Plains Pig Pickin,Plains Ga. GBA
this weekend we went to cook in Plains Ga.it was our first GBA Comp and our second time cooking in pro division,we had fun other than the heat and got a ninth place call in pork and 8th place in sauce.
http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0595.jpgPresident of the GBA Jeff Schram http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0596.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0599.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0602.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0604.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0605.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0606.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/9thplace.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0600.jpg http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/100_0603.jpg we got to meet President Carter and the boys got a pic with the Former first lady |
I don't really get the GBA myself, but meeting Jimmy would be worth the entry fee.
Sounds like you had a great time! |
Congrats Ray and little Ray, looks like some good grub there.
Meeting former President Carter would be great! |
Very cool. I'm guessing Bubba Grills was there; that's Lonnie running that HUGE
team of his. Cool pics with the Carters. |
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He always has a comment about GBA when it comes up. I dont know what there is to get with it. I have enjoyed the GBA contests that I have cooked. |
No argument - I haven't been able to work out a place for this south Georgia sanctioning body in my head. Nothing against the GBA, I just don't see anything in it to draw a contest away from sanctioning with KCBS or MBN.
Of course maybe it's a political thing like FBA with folks not wanting to give up control to a national organization. Sorry if my musing is coming off as GBA bashing; that's not my intention at all. I'll stay out of GBA threads and keep my thoughts to myself. Carry on! |
I didn't want to jump to conclusions and accuse you of bashing, so that's why I asked. We each have our own opinions. First let me state that I am not an official of the GBA & don't pretend to speak officially for the GBA. I do judge in GBA, but the opinions expressed are my own.
I don't see the GBA as trying to draw established contests away from KCBS or MBN. I see it as another alternative for new venues to consider. It is an opportunity to grow the sport of competitive BBQ in areas of the state where KCBS, MBN, or FBA are not currently active. Just because GBA has smaller contests in smaller venues, doesn't mean they are somehow inferior or don't have a place. Several regular GBA teams also compete in KCBS, FBA, etc & do quite well. I don't see any adversarial attitude by the GBA towards any of the other organizations. I see their goal is to have 1-2 contests per month mostly in places where the other organizations currently don't. |
I judge and soon wil be competeing in the GBA also just on vacation for the Plains contest and we will judge the Macon contest this weekend and congrats Ray on getting the calls this past weekend I am sure they were well deserved and hope to see you guys in Macon
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I know Lonnie a little. pre-GBA he'd been very active in working with non-sanctioned
comp organizers in growing their contests, and him being a HUGE MIM/MBN competitor was probably harboring hope they'd go MBN. I dont think he had much success with this, as most were just too small and didnt want to alienate their current team base with something as large to do as MBN (lots of meat to cook). I'm not certain why he didnt take them the FBA route, or even KCBS. It may have to do with he/they really wanted to keep the meats as old-school as possible, ala. "it an BBQ if it ain't pork", so no brisket (which I happen to enjoy cooking) or yard birds. Anyway, GBA has a good following and is a great place to start. As said earlier, many of the teams compete in other sanctioned cookoffs, in FBA, KCBS, and MBN. Alan, if I recall correctly, they're using the more of a MBN scoring style, 7-10's and and overall score, aren't they? A number of the non-sanctioned cookoffs around here are doing the same on a single turn-in system. |
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The top 3 in each meat category are selected as finalists and prepare a second turn in box for blind judging using the same scoring system. 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in each category are based on the finals scores. |
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(that the plain single turn-in 1-9 systems), IMHO. A number of the non-sanctioned comps around here use this as well. I'll have to get back to GON, hopefully next year. We'd RGC'd by one tiny point from GC in 08 there; haven't been able to make it back. Seems always one thing or another... I really enjoy the GBA's format. I like MBN, but wow at the amount of meat to cook. I like FBA's ok, and while we'll probably cook at Lake Oconee, I dont really care for KCBS's much. Too much crap/nonsense in the scoring, again IMHO. Many of GBA's judges are MIM/MBN judges, and boy these guys get trained, and trained WELL. There is no immediate certification; that happens after you've judged (in the old days it was 2 comps) multiple sanctioned comps and after you've passed the all day class. Pork loin... Anyone got a secret or two to get a good TENDER/MOIST pork loin cooked? I cook 'em fine, but darned if they aren't dry... |
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