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idigTexas

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  1. A computer is not a house. Most people aren't holding onto them for 15 years. I turn mine off every night and have never had one die because of it.
  2. You must be mistaken. Those can't possibly be the same actor. I mean one of them has hair and is wearing a suit. I call bullshit.
  3. As long as he is allowed to cook whatever the fuck he wants, he'll be fine. Obviously, as already stated, he still hasn't learned to follow the rules of a challenge.
  4. I've never seen it. Is this radio station on TV or in the movies?
  5. I don't like Tony's personality or the way he plays, but I respect how good he is at Survivor, and he was definitely a deserving winner. That said, I do not give him any credit for not getting votes. There were a lot of "Tony's wheelhouse" challenges this season (including the one at final 5), which is why he almost tied the record for immunities. If that final 5 challenge had a puzzle, there's a good chance Tony ends up on the jury, though it is unlikely he goes out in Ben fashion. When Tony didn't win immunity, he almost always had an idol in his pocket, which was either known or logically assumed by the other players. In short, it's hard to get votes when you are always sitting on immunity. Tony did well outside of the immunities, which is why he was a deserving winner, but he doesn't deserve as much credit for his social game as he is getting. I was pulling for Natalie, but she did make some mistakes down the stretch...targeting Ben instead of Sarah, showing Sarah (and Tony) her idol, and apparently not challenging Tony to fire. Her argument that she took down the alliance of 4 was very good, but Rob questioning her decision to not make fire really hurt her. I can understand not wanting to make fire when you have a ticket to final tribal in your hand. She should have at least tried to spin it by arguing that people have different strengths, and hers do not include making fire, and that her best opportunity to get rid of Tony was to put him against a better fire maker. She wasn't ducking the challenge; she was playing to her strengths. Alternatively, she could have argued that she wanted to do things her own way, and not follow Chris's blueprints. She could have even resorted to claiming that she wanted the challenge of explaining at final tribal why she was more deserving than Tony, but to sell that, she would have needed to give Tony the second spot. Mistakes aside, Natalie deserved every vote she got. I was vehemently against Chris winning in the first EoE season, but I can't fault him for playing the game he played. If something is part of the game, it is part of the game, even if I don't like it. Natalie played the hand she was dealt. Upon being the first voted out, she immediately began doing everything she could to get back in. You can hate the game if you want, but hating the player is wrong. Natalie didn't make the rules. She just crushed the game she was given. If you are going to penalize her for going the EoE route, then penalize Tony for relying on idols. I do feel bad for Michelle. She didn't even get a sympathy vote from Wendell (I'm shocked I'm stunned). Hanging on like a roach that just refuses to be flushed down the toilet just doesn't garner any respect. She outlasted, but she did not outwit or outplay. Sarah played a great game, but made too many mistakes down the stretch. It would have been interesting to see how she would have done had she beat Tony. Denise appeared to stop playing after taking out Sandra. Ben made the right alliances, but that's all he did, and his description of how different he was this season was phony as hell. I'm a notorious idol hater, but if they are going to stay, and they are, I would like to see come changes made. I like the idea of playing one as a nullifier, but that allows a third person to hold on to one. There should definitely be fewer. Maybe only allow you to use one as long as you are on the tribe you were on when you found it. If you get moved in a tribe swap or there is a merge, your idol becomes void. Every time an idol is made available, a nullifier is made available as well. You want to really feel safe? You better find both. It was a good and enjoyable season, even if I would have preferred a different winner.
  6. This probably goes in the unpopular opinions thread, but I;m not a fan of the trend to put cheese in sausage. I like cheese. I like sausage. I do not like them as a pairing.
  7. That would probably just move the bickering to some other topic. Trolls are going to troll. Can we trade half of the fan base instead?
  8. Yes it did, eventually leading to the Mike White era.
  9. If you have the first four, why would you ever wear the last two?
  10. I don't hate the gold pants, but would rather see white pants with gold bolt outlined in the blue, especially with the blue jerseys.
