Kent Rollins' Supporters Raise Concerns in BBQ Showdown Season 3 Over Screen Time and Treatment

[@MynameisEarl1981]

I was totally expecting Kent to win it all and then completely let down that they let him go three episodes in. I love watching Kent’s KZbin videos

[@MynameisEarl1981]

Truth be known Kent probably forgotten more than most of them people ever knew

[@DrewOsmium]

What does that mean

[@MynameisEarl1981]

@@DrewOsmium lol it’s means he’s smart

[@jcaaa5w837]

They need to do it where the judges don’t see or know the names of the contestants so there is no favoritism or sympathy judgment based on family stories or whatever else just food

[@lyndawhite5171]

ABSOLUTELY agree!

[@allenacayce8521]

KENT IS THE MAN! I honestly looked forward to watching him. I love his utmost optimistic approach to life. He is hilarious, creative, motivating, and a breath of fresh air. He had some great one-liners!!!

[@brianhenderson9512]

I don't think the judges could even come close to hanging with Kent in a showdown

[@RandyMessa-h6m]

I am happy to see that I'm not alone in my disappointment. We were extremely disappointed in this season and how Kent Rollins was treated by both the show and the contestants. We too noticed a lack of air time for Kent, and it was his participation this season that led us to even bother to watch this season.

[@flash80D]

If Kent ain't there ,,,,I ain't too

[@lyndawhite5171]

YES. 👍

[@boblob3509]

🚶🚶🚶🚶

[@BK-yu8xh]

I also stopped watching it

[@thelavinator6343]

I had to stop watching for about a week when he was eliminated

[@trctruckingracingcooking5464]

If you notice in the episode when kent cooks the pork chops everyone else told what they was cooking but we didn't find out what kent was cooking till it got in front of the judges they definitely didn't want him on the show

[@jimglatthaar4053]

I hate when "reality" TV is staged to favor particular individuals. It doesn't surprise me that a TV show would cater to a more diverse viewership by kicking off the "American" contestant. I feel it would be entirely appropriate for American viewers and advertisers to boycott the show and cause its cancellation.

[@royvaughn7693]

Kent Rollins is a Ole White Cowboy , wouldnt Expect any favors from Netflix judging on Some the Other Shit they Peddle these Days .

[@MrBiscuitOliva]

lol thats got nothing to do with him getting eliminated, i knew he would be eliminated when i saw the skin of his fish stick to the grill. maybe watch the show before making an idiotic comment.

[@royvaughn7693]

@@MrBiscuitOliva So far. 47 to 2 says different...Idiot....

[@lyndawhite5171]

Hey, biscuit!! EVER had a delicious dish that maybe had a little flaw? Of course not!😂 Maybe, you’re like the judges, conforming and confused by Hollyweird. Anymore to say? Seriously, stuck to the pan? Oh my, when will the nightmare ever end? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@lyndawhite5171]

Biscuit, Were you drunk when you watched the show, or off your med?😵‍💫

[@jamesgeorge4980]

The judging was pathetic. Judges should not know whose food they are tasting until they score the food. It was quite clear there was an agenda. Winner had never smoked a brisket before the "showdown" Although an outstanding cook, she should have been eliminated for the poorly prepared brisket. .

[@justsid]

I kinda lost interest when they dismissed Kent. He's taught me alot. From the basics of cooking a steak to sharing with your dog. Dudes a chivalrist, great cook, and all around badass. Love ya, Kent. You've got a fan for life.

[@andrearodriguez8782]

I don’t agree with who won. It was a barbecue showdown, not just a cooking competition. The person they picked didn’t get the cook right on both proteins, the other person did. The other person also had a better understanding of barbecue cooking. Not fair.

[@josephcancino71]

Agree completely... how can she win not knowing how to cook brisket!

[@Enjoyinglife06]

I completely agree. Their was favoritism for sure

[@Joe-nb3fs]

The guy who got second won a challenge without doing any barbequeing and skirting the assignment by not preparing any meats underground.

