I want to make this clear that I'm only continuing the discussion because it can be fun to debate our points. I wouldn't want to appear to be a Sandra-hater.

The problem I see with Sandra's claim that she wanted to cut Rob's throat is that she would have no one to help her if she had gotten rid of Russell and Parvati. Courtney was closer to Tyson than to Sandra. Jerri and Coach were as well. Overthrowing the otherwise unbeatable Rob would have meant giving the game to Tyson.

Funny thing about the women's alliance in Palau. As soon as it was brought up, Jenn ran to Gregg while Katie told Ian about it. So no, I don't believe it was only Caryn that sucked! Tom, Ian and Gregg were running the show. Only Jenn was able to play on her own after Gregg was voted out.
BTW, Gregg liked Tom so much that he went to New-York to visit during the season. They were photographed at the St. Patrick's day parade, creating a spoiler for the season: We figured it meant that they didn't hate each other and that Gregg would surely vote for Tom.

Rudy was very popular with the viewers but I don't know how the others felt about voting for him. I remember a lot of players complaining that he'd hit them in the head while getting up at night and keeping them awake.
Anyway, Hatch was planning on going to the F2 with Sue and he would have beaten her easily. Sean, Rudy, Gervase and Greg all vote for him. Gervase only voted for Kelly because he hated Sue and her speach. Kelly is tougher to call but she was hurt by Sue. And Sue would have more problems getting Colleen and Jenna's votes than Kelly did, that's for sure.