Once a Weiner, Always a Weiner

It's been awhile since the challenge ended, but I didn't really have time to compose my thoughts until now (you can thank my busy work season for that). And if you're looking for some lengthy dissection, you'll have to look elsewhere. This will be short and sweet.

The reason I won was because I went with looks above all else, hence my whole ratings post. Once my fellow fantasy leaguers submitted their ratings, I averaged the ratings for each team. My team was decidedly the most attractive.

Looks Ranking
1. Weiner
2. Hotheads
3. Eye Candy
4. Misfits
5. Victory
6. BOB

Challenge Ranking
1. Weiner
2. Eye Candy
3. Misfits
4. Hotheads
5. Victory
6. BOB

The Looks Ranking matched up with our Challenge ranking for 1st, 5th and 6th place. There were high hopes for team Hothead, but based on my own ratings, that team would have ranked much lower anyway. I'm not surprised that Jenn became the MVP. She has the highest looks rating in my book!

So, as I predicted, it all came down to looks. I am constantly scoping out winners in my every day life, so I have had lots of practice. Nowadays, my winner scoping is focused on the World Cup. Definitely a lot of winners out there! ;)

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Final Scores

HT - Weiner: +9 (65)

Kenny +3 (20)


Jillian +3 (17)


Pete +3 (20)


CJ (8)

Victor - Eye Candy +9 (61):
Remaining Players:

Laurel +3 (22)


Carley +6 (20)


Mandi (15)


Paula (4)

Georgette - Misfits +9 (48):

Noor +4 (15)


Jenn +5 (23)


Danny (7)


Jeff (3)

Yasmine - Hot Head (46):

Theresa (16.5)


Evelyn (18)


Wes (8.5)


Cara Maria (3)

Jon - Victory +5 (45):
Remaining Players:

Landon +5 (19)


Ryan (16)


Katelynn (6)


Sarah (4)

Kimberly - Brawn Over Brains (26):

Luke (16)


Sandy (5)


Vinny (4)


Darrell (1)

Top Players:
(23) Jenn - In a suprise finish, Jenn turns out to be the RR/RW Fantasy top player, placing her into an elite echeleon of names such as Lebron, or Kobe, or even Karl Malone(yes I love the mailman). At first I wondered, how exactly she ended up as the top player, but thinking back, Jenn is awesome, bitchy, sexy, fiesty. She had plenty of steamy kisses, one "real" hook-up and many on camera necking session, the fight of the series and a classic untouchable status bitch-fest tantrum, survived multiple exiles and even won a few challenges. Clearly she is top dog, or rather, top bitch of the house. Go reality queen George. You have earned and regained your title with this pick. George was in last place all the way up until the 3rd week, and slowly she plowed her way into the 3rd place position. Mostly on the strength of her star player(and role model?) Jenn!
(22) Laurel - I first picked this player, b/c I thought she would end up being Kenny's partner and ride his coat tails for fantasy points a plenty. However, Laurel more than held up her own and paved a new niche for herself as queen amazon, tall, powerful, competitive, and loose and easy girl when drinking. She became more competitive near the end and stopped making out with other guys(and girls) to my disappointment, but still dominated challenges. Laurel I'm glad I picked up and and despite your awkward and competitive personality, I think you're gorgeous. I'm following you on twitter, please reply to me!!!
(20) Kenny - Mr Champion, Mr. King of Kings, Mr. Beautiful...I hate that he's here, but I have to give it up to him. He's been consistently at or near the top, and I think if he plays in the next challenge he'll be picked high again. But its always the ladies that snap up Mr. Santucci...why is that??
(20) Pete - I dub thee, Evan Jr. He's got all the tools to be a star player, good looks, good character, size, strength, and good politics and connections. He's young but he might be able to leverage his natural charisma into a leader type role in ensuing challenges. Supposedly, he interned at an investment bank of some kind, but I didn't really see him kill the puzzles, or pull off an Evan type of deal and control the game. But he's still got the potential, and as the ladies all love him, he's got a shot. The only risk, is if super bitch Jenn keeps her hooks on him and turns him into a whipped little boy, I saw a bit of that on the reunion show, so we shall see, we shall see.
(20) Carley - Last picked girl, shauvon and tonya clone, stripper wannabe, wow did you exceed expectations. My last pick turn out to be the finals winner. However, I will say, after watching and recapping, I'm a huge fan of Landon now. That man is a beast. Here's some of my favorite Carely moments. A) Not making it over the wall B) Carley grabbing Evelyn and shoving her face directly into her chest C) Carley toppling over like a rag doll on the punching bag challenge D) Carley delirious on the exile and speaking in tongues E) Carley so tired on the final challenge, that Landon basically had to put his head under her butt and shove her up the mountain. I'm sure she liked that. Go Carley!!!

