B: I agree. Okay, moving on to Challenges. When you have to determine who sits out a challenge, is that something that’s determined in 30 seconds, or do you have 15 minutes? Is there a ton of planning with that or is the show saying, “We need to know who’s sitting out in one minute.”
C: Sometimes you think about it before you get there, but you usually have about a minute to strategize.
B: And in your experience with challenges, did you ever felt cheated in any way? Was there ever a situation where you’re like, “Well, that’s kinda sh**ty.” Or is it just, “Alright, this is it, and it’s over, and we move on.”?
C: (thinks a moment) There was this one time in Heroes vs. Villains where I felt like the challenge had been skewed toward the Villains losing. And who knows? You know they have someone out there making sure that things are fair. I do feel like the producers thought the Heroes were going to decimate the Villains tribe, and it didn’t go how they planned. There was a time where I felt slighted, and they got somebody out there who’s ready to measure and you don’t want to be a dick about it… I felt like in one challenge where you knock your opponent in the mud (Heroes vs. Villains, ep. 3) against Rupert. I beat Rupert, and then he came back to beat me, (upon re-review, I think Coach is referring to how when they re-ran the challenge, Rupert used his padded bag to essentially push Coach off the platform into the mud) and I actually protested that, and Jeff’s like, “Really, Coach? You want us to measure right now? We’ll get a measuring
stick out and measure. That’s all I’m gonna say.” And my tribe’s looking at me like, “Come on, just don’t worry about it.” And so I just said, “Yeah, nevermind.”
B: That’s interesting about protesting because that’s something that’s never been mentioned in all of the seasons, that I can remember.
C: Right.
B: Okay, Production Questions. Tribal Councils, how long do they take to shoot typically?
C: Usually, a couple hours.
B: And what time do you normally get there? Is that a standard time, like leave at seven you’re there at eight?
C: No, whenever sundown is. As soon as the sun is setting, then you make your way to Tribal.
B: So you’re not getting back to camp too late? It’s not like 4am when everyone’s trekking back. It’s like 10 or 11 o’clock.
C: Yeah.
B: And with religion on the show – because once again, I know Jeff is an ordained minister, and with Burnett’s involvement with religious programs – is religion any part of camp life, in an organized way? Like, does Survivor have Survivor Church on Sundays and we’ve never seen that?
C: Ha-ha-ha-ha! No, nothing like that…
B: Okay…good. Alright, moving to Post Show, now that you’re back, and the show is all over, and the Reunion and all that, besides the winner getting their million dollars, are you guys told not to not discuss your winnings?
C: Yeah, for the most part. We’ve got this huge Confidentiality clause that we sign, that says you don’t discuss your winnings.
B: Got it. And now that social media is a much bigger part of the show than even when you were on, are players given instructions, like, “Here’s a list of things you can and cannot say on social media.”?
C: That’s a good question. I would imagine that there is. I mean, you can’t pre-empt the show. I wish we would have had social media when I did it. You know, they discouraged you (back then), you could not do it. You could not be on social media while your season is airing.
B: Now, players who are still on the show are tweeting…
C: Exactly.
B: I’m surprised that more trouble doesn’t stem from that, because a lot of people aren’t really media savvy and everyone’s trying to get their “15 minutes” extended, I’m surprised there aren’t more mistakes.
C: Well, if you do make a mistake, they’re gonna take away your winnings.
B: There was an old Survivor cast contract I saw, that was posted on another website. Are you guys instructed, or is there a legal department heavy who basically comes in and lays down the law? Or is it, once you sign that contract you’re just pretty much, “Alright, I get it. I can get sued for 5 million, I’m gonna play ball.”?
C: My lawyer, when I told him to look over the contract – AFTER I had signed it – he said, “Yeah, nobody in their right mind would sign this.” And no lawyer in the world would have me sign this. It’s just so skewed, and then once you sign it, they own you.
B: Signing your life away…
C: Yup.
B: Okay, I’ve got a huge problem with quitters. Does the show, or other players, view quitters any differently, you know, like bastard step-children? Or is it, “Well, you were on it, you just chose to quit, but you’re still one of us.”?
C: You know, I think we’ve all thought about quitting once in a while. In that middle of the night when you’re not sleeping, and you haven’t slept for a month. And you could just walk away from being deprived of food, shelter, water. It’s a pretty fair indicator of tapping out. And I think the producers have talked a dozen people “off the ledge.” So, I think that we vilify them a little bit less than a non-player, but there’s still, a kind of disappointment.
