Big Jim's Question Time

[Diggy Diesel J Jim Bomb Lynch]

Congratulations all three of you on making the finals. I don't have too much to ask about your respective games, and I don't plan on nitpicking your opening statements. Let's keep it light.  

1. Aras: You claim that you made a lot of genuine relationships with different jury members. I want you to name something you learned about each person on the jury.

2. Abi and Liz: In the jury thread, I said both of your games were practically identical, except for the fact you were constantly on opposite sides. Do you think this is a fair statement?

For all three of you: I want you guys to compare each juror to a NFL team. Just give me a reason. Now, your answers in the FTC will decide my vote, because I'm still not sure who I want to win. 

[Aras Baskauskas]

I can bang this one out after class. Leaving for it now

[Aras Baskauskas]

I had EVERYTHING written down during routine checks to my phone in class and the wifi went out and deleted it. Fuck me

Parvati-English teacher
Woo-loves Spongebob
Natalie-Loves Grey's Anatomy and is planning a road trip this month
Laura-Rihanna "is her god" lol. All hail
Jim-Go Pats! 
Joe-Works in events
Katie-Thinks about me when she's drunk , pretends to like my name, and has a likes Sierra Reed blegh
So-Is taking seemingly a million science courses I know nothing about and suffered through exams a week after I did. RIP free time


Parvati-The Broncos, a great player/team but got booted from the merge/playoffs sooner than she should've been off skill set alone
Woo-Bears, sometimes a bit erratic and inconsistent but we love watching them. Style of play makes it enjoyable to watch and interact with (having so many explosive players like Marshall and Forte but Cutler and the D's play can be hit or miss)
Natalie-The Giants, showed flashes of brilliant gameplay but highlighted with inconsistency from game to game. Arch rival of the Cowboys
Laura-The Colts, not thought much of as a team before the playoffs/merge but ended up winning a game then surprising the Broncos (Parv) later on
Jim-The Cowboys, disliked by many because of their former dominance of the league. Still disliked/rooted against even during their less successful era's (present day Cowboys and Jim in the minority/voted out)
Joe-The Saints, a team that many root for to do better because of their "heroic" nature much due to their historic season post-Katrina and Brees being so respected throughout the league. Joe was chosen as the hero of this season in Majority Rules
Katie- Packers, a top contender the entire season and a favorite heading into the playoffs. Playoff run is cut short in part by a loss in the conference championship vs the Seahawks (lost F5 immunity to So)
So- Seahawks, one of the best teams in the league through the whole season but barely misses out on the win in the final game/challenge.

[Abi-Maria Gomes]

Abi and Liz: In the jury thread, I said both of your games were practically identical, except for the fact you were constantly on opposite sides. Do you think this is a fair statement? Well first of I am actually offended that I am being compared to liz because Liz didnt sho shit (Sorry liz but). At least I was on talking to people trying to save myself while Liz was just THERE like a broken useless stick. She was being carried by your alliance Jim while I was more so dragged because people saw me as an easy beat and that I was in minority all game. I however did a lot more then Liz Kim strategic wise and social wise because Liz barely spoke to anyone all game unless it was just to have a casual conversation and everyone knew that she did not do shit this game. At least i had to get through things she did NOT.

For all three of you: I want you guys to compare each juror to a NFL team. Just give me a reason. Now, your answers in the FTC will decide my vote, because I'm still not sure who I want to win.
Ok I'm gay so this is going to be a real tough question for me but lets give it a try.
Parvati- Ravens! A strong team but sometimes gets surprisingly taken out.
Woo-Miami Dolphins! A team that is in the middle. They can be good and bad at times but mostly loveable :3
Natalie- The Jets! A good team in general but gets a lot of hate from people LOL
Laura- San Diego Chargers! You were charging your way up to the top of this game but sadly you were not as good as other teams.
Jim- The Colts! I sorta only did this because of how you were always seen to have a "cult" LOL sorry my puns are terrible
Joe- The 49'ers- A very likeable team that people love to root for but don't always make it to the end.
Katie- The Giants! You are a very strong team. You can be compared to Eli manning because of how good you are in the game but one wrong play and the game can shift for you.
So- The Steelers! A Team that a lot of people root for and want to see make it far! Also fun fact its my best friends favorite team in the NFL so I gave it to you cause you were my best friend in this game
Its been a pleasure Jim!

