*stands and cheers KOB*

Well said... I said the same kind of thing in the East Coast Spoiler thread, but you put it into so much better terms, KOB. Cochran doesn't owe his tribe one single thing - most of them treated him like complete sh!t, so why should he be loyal to these guys? They've ripped him repeatedly in front of others.

Horrible, horrible tribal dynamics. Ozzy was so clueless that he had no idea that the tribe was working to get Elyse out. That shows you all you need to know about his gameplay ability, along with his constant berating of Cochran.

Parathor... the people I'd like to see leave the game now are Ozzy, Jim and Whitney for their classless beratings of Cochran who was never made to feel welcome in their tribe in the first place. Jim had it wrong -- Cochran isn't the coward, he is the one who decided to make a bold move (even if it wasn't the best move), how can one be a "coward" for wanting to improve his chances of furthering himself in the game? Jim, Keith, et al, all did the 'safe' move even if it meant losing out by a purple rock. That's stupid.

What could Ozzy have done differently?
He's certainly not blameless. He could have offered the idol to Cochran instead of Whitney. He could have had Jim sell the plan (he's a salesman! AND plays poker! TOTALLY the better choice!)

But Ozzy has not given any indication that he thinks Cochran is worth having around. His only intention of giving Cochran the idol during the TC that he got voted out was so he could bash Cochran publicly to the Upolus! By trashing Cochran openly, Ozzy showed that he doesn't value Cochran as a player and saw him as an expendible piece of the puzzle -- so why should Cochran feel indebted to him?