B: Plus, if you quit you lose your money, from what I’ve read, so that’s pretty severe as it is…
C: Yup.
B: Is there anyone that you stay in touch with more than others – I mean, aside from social media – I know you’re kind of “out there” up in Northern California but is there anyone you stay in contact with?
C: You know I stay in contact with quite a few people. I do, kind of, hide out up here. I don’t do the reality events. There’s a huge club of people that are doing that. And, for myself, I feel like that would be very unhealthy.
B: Yeah. You have a life up there. A lot of people don’t, and this becomes their life. You know, reality TV becomes their life or the desire to stick in that world becomes their whole focus.
C: Yup, that’s true. So I just gotta stay away from that and I let people do it. I think it would be kinda cool if Survivor did a reunion. Like, they did a 10-year reunion. And I’m actually really surprised at what they’re doing right now. You know, they are listening to the fans, because so many fans said, “We want new casts. All the time.” And they’ve been doing it. So much so that they broke their trend of every 10 seasons having a big All-Star cast. The fact that they did not do a returning cast for Season 30 was mind blowing… But I think that everybody talks about a Legends season coming up. And I think that’s going to be heightened a little more if they have new cast, new cast, new cast. Because, essentially, you do wanna see those characters again. But I think they were doing it way too much…
B: I think S31 could be one of the greatest seasons ever because you really don’t have any slackers…hopefully. And it’s compelling because the cast is going to be very old, and I think that’s a good thing. I’ve written in my column about a season of not just All-Stars, but great players. And hopefully, that’s what 31 becomes.
C: Yup.
B: Do you have any opinion on Season 30 being called the “best cast ever”?
C: (chuckles) I think people were saying that at the beginning, I don’t know that people are saying that now.
B: Yeah, it’s just that Jeff was saying it. That was the frustrating thing for me.
C: But he was saying that early on, though, right?
B: Yeah.
C: The first few episodes were amazing. And at that time, I said “this is one of the best casts ever.” But, you know, the mailman (Dan) everything that comes out of his mouth he’s trying to make TV. And, for me, it comes across as not genuine. I like Mike, he’s a good underdog. You know, the coconut vendor (Vince) was frickin’ awesome, I wish he could have stayed in longer. You know, Joe was a great cast member, and the women loved him. He’s like Malcolm, he’s like Ozzy.
But from a character point of view…you remember what Phillip said, you remember what Russell said, you remember what I said – because people quote me all the time – but you’re not gonna quote Malcolm, or Joe, or Ozzy, they’re just pretty-boys on TV that do well in the challenges, and I think the substance there, for me, is lacking.
Tony…again, that would be a season that people would pay money for. Tony, Russell, me, Phillip, you know the problem is that you’re just not gonna get all those guys together. I’m seriously debating whether or not I ever wanna go back out again. The people like Ozzy and Joe and Malcolm, they stick around with their clothes in their hands like they’re a pom-pom because they’re ready to go back and that’s great. So you’re gonna see those people again, guaranteed. But, you know, I think Russell, he would go. Phillip, I’m not sure about. Tony? I’m sure Tony would go.
B: Like you were saying before, for some people, this is the greatest thing they’ve ever done, and for others – like you – this isn’t. This is ANOTHER thing you’ve done that was great, but it’s not what defines you. I think, out of the 460 people who have played, for 420 this is the greatest thing they’ve ever done. You know what I mean?
C: Yup.
B: And for guys like Joe, while everyone loves him and claiming he’s the Second Coming, he didn’t have a lot of gameplay. He was just really good at challenges, and he was pretty, but you didn’t see him strategizing a whole lot, you know?
C: Right.
B: Alright, so with Season 31 coming up, do you like anybody in there? I know you must like a lot of people, but do you have some favorites in that group?
C: You know I think it’s pretty awesome. I think you have a chance to get a great cast. (Reviews list). Kelly Wiglesworth, you gotta vote her in ‘cause she was from the very beginning.
B: She should have been placed there…
C: Yeah, yeah. And then, Outback I didn’t watch, so I have no idea about those people. Andrew Savage, same thing. Get up to Shane Powers, you know Shane, that’s a great character. Lot of people were like, “I’d like to see the two of you guys out there on the island together.” I think Shane’s gonna be great. Peih-Gee, everybody likes her. Terry Dietz, he’s a guy, that for a long time, we in the Survivor community have wondered why he hasn’t gone back out on the show.
