Ft. Rucker roll call--KCBS

Tim and I will be there...we'll probably roll in Thursday afternoon/evening. "Have Kingfisher. Will travel." :mrgreen:

chad said:

Tim and I will be there...we'll probably roll in Thursday afternoon/evening. "Have Kingfisher. Will travel." :mrgreen:

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Damn......the boys from the south fly the banner again.......well......go kick some a$$.......

we will be there, sometime Thursday.. But if they don't have power, we will wait until Friday. I have heard we need to bring the generators, that they won't have power out there.... I hope that rumer is wrong.

They are supposed to have a centrally located place that's air conditioned too.

I spoke with organizer.

There "should" be electrical power for all. They had a problem early on, but feel it has been corrected.

For those traveling long distances--this is not the MECCA of BBQ nor a major Metro area.
Lodging is scarce--Daleville, AL, Enterprise, AL, and Ozark, AL are your best bets. Dothan, AL is further, but larger with lots of lodging. About 45 minutes away. If you need off site lodging, get it now in the order indicated above. It is available, but will book up quick as this "major event" nears. The good news is that lodging is cheap by most standards at $40-70 per night for some decent digs.

Bring your own meats and greenery if possible. Chicken and Ribs should be available locally if you hunt.
Brisket and Butts--???? I have supplier in Panama City, 105 miles from Ft Rucker (and 60 miles from here) and that is what I have to do to get comp quality Brisket. Drove down there today to cherry pick Brisket and get it in frig.
Quality 8# Butts "come and go" from the local markets.
I have 2 quality packer briskets I bought for a long distance team in the frig. If they do not show (hint, hint)--I will sell to someone who needs them for my cost. Or, I will just use them later.

Finally, this is on a Military post. Their website talks about checking into post. http://www.bbqalabama.com/PostEntryRquirements.cfm. Ya need to leave the guns and other weapons at home. Have Id's for everyone (adults), vehicle registration and insurance handy. You will be "boarded" for a look around. The gate MP's should have a list of competitors (my guess) which may help. But...... this is not a place to "press the limits" on requirements :lol:

New post reg--do not get caught driving with cell phone plastered to your ear. $200 to the local Magistrate if I remember correctly. I could support that rule nationwide :lol:

They are at 50 teams and growing daily. Claim to be ready for 100. Time will tell.

This event is gonna be HUGE, by anyones standards, or a first year event. It is Govt backed and run, so who knows where that will go.
I believe there will be a lot of "celebrity" judges or "crash course" judges just because of geography.. But, that affects everyone equally.
Just need to see how it plays out!

Y'all come on down and play :lol:

TIM

Just bumping so someone does not start another thread as this event approaches.

I hear PelletEnvy is coming :lol:
Lots of talent gonna be there to fill the top slots.
Gonna be hot and stormy--"edge" to HomeBBQ on foul weather cooking.

HUGE crowds expected, time will tell.

If anyone wants to color coordinate underware, let's do it PM, Email, or Phone--OK? :lol:

TIM

This deal is going to be a who's who. Here are some of the names I've heard will be there:

Jack's Old South
Head Country
Lotta Bull
Smokin' Triggers
Jiggy Piggy
Buttrub.com
Piggin' and Grinnin'
Blind Dog's
Cool Smoke
Music City Pig Pals/Tom & Josh's Orgasmic Slabs
Home BBQ

Heck, I'm just gettin' warmed up . . . . Honestly, I'm just scratching the surface of the talent at this event. Should be fun (and hot, and maybe wet).

Rod

P.S. - No offense if I didn't include your team name. I'm not a great typer and I haven't seen a printed list of teams.

HoochieQue said:

I haven't seen a list either, but have heard Jack's Old South name mentioned as well.

I would "guess" Big Bob Gibson will be there since they are sponsoring the event.

I just hope to back into my name getting called in one category - even if it's an ancillary.

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Myron told me up in VT that he was cooking Ft Rucker. In a one week period he drove GA > VT > AL for two contests.

Results anyone?

Solidkick said:

Results anyone?

