LAST EDITED ON 10-29-11 AT 01:34 AM (EST)

I've read this entire thread and other stuff, like what Maxx actually said (and crud, I'm gonna have a hard time thinking of bonus questions this week: and note to self, score ep7 whydoncha, it needs to be done). The chickens absolutely have not shown up since they were the reward, weird season

Let's assume Cochran is not making a stupid traitor no way he can win the game now move this week, that he actually has a good plan. What would that be?

A cross-tribal alliance.

Some people, no matter what tribe they are on, are reliably (what a relief) no longer targets once they reach the merge, when individual challenge threat becomes a liability and strong challenge threats without II become targets. An alliance of non-threats, what a concept!

Cochran is in position now to try to create a cross-tribal alliance, move secret agent to double agent to triple agent. Himself, Dawn, and probably Jim from Savaii, with initially Edna and Rick and ? from Upolu, at least initially.

He has to gather solid info from Upolu players, of course, in order to put it in play, but let's assume that is the idea. And neutralizing the HII's, both of them, is instrumental in making it work. Getting Ozzy to waste his HII is the first move, blindsiding Coach with his HII is the second or third move.

Seriously, what Survivor fan/player wants to end up below NaOnka and Chet on the fave lists?