B: Yeah, he is probably the best single season player ever. He dominated…
C: Yeah, yeah. And then Monica, I think she’s gonna get on and she’s gonna be good. Stephen Fishbach is my favorite, probably from my old group. Natalie Tenerelli is somebody that does not get a lot of traction. And everybody kinda said she was carried along by Boston Rob. I personally really like her, I’ve met her outside the show, and I think she’s great. I would love to see her get back in. And you know you get a little bit of eye candy. And that might be, you know, lacking a little bit on this list.
B: Yeah, tell me about it…
C: Jim Rice is a gamer. If he hadn’t been on my season, I think he would’ve been a really good character. He’s got a chance to be a great character. Stephanie, I have no idea who that is. Yeah, certainly Troyzan we’ve been waiting for him to come back. Vytas, I think is great, Culpepper too. Abi Gomes, she’s one of my favorite Villain characters. I think she’s gonna do great. I don’t think Woo’s gonna out there, but I’d like to see him go. Spencer is next, Spencer’s phenomenal. I love Spencer. I just love Spencer. And also Kass, I hope that Kass and Spencer are both on there.
B: One last question, Coach. Earlier you spoke about the integrity of the game, and, this morning, I was reading on Twitter that someone’s claiming Russell Hantz is trying to get some pre-show alliances together, even while the voting’s going on. With what you said about the integrity of the game that Jeff and Mark have, do you see that being likely or do you have any opinions on it? Because it does seem that this season is very unusual because people know who’s gonna be on, so you can start contacting people. Or do you think all 32 have already been instructed, “Here’s what the deal is…you can’t talk to anyone.”
C: Well, they’ve been instructed, but I can guarantee you that this season is like no other…
B: And the big controversy with a lot of people, is Mike and Carolyn. Their inclusion while they’re still on the show, and whether or not it’s a spoiler. Jeff claims, “Oh, maybe we’re playing a trick on you and if they are voted on – and they win Season 30 – then we put #11 in their spot.” To me, that seems highly unlikely, and it just seems like someone screwed up at CBS. Any thoughts?
C: Yeah, he’s just backtracking. When you read his interview – and I don’t think it makes a big difference – but I did read that Dalton Ross interview and the way he reacted, you can tell he totally got caught with his pants down.
B: Can I quote you on that?
C: Yeah. I mean there have only been a couple of times where I pulled a fast one over on Jeff. One is where I pulled out the lie detector test at the finale on Survivor 18, and that blind-sided him. So, yeah, I’ll go on record as saying Jeff got caught with this pants down…they didn’t take it out (from the interview).
B: It seems like a major screw-up, and something you don’t see at that level. It’s just incomprehensible… Maybe they thought, “If we hold off for a couple more weeks, it’s not fair for the voting process…
C: Yup.
B: Carolyn, I don’t even know why she’s included in this list. She hasn’t done anything besides find an idol on day 2. Why she would be given a spot over someone more deserving is crazy.
C: Yeah… I do think there’s too much of an emphasis on the last several seasons. I think that the list could have been a little more spread out.
B: Definitely. But what the fans want and what the show wants are too different things, and sometimes the brain trust at Survivor isn’t always clicking on all 8 cylinders.
C: Yup.
B: Coach, I really appreciate it. Thank you so much. This was awesome.
C: Absolutely. My pleasure. You’ve had my back on Twitter for a long time, so glad we could do it.
And if you’re interested in reading a bit more about Coach’s kayaking excursion, here’s an LA Times article from 1997 discussing it a bit:
http://articles.latimes.com/1997-04-05/news/mn-45555_1_24-week-trip
Well, it’s been a long night, a long day, and a long week. I’m afraid to get on Twitter for fear of reading who won Idol, since I’ve had to avoid it for a few days. I truly hope you enjoyed tonight’s column and found Coach’s interview as enjoyable and enlightening as I found interviewing him. Please share it, Retweet it, whatever to spread the love. Now, it’s time to watch some more Vote For Me videos and vote vote vote. And if you’re so inclined, drop me an email, or comment, or some other feedback. I appreciate all of them.
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Thanks for the Coach interview. What a contrast to his seasons ( I only saw two) and this one. Oh well, here we go limping into the final. Sort of sorry to see Dan go, a final three of Dan, Rodney and POS would have really summed up this season.