  11. There may not be a need to expose a crack. If Nat comes back, she has an idol. If Tyson comes back, he has an idol. If Rob comes back, he has an idol. So if one of those three come back, they aren't immediately being voted out, crack or no crack. Tony and Ben also have idols, which means Sarah and Denise may end up with a great opportunity to pad their resumes. Also, don't sleep on Tony being Tony and turning on Sarah. It would be very much in character for him to want to make another move and take an EoE returnee to the end to increase his chances. I do not like Tony at all, but I do respect his game play. If he could solve a puzzle, he would be unstoppable.
  12. The Mavs' jersey game has always been very weak. Put these and Pegasus in the regular rotation, and I'd be a happy camper.
  13. I'm surprised Eric went so early, but you cannot have a bad day when the one of the bottom three has immunity and the other has compromising photos of Tom. I rooted for Voltaggio in his other two seasons, but find him frustrating to watch this go 'round. He seems to have a stubborn case of the Brothers...making great food while ignoring the challenge requirements. I'm really hoping for a Kevin / Gregory / Melissa final. Unless Bryan suddenly wakes up and realizes that merely cooking good food isn't enough, I don't see how anyone else has a chance, barring an uncharacteristic bad day.
  14. No one is in Oakland anymore. It's Vegas now. But half of our departures are there...okay four. Departures Position Player Age 2020 team WR Tavon Austin 30 TBD WR Randall Cobb 30 Houston Texans TE Jason Witten 38 Las Vegas Raiders OT Cameron Fleming 28 New York Giants G Xavier Su'a-Filo 29 Cincinnati Bengals C Travis Frederick 29 Retired DE Michael Bennett 35 TBD DE Kerry Hyder 29 San Francisco 49ers DE Robert Quinn 30 Chicago Bears DT Maliek Collins 25 Las Vegas Raiders DT Christian Covington 27 TBD DT Daniel Ross 27 Las Vegas Raiders LB Ray-Ray Armstrong 29 TBD LB Malcolm Smith 31 TBD CB Byron Jones 28 Miami Dolphins SS Kavon Frazier 26 TBD SS Jeff Heath 29 Las Vegas Raiders
  15. The show ended with Tom saying that the next LCK was starting immediately, and that the winner would re-enter the main competition. The preview I saw showed everyone using a machete in place of a knife. That was likely the QF challenge, which they don't do during RWs week.
  16. Not so fast. The LCK winner will be coming back, which means there will be 9, not 8. Previews did not mention RWs either.
  17. I did not enjoy seeing Tony win his season, and I would definitely not want to see him win again, but he certainly made a strong case that he is a top contender. It's true that he may have made his move too early. It is also true that he has an idol in his pocket as well as an ability to win challenges, especially when they are mostly physical. I also expect him to have picked up on Sophie's "I had an idol in my pocket" comment, and will be out looking for a new one. Speaking of Sophie's idol, do we know if it loses it's power once she goes to extinction? I'm sure this has been covered, but don't recall. Was Nat going to keep those 6 tokens, split them with Parv, or spend them on something for the group to share? Seems we never get to see them spend the tokens, other than when Tyson bought peanut butter.
  18. They both had advantages. Jeremy had the "immunity but have to leave tribal without voting" advantage. Sarah had the "steal a vote."
  19. I have not been a fan of Jenn in the past due to her attitude, but she seems to have finally grown out of that. I would have much rather seen Malarkey go. I still think Steph is a better chef than she is showing, but she cooks scared, and that is not going to keep her around long.
  20. WTF is right. Because the smoke from burning this shit is going to stay in the house?
  21. That was my dream bottom 3, so yeah, win win win, as stated above. Steph can cook, but she does not have the confidence that is needed for a competition like this.
  22. Is there an echo in here? Try to keep up.
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