2013 College Football Season

[FN Phat]

worked like a charm. not sure why I did it the other way. Smoke setting for around 50 minutes or so, crank to 250 until it hit 135-137 (approx 25 mins?).

Gracias, Mr. Miyagi!

Did you sear it with high heat or just turn up the heat on the Traeger?

[TripletDaddy]

Well according to Portland Ute on twitter, Utah, UCLA, Washington and Stanford are all evenly matched. Beating an evenly matched team must be a huge deal for Utah and Dres.

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How can those teams be evenly matched when only one of them won a national championship this weekend????

Btw, Utah may be the only team to win a national championship AND a superbowl...and within a decade of each other, to boot. That is respectable.

[TripletDaddy]

Did you sear it with high heat or just turn up the heat on the Traeger?

Sear on gas grill. about a minute or so on each side, cranked up to the highest setting. I dont like wasting fuel to crank up the smoker super high. i dont know if it adds anything to the flavor.

[Coach McGuirk]

Sear on gas grill. about a minute or so on each side, cranked up to the highest setting. I dont like wasting fuel to crank up the smoker super high. i dont know if it adds anything to the flavor.

Doesnt get hot enough anyway for a good sear. Waste of pellets.

[TripletDaddy]

Doesnt get hot enough anyway for a good sear. Waste of pellets.

good point. that, too.

[FN Phat]

Sear on gas grill. about a minute or so on each side, cranked up to the highest setting. I dont like wasting fuel to crank up the smoker super high. i dont know if it adds anything to the flavor.

Doesnt get hot enough anyway for a good sear. Waste of pellets.

I sear with the Smokey Joe. Works like a champ.

[TripletDaddy]

I sear with the Smokey Joe. Works like a champ.

how hot does that get?

im not knocking using the smoker to sear, it just isnt an effective approach with a traeger. And it seems to be more efficient to do it quickly on the gas grill. the second the tip hits 135 (or 137), I remove it and place it on the flaming hot grill, one minute on each side. Seems like with the smoker sear, you continue to cook it for what...maybe 10 or so more minutes while you are waiting for the smoker to get to sear temp, then cook it some more while you sear.

[YOhio]

This bit is embarrassing. I now regret touting you as one of the best and funniest posters not that long ago.

His humor has turned into dark, biting cruelty. I've come to suspect that he's also apostatized from Kindness.

[LA Ute]

What is funny about this? Utah winning was bad for the conference. Great for the Utes of course, but horrible for the conference including Oregon and Ucla.

This loss was a big hit to Oregons national title hopes.

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It was very clever smack by USUC. Seriously. So is yours above.

[Commando]

It was very clever smack by USUC. Seriously. So is yours above.

How is that smack?

[Jarid in Cedar]

Btw, Utah may be the only team to win a national championship AND a superbowl...and within a decade of each other, to boot. That is respectable.

Don't you mean in a 4 week span?

[wally]

BYU fans should be more gracious in allowing the Utes their day in the sun. They have never beaten a team as highly ranked at home. This is a cool accomplishment, as BYU fans have already known for decades. BYU beat the #1 team in the country, but if you take the excitement you felt when BYU beat the sitting national champions, divide that excitement by 5, then focus on that one-fifth of happiness and excitement, you can imagine how proud the Utes must feel today. In fact, to fully appreciate the magnitude of this moment, we need look no further than Dres, who admitted that last night's win was, in essence, winning the national championship for a school like Utah. Who are all of you to deny them this moment?

If the Utes ever beat (or even play) the #1 team in the country, or beat a Top 3 team on the road, I will be as happy for them then as I am today. Shame on the rest of you.

I am sure Utah fans would appreciate some more graciousness from the cougars. The problem is that many cougs weren't even alive to experience the happiness you described, and it is that age group that is not so gracious. It would be helpful if you old cougs would help the younger ones develop empathy.

[FN Phat]

how hot does that get?

im not knocking using the smoker to sear, it just isnt an effective approach with a traeger. And it seems to be more efficient to do it quickly on the gas grill. the second the tip hits 135 (or 137), I remove it and place it on the flaming hot grill, one minute on each side. Seems like with the smoker sear, you continue to cook it for what...maybe 10 or so more minutes while you are waiting for the smoker to get to sear temp, then cook it some more while you sear.

The Smokey Joe is a small Weber charcoal grill. Load that baby with lump coal and it is good to go.

[il Padrino Ute]

How can those teams be evenly matched when only one of them won a national championship this weekend????

Btw, Utah may be the only team to win a national championship AND a superbowl...and within a decade of each other, to boot. That is respectable.

I thought it was Van Noy's Super Bowl?

[LA Ute]

How is that smack?

Even better!