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The Sports Guy and The Czar

Bill Simmons and Dave Jacoby are here to discuss the end of Fresh Meat 2. Forward to 26:30 min to hear their talk (or start from the beginning and listen to some Celtic/Laker Finals banter). BS Report 6.15.10

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Unbelievable

I got a chance to watch the Fresh Meat 2 finale with Yasmine and Kim last week. Despite the week day and a late hour, they sucked it up and we tore through both the final episode and the reunion. I think we all know who won at this point and I have to say that Landon (and Carley) totally deserved it. Nobody else had to go through more, nobody else got screwed over more often, and nobody else almost died on an Exile.

What is intriguing at this moment is who'll return for the next Challenge. As you've no doubt noticed, the reunion show only had maybe two thirds of the cast. While most of the missing members were kicked off early, it seemed like this was a likely preview of what was to come next season. We could sense the newbies trying to stir up drama and make a spot for themselves for the next run. Case in point: Mandi going crazy on Wes and calling his ass out for being weak sauce during their Exile. Mandi really wasn't part of the show at all -- aside from being reamed by Jenn's tirade -- but this showing might have locked her up for next season.

Other surefire returnees: Carley, Pete, and Vinny. Other than that, I think maybe Noor, outside shot Theresa, and someone random like Sandy or Luke. And I hope Cara Maria returns but I highly doubt it.

For some reason, every girl seems to hate Laurel. While I sort of sideways knew this before, seeing Kim and Yasmine rag on her in person was an eye opener. And then when George confirmed that she found Laurel totally annoying, I thought I was on a male island. Is Laurel really childish and immature? I don't see it really. I kind of like her haughty do-all attitude and making fun of the other girls. She's an absolute lock to return so it'll be interesting. And there's no way it'll be another partner challenge so Eve and Laurel can finally face off. They need another super powerful girl in the mix though -- Kim suggested Kelly Anne as a sleeper, which might be interesting.

Offically I'm sick of both Wes and Kenny. I'd say bring Evan back but I actually got kind of sick of him last season so maybe all three should be jettisoned. New blood MTV, we need new blood!

Did you see the Kenny/Wes 7-11 commercial? We thought it was a spoof at first but it's actually running in the real world! Like I saw it a few times after that night. I can't imagine either Kenny or Wes have enough cachet to pitch real products but here they were. Incredible!

Victor, do you remember us trying to figure out who this pair was in this photo (shown from reverse during the season teaser). We thought it was Wes and Mandi, thus confident they would go far. Instead it's Landon and Carley, virtual from behind and a far away angle body doubles!

It shows that maybe overanalyzing the trailers doesn't work out well, although that's the fun. I think the new make out and additional rules added a lot of fun to the game but maybe we can tweak it some more next round? To be discussed!

Oh right, before I forget, even though the official tally isn't out yet, it looks like HT takes another big win home. Two seasons in a row and in dominating fashion each time. The odds here are incalculable. I'm gonna need another From the Master's Mind part two. HT, I kowtow to your skills and am excited to dethrone you next time around. Rumors are George edged me out by a point for third place. What?! Am I really just bad at this game?

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too cute...

Has anyone seen this yet? Jenn and Pete

Has true love blossomed?

