Let all the Bulldog faithful rally behind the men who now wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire Bulldog Nation: Auburn Sucks.
If you played last year, you have been sent an email to sign up for this year’s Fabris Pool. If not, click on the link above to register. We’re only a month out from the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, so start studying!
The website at FunOfficePools has had a nice facelift and hopefully will continue to be easy to use.* Pool rules and other helpful info will be posted here in the coming weeks leading up to the season’s start.
Tell your friends, tell your spouses. We’ve grown in numbers each year since the exodus from the old shop, so we’d love to have you show off your pride-only pigskin pickem disability!
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
*Any issues with registering? Email me at dawglicious at gmail dot com
I hear it all the time, just like you do: “I hate pimento cheese, that just sounds nasty.” Or, “I had some one time, and it was gross.”
My guess is that you were eating what we call down south “store bought” pimento cheese.
I hate that stuff, too.
Of all the storeboughts, Palmetto Cheese is almost passable, but not quite. My poor parents, the Mr. and Mrs. Dawglicious, Sr., buy this stuff because of the arthritis.** To my taste, storebought pimento cheese just isn’t sharp enough and the grating is too thick from a texture standpoint.
If you are willing to try something different (and want to get a pretty close approximation of what they serve at the Masters based on my self-study of a month’s worth of ANGC on-site taste testing), here’s the Dawglicious recipe for homemade pimento cheese!***
8 oz block of extra sharp cheddar cheese, hand-grated as finely as possible. (If you buy the pre-shredded bags of merely sharp cheddar, you run the high risk of it tasting store bought!) Buy the block, put some “elbow grease” into it, and use the smallest grate you have. My grandfather swore it made it taste better. Grocery store brand extra sharp is OK, but Cracker Barrell or Cabots is better.
My family has used the rotary “Mouli” grater for generations, but the finer shreds on the other two do just as well
1/2 cup Dukes mayonnaise (or if Dukes is unavailable, Hellman’s or Blue Plate. Anything but Kraft and certainly not Miracle Whip.)
Small 4 oz jar of diced pimentos, drained.
1/2 tsp of black pepper and a 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder.
1 tbsp of No Salt Cavenders seasoning (you can always add salt to taste later, the cheese is plenty salty) If you don’t have No Salt Cavenders, double the pepper and onion powder above, add 1 tsp garlic powder.
Optional: a tiny pinch of cayenne pepper.
Combine all ingredients and really mix well with a sturdy spoon. You may be tempted to add more Dukes but you’ll run the risk of it tasting more like mayo than cheese. Just work it in good, it’ll be enough!
Spread on Sunbeam white bread for the Masters experience, or use your favorite bread. Tastes great with celery or on your cracker of choice. I like a Ritz or a Triscuit.
Enjoy! Discuss your feelings or recipes for pimento cheese in the comments.
(Homer Simpson drooling noises)
Your humble hand-grater of cheese,
Dawglicious
*Whether you want it or not
**Just so you don’t think I’m not a loving son, I make 2 pounds of this at a time so I can give them a reprieve from storebought. I feel so guilty when I visit and see that pale-ass processed blandness in their fridge.
***Yes, I know I just did that thing that aggravates every Internet Recipe Hunter by making you scroll through the personal story of my nearly inappropriate relationship with homemade pimento cheese. It is only because I care so much about you, our loyal Refugees, that I do so. Plus, it’s the offseason and content is scarce.
The fantasy rules and how to make picks are explained on the Masters.com page or the app (you may need to update yours if you have the app from years’ past):
Apologies for only providing the iOS app link…Android users, if you’d like to assist and put a link to the Masters app in the comments, that would be greatly appreciated!
The pool name is Fabris Pool 2026 Masters.
The cost to play, like concessions at the tournament, is surprisingly affordable!
Check my poor, computer-strained eyes and my late-afternoon arithmetic, but we’ll have a 137-point photo finish should UConn, picked by Knoxdawg #1 (tiebreak total 146), beats Michigan, picked by current leader Lakedawg1980 (tiebreak total 155). Knoxdawg was the only picker within a moonshot of Lakedawg to take the Huskies tonight.
A Michigan win will see a reshuffling of the top players, with Lakedawg1980 on top.
My favorite Hendrix song for a while now. Duke drank the blood from the jagged edge.
Here’s the Top Ten heading into the Final Four:
First column is points earned thus far, second is total possible.
I guess these young coaches gotta figure out how to handle the final seconds with a slim lead and the ball. I pretty have much have picked Duke every year since 1990 because my close cousin my age went there and I needed someone good to pull for in the offseason.
If you’ve ever made the mistake of going to Disney in Orlando during the summer, you’ve probably made a much-needed pitstop for 15 minutes of air-conditioning at the Country Bear Jamboree. While Big Al no longer sings the old Tex Ritter hit “Blood on the Saddle” after the recent refurbishment, I figured most of us needed a break from March Madness to lick our wounds and soldier on towards the Elite Eight and Final Four.
Here’s your top 10:
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
P.S. I had the Handbags in the Final Four, but ain’t sheddin’ no tears over that loss, lololol.
I hope not! Unless you had the Tarheels or our Dawgs winning the whole thing, you’re probably OK.
I haven’t done a deep dive into who’s picked who just yet. We’ll save that for Sunday.
Here’s the standings as of noon Friday:
Here’s your (early) top ten. 12 points or better on Thursday and/or Friday with no major damage down the ticket is strong as potash.
Enjoy the Madness!
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
P.S. I haven’t found a way to post a link to take you from this post to the app, so check on your picks through the Splash Sports app you downloaded to play
