Hey, this entire thread is full of speculation as to whether this guy is even serious... I mean come on, 4th smoke and going to crank out a party on an ECB while limiting himself to 11 hours of cook/prep/delivery time? I think several of the posts did attempt to support (coach) the new guy, but his response was something along the lines of "Naaa, I don't want to reheat, I just want to do the nearly impossible with limited time and experience." Sorry if I seem a bit abrasive, but many people offered their experienced opinion and he doesn't seem very receptive.
If he doesn't want to take advice about cooking early and reheating, then I'm serious about the Rib Crib. Hey, one of my first smokes was one that took waaay longer than expected, and people were getting hungry and impatient. Know what I did? I offered to go get some BBQ and try homemade another time. Embarrasing? Yep, but we ate, had a good time and I learned a valuable lesson. I think some of the suggestions are trying to help him to avoid having to do that. Perhaps this guy needs to be a bit more receptive to our suggestions and then perhaps I'd drop the sarcasm.