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Originally Posted by shantideva
Cliff is an idiot for not using veto. Then again, Nicole the Tight Virgin is an idiot for not nominating Jackson and Holly. The fact is, Jackson and Holly are far stronger than Cliff and Virgin, so, from Cliff and Virgin’s perspective, having a final four with a couple that is much stronger than you so that your odds of going from final two to final four is virtually zero, then those are the very players you should get out when you have the chance. The goal is to win, not make the final four.
I think Cliff/Nicole (especially Nicole) decided to team up with Jackson/Holly over Christie/Tommy because they trusted Jackson/Holly were more genuine in their final 4 deal with them then Christie/Tommy were (which I think was a correct assessment). Christie/Tommy certainly would've worked with Cliff/Nicole to get Jackson out first but I'm not so sure Christie/Tommy would've gone after Holly next - I think there's a good chance they would've targeted Cliff at that point. I think they sensed the final 4 deal Jackson/Holly offered was genuine (which it was based on what Jackson/Holly have said in private and in the DR) so they went with it, which I think was the right decision despite Jackson/Holly purportedly being the stronger competitors.
And even the extent to which Jackson/Holly are better players than Tommy/Christie is debatable honestly. Obviously Jackson is clearly the best player out of the 4 but Holly perhaps isn't a better player than Tommy and I think isn't as good at mental comps as Christie is. I really think Cliff/Nicole made the right decision even though it seems to be working out better for Jackson/Holly right now...