I scored 7 bags of B&B briquettes at Academy as well at $8.99/bag. I have been paying $13 for kingsford blue, so I thought that I would give it a chance.
Well I'm on my last bag currently and I learned that while they do burn hotter, longer. I find they don't relight as easily when using left over briquettes from your last cook. I think this is because they lose their shape after they have been lit and then cooled. And whenever you dump hot coals on top, it smashes them down almost making an ash brick and it stifles the airflow to the new hot coals.
Overall I do like them and will probably keep buying them as I find them at Academy, but I am also keeping a bag of kingsford until I find something else. @michaelmilitello I might have gove the RO Chef a shot!