The big question is, did Moobs play of the extra vote cause Carolyn to play her idol or was she going to play it anyway? Plus why did Moobs use his extra vote? Well I guess he thought someone would join Mama C and Mike and his extra vote would save him . He was wrong. I can see a reason to use it, but I see more reasons not to use it.
The way the game is now, shows how bad a move it was for Mama C to turn against Tyler last tribal. With Idol gone, if she does not win immunity she is gone. If she does, Mike is gone, and then following week, she is gone unless winning immunity.
Is Rodney intentionally performing so bad as to not seem a threat? I am surprised he did not cut off his foot with his pathetic tosses.
Your picks for Second Chance… We cant’ be friends no more and I dislike your thoughts so much that I am not even going to respond to future blog posts (I have to respond to this one so you know that) 😉 No, I agree with most of your thoughts, disagree with some too, but that’s what makes life fun. Imagine the horrors if everyone agreed with everyone… That being said, since you mentioned it, I want your picks for Survivor: Legends (you can wait until the end of this season, gives you a reason to write another blog entry or two during the downtime between seasons!) 10 men and 10 women. Since they’re legends, I’d say they’d have had to play long enough to at least reach the Jury, but I’ll let you decide that. I also see no problem inviting past winners as it is Survivor: Legends after all. We’ll make-believe the final reward is $5 million this time around.
Onto the recap and my thoughts on the show…
I agree, the teams seem evenly matched. Then I started to cry… then I laughed… then I cried some more. Let’s stare at these letters and they will magically form themselves. Even Jeff realized “Oh my… These guys have no clue, they’re not going to get it without help…” Hey guys! I say it all the time… at least once a season… Guys? Come on… Man, I could sure go for a hamburger with all the onions and tomatoes and lettuce and mayo and mustard… what’s the word I’m looking for Rodney? A hamburger with all the… what is it? It’s usually not grammatically correct but that’s ok cause it’s how it’s said… LOL, Rodney even beginning to catch on “Hey guys I think he’s hinting at us.” Sierra: Shut up Rodney you’re stupid and he’s stupid. Oh it was beautiful. Sad, but beautiful. I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard during an episode of Survivor in a LONG time.
OMG… Pobrecito Rod gets denied a reward challenge… AGAIN…. Oh please Survivor gods… PLEASE I want him to go without the final few days. No rewards for Rodney. Make it so! It’s too freaking enjoyable watching him complain and act all put out even though he doesn’t seem to realize that each time he gets the chance to complain about not going on a reward he’s actually ONE STEP CLOSER TO A MILLION DOLLARS. Next week he’ll complain again, even though he’s 1 of 5…
As I’ve been predicting, Dan would find a way to blow his advantage.
I think Mama C was comfortable going into tribal, but as soon as Dan got up I turned to my wife and said “If that doesn’t spook her into playing her idol, she’s an idiot.” I definitely think she was concerned, but I think she may have been blindsided if not for Dan playing, and thus wasting/ruining his advantage. Dan of course played exactly as expected and was an idiot to the very end. Thankfully the final three can no longer exist of the three worst people ever to make it to the end (and honestly that’s saying a lot, but rest assured POS is making it to the end so long as he keeps his mouth shut from here on out, and even then, he’ll probably make it to the end. He’s getting no votes. He’s a sure pick for the end.)
I want to extend my thanks for reaching out and getting Coach’s thoughts on a lot of Survivor things. It was an interesting Q&A session!
I literally jumped up and cheered when Mike won Immunity. And I clapped with glee when Mooby had his torch snuffed out. Not the best of seasons…but All in all a satisfying episode.
With the ridiculous gaff of including Mike and Carolyn in the voting pool for Second Chance…I just don’t see either of them being the big winner. I truly feel Mike is the most deserving of those left so it makes me sad. If you watch the Ponderosa videos…Dan’s is a classic. What an unaware fool that man is…he thinks he was “A Hero”. wow. Do you suppose he is watching the episodes now and realizes that Mike was RIGHT?…nah…Dan is far to convinced of his own righteousness.
Turns out Sierra’s uncle is a member of a barrel horse forum I am on…and he asked her to explain about her wonky eyebrows:
” This is what she said. “I got in a bad accident as a kid, a scar on my eyebrows doesn’t grow hair. They are tattooed so I actually have an eyebrow. When I’m not living on an island, they don’t look that bad haha. Another question is my neck. It’s a bad scar. Two surgeries to remove a precancerous lump.”
Straight from the horses mouth. Just thought you all might have wanted to know.
