Re: Final evictee votes

"Brian Smith" <dcg_brian@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> I would never compare Ryan to Maggie. Maggie was an elite player and
Ryan 
> completely lucked out. I'm not sure why you think Ryan controlled this 
> season when he appeared clued out for the first half of it. If Alli
hadn't 
> clued him in to what was going on the day she left he would have been
gone 
> shortly after her.

Up to the point Allison left they were all playing with partners they
didn't 
choose. That would hinder even the best player's game so I'm not going to 
gauge somebody's skills as an individual player on the time they spent
with 
a partner. If Allison did clue him in, so what? He still played it out 
without her and his longevity was due to secret alliances he made along
with 
his main alliance in which he was a core controller.


>Ryan was also lucky that his alliance had a better comp players than the 
>so-called "evil doers" and that bought him a lot of weeks. Maggie not
only 
>controlled her team without them knowing she was essentially doing the
same 
>to the Sovereign Six and she won the game without relying on a lot of
comp 
>wins or luck or help from BB.

That's not correct. The nerd herd won more HOH competitions than Janelle's

side and those wins came at crucial times that gave Maggie's side the 
numbers. So her position throughout the last half of the game was very 
similar to Ryan's. Not only that, she had the advantage of a bunch of
sheep 
in the house that Cappy had gathered into one loyal flock. None of them
were 
ever going to stray, which made them easy to control. Maggie played a good

game with her particular roommates but I think if she'd used the same 
playing style in almost any other season of BB she would have been a 
follower with no power whatsoever. I believe if Ryan used his same playing

style in other seasons of BB he'd be more successful because he covered
his 
bases with his secret alliances. I think it was his alliance with Sharon 
that gave him the confidence to vote out his close ally Natalie, which was
a 
pivotal move for him. Who knows how Maggie would handle a tough situation 
because she never had to deal with any.