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The Fast Food Bracket

by Eick · March 16th, 2010 · 51 Comments

Have you filled out your Fast Food Bracket yet?
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Ah March, that time of year when people put anything and everything into “bracket” form. Last year, So Good brought down the house with our wildly popular Meat Madness tournament. One full month of debates, arguments and voting, leading to some interesting [...]

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Meat Madness: The Final Results

by Eick · April 27th, 2009 · 11 Comments

A little less than six weeks ago, So Good kicked off what I thought would be a relatively fun contest that ended up being a smashing success, leading to impassioned readers voracisiously defending their meat of choice. I’m talking, of course, about Meat Madness.  When we began, we had 32 humble meats and a bevy [...]

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Bacon Wins Meat Madness!

by Eick · April 24th, 2009 · 23 Comments

In four days of voting this week, Bacon, the #1 seed from the Pork Region, has defeated Steak, the #1 seed from the Red Meat Region, to claim the title of Meat Madness champion and greatest meat in the land.  Bacon defeated Steak 57% – 43%, earning 465 votes to Steak’s 351.  Congratulations to Bacon [...]

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Meat Madness Final: Steak vs. Bacon

by Eick · April 20th, 2009 · 56 Comments

Click HERE to see the initial post about Meat Madness and full 32 meat bracket.  Click HERE to view a preview of the final four match-ups.
Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. By a vote of 465 (57%) – 351, (43%), Bacon has defeated Steak to earn the title of the greatest meat.
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Meat Madness Final Four: Steak vs. Crab

by Eick · April 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Click HERE to see the initial post about Meat Madness and full 32 meat bracket.  Click HERE to view a preview of the final four match-ups.
Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. Steak defeats Crab 68% – 32%. Steak advances to the finals to face Bacon.
Final Four voting continues.  Starting today, and until [...]

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Meat Madness Final Four: Chicken vs. Bacon

by Eick · April 14th, 2009 · 38 Comments

Click HERE to see the initial post about Meat Madness and full 32 meat bracket.  Click HERE to view a preview of the final four match-ups.
Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed.  Bacon defeats Chicken 60% – 40% and advances to the final!
Final Four voting has begun! From Noon today until noon on [...]

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Meat Madness: The Final Four

by Eick · April 13th, 2009 · 8 Comments

The quest to determine what is the greatest meat continues. This week we enter the Final Four. A winner in each meat region has been crowned, and now they are set to do battle to decide which one of them is the ultimate meat.  With the Final Four now upon us, we have  extended [...]

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Meat Madness Elite 8: Bacon vs. Ribs

by Eick · April 9th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the initial post about Meat Madness.  Click the bracket below to see where we stood at the start of  the Elite 8 match-ups.

Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. Bacon defeats Ribs 69% – 31%.
Wow. We had quite the down to the wire vote on that last match-up!  [...]

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Meat Madness Elite 8: Lobster vs. Crab

by Eick · April 8th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the initial post about Meat Madness.  Click the bracket below to see where we stood at the start of  the Elite 8 match-ups.

Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. Wow! What a close vote. Crab edges out Lobster 51% – 49%, by only 5 votes!
No close battles in [...]

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Meat Madness Elite 8: Chicken vs. Turkey

by Eick · April 7th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the initial post about Meat Madness.  Click the bracket below to see where we stood at the start of  the Elite 8 match-ups.

Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. Chicken defeats Turkey 71% – 29%.
In yesterday’s match-up, Steak brushed aside Lamb to easily win the Red Meat bracket [...]

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Meat Madness Elite 8: Steak vs. Lamb

by Eick · April 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the initial post about Meat Madness.  Click the bracket below to see where we stand at the start of  the Elite 8 match-ups.

Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. Steak easily defeats Lamb with 77% of the vote to win the Red Meat region and head into the [...]

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Meat Madness: Preview of Elite 8 Match-Ups

by Eick · April 3rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

Here is where we stand after two rounds of voting. We are down to the Elite 8 of meats. Elite 8 match-ups begin next week at Noon each day.
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Here is a preview of next week’s match-ups:
Monday: Red Meat Region #1 Steak vs. #2 Lamb
#1 Steak wasted [...]

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Meat Madness Round 2: Bacon vs. Pulled Pork, Prosciutto vs. Ribs

by Eick · April 2nd, 2009 · 14 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket.   Click the bracket below to see where we stood at the start of round 2.

Update: Voting on these match-ups is now closed.  The Bacon juggernaut rolls on, crushing Pulled Pork 79% – 21%.  Ribs also continued it’s dominate [...]

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Meat Madness Round 2: Lobster vs. Shrimp, Scallops vs. Crab

by Eick · April 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket.   Click the bracket below to see where we stood at the start of round 2.

Update: Voting on these match-ups is now closed.  Lobster defeats Shrimp 58% – 42%.  Crab defeats Scallops 60% – 40%.
After a razor tight Lamb [...]

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Meat Madness Round 2: Chicken vs. Rabbit, Turkey vs. Duck

by Eick · March 31st, 2009 · 12 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket.   Click the bracket below to see where we stand at the start of round 2.

Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed.  Chicken defeats Rabbit 91% – 9%. Turkey defeats Duck 57% – 43%.
Now that we are in [...]

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Meat Madness: Ground Beef and Lamb Head to Overtime!

by Eick · March 31st, 2009 · 8 Comments

Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed.  In a 24 hour overtime vote, Lamb has defeated Ground Beef by TWO votes! Lamb moves on to face Steak for a chance to head to the final four.
Wow. Just wow.  Lamb vs. Ground Beef has been an EPIC battle, virtually tied the entire time. I have [...]

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Meat Madness Round 2: Steak vs. Buffalo, Lamb vs. Ground Beef

by Eick · March 30th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the initial post about Meat Madness. Click on the bracket below to view a bracket updated for Round 2.

Update: Voting on the Steak vs. Buffalo match-up is now closed, with Steak winning 86% – 14%. Ground Beef and Lamb were EXACTLY tied at the moment the polls closed, which [...]

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Meat Madness: Round 2 Set to Begin. Predictions?

by Eick · March 28th, 2009 · 9 Comments

We have completed the first round of Meat Madness voting.  While 3 out of 4 number 5-seeds knocked off 4-seeds, and  6-seed Crab knocked off Salmon, most of the higher seeds survived the first round – the one exception being the stunning defeat of Sausage at the hands of 7-seed Ribs.
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Meat Madness: Duck vs. Cornish Hen, Turkey vs. Quail

by Eick · March 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket.

Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed.  Duck defeats Cornish Hen 71% – 29%. Turkey defeats Quail 83% – 17%.
In yesterday’s voting, Crab defeated Salmon and Scallops defeated Mussels.
Today we venture back to the Poultry region for the [...]

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Meat Madness: Salmon vs. Crab, Scallops vs. Mussels

by Eick · March 26th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Click HERE to head back to the main post about Meat Madness and view the entire bracket.

Update: Voting is now closed. Crab (6) defeats Salmon (3) 57% – 43% and Scallops (2) defeat Mussels (7) 69% – 31%.
In yesterday’s voting, Prosciutto defeated Pepperoni and Ribs upset Sausage.
Today we venture back to the Seafood bracket, with [...]

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