God job Fish! Loved the interview with Coach too! I too watch Ponderosa and Dan would be in for a sad, sad reality check except that I don’t think he will actually believe he is an asshat, I think the will trump it up to editing. Also, how do you react to a stranger saying, “nice tits” to your wife? Do you say, “you’re right” because it is true? Do you get offended but say nothing because you want to get into a street fight? Or do you just let it go? How does a man react to something like that? I should probably know the answer because it has probably happen to me a lot but I just don’t remember and I asked my husband but he doesn’t remember either.
PS I think you are an edgy writer.
doc: I know what you mean about a contrast in seasons. Survivor used to have a bunch of great players, a handful of mediocres, and a couple zeros. Now, we’ve been getting a bunch of zeros, a handful of mediocres, and a couple great players. It’s sad…
-I think him playing it prompted her to play her idol, but you’ll never know until she spills the beans. He could have put one vote toward someone in his alliance, just to be safe, but he wasn’t good at playing smart, just safe.
-Getting rid of Tyler was so dumb IMO at that time, because she always had the idol to protect her. She could have whittled one more off, before turning on Tyler. Bad move…
-Yeah, his grappling hook throwing is on par with…his ability to win challenges.
that guy: Whew! I thought I had lost you… Love the idea of picking Legends. Let me get my thinking cap on. I’ll have to plan it with Steve, if it’s not gonna be next week. Stay tuned.
-That’d be great if Rodney rolls a gutter ball all season. Something tells me only one of them (Rod or POS) will make Final Tribal, because I don’t see either of them winning any critical challenges.
-True about Dan. He’s just a big walking Moob. Did you read in his interview with Cockring where he rips Coach? What a dumbass… And in his Ponderosa video he claims Mike has no self-awareness! Look in the mirror, Fat Man and Little Boy…
-Thanks for recognizing the Coach interview. It was neat speaking with him and not just exchanging emails.
hathor: The season seems to be improving, which may just be a subconscious by-product of nearing the end. Sound plausible?
-And like I said before, Dan’s Ponderosa video is chock full of surprises. He must really think he’s liked? Can you imagine being around that guy every day?
-Interesting about Sierra, very good to know. I was wondering about those things. Thanks!
susie: Thanks, Toots! Yeah, unfortunately, I don’t think Dan will ever “get it.” He’s too self absorbed to think he’s coming across as a douche, even though he claims to be able to own his mistakes. He doesn’t even think he made mistakes. Remarkable.
-I didn’t have the opportunity to address the “nice tits” comment because we were on a hike and she was ahead of me. I didn’t even know it happened until I caught up with her and she told me. I’m not about to go running up a hill to say, “Hey, that’s not nice!!” and, in fact, she did have augmentation, so they do look NICE! As long as someone doesn’t grab them or tell her they want to grab them, I’m okay. I’m not one to make something out of nothing, and I pray there’ll never be a time I need to become the dude in “Coward of the County,” by Kenny Rogers. And if it’s “probably” happened to you a lot, your hubby must be a lucky man… 😉 I’m so edgy…
Thanks for everyone’s comments. We’re almost home, Toto!
Interesting interview with Coach. I went to the College he was a women’s soccer coach at when he went on “sick leave” to be on Survivor for the first time. Of course, we all had to watch to see how he did and that is what really got me into watching Survivor every single season. It was a small College so I was around him a lot, but I don’t think I ever spoke directly to the man, but his players loved him.
I am so relieved Dan is gone. I would have been extremely disappointed if it had been Dan, Will, and Rodney in the final three and of course, Rodney, the misogynistic, whining, unable to even come close to winning immunity challenges idiot would have won.
I have to disagree with you on Carolyn and Mike accidentally being “spoiled” on the “vote for me” videos. I think it was strategic to some degree to throw us off, but maybe I am just hopeful. I haven’t watched Jeff’s interviews to evaluate whether he was backtracking or not.
I think my biggest gripe this week is Sierra. She literally refuses to stick her neck out, take any form of leadership, make any moves let alone “big” ones, and for some reason she thinks this is a game winning technique. I honestly don’t think there is a single final three she can find herself sitting with she will win with and I don’t understand why a seemingly intelligent woman can’t figure that out. I am sure she is counting on Will and Rodney at this point, but I think Rodney will beat her simply because as arrogant and annoying as he is, he can point to all of his strategies that took him there. He did have the strategy of a big alliance of 7, with a 4 he actually planned on being his real alliance. And it has basically worked. What can Sierra say? I did well, but not great in challenges. Also I didn’t annoy you as bad as these other guys. Anyway, I am just very frustrated with her because she has had so many opportunities to shake things up and make herself a contender in the process and she just never would.