[@tonyanderson8497]

Cowboy Kent should of stayed longer because the other people were giving the girl tips how to cook the fish and Shatika is a great cook but her proteins weren’t better then Gerald’s

[@15-rounds8]

I'm totally done after they removed kent off the show. Blown away on how judges play favoritism over real-life cooking. Yes, that part threw me off when kent put sauce on the meat and got a check, but other content did the same shit and got a pass. B.S

[@thelavinator6343]

Melissa made more mistakes on her fish than Kent did. This was rigged.

[@deborahjacob5539]

Kent Rollins doesn’t meet DEI standards.

[@lyndawhite5171]

If your comment is what I’m thinking, then yes, I do agree. Talented, honest and maintains morals. While teaching and enjoying life. How dare he?😂

[@fu4616]

Thankfully

[@willgillies5670]

BBQ Showdown doesn’t meet viewing standards. How dare they. Kent Rollins is a gentleman. Their loss.

[@curtispavlovec]

Exactly

[@Yourreaper666]

Exactly

[@billroberts9385]

The final winner was definitely a political choice not even close to being the best cook in the competition. She was in the bottom 2 more than any other.

[@barisax96]

was watching the show. they treated Cowboy Kent dirty, there where probably a few things going on off camera too. honestly it seemed Sloan did really well, but when they kept Shatika over kareem that was just wrong.

[@mrtibbz10]

Yeah I've just finished that episode and had to come see if people felt the same! Her brisket was absolutely shocking and fully expected her to go.... Oh wait do a burnt ends.... Her burnt ends are a shocking texture and not burnt ends and somehow still goes through 😂 tiny sized over cooked jerky burnt ends compared to Kareems actual burnt ends. I skipped season 2 and won't be watching another shocking judging.

[@marcschultz5869]

Show them how its done Kent.

[@ShadowXMewtwo]

As soon as Kent got let go I dropped the show. Definitely felt some sort of bias towards him.

[@alankoemel3168]

I didn’t see any of these shows but I do watch Kent’s KZbin channel. As an old cowboy myself, I wouldn’t expect that he would be treated with respect from hearing the bios of the other people on the show. But it doesn’t matter, there isn’t a higher calling on this Earth than to be a cattle rancher or a cowboy.

[@mikekalinowsky6250]

Kent should have been a judge he's far better than the rest.i only watched for Kent as well.

[@brooksclayton7945]

They couldn't compete with the og Kent. Put these people out in the elements see how they preform.

[@freegift5763]

All of these reality shows are the same, the saddest story always wins

[@junior1497]

As a Hispanic, we are always underrepresented even though we are the largest minority group. As for Cowboy Rollins, it was obvious from the first episode how little show time they gave him. It was always obvious who would be the finalists with how the judges would speak to them

[@jeromebouffard]

Kent rollins is the best grandpa anyone wish they had, how you can let him down like this !

[@Stephenbailey129]

The first episode barely had Kent on camera.

[@Gundumb_guy]

Kent is a real deal, triple og, cowboy cook. His resume surpasses everyone on this show and that includes the judges.

[@jbcoker]

Cowboy don't need that show.

[@JRiot115]

Kent said in the first episode lol "Gonna cook til they kick me off anyway" he knew it was gonna be staged against him, but he still put on a hell of a barbecue

[@FischerRestoration]

I don't watch these types of shows for the obvious reasons but based on what people are saying, I think Kent is in a class of his own and doesn't need to prove anything.. the proof is in the pudding as they say

[@billbryant1288]

I don’t always agree with Kent but he’s the real deal, not the latest woke DEI agenda contestant. Confirms my decision to unsubscribe Netflix a few months ago.

[@alanchurch9012]

They done Kent wrong never watch again they had there winner from the getgo

[@Mr.K316]

Right girl won the brisket challenge having never made one huh?!

[@baddriver3580]

Kent Rollins is the best...hands down ....... he blends cowboy style with great food and he is great. I knew he was "left out" of camera time,,, it was fixed as to who was to win!!

[@helenbradley4638]

I think Kent was just extremely loveable and it's hard to see someone we love fail. I watched a few of Kents KZbin videos before I saw season 3 so I was very excited to recognize a contestant I've seen before and I love his personality. Like Kent said, everyday is a blessing; his wife loves him and the dogs don't bite. He will be ok and will still send out much love through his cooking and sharing his videos. God bless him!! 🙏🏾❤️

[@obviouslydummy8227]

It's bs that someone who doesn't know how to cook brisket won over Kareem. It's like they want to push black people.