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Haven't seen all of them but I did find these:

Grand - Lotta Bull
Reserve - Munchie's Smokehouse

Found in another forum:

"1","Lotta Bull BBQ","684.0000"
"2","Munchee's Smokehouse","670.8574"
"3","The Woodhouse Grill","670.2858"
"4","Jackie & the Butts","669.1430"
"5","Head Country II","665.7140"
"6","Bill and the Dixie Chick","656.5714"
"7","Pellet Envy","654.2854"
"8","Bub-Ba-Q","653.1426"
"9","Lazy Bones BBQ","652.5710"
"10","Wild Bunch Butt Burners","651.9996"
"11","Tarheel Smokers","651.4280"
"12","Buttrub.com","650.2854"
"13","HomeBBQ.com","647.9996"
"14","Blindog's Outlaw BBQ Gan","647.4286"
"15","Whoop-de-Que","645.7132"
"16","Smoke & Spice","644.5712"
"17","Swamp Boys BBQ","642.2852"
"18","EJ's BBQ","642.2850"
"19","Johnny Trigg","641.7134"
"20","Cool Smoke","641.7132"
"21","Where There's Smoke, BBQ","638.2852"
"22","Flying Pig BBQ","637.7144"
"23","Bad Backs & BBQ","636.5714"
"24","Grillin' Thyme","635.9990"
"25","Piggin' & Grinnin' BBQ","635.4284"
"26","Big Daddy's Butt Rub","634.8568"
"27","Tastebud Teasers","634.8566"
"28","Smoky Mountain Smokers","634.2852"
"29","Throw Down Cookers","631.4286"
"30","Jack's Old South","631.4282"
"31","Where There's Smoke,Fire","630.8570"
"32","Taste-Liss Cookers","630.2852"
"33","Jiggy Piggy","629.7140"
"34","Buzzards Bait BBQ","629.1426"
"35","Music City Slab Pals","627.9996"
"36","Bare Bonz BBQ","626.8566"
"37","Bean Bandits","626.8560"
"38","Jerry King of Midland Te","626.2858"
"39","Chatham Artillery BBQ","626.2850"
"40","City Hogs","624.5712"
"41","Pork Pi BBQ","623.4288"
"42","Bubba's Tennessee Smoker","618.8566"
"43","Redneck BBQ","617.1426"
"44","Too Hawg Nutz","617.1424"
"45","High Times Smokers","616.5708"
"46","Southern Brethren","616.0000"
"47","Camp-Bell BBQ","615.4280"
"48","Hog Wild & Pig Crazy","614.8572"
"49","Neighbor's Brewin' & Que","614.8566"
"50","Governor's BBQ","613.7138"
"51,"Barbeque Crew","612.5716"
"52","Big Green Eggs & Ham","608.5708"
"53","Mad Dawg's Smokehouse","608.5708"
"54","The Smokin' Hole","607.9998"
"55","Holy Cow Cookers","606.8566"
"56","Papa J's","606.2848"
"57","Hoochee Que Comp. BBQ","605.1418"
"58","Buttmasters","597.1434"
"59","Glorybound","596.5714"
"60","Heavenly Barbecue","593.1418"
"61","MDT Smokers","587.4280"
"62","Q4U","583.9988"
"63","Ronnie Gilley Properties","583.4294"
"64","Pop-a-Top","581.1428"
"65","Patio People","574.8566"
"66","Possum Ridge BBQ","573.7136"
"67","Fine Swine","564.5706"

Added bold to catch Brethren Teams--Hope I got us all!
TIM

First time event. Bit off more than they could chew with all the ancillaries, "events", and size. Hopefully, will be better next year.

High point was having Rod Gray for a neighbor. Great guy.

Congrats to the Brethren (too many to list) and everyone who walked.

TIM

Dad gum Tim and Chad.....couldn't you picked a contest that didn't have half the AR Invitiational field in it???

Congrats to all!! Glad to see some Brethren names finishing up in there.....

Noticed a post on a different forum by Byron Chism of Buttrub.com noting that apparently 25% + of the judges were not KCBS certified and the event was not the most organized and should have been for such a big money event.

Any comments from those who were there ?

HoochieQue said:

We had discrepancies of 3 points between judges in 2 categories and 4 points in two categories. How do you go about improving your product with inconsistent scores?

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Don't change a thing until you cook a contest with at least 75% CBJs. This will give you a better indication of what your current process is like.


On ther other hand, if you cook a contest with mostly celebrity or off the street judges, overcook your ribs and make everything sweet.

So I guess the answer is......find out who's judging.....

Solidkick said:

On ther other hand, if you cook a contest with mostly celebrity or off the street judges, overcook your ribs and make everything sweet.

So I guess the answer is......find out who's judging.....

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Damn it, that's where I went wrong this weekend! I didn't cook "fall off the bone"! Kick's advice is good!