Carolyn has done a few things, she has made some intelligent decisions (even if they annoyed me) when it came to who to align herself with at the right times when it was in her hands, she found the idol and then more importantly actually kept it so well hidden from her tribe mates that she was able to blindside Dan when she chose to play it. She has won two immunity challenges and overall been very athletic for an older woman.
I don’t care for her, but she will win any final threes that don’t include Mike at this point.
Will/POS has no hope for winning at this point. Nether does Sierra. But I think they will both be in the final three. It is down to who is the winner that will be sitting next to them.
Just want to throw out that I completely agree with you oyoung1117. POS and Sierra seem like solid choices to take to the final three at this point (especially Will who will surprise me if he manages to get even one vote, Sierra may sneak in a vote or two, but I don’t see her winning against Carolyn or Mike and probably not against Rodney). My dream/hope is that it’s Mike/Carolyn/POS (Again, if POS doesn’t make it to the final three I’ll be surprised, he’s too easy a choice to drag along at this point). I feel Mike would probably win that but it’d be the most interesting (IMO)
Oyoung: Thanks for writing in! What’s the name of that college? Just for my own knowledge. I’ve heard that he was fired from there since he lied about getting “surgery” during that time. Would be good for some perspective…
-I respectfully disagree about the Mike/Carolyn situation. I don’t think there was any intention of “throwing us off the trail,” and I don’t think it was a total “Whoops, we made a boo-boo.” I think there was just a breakdown in communication and someone failed to mention certain things to certain people. But what do I know…? Coach said Probst was backtracking, and he would know more than me, but that doesn’t mean he’s 100% right, either.
– Re: Sierra. This is why I love Survivor. Because on one season, a player like Sierra (who makes it to FT) would be lambasted for being a “tag-along.” Similar to Monica vs. Tyson/Gervase. And on another season, she could win the damn show, like Natalie vs. Russell. Hell, Natalie beat Mick and he was the LEADER of Foa Foa at one point. It just proves a point that each season is an unique “event” where you can’t apply another season’s logic to determine who wins this time. I’m quietly (or not so quietly) hoping that Sierra goes to the final with Rodney and POS and CONVINCES the jury to give her the win, based on the fact she’s not an asshole. That’s a huge part of the game, too, and with a young/anti-asshole jury, that may be all she needs. Thinking ahead, if it came down to that 3, I think Hali/Jenn/Joe/Shirin/ could all vote Sierra, so she’d only need 1 vote from Mike/Carolyn/Tyler/Dan for the win, and I don’t think that’d be impossible. And she’s pretty…
-I agree with you on Carolyn. Maybe the whole idea of including her and Mike is because the show knows she won, and it’s their way of getting Mike back out there…?
thatguy: obviously, based on what I wrote above, this also applies to your comment (and, thank you!). Again, I think Mike is the most deserving, with Carolyn 2nd, which is why one of them will go next. My guess is Mike. I think Sierra will continue voting with Rodney/POS to get rid of one of them, and then that final immunity challenge will determine who’s going (as it always does).
Can’t wait for the finale! I’m going to do something different this season for it, so expect some surprises in Thursday’s column. Shhhhh, it’s a secret…. Will also be posting Mike Skupin’s answers to the questions I sent him. It’s much more brief than Coach’s, natch, but I’m happy to squeeze it into the final recap. Until Thursday, vote, and enjoy the finale. It’ll be a doozie!
Fish
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It was Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. I don’t know if the administration originally intended to fire him for pretending to be sick although they said that was their reason, because they didn’t actually do anything until the show had been airing awhile and his edit was so negative and bizarre. But his players were livid about his dismissal, so I think that says something about his character.
And I didn’t really think about Sierra’s approach in consideration of the actual jury. Now that you mention it I do think a final three involving her, Rod, and Will would actually go her way. Because she has Shirin, Joe, Hali, and Jen for sure. Rod would have Dan, Tyler, and Carolyn, and Mike would be up in the air, but I bet he would go with Sierra.
Like I said I am hoping it is Carolyn or Mike. Mostly Mike. Which is interesting considering in the early days of his “I am the only one working here” tantrums I couldn’t stand him. I do think Mike will probably be the next out. After that who knows?
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