[@JLee-bi4es]

Yup

[@Enjoyinglife06]

I am highly disappointed that Kent did not win. I believe both the judges and contestants had a favoritism going on. Not only did Melissa not even know how to make brisket but when it came down to the fish she wasn’t doing that right either and ended up receiving help from the other contestants when they were shouting what she should be doing next which I find not fair at all. Kent did not receive that treatment. This elimination was completely unfair.

[@t-reyh5937]

@Enjoyinglife06 noticed that as well. Other contestants telling the girl what to do to help. And of course the head to head was whole fish. She's from Florida and Kent up in Oklahoma. Up in Oklahoma they pretty much fry or blacken filets. Between that and the damn duck wings, this shit was rigged.

[@user-uf8ju1fs7w]

Hate to have to break it to everybody,but this is what “reality tv” does! It’s their format. It’s all about the ratings, not the food.

[@jcaaa5w837]

It is clear they did not base their judgment of the food in this season the judges should not be able to see or know the name of the contestants

[@indianabrandon3029]

I wasn’t surprised at all when they got down to the bottom 3 had 3 black judges with 2 black contestants and 1 white gay woman.. I mean that seemed fair.. we new how this was going to go before they even started judging

[@hazman440]

A typical liberal move on NetFlix's part !!!

[@keen9629]

I was disappointed about the lack of airtime Kent had and was wondering about it.

[@Yourreaper666]

I thought i was the only one that realized he wasn't in the beginning very much then right before he was voted off they start showing him more!

[@jimmyk2592]

Barbecue Showdown always does this especially with the older white male cooks. Kent Rollins was generous to us all when he shared that Sparkling Taters recipe. Woman from Kentucky had some of the best sauces the show had ever seen and got kicked off just the same. It’s clear Netflix would go DEI but I still mostly like the judges and the format. I probably wouldn’t have come across Kent Rollins without the show.

[@user-sz1dk4tw2o]

It's Netflix, which means "all about woke". Kent was the token white guy (and a cowboy at that), which meant a double whammy. There was at least one single mom, one lesbian, an Egyptian guy, a black woman, a Latino, and a black man. I might've missed one or two. Checked all the diversity boxes, though! Except maybe trans... Still, in fairness, Kent did burn his biscuits - something that is very, very easy to do with cast iron. Duck wings? Who the hell bbqs duck wings? Nah, I bailed out after they railroaded Kent out of there. All the same, Kent took it very gracefully and with dignity. He's a rock star.

[@thelavinator6343]

Im not saying that kent should have won the show, but he should have at least made it a few more episodes

[@dfuss2756]

I don't watch rigged tv shows. Shame on Netflix.

[@shaunsloan1762]

Sloan got robbed! She was hands down the best pitmaster this season, heck, probably all 3 seasons if we're being honest. They should rename the show BBQ Sides Showdown at this point.

[@uvxzoe7023]

More like BBQ Sideshow 🤡 🤡

[@jamesmiculka]

I wouldn’t put Kent in the same culinary Q category as folks like Aaron Frankin and other top Q chefs. I like Kent for what he does but not for Q

[@Henderson1011]

The judges are pretentious assholes. The guy judge is ok but I can't stand the female judge. She thinks her crap doesn't stink. I was happily surprised to see Kent on the show but I'm not surprised they kicked him off early. His story and experience isn't one they want to promote. It doesn't check off enough boxes.

[@SteveMcSteveson]

Kent was clearly outclassed when he got outside of his cowboy cooking style. He's not a pitmaster like Sloan was and his time management was terrible. I agree the judges were inconsistent with things like sauce, but Kent didn't deserve to win. No one here was there to taste the food which is a huge part of the judging. He was knocked multiple times for under-seasoning his food. I like his KZbin content, but as soon as I saw him on the show I knew he wasn't going to do well.

[@edwardphillips8460]

Well I never seen this show however from what I’ve learned here Kent never stood a chance. White male over 30. There’s three strikes against him with the current woke crap, the world’s being forced to endure.

[@papak67]

If someone is gay or lesbian and it's any competition on Netflix, they'll be in the finals. It's almost a guarantee at this point.

