Post by Austin Carty on Dec 14, 2010 22:10:29 GMT -5
Well hey there! I wasn't quite expecting to be making an opening speech at the final tribal council (the jury variety was more up my alley), but hey, when life gives you lemons, tell someone to go suck them! I think ya'll know my path to the final 3, and I don't wanna take answers to your questions away from this opening speech. Basically what I'd like you guys to know going into the jury phase of FTC is that I wasn't the prototypical 'UTR' player or however you may see my gameplay as. I feel that I more of a silent player, which isn't the same as UTR. People knew I was there, who I was, and what I wanted in the game. I played strong when I felt it was needed, particularly after the tribe switch round 4 that sent me to the struggling aarde.
I had to play strong not only cus I was in the minority from the original tribes, but eventually I had to fight for myself with that individual immunity win whenI voted out darrah. After that, I tried not playing as strong. You all know you guys are alpha dominant people, and if I had tried crowding into that picture, there was no way in hell i'd survive long. Case in point- Jimmy. Sorry buddy, but it appears you played too hard for your own good. This was the model i tried to avoid at all costs. And it worked, i beat rob in a final 4 tiebreaker, and i made it to the final 3 with Fabio and Sierra.
I welcome and encourage any comments (positive or negative), questions, or facts you'd like to say. Good luck with the decision!