thirdcoast Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) This thread was put here to get the OPEN Class group-fired up. Every Drum and Bugle Corps be it DCA, World Class, OPEN CLASS, Small Corps, Alumni Corps, you name it, I want to see it! I come on here and at any one time there are 2 to 3 people checking you all out(not good) - lets get the OPEN class group of members, staffs, fans - Known! Who really thinks that the SPARTANS are going to beat the Academy? Who really thinks that MUSIC CITY! is going to beat the TROOPERS? Who really thinks BDB is going to beat the MANDARINS? Who really thinks SCVC is going to beat TEAL SOUND? Who really thinks REVOLUTION is going to beat THE MADISON SCOUTS? Could this happen? Maybe! I like Drum Corps being a " on any givin night, you can win, kind of product" GLASSMEN-12th ACADEMY! TROOPERS! Spirit of Atlanta! CROSSMEN! Pacific Crest! MANDARINS! Teal Sound! Jersey Surf! CASCADES! THE PIONEER! BRING IT! Ooops, Blue Devils, CAVALIERS, BLUECOATS, C.C., THE CADETS, The SANTA CLARA VANGUARD, Phantom Regiment, THE BLUE STARS, Boston Crusaders, THE MADISON SCOUTS!, Blue Knights. Cant wait. BDB,Oregon Crusaders,Spartans, Revolution, Raiders, Music City, 7th Regiment, Legends, Colt C., Forte, Genisis,VK, Racine Scouts,Les Senetors, Strangnas, Blue Saints, SCVC. Edited June 2, 2011 by thirdcoast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) BDB Oregon Crusaders Spartans Revolotion Raiders Music city 7th Regiment Legends Colt Cadets Forte Genisis VK Racine Scouts Les Senetors Strangnas Blue Saints Gotta figure SCVC is gonna come this year. Edited May 24, 2011 by thirdcoast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) Could PLATINUM beat Jersey Surf in 2011? Its possibile! PLATINUM does play on