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"YIELD usage"
zipperhead 3442 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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04-13-05, 01:39 PM (EST)
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"YIELD usage" |
I'm a little confused, and I hope this doesn't sound like a Romber bash. I truly just want to figure out what didn't happen with the YIELD.When Ron + Kelly got to the YIELD first, they chose not to use it. This was a sound move in my book because the most likely choice for a YIELD - Romber - were so close behind Ron + Kelly that it was almost certain that the YIELD would have done little more than p!ss Rob off. I believe there is one more YIELD left and you would not want someone who may be ahead of you at that point (thanks to bunching) to be gunnin' for you in the final legs of the Race. Rob saw this differently and said that Ron + Kelly weren't very bright for not using the YIELD on Romber. However, Romber immediately afterwards chose not to use the YIELD on anyone either! If it's not a smart move for Ron + Kelly to pass on the YIELD, isn't it a dumb move for Romber to pass on it as well? Even if it was a non-elimination round (which it may still be), putting L/A or M/G even further behind would put them in serious trouble whenever the next leg starts. Why didn't Romber use the YIELD to further disadvantage one of the weaker teams remaining? If Rob and Amber think they are preserving their use of a YIELD until they get to the last one, they are putting an awful lot of faith in their ability to get to that last YIELD before anyone else does. If anyone can explain this to me, please do.
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zipperhead 3442 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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04-13-05, 01:59 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: YIELD usage" |
>Personally, I think they all thought >it was non-elim and using >the yield wouldn't help eliminate >anyone. >True, but being last in a non-elim round would cause someone to lose money and possessions. This late in the Race with everyone draggin their butts through the streets of India (where there are serious, professional beggars) it would be a major blow to a team. >Also, I am guessing everyone wants >to save their yield for >the last one, when it >means the most against the >best teams left. > I agree with that, but I just thought it was a little odd for Rob to say that Ron + kelly weren't very bright for passing on the YIELD and then they did the exact same thing. Is Rob saying that the YIELD is only useful when used against his team?
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AZ_Leo 3526 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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04-13-05, 02:08 PM (EST)
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3. "RE: YIELD usage" |
Rob had just told Ron & Kelly that it would be a bad idea to use the yield at this time in order to make sure they didn't use it against him. It would have been a worse move to convince R/K not to use it then turn around and use it himself. He may still need to talk them into making bad decisions again in the future.
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iatovttotx78 2645 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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04-13-05, 02:25 PM (EST)
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4. "RE: YIELD usage" |
LAST EDITED ON 04-13-05 AT 02:26 PM (EST) Rombers thinking may have been as such... Ron & Kelly should have used the yield on them because it going to be their only opurtunity (Romber expects to be in first)... however it would not be smart for them to use it because they'll need it for later in the game. Or they're too competitive (like Colby in s2) and want to beat every team the conventional way... I doubt this because Romber has shown that they will use the parameters of the game to their full advantage
~Tim~ fighting for peace is like fvcking for virginity.
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Karchita 4483 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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04-13-05, 03:33 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: YIELD usage" |
Exactly. There is no point in using a yield now for no clear advantage on a weaker team that you have beaten before. They seemed to know this was a non-elim leg and it was the second of three yields. If you yield someone now, they stay in the race and are pissed at you. They could use the last yield on you for revenge. Better to let sleeping dogs lie.
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bostonrobfan 490 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
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04-13-05, 04:33 PM (EST)
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8. "RE: YIELD usage" |
Maybe Rob was just observing that Ron let himself get talked out of using the yield quite easily. Ron didn't seem to have a plan of his own on using the yield, while I'm betting Rob has had a plan on using the yield ever since the race began.
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ftaok 40 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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04-14-05, 07:26 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: YIELD usage" |
>For all of them to assume >it is a non-elim leg >makes me suspect they must >of had pretty good reason >to think so. (which sucks) Well, there are 5 teams left and they've only used one non-elimination. Going by previous seasons, it was very likely that this was a non-elimination. Heck, it still might be a non-elim after the cliff-hanger.
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mikey 1150 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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04-14-05, 08:53 AM (EST)
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14. "RE: YIELD usage" |
I think one factor is that, with M & G still in the race, it is probably wasted to use a yield. You are likely to make it to the final four anyway, so why waste it now.
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Dakota 5819 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-15-05, 08:08 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: YIELD usage" |
Could be that R/K chose not to use the Yield for their own reasons. Rob wanted to think that he convinced them not to--they are dumb. Kinda like the train station scene where Rob says Pretty soon I'll say "jump" . . . Charter Member: Club Anti-DAW
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Dakota 5819 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-16-05, 00:11 AM (EST)
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18. "RE: YIELD usage" |
iamhe: You said it better. Charter Member: Club Anti-DAW
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KLinDC 65 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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04-16-05, 08:48 AM (EST)
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19. "RE: YIELD usage" |
A lot of posters are saying a yield = non-elimination leg. Has this always been the case?
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ARnutz 13937 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-16-05, 09:34 AM (EST)
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20. "RE: YIELD usage" |
The short answer is no, but here's the history of it's useIn TAR 6 the two yields used were: ~ leg 9 - A/R yielded F/K for J/V, but J/V were eliminated anyway ~ leg 11 - F/K yielded A/R (non-elim) ~ There was a total of 3 that season and the first one wasn't used (I don't recall if it was a non-elim leg or not). In TAR 5 there were yields on every leg (it was the first season they were introduced) and only 1 of them was used ~ C/K yielded C/C on a non-elim leg. 'nutz: Proud member of the inoffensive OT Triumvirate... and Shroomhater! - shroom go boom!
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Femme 3621 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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04-16-05, 12:42 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: YIELD usage" |
I think the fact that Rob and Amber passed on the Yeild speaks volumes for what they think of their "competition," or lack thereof. They aren't worried about Lynn and Alex, so why waste a yield on them? The only people that threaten Rob and Amber (in their opinion, I am gussing) are Ron and Kelly. They couldn't yield them, so they held it. Smart move. Ron and Kelly, however, have Rob and Amber to worry about, plus they reached the yield before Rob and Amber, so it was a little goofy not to use the yield. Ron and Kelly might have not yielded them so as to seem "nice" and "accepting" of an alliance. Who wants to piss off Rob, they might have said? However, in Rob's assertion that they were "stupid" to not use it, I think Rob and Amber, while pissed off, wouldn't have held it against Ron and Kelly. I daresay they might have had a little grudging respect for the move. So, the fact that they choose not to yield Rob and Amber wasn't really smart, even if you are looking at it as a PR move. Better PR would have been yielding, I bet.
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