On A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage
@Paul William Drew@facebook no, i speak of North Carolina (with mention of the mustard variant appearing in a large part of SC). In my experience, it can get a bit tomatoey in the western part of NC - though still with the vinegar base, they just throw in a bit of ketchup with it - but most everywhere i've ever been from 77 eastward is vinegar/pepper, no tomato.
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On A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage
@Abe Sauer it's the flavor, though... in Iowa BBQ pork actually tastes pretty much like a McRib, sauce-wise (setting aside the dubiousness of the meat product) while in the Carolinas it does not, unless you're at an Applebee's or somesuch.
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On A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage
carolina bbq? other than the pork, mcribs have nothing in common with carolina bbq... i'm not talking quality or anything, carolina bbq has a thin vinegar/pepper sauce (with most of SC having a mustard-based sauce). the mcrib's roots are in midwestern bbq.
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On Eight Teams Perched, Precariously, On The Bubble
JUST to nitpick, "These are all three teams heavy on upperclassmen" is not true of VCU at least, they have one senior on their roster & maybe 3 juniors, it's mostly freshmen and sophomores playing for the Rams this season.