> you would hate to see cooking against you at your comp.
I know, I'm bass-ackwards, BUT I dont go to competitions UNLESS some or most of these guys are there. Otherwise, IMHO, why compete? Might as well continue to play T-ball... If you're in this hobby to win money, you're in the wrong hobby. I can show you many ways to make a LOT more money with a lot less invested and a good bid less time/effort... But, if you're there to compete, then why not compete against the very best?
Around here there are plenty of solid competitors; year in and year out. I like it when we Jack's Old South, and Bub-Ba-Q, Holy Smokes (all 3 seen on Pitmasters), Bubba Grills, Dixie Q, Boggy Pond (GC'd MIM a while back), and I could go on and on.