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Topic	Inviso and AdmiralZephyr Rank Survivor Winners!
Inviso 04/06/17 5:21:59 PM #205:	@AdmiralZephyr Midpoint ranking time! 17. John Cochran (Survivor: Caramoan) I gave Parvati, Rob and Tyson a ton of shit for winning over a field of newbies, which is a format I find inherently unfair and beneficial to the veteran players. But those three also had the added negative of playing the game in such a way that the ONLY way they could win was going to the finals with the EXACT combination of players they did. In Cochran’s case, I still rank him lowest of his tier (the “questionable winners” tier), but I also think he played a solid enough game that he had other options of who to go to the endgame with. Obviously he blew out Sherri and Dawn, but I think he would have a compelling case against Eddie, Erik, Brenda and MAYBE Andrea. It’s hard not to qualify Cochran as a “leader” given just how much control he had over the season. Whether you think Caramoan was rigged in his favor of not (via the questionable selection of returnees that had personal connections with him), he made the best of that situation and constantly positioned himself in the center of his tribes. Together with Dawn, Cochran had a powerful duo that could direct the vote as he saw fit, picking and choosing when the make moves and when to lay low. They were the swing votes between Francesca/Andrea, the swing votes between Corinne/Sherri, the swing votes between Andrea/Brenda, and the swing votes between Brenda/Eddie. So effectively, Cochran worked with Dawn to ensure he had the best path moving forward. And Cochran did all of this while avoiding getting blood on his hands or being seriously targeted at any point. Really, I do have a lot of respect for what Cochran was able to accomplish in Caramoan. BUT it’s impossible for me to truly give him props given the circumstances surrounding the season itself. Cochran played against a weaker group of fans than Parvati OR Tyson, and he was given a weaker selection of favorites that made it easy for him to assume unchecked control of the tribe. Seriously, the Favorites tribe contained a first boot, an unstable Hantz, and PHILLIP. This wasn’t the hardcore cast that Parvati had to beat. So…I can’t really rank Cochran any higher than this. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:876679117] in Inviso and... [t:75145500]...</cite> <quote>@AdmiralZephyr Midpoint ranking time! 17. John Cochran (Survivor: Caramoan) I gave Parvati, Rob and Tyson a ton of shit for winning over a field of newbies, which is a format I find inherently unfair and beneficial to the veteran players. But those three also had the added negative of playing the game in such a way that the ONLY way they could win was going to the finals with the EXACT combination of players they did. In Cochran’s case, I still rank him lowest of his tier (the “questionable winners” tier), but I also think he played a solid enough game that he had other options of who to go to the endgame with. Obviously he blew out Sherri and Dawn, but I think he would have a compelling case against Eddie, Erik, Brenda and MAYBE Andrea. It’s hard not to qualify Cochran as a “leader” given just how much control he had over the season. Whether you think Caramoan was rigged in his favor of not (via the questionable selection of returnees that had personal connections with him), he made the best of that situation and constantly positioned himself in the center of his tribes. Together with Dawn, Cochran had a powerful duo that could direct the vote as he saw fit, picking and choosing when the make moves and when to lay low. They were the swing votes between Francesca/Andrea, the swing votes between Corinne/Sherri, the swing votes between Andrea/Brenda, and the swing votes between Brenda/Eddie. So effectively, Cochran worked with Dawn to ensure he had the best path moving forward. And Cochran did all of this while avoiding getting blood on his hands or being seriously targeted at any point. Really, I do have a lot of respect for what Cochran was able to accomplish in Caramoan. BUT it’s impossible for me to truly give him props given the circumstances surrounding the season itself. Cochran played against a weaker group of fans than Parvati OR Tyson, and he was given a weaker selection of favorites that made it easy for him to assume unchecked control of the tribe. Seriously, the Favorites tribe contained a first boot, an unstable Hantz, and PHILLIP. This wasn’t the hardcore cast that Parvati had to beat. So…I can’t really rank Cochran any higher than this. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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