an elimination-tournament format with all teams participating. The elimination format includes a Last Chance Game for losing teams to attempt to win their way back into the championship race before Championship Sunday.
There will be a $100,000 League Most Valuable Player (MVP) based on the highest individual aggregate score total across all outs in the season and a $10,000 event MVP for the highest aggregate score across each event.
Riders cannot compete twice in a given game or round. If a team doesn’t have five available riders for a game, they forfeit the rides.
Throughout an event, coaches may rotate their starting lineup as they see fit.
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College Project Trailer Sold

By
Frank Buchman
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“It hadn’t been used for an extended time, so the tractor hauling trailer was sold through an online computer auction.”
In 1971, college agricultural education construction class students were given an opportunity to build a project for their own use.
With two tractors, a 1965 John Deere 1020 and a 1939 John Deere B, they were used at both farms. It was 15 miles from the headquarters to the other location, so Dad suggested building a trailer for hauling tractors.
Somewhat proficient in welding classes, the college junior jumped on the challenge. Basic plans were sketched out with advice from the class professor and recommendations from Dad and Uncle Elmer.
A classmate didn’t have a personal project, so he volunteered to help build the trailer for college credit.
Axles with wheels and tires were acquired from a local trailer house factory. Very heavy new steel for the framework was reasonably purchased from an area dealer.
Gooseneck hookups were uncommon at that time, so the trailer was designed to be pulled from a truck bumper. A jack and safety chain with the ball hitch made hookup simple.
Shaping steel into trailer form was easy with the college’ saws, cutting torches, and welders. Classmates worked well together with professor’s guidance to assure strength of welds.
Three portable ramps were constructed out of heavy steel to load the tractors which had different wheel and axle types.
With steel work completed, there wasn’t any floor. A local sawmill operator sawed heavy native lumber planks to dimension for that purpose.
They were hauled to the college shop in the pickup and bolted to the trailer frame with assistance from Dad and Elmer.
Completed project earned the professor’s “A” grade and smiles of accomplishment from all family members.
Put into immediate use, tractors were successfully hauled from one farm to the other.
Used periodically for several years transporting tractors where needed for farm work, the trailer fit its purpose just fine. However, modifications in design would have been made if the project was to be redone.
Through the years setting outside without use the trailer’s wooden floor and rubber tires deteriorated.
Pleased with his purchase, new owner from Oklahoma commented how heavy and strong the trailer was built.
Reminded of First Kings 9:1: “The construction project he had planned was finished.”
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CUTLINE
Trailer made in college loaded for hauling by new owner to Oklahoma.

From: Frank J. Buchman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 4:27 PM
To: Jayson <[email protected]>
Subject: Roamin’ The Range August 7, 2023: A Cowboy’s Faith “College Project Trailer Sold”

Goodfella Comes Calling

By
Lee Pitts
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One of the disadvantages in trying to eke out a living in the cattle business on rented land is that the owner of the land will often be asked for access to the ranch to hunt, bird watch, shoot black powder, look for fossils or cultivate weed. And I’m not talking about crabgrass or dandelions.
One of the reasons the owner of the ranch could not say “No!” to trespassers was because he hoped to develop the ranch at some point in the future and he was gonna need some help from some pretty shady characters including city council members, bankers, planning commissioners, alternative financiers and all sorts of political types. So when one of them would call for permission to hunt, or to perform some other clandestine activity, like bury someone, the owner had to  say “Yes.”
Most of the visitation requests were to hunt on the ranch for quail, pheasants, elk and wild hogs, all of which I’d never seen on the place in all the years we rented it. But this did not mean we didn’t have varmints including squirrels, rabbits, gophers, opossums, chipmunks and snakes of both the human and reptile variety.
I was afraid Gentleman might step into a gopher hole at a breakneck walk and break a leg so I didn’t mind the squirrel hunters so much. And I’ve been told that 350 squirrels can eat as much as one cow and I was not paying exorbitant rent just to feed 15 cows worth of squirrels. But I was concerned about hunters who didn’t know the difference between a cow and a deer and didn’t realize that just because an animal went “moo” didn’t mean it was a moose.
Sometimes it seemed like my landlord was throwing a big party on the place every weekend and I had no control over the guest list. We were infested with all kinds of guests including one rich dude who, it was rumored, provided “alternative financing” to the ranch owner. Long before political correctness kicked in I believe the guy would have been called a mob loanshark.
Naturally you don’t say, “No”, to a man like this.
The alleged mobster was the only guest the ranch owner ever warned me about in advance. I knew he must have been a big shot because the night before his visit my landlord called to say that I was to treat this guy like my life depended on it. I was to give the visiting VIP anything he wanted, which I guess included MY TRUCK, which the mobster immediately requisitioned. I would have said something if not for the bulge in his jacket  under both arm pits and the jagged scar on his face from his jaw to his forehead.
It turned out that one of the goon’s interests was Greyhound racing, and I’m not referring to big buses skidding around racetracks. He showed up at the ranch to let his Greyhounds get a little exercise when we were very busy loading a truck with cows that had come up empty on preg checking day. Things had gone swimmingly well until the gangster arrived with three of his adopted dogs that could no longer keep up with the pack on race day.
As my new friend prepared to unleash his three adopted Greyhounds I meekly asked, “Will they come when you call them? Will they bother my cattle? Have they been trained at all?”
“Kinda,” replied the hoodlum.
“Being kinda trained is like being kinda pregnant, either they are or they’re not,” I said, mostly to myself.
But my words came out too soft and too late as the Greyhounds assaulted my cattle from three directions. As a result the cattle tore down the ranch infrastructure including the corral and the lead-up alley. And I actually had cows that had previously been loaded jump back out of the truck! The grumpy trucker left with only a half a load and we spent the rest of the day trying to chase down the wayward Greyhounds.
I think they still must be out there having a great time chasing down real rabbits instead of the fake ones they couldn’t catch at the track because we haven’t seen a rabbit or a squirrel since the gangster’s visit.

