This is really a moot point, to try and dissect what happened and to place blame? I can't believe that you are trying to "not blame" Cochroach for flipping on his tribe.....First of all, how do you know things that you point to were not tried and edited out. You, and we, have no clue what really went down by Ozzy, by Cochran, by any of the other Savaii's or Upolu's. We were not there, we weren't privy to it. We don't know what was tried and what was not, we only know what is edited "in". "His tribe". Clearly Savaii was the tribe he was assigned to. Cochran "could" have made in roads that we didn't see, or not. Cochran used the "bully" angle to make in roads with Upolu...pathetic. Clearly, Cochroach was talked about every episode in consideration of who to boot, because he brought the least to the challenge table. That is not bullying, that is a fact.
It just seemed to Joe Q. Public that Ozzy came up with a way to save Cochran, to save them all by volunteering to go to RI. Sure, Christine would most likely have come to Savaii's way of thinking, but he included Cochroach. He wanted to save them ALL. They didn't know Chrisitine, they knew Cochran and they were willing to risk Ozzy going to save them all, Cochran included. If Ozzy or the tribe had shot this plan down, Cochran would have been solid toast. And, they all knew that.
Sure, would of, could of, should of. I don't think we are the one's to throw stones at the other members of that tribe, because you are sympathetic to Cochroach for flipping. As I said, we are not in the position to throw stones, just to come away with thoughts in reaction to how it was edited. Cochroach not taking a 5/7 shot to stay in the game seemed very selfish to me when everyone of his tribemates had discussed it with him and they had reached a mutual decision. Why didn't he just tell them what he would do, when they asked....because he has no backbone, nor is he a man of his word. If you respect people that play that way, then you are a fan. I am not.