I’m in the Uproxx Pool of Awesome. The Intentional Foul pool. A pool at work. Another pool that a buddy just invited me too. Plus, I refrained from entering two others. Here’s the hitch: one bracket though – only smart way to do it, right?

At 12:20 today – with the tip of BYU vs. Florida – you’re officially out of time. I want to hear how invested everyone got this year. Let me know how many pools you’re in (leave a comment or shoot me an @ reply).

Anyone who entered more than ten pools gets a signed B/W 8 X 10 photo of me eating the bacon explosion – after I win it in the IF pool.

Pictured above, that’s my 2010 NCAA Champ pick.

UPDATE: This might be the worst bracket I have ever filled out. And not going to lie there have been some real dogs in the past. (Friday, Mar. 19 2:41 pm ET)

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In honor of yesterday’s consumer product unveiling turned thinly veiled menstruation bruhaha, I give thee the top five pads of all-time (in photos) – found a bacon connection for numero uno too!

#5 Nintendo Power Pad

#4 Brad Pitt’s Bachelor Pad

#3 Padma Laksmi

#2 Goalie Pads

#1 Pad Thai

Bacon pad thai, get it? Leave your favorite pads in the comments…

In honor of me, who is stepping up, and creating the family feast this Thanksgiving (I’m not joking, this is real), thought we’d have a little fun and do a live draft of Thanksgiving menu items to round out the short work week. Surely, it’ll generate some ideas for what I should include in my spread – 100% chance I won’t be able to pull any of your favorite delicacies off, but have fun playing and getting my hopes up.

The rules are simple, once a Thanksgiving appetizer, beverage, dinner item, dessert or after-dessert appertif has been selected, it’s off the board. However, we’ll reward your creativity and allow you to double-up, sort of. For example, if some real Thanksgiving cretin selects “turkey”, then feel free to select ‘“bacon-glazed turkey brined in butter and olive oil” right on top of that.

Additionally, there’s no order or limit to the number of selections. That means, plenty of opportunity to berate other people’s picks, and ostensibly their Thanksgiving familial tradition. So make your picks, then take a break and write a diatribe against Granny Sooze’s banana creme pie.

I’ll be moderating, censoring almost nothing.

Enjoy, and please avail yourselves of Delish.com’s list of the Most Fattening Thanksgiving Foods. Drafting opens today, November 25, at 11:30 a.m. EST

Because eating out of a bowl and then having to wash it – rather than savor it in your mouth – is not the soothing, poetic process some people make it out to be, bacon once again shows its willingness to adapt.

H/T to Stacey's Snacks – you rule. Check out her recipe for baked eggs in a bacon basket.

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The bacon beer has finally arrived in Brooklyn. For those who were anxiously awaiting it’s arrival (me), hope you saved up a small fortune. Grub Street reports:

We just about lost it when we heard Brooklyn Brewery brew master Garrett Oliver was working on a beer made from Benton’s Country Smokehouse bacon, and now it’s a reality. The catch is: You’ll have to pay $350 for a taste of Reinschweinsgebot, as Oliver is calling it.

$350 to get a taste!!

The beer is part of a pairing dinner at Per Se on September 18 at 7 p.m.

That sentence is just an unfortunate sentence to read.

If you agree with me that $350 is a little steep, fret not, I have the solution…

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CC Sabathia is without question, undeniably overpaid overfed. No reasonable person would argue against calling CC a straight up fatso.

Plus, he’s not worth $161 million dollars. Plus, he recently bought a Giant Castle in New Jersey (astute observation by Deadspin commenter Business_Socks, “I see they’ve got the PVC for the fondue sprinklers. Fancy.” )

I’m having a really hard time dealing with this, and I’m sure you all are too. So, feel free to use any of these noms de om nom nom nom (30 in total, so far) when referring to CC…

1. Chimi Changa Sabathia
2. Cocoa Crisp Sabathia
3. Candy Corn Sabathia
4. Crab Casserole Sabathia
5. Crispy Chicken Sabathia
6. Corn Chowder Sabathia
7. Clam Chowdah Sabathia
8. Crowded Cafeteria Sabathia
9. Canned Cranberry Sabathia
10. Chester Cheetah Sabathia
11. Coffee Coolatta Sabathia
12. Campbell’s Chunky Sabathia
13. Captain Crunch Sabathia
14. Crusty Crouton Sabathia
15. Corn Chip Sabathia
16. Cajun Crawfish Sabathia
17. Clams Casino Sabathia
18. Con Carne Sabathia
19. Country Crock Sabathia
20. Corned Beef & Cabbage Sabathia
21. Cream Cheese Sabathia
22. Coca Cola Sabathia
23. Cous Cous Sabathia
24. Cheddar Cheese Sabathia
25. Cottage Cheese Sabathia
26. Cheese Curls Sabathia
27. Chocolate Cake Sabathia
28. Crab Cakes Sabathia
29. Coffee Cake Sabathia
30. Cup Cake Sabathia

I couldn’t seem to come up with any for Curry, Chives, Chutney, Canoli or Catsup. Feel free to leave those and others in the comments. Special thanks to @johnthedomingos for contributing to the list.

Note: It’s immaterial, but Fatty’s name is actually Carsten Charles Sabathia.

I’ve been playing around a little bit with buildtheperfectsandwich.com, a website that Hellman’s launched recently. Smug enthusiast Bobby Flay is involved too, and there’s an opportunity to win $10 Gs. (Flay can eat Guy Fieri’s lunch by the way).

I checked out the sandwich recommender app they’ve got on there. Thought it was going to be the fat man’s special of personality tests. So far, I’ve been recommended a zucchini and roasted red pepper melt and a portobello mushroom pita. Those results hurt my feeling, but for a shot at 10 large, hell, I’ll let Hellman’s feed me some ruffage.

And this sandwich recommender did give me an idea, in honor of Final Four weekend…

What’s Your Team’s Big Man’s Victory Sandwich?

I hope BTPS is cool with it, I opted to pull my recommendation instead from ThisIsWhyYoureFat.com…

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The 2010-11 Ultimate Race Around the World, the ultimate solo mission sea race, will feature a prize pot of over $2.5 million dollars, organizers announced yesterday.

Formally known as the Velex 5 Oceans Race, is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race sailed in stages. It has been held every four years since 1982 (Renamed Around Alone in 2006), and is the longest race for individuals in any sport! Sponsors said that part of $2+ milli investment will go towards accommodations and logistics for the competitors.

This prize pot becomes the largest on the high seas (at least on the Open 60 circuit), and it’s announcement comes on the heels of the news of sponsorship turmoil amongst the players of the World’s best known nautical competition, The America’s Cup.

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According to Petitionsite.com, Target Target Kenya, a tourism firm from the African region, is planning a ‘cultural extravaganza’ this month in an attempt to capitalize on the fervor for what they are calling the ‘Obama tourism circuit.’ Barack Obama’s father was Kenyan, and he is tremendously popular there (you can buy Obama Beer in Kenyan bars).

As a climax to the celebration, organizers are planning to hold a bull fighting event at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, much to the disdane of activist group ‘People Against Cruelty to Animals in Kenya.’

You can go here to check out their petition they plan to send to Hon Najib Balala, the Minister of Tourism in Kenya. But first, check out the chaotic scene of a traditional bullfight held in the Kakamega District of Western Kenya.

There’s something missing here… the toreador, right. Guess we’re not talking classic bullfighting.

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