[Aras Baskauskas]

This has nothing to do with the game but do non-Steelers fans actually like the Steelers??? I despise them because of Roethlisberger

[Diggy Diesel J Jim Bomb Lynch]

Jun 2, 2015 21:07:38 GMT Aras Baskauskas said:

This has nothing to do with the game but do non-Steelers fans actually like the Steelers??? I despise them because of Roethlisberger

I too hate the Steelers.

[Liz Kim]

2. Abi and Liz: In the jury thread, I said both of your games were practically identical, except for the fact you were constantly on opposite sides. Do you think this is a fair statement?


I'd say it's relatively fair. I think the big difference between Abi and I's games were that I actually THOUGHT about moves and I THOUGHT about a lot of things. Abi did whatever someone in power told her to do. If it wasn't Natalie, it was Parvati. If it wasn't Parvati, it was So. Abi played obedient lapdog without really providing any thoughts of her own. The only thing she did on her own tbh was ice So (which was realistically only after she realized no one could beat So). I think another big difference is that I didn't have a cheering section like Abi did. Based on Natalie's questions, it's pretty clear that Natalie was hardcore campaigning for Abi in some capacity. On top of that, to say that Abi had to "fight harder", doesn't that mean she put herself in a worse position? The goal at first is to make it to the end. I'm not invalidating the fact that Abi made the end, but certainly if she had to fight as hard as she did to get here, wouldn't that be a flaw in her game?

Another difference between the games of Abi and I is that I had a lot of awareness of what was going on in the rounds, even if I didn't necessarily vote in the majority. I had reliable information sources in Katie and Jim (both of whom valued me as a key ally) so I was in the know on every vote.

Ultimately, I think the big difference between Abi and I was that she really didn't know which way was up unless she was told it by So, Parvati, or Natalie. People can say she made relationships, but to me, latching yourself onto a moving target doesn't really constitute a relationship. The biggest thing I had going for me was knowledge, something I used to my benefit throughout the game.

NFL comparisons (Christ I'm wrecking my brain here because anything outside the AFC North is irrelevant to me):

Parvati: St. Louis Rams- "There's always next year". Parvati started out strong and...sorta faded
Woo: Philadelphia Eagles- Sort of a bit of a trainwreck. A bit goofy to watch.
Natalie: Pittsburgh Steelers- Steelers fans are loud, boisterous, and generally unpleasant people. Take out unpleasant and you have Natalie. The Steelers think they're hot shit. Natalie was hot shit until she got hit with a blindside (much like Roethlesberger)
Laura: New York Giants- Laura is a giant goddess. In all seriousness though, Laura was seen as a fairly big threat and had to be taken care of. Much like the Giants, if you let them get to the Super Bowl, they win.
Jim: San Francisco 49ers- Jim's other team besides the Pats (gross @ Tom Brady/Patriots). An all-around great team (that I love) who winds up fumbling and sinking their own ship come merge/playoffs.
Joe: Indianapolis Colts- A quiet, background team, but once they hit their stride, they're usually on a pretty good track to make it far. I think that was definitely the case for Joe too.
Katie: Dallas Cowboys- A team that America (the jury) either loves, or hates. Regardless of the result, America (the Jury) is going to love to watch them and see how they perform.
So: Denver Broncos- Probably would've won had she made the end. Much like the Broncos could win a Super Bowl if they could get their shit together.

[Aras Baskauskas]

Lol, so true on the Niners, every year is "their year", same with the Texans

[Laura Morett]

Rihanna isn't my god, It is Ellie Goulding you moron

[Aras Baskauskas]

In late April/early May you said otherwise