It has to do with the OP because i posted in regard to the OP. leave the relevancy of my posts to the moderators, it's their job not yours. Nope your the one puttin words in my mouth bud. If you got the money to take the class, that's great, take it. You will learn something. I learn something new from good teams every Cookoff I go to. A comp class is Gonna teach you some stuff you didn't know and stuff you already know. Have spoken to many people via email or YouTube and some think classes are worth it. Some people don't. I have nothing against people wanting to further their education in the art of BBQ, but I do have a problem when people speak on my behalf. It's just my story of go we got decent in BBQ. It's not right or wrong.