Back in the day, grizzled cowboys showed off their prowess by wrestling steers, roping calves, and clinging, for as long as possible, to the backs of snot-slinging bulls while their peers watched from the rails of an outdoor corral.There were no pyrotechnics as the riders walked to the ring, no thumping jock jams. No tiny, prize-filled parachutes dropped from the rafters during intermission, sending fans crawling over each other in pursuit. And not even a single audience member watched the proceedings from inside a metal cage on the arena floor. Also, bull riding was an individual sport back then, not a team game.That, my friends, has changed.With the inception of Professional Bull Riders Camping World Team Series in 2022, the league created what now feels like…
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