The “PBR Exodus” is a Myth—Look at the Teams Draft
Ever since 2026 PBR World Champion John Crimber picked up his PRCA card back in February, the rumors have been flying. The moment Crimber, Kaiden Loud, and Hudson Bolton showed up on a rodeo heat sheet, the armchair critics lost their minds. They immediately spun up their favorite lazy narrative: The riders are fleeing the PBR. It’s a cute fiction, but it completely misses the mark. Yes, John Crimber wants to make the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He wants a Gold Buckle and an NFR average title, just like his father, Paulo Crimber, captured back in 2004. But the internet…