[@VoicesEnEspanol]

Kent is entertaining but it was clear from the beginning his food wasn’t as tasty as the others. He got dinged for his seasoning and flavor from the start. This was a cooking competition not a popularity contest.

[@sirlevi405]

My fellow Oklahoman Kent got robbed. Smh Watching the Netflix showdown right now

[@seamus9750]

There is no way a good old homegrown boy would ever win. 😢 stopped watching after the first episode as i could see how it was leaning.

[@debthill8285]

I love watching Kent…was very disappointed with the judges critiquing…they allowed the one chick to continue on after missing a good chunk of the challenge

[@smittysilver6682]

Kent can cool and slow you have to beat 40 years of experience.I’m on Kent side Christin GOD IS Beside him . Kent I’m with you

[@michaelvitetta7231]

I agree 100% , he was done wrong. I, too, stopped watching after he left.

[@drllucas]

Kent Rollins was suppressed in personal interviews and was hardly featured at all. Almost no screen time. It was a joke the way he was treated. The two "experts" who judged the cooks missed it very badly. Treating him badly revealed their lack of true knowledge. It was a joke.

[@Mr.K316]

Black man here. Kent was robbed

[@nautifella]

Welcome to _Diversity TV_

[@midmoshooter]

I am one who stopped watching after they booted Kent off the show. He was not treated fairly at all.

[@user-neo71665]

Yeah huge surprise neflix kicked off the white male cowboy early one.

[@William1987GTA1]

The ABCDEFG + with the mowhawk will win.

[@adamfox4765]

I just watched season three the other weekend and i'm still trying to rap my head around what I watched. I'm not gonna lie, Kent Rollins is my Go to guy. I was excited to watch this season with him in it. But The way the judges treated him compared to others and the lack of screen time he got was ridiculous. I've Been cooking barbecue briskets pull pork You name it For going on twenty years. And for somebody to win a competition A barbecue competition that has never cooked a brisket Blows my mind this is not even possible. This is like a prius winning at a muscle car show. I was. Absolutely dumbfounded when I saw this. I'm not gonna say that she's a bad cook. By any means, she has culinary experience and an education. That doesn't mean she can barbecue. But just by the look and the texture of what I saw on TV.And the fact that they didn't want to show much of her brisket leads me to believe that this was a rigged show. I was also again surprised at the last cook-off How a judge on one hand can use the words world championship ribs and then just a few hours later Not have World Champion ribs. I really enjoyed the first 2 seasons, but season 3 was a big disappointment. The one judge is constantly telling people what she likes and dislikes personally. About barbecue and her sensitive palate. Why don't you come over here to Arizona? We'll burn that dainty palate to the ground. All the contestants in season 3 I believe or amazing cooks but the Judges and the way Netflix treated everyone was definitely unfair. And seem to have underlying motives as to what they were doing.

[@johnnymnemonic69]

Kent rollins is the best

[@lukasbocker6740]

I just watched episode 2 and was totally disappointed. I saw Kent for about 2 minutes in total...

[@jamesberggren9029]

Popularity doesn't equal skill and talent.

[@jannjordan3787]

No, but in the case of Kent Rollins his popularity comes from his decades of displayed skill and talent at traditional American cooking. The popularity of these "diversity" contestants is all surrounding their identity and origin story as made for tv pop culture characters to features compared to Kent who has lived decades stoically perfecting his craft. It is pretty clear that Kent didn't fit in with the 3rd season theme and agenda of highlighting the story of "special" identity people.

[@jamesberggren9029]

@@jannjordan3787 kent is a hack.

[@jannjordan3787]

@@jamesberggren9029He is no hack, he is a humble hard working individual. If anything it is the diversity self esteem building solidarity cast mentored by ideological teachers, the Democrat party, and corporate diverse identity celebration messaging that are artificially reproducible hack personalities that are a dime a dozen nowadays used as tools of a party by being highlighted on TV. You can sell Biden leadership and proxy war in Ukraine if you distract with diversity fluff. No one mature takes personalities cultivated by the Federal Government message of them being the leaders of a social change movement seriously, they are the establishment not the change.

[@ProfSplendorFaction]

Oh look, a throw away account with no content making a hot take XD the entire show is a Diversity Popularity contest. They used Kent as the token easy to get rid of character. I bet you burn corn flakes

[@agoat6146]

Won't be watching anything Netflix. Ever.

