Will BBQ become a sport?

[Nitrofly]

New Flash!!!!!

I think the governing body would have them checked for steroid's!!!

The test results are in no steroids were found in either BBQ athlete.
But it was noted a high amount of beer and pork was found in both
of their blood tests. :icon_blush:

 

[michiana mark]

:twisted:This is fun lets start a thread on whether or not pellet cookers are cheating.:twisted:

Pot stirer.

 

[River City Smokehouse]

Jeff, it still counts even if you were alone.

Now Todd....that just ain't a picture I needed painted this morning. I'll think of that from now on every time I go to a contest and shake
Jeff's hand.:mrgreen:

 

[YankeeBBQ]

Look at these athletes

I wonder what that microwave is for ??????????? :icon_bugeyed:icon_bugeyed:icon_bugeyed:icon_bugeyed

 

[River City Smokehouse]

PARBOILING!

 

[SP]

To me a sport is something that requires athletes, and there are exceptions to everything. All of us can go out and cook in the backyard, as we can go shoot baskets in the frontyard or go play golf or bowl. But its highly unlikely that any of us will be in the NBA, PGA or what ever they call the pro bowling. By the exapls I have heard anything you do can be considered a sport, woodworking, video games etc. Lets put it this way, what would happen first Micheal Jordan winning a bbq award or Mike Davis jumping from the free throw line for a slam. I am not to trying to diminish how hard competitive bbq is because its hard to win a GC and there are very talanted people that can do it often, but highly athletic, over paid, whiney people play pro sports.

All opions though.

 

[Bigmista]

If Bowling is a sport so is BBQ

As far as the fans go
We are doing Peoples Choice Contests out here
Lots of folks watching what your doing and enjoying the Que
and voting for their favorite
Best of all you get paid for your efforts

I agree with this. People's choice contests are a lot of fun. You get to interact with the crowd. They get to taste what you are cooking. Everyone has fun and you don't go home empty-handed.

 

[Ford]

I wonder what that microwave is for ??????????? :icon_bugeyed:icon_bugeyed:icon_bugeyed:icon_bugeyed

You don't have one in your trailer? How do you finish your chicken without one?

Actually I use mine if I have 30 amp service at a contest to heat up day old Krispy Kremes. 3 or 4 on a plate for about 30 seconds and they taste just like they came out of the store. And it's a heck of a lot easier than cooking a beef tenderloin :biggrin:

 

[Dale P]

I would like to see M Jordan drink 20 beers and get his food in on time.

 

[Papa Hogg]

Would you pay an admission to watch us cook?

A couple thousand people pay admission at the Zoo-B-Que on Friday & Saturday.

I say it is a sport...timing, endurance, focus...

 

[Wizards of 'Que]

Is BBQ contest the only activity there?

 

[Scottie]

Well, it seems we also had a vodka and lemonade contest. You have to watch out for that Carp and Cheese, they are bad influences on a hot fall day... :roll:

 

[Papa Hogg]

Is BBQ contest the only activity there?

There is the zoo, but I would say all the people on those 2 days are there for the BBQ Comp.

 

[Mo-Dave]

Since my first contest I have been saying its a contact sport, with no bias for the overweight, aged, chemically impaired, mentally or physically handy caped. Many contestants posses all of these traits and still do very well. Now I ask you what other sport can attest to that. :eusa_clap I meant endurance sport, not contact sport.
Dave

 

[KC_Bobby]

golf
-John Daly mod

 

[Bbq Bubba]

You don't have one in your trailer? How do you finish your chicken without one?

Actually I use mine if I have 30 amp service at a contest to heat up day old Krispy Kremes. 3 or 4 on a plate for about 30 seconds and they taste just like they came out of the store. And it's a heck of a lot easier than cooking a beef tenderloin :biggrin:

Ummmmmmm...........Doughnut's!!! (homer Simpson Mod) :mrgreen:

 

[RichardF]

Who says Competition Q isn't a sport

These guys seem to think its -

COMPETITION BARBECUE the number one national sport

 

[Wizards of 'Que]

When I read "The best part about the sport: the fans are as generously compensated as the players. Attendees get to eat to their hearts' content and bond with fellow 'cue fanatics amid a haze of fragrant wood smoke.", I wonder how much they know.

 

[JohnMcD348]

Jeff, it still counts even if you were alone.

Birngs whole new meaning to pulled pork at the contest.

 

[ThomEmery]

I agree that Peoples Choice is great for competitions, but too few contests have them and too few teams participate.

I have required it at some of my contests
It is too much fun not to do it