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It was a
great weekend for the Bad Company Rodeo bulls. Saturday,
this kid named Sterling Yancy from Bulverde, Texas, rode
Satan’s Own for 83 points to get to the final round, and
guess whose name was beside his on the list.
I’ve never
met Sterling before, so I didn’t really know what to
expect. He’s up on the back of the chutes putting his
rope around me and I can tell he’s really excited to get
on me. He’s also hoping to get a $500 check from Ram
Country Dodge if he rides me, because I’m the bounty
bull each day. So, I’m getting my game face on, waiting
for him to settle down on my back.
He sets
down, pulls his rope and I’m ready. Sterling takes care
of business and nods his head. I come out turn back to
the left and throw everything I have at him and lo and
behold he’s still there. So I turn back to the right,
take a couple of jumps and guess what he’s still there.
So I turn back again and at 7.7 seconds, he’s gone.
I don’t
know if it was determination, talent, or a combination
of both, but this kid that I’ve never heard of nearly
rode me. And then, after he bucks off, the announcer
says he doesn’t make it, he throws his hat. I’ve never
seen a guy throw his hat after getting bucked off and
I’m wondering what he would have done if he’d have
gotten a score.
That Bad
Company Rodeo motto of “Expect the Unexpected” was sure
right. I didn’t expect Sterling to ride me as long or as
well as he did and I sure never expected him to throw
his hat. He told Boyd Polhamus (the announcer) that if
Mack would run me back in the chutes, he’d love to have
another shot at me.
Here’s a
message for Sterling. Be careful what you wish for. If
you keep riding like you did at the George Paul, you
will move up the ranks and you just might get another
shot at me. And, I won’t give you the same trip so you
can expect the unexpected.
We spent
the night at the Val Verde County Fairgrounds and waited
for Sunday’s action. I’m listening to the rider’s scores
and wondering who will get on me today. I’m kind of
hoping I’ll draw L.J. Jenkins. I think he’d be fun to
play with.
I’m on the
top of the list for the final round so the guy who has
the highest score in the long round will get me. L.J.
and Mike Lee both had 86-point rides so I’m thinking I
might get one of them. Then I find out that Chad Denton
had an 88.5.
Chad had
never been on me before. He seemed pretty confident, but
so was I. They are playing my theme song on the
loudspeakers. I can hear the crowd roaring. There is
another $500 bounty on my head and while I know that the
bonus would be good, all Chad wants is to ride me and
win the title.
I hear him
telling the guys that he’s always wanted to win this
event and that he’s got the bull to do it on. Well
that’s all I need to hear. We’re either going to be 90
points and get this guy a George Paul Memorial Bull
Riding championship, or we’re both leaving the arena
knowing we did our best.
I had my
usual unpredictable trip, felt Chad get off to the side
a little bit and that’s all it took. He was off in 4.4
seconds. L.J. ended up winning the title after an
84.5-point ride on my buddy Born to Boogie. L.J. got the
buckle and over $9,000.
Chad ended
up fourth, won $4,358 and a buckle for the high-marked
ride of the event. He rode Davis and Wilson’s Ditto in
the long round. It was a great bull riding and if you’ve
never been, you should mark your calendars for May 3 &
4, next year. I’ll be there with bells on and we will be
rockin on the border.
I’ll be at
the Ford Country Classic Built Ford Tough Series event
in San Antonio May 19th next. It looks like we’ll have a
busy summer and I’m really looking forward to being back
on the road.
My name is
Walk This Way and I am a bull with BADITUDE!
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