Team Wes

This is awesome. AWESOME. And almost as much as Ben Harper will be this friday.

I was out having dinner with an extremely interesting friend, of whom I completely adore and am mildly infatuated with, and took time out to Text Jon my draft picks. Yes, this is that serious. Are you all ready to get WES'd?

But I am ecstatic, and absolutely pleased that I'm taking part in a Fantasy Real World Challenge. Genius I say! I mean, for me, its like have one of my lesser known closet pleasures, mixed with with Fantasy Sports, and good clean creativity in blogging.

Well since everyone has been touting their draft strategies, I'll follow suit and talk about what will definitely be THE WINNING team.

1) Wes. This guy has been my favorite since he first showed up on the Duel. It's hard to adequately put into words what his appeal is. Looking at the fan boards, the guy has definitely a hate him or love him crowd. I think he's a tough competitor and he could pose a scoring threat down the line. Even if he gets booted early, I can see him pulling off a whole season worth of scores in bunches. Plus, he's definitely an "emotional buy" from my standpoint. In hindsight, I should have explored trading down, as I feel like Wes would have still been available at a #5 or #6, but didn't want to risk it with my next pick at #9. If Evelyn was still available at #2, I would have taken her. George's analysis was excellent. She's just that much better than her nearest competitor, while the guys are all bunched up without a clearcut Alpha yet. I feel like the logical pick for #2 should have been Evan.

2) Dunbar. I was hoping to sneak him into the third round, but reading up on other people's blogs I feel like I got him just at the right time. Dunbar should stick around. He's strong, he's fit, he's good looking and popular with the ladies, not the brightest, but also has a decent heart. Like he could be an asshole easily, but I feel like he's mostly a nice guy to friends. He's loyal too. Actually I like that a lot. He could have had a much better standing on the last show if he switched alliances, but he stuck to his guns. I don't think he has the brains to understand the complex nature of politics, especially with girls. But I think overall he could be an even better guy than Brad(getting old) or Danny(don't get him) on the Challenger team.

3) KellyAnne. Sweet girl, strange intensity in her eyes. Do you see it too? There's definitely a lot of intensity there. With Diem already out, could she step in to assume the female power vacuum on the Challenger team?

4) Adam. I've never liked Adam, because he reminds me of myself too much. Objectively, he's an interesting person, went to a good school(Stanford), seems well educated and smart, but somehow has this complex about being the little guy, or the non-jock. He tries to overcompensate by talking too much, and what in world was he thinking trying to push CT's buttons? He's old now and should leave the show and do something else, but I feel like he could start company, make millions of dollars and yet say his biggest regret was that he never won on the Challenge. Just look at the way his face looks when he talks about being a Challenger and not a Champion. On a weak Challenger team, Adam might be sneaky and cunning enough to survive near the end.

5) Casey. Pickings are definitely getting slim at this point. Casey is an infamous non-performer and complete girly-girl. Her first Ruins will be her last. So I'm banking on the fact she might be well-liked enough to survive at least for the first 1/3 cut. She could hook up with Johnny again, or maybe someone from her own team. I don't feel there are any targets on her back.