Posted by TheRoanBadger on December 12, 2015, 8:52 am
The NFR is here to stay, at least through 2024 after a contract extension signed between Las Vegas Events and the Thomas & Mack Center this year. Whether those athletes who have proven themselves the best are still roping and riding and wrestling here in the future is an uncertain mess right now soiled by litigation.
Whether people care doesn't seem to be.
"We don't come to see Trevor Brazile," said Ben Allen from Billings, Mont., who is attending his 12th NFR with his wife, Jane. "We are here for the event, for the rodeo. We don't care who's on the horse. It doesn't bother us one bit if (ERA cowboys and cowgirls) aren't allowed in the NFR. Not one bit.