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It's been a long time

Sadly our DVR didn't record the Wes getting booted episode but I'm all caught up now and ready to comment. You might ask why I don't just watch it online but MTV is being weird and the back episodes are not available. I smell conspiracy about some editing error or something. Either way, watching the demise of Weselyn was painful and wonderful at the same time. I know we began the season hating Kenny's guts after the backstab on Darrell (and Cara Maria) but I have to say that Kenny's masterful tactics have really won me over. Still, if this is indeed the pre-finale, I want Landon and Carley to win because they've definitely gone through the most. I mean, sure I have Landon on my team but I'm not biased just because of this. Carley has proven to be durable, a winner, and even staved off death in their Exile win. I don't know how Carley was physically able to complete that insane Exile with her eyes rolling all up in her head but she did it so I think she's ready to go for gold. And I loved how Jillian commented about Carley busting through that wooden door during the last challenge!

Speaking of Jillian, what a brilliant tactic against Laurel! Just wilt and pity crawl your way to the end, thus shaving a few seconds/minutes/years off of your eventual time, which proved to be the difference between them going into the Exile versus Jenn and Noor. I felt so terrible for Jenn because they really did screw themselves in multiple ways through the obstacle challenge by going last when it was dark, and poor asthmatic Noor is not ready for an immediate Exile (Did you notice his leap through the wall? He cleared the top part!). I fear we've seen the last of the wonderful Jenn/Noor combo, even against the weakness that is Ryan and Theresa. Ryan was so gung ho and alpha for the first ten minutes of the obstacle challenge, and I was so impressed with his effort and cheering ability, but then he crumbled and was totally tired by the end. I mean, Theresa was like "Don't push on my guy!"

I think Laurel should be cast as the new Wonder Woman. I think I've said this before. Maybe not. Either way, if they were thinking of Rachel Bilson or whatever useless Hollywood chicklet they're going to use, I say we start a Tumblr right now for Laurel as Wonder Woman. She'd be so perfect.

And to wrap up, I'm feeling conflicted about my thoughts on Eve, who will cleary be back next season. She's kind of great to have around because everyone fears her but she really didn't prove anything this season, at least from a competitive standpoint. Did Luke really hold her back or is Eve just slightly overrated? And after her four year old blowup and dismissal by TJ, I kind of feel like Eve is a terrible person. Then again, don't we want that sort of live or die competitiveness in our reality tv stars? For now I'll stay on the "I love Eve" wagon but it's hard to justify after her seeing her lose her shit on Luke.

Wait, what am I saying. Luke totally lost it for her and his laid back druggy laced attitude is not something I want to support. Forget it, Eve was totally justified in blasting him and I hope she comes back next season to compete against Laurel.

Now that I'm back, I'm not ready for it to end...

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Team Down!

Well, I guess it just wasn't my time here in the Fresh Meat fantasy league (doesn't TJ usually say something like that when the players lose and have to go home?) It was clear pretty early on that team Brawn over Brains was unlikely to last, so I was prepared for the end. Luke, I'm proud of you for holding down Team BOB all these weeks. And for putting up with Evelyn's tirades! I admit, I was kinda hoping for Landon and Carley to win that last exile, so I'm not that sad for losing. We'll see which other team gets kicked out prior to the finals. This next Wednesday is the last episode, yes? I'm excited! Who shall be victorious?! I'm hoping it won't be Crazy Eyes and Mr. Beautiful, but right now, they look pretty strong...

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Week 9 Scores

HT - Weiner: +5 (56)
Remaining players:

Kenny +2 (17)


Jillian +1 (14)


Pete +2 (17)

Eliminated Players:

CJ (8)


Yasmine - Hot Head: +4 (46)
Remaining players:

Theresa +2 (16.5)

Eliminated Players:

Evelyn +2 (18)


Wes (8.5)


Cara Maria (3)


Kimberly - Brawn Over Brains (26):
Eliminated Players:

Luke (16)


Sandy (5)


Vinny (4)


Darrell (1)

Georgette - Misfits +5 (39):
Remaining Players:

Noor +2 (11)


Jenn +3 (18)

Eliminated Players:

Danny (7)


Jeff (3)

Jon - Victory +3 (40):
Remaining Players:

Landon +1 (14)


Ryan +2 (16)

Eliminated Players:

Katelynn (6)


Sarah (4)

Victor - Eye Candy +3 (52):
Remaining Players:

Laurel +2 (19)


Carley +1 (14)

Eliminated Players:

Mandi (15)


Paula (4)

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