Chicken in a Pouch

By
Debbie Dance Uhrig
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One of my best quick fix meals are foil dinners.  They can go on a barbeque, oven or campfire.  There’s very little cleanup, and you’ve got the entire meal in one bag.  With very little fuss the kids can create meals along with different ones for the adults.
Probably the best part of making the pouch meals is how the kids get to make their own meal.  My sis, Judy, and her family made these and they frequently did a burger in a bag.   If I recall correctly they sometimes made them before they left home and froze them in advance.
If I were writing a brand new recipe today I would still probably go with chicken, but add broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and sugar snaps in my foil bag.  Fresh herbs will also bring additional flavor to the meal.  Sauces can be added, just make sure they’re appealing to everyone.  Just thinking my new version might have a little orange marmalade and soy sauce blended together.
If you’re cooking a pouch meal for lots of people consider all the meat in one bag and all the vegetables in another.  If you’re looking for something for closure use fresh fruit with a crumble topping.  The fruit can be frozen in advance, and the ingredients for the crumble can be in a Ziploc bag ready to drop over the top.
It’s storming pretty seriously here in Branson West, so I need to make this column a little shorter than usual.  Try a pouch dinner it will leave the cook time for a craft or a good book.  Simply yours, The Covered Dish.
Chicken in a Bag
(For grill, campfire or oven.)
18-20 inches heavy duty aluminum foil
Vegetable spray
1 large chicken breast or 3 strips
Head County BBQ seasoning*
1/4 cup sliced green pepper
1/4 cup sliced red pepper
1/4 cup sliced sweet white onion or red onion
6-8 chunks pineapple in natural juices
2-3 tablespoons Teriyaki sauce**
Preheat home oven to 350 degrees, start the grill or campfire.  Spray center of foil with vegetable spray.  Lay in chicken breast and sprinkle generously with bbq seasoning.  Layer peppers, onion and pineapple over the chicken.   Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of Teriyaki sauce over all ingredients.  Seal pouch and prepare to cook.  In a home oven a single bag is done in approximately 20-25 minutes.  The recipe could also be presented with 2-3 tablespoons of instant rice under the chicken.  If you use this approach be sure and use 3 full tablespoons of the sauce.
Another alternative method is to prepare an entire 9 x 13 baking dish with the recipes.  The baking time would range depending upon many factors.  If you do a full 9 x 13 pan start monitoring at 40 minutes.  This would probably be for 6-8 chicken breasts.
*For test purposes Head Country Seasoning was implemented.
**For test purposes P.F. Changs Teriyaki sauce was used.

It’s So Hot that….

By
Steve Gilliland
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OK, I’m officially fed-up with weathermen and news anchors telling me that statistics show overwhelmingly that human beings are happiest during the summer. Those of you that know us at all are aware that Joyce and I absolutely hate the heat of summer. My dad was just the opposite; in weather like we’ve had the last week, he would have had windows open and MAYBE the ceiling fan going, but certainly not the AC. I keep thinking that as I get older, I’ll get more of his love for the heat. But nope, the older I get, the worse I hate it. I feel tired and drug-out by mid-morning, have absolutely zero energy, and the only joy I get from days like this is the fact that it will be dark again in a few hours and I can just go to bed. The Kansas summer heat is the main reason we no longer have a boat. Once it got hot, which often coincides with some of the summer’s best fishing, the boat sat in the shed. I heard that a local popcorn farm has erected a giant dome over all this year’s popcorn fields to contain all the popcorn that is popping right on the stalks. They now call their farm the Jiffy Pop Farm.
We’ve all heard the usual one-liners about how hot it is, but here are a few new ones I’ve come up with.
It’s so hot that a woman in the McDonalds drive-thru intentionally spilled her coffee in her lap to cool off.
It’s so hot that the beggar sitting outside Walmart today had a sign that read “Will work for shade.”
It’s so hot that beer guts and big butts no longer keep people from wearing shorts.
It’s so hot that CRP now stands for Crispy Rotational Pasture.
it’s so hot that congress actually had to take their hands out of OUR pockets to fan themselves.
There was a knock at the door the other day, and when I opened it there stood someone I’ve never met before asking if they could stick their head in our freezer for a couple minutes.
It’s so hot that the camels at the Sedgwick Co. Zoo want transferred to the Sahara Desert where it’s cooler.
It’s so hot that my niece’s pigs are complaining about sweating like humans.
I’m going to ask that the next time someone plans a pandemic, they wait till summer so I couldn’t care less about leavin’ the house anyway.
It’s so hot that just today I saw a fire hydrant chasing a dog, hoping to get peed-on.
It so hot today that all the artificial flowers at the cemetery are dying.
And finally, its so hot that professional hockey teams are considering playing on rollerblades this year because the ice won’t freeze.
Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors.
Steve can be contacted by email at [email protected].

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