[@jw4295]

I was sad to see Kent go, but I still believe this was fair.

[@Ofer--gi3kx]

I felt like Gerald should’ve won the other female just kept crying every time they were gonna vote her out definitely being a sob story got her through rounds

[@jimarnold1335]

Any time I hear the word diverse, I’m done.

[@ryanwhiteford9607]

When I saw k Kent on the show I was excited because he cooks traditional style over live fires all the time. Very disappointed with his screen time and the treatment of him.

[@cyn7869]

We all know what they did and why they did it.

[@panamajack88]

One more reason I never subscribed to Nutflixs........typo was on purpose.....

[@rickmooreEz-2chew-BBQ]

BBQ Showdown is a BS show anyway...

[@user-go6kv9qn5u]

KG was robbed so bad! Netflix tokened the show so to speak

[@anthonysmith3442]

It felt alot like DEI.

[@BryanX112]

I originally wanted Kent to win and at the end I wanted Kareem to win

[@haruspex1-50]

It wasn’t personal. He messed up on the duck wings. They were too tough. To be fair to Kent he said he’s never cooked Duck before. It was just one of those things. Couple of episodes earlier Kent said he’d relax on the seasoning because he believed his palate was more accustomed to salty food. In hindsight he should have just done his thing. I really find it rather uncomfortable when people start trying to insert set narrative into something that really ought not to be there.

[@debthill8285]

I quit watching after Kent got voted out

[@andrewhammill6148]

Never watched the show BBQ Showdown or this channel. And I can tell you, that I will surely never watch it now. Kent can school all of them wannabe's. I know this: If I was stuck somewhere and had to choose someone to be a cook in hard times, (as in remote isolation), Kent is the dude I would pick. The rest of them would be starving.

[@JDavidG.700]

I dropped The Food Network and then I dropped Netflix, a long time ago.

[@milesjohnson5487]

I hope they all made a lot of money from Netflix.

[@billyallen904]

This season is.completely rigged- the judgess tell them all they need to know what they're doing in order to stay on and yet the ones that know the least.keep moving.forward- completely.disappointed

[@gregbishop610]

Its Netflix like Disney end of story

[@velvetjones1856]

I don't watch Netflix but do watch Kent's KZbin channel. He probably doesn't get the respect these others do even though he's probably been cooking two to three times as long as most. Kent won't be embraced by this woke Netflix crowd.

[@octavioespadas7959]

Cowboy Kent vs. Woke Netflix

[@Mr.K316]

Every season the winner been black

[@mikebracey8832]

Kent is the man! This show is a joke.

[@John-m5r2c]

Far as I’m concerned kent is the best of the best and got done wrong! What’s going on with my country that I love so much. Things have really changed for the worse in last presidential election.!!! I’m proud American who believes that you need to stand up for what you believe in 💪 This ain’t it by a long shot!!!! Will our next president make a difference, let’s hope so 💪

[@docsavage6024]

I watched seasons 2 and 3 all the way through and I'm sure everyone noticed how the winners in both seasons were black folks. Now I can see having a black win one season but not two. Sloan in season 2 won best cook in at least 3 contest but in the 3 person showdown they made her look like a newbie right off the turnip truck. 2 black judges and melissa cookston tore Sloan apart in favor of the other 2 black contestants. The show is "WOKE", "DEI" and a bit racist!

[@MikeLockheart]

I did notice that kent was sitting the the back of the row. he was often behind all the other contestants. like he was the odd duck out... weird. he was berley even in the camera shot.

[@Fore-Four-Dee-Too]

Judges are hacks, especially the sourpuss. No more netflix for me.

[@DT-wp4hk]

Fakes being fakes

[@zaganim3813]

yall really spent 5 minutes introducing the contestants, fck sake

[@douglasfaloon5340]

I will not be watching. Looks like partial judging will take place. DONE I AM

[@sleeve259]

I won't be watching any more seasons of this

[@mikehumphries3549]

Cancelled liberal loving Netflix today 😂😂

[@jbmemphis2151]

Well steaks by Melissa was trash and Memphis bbq co isn’t exactly an attraction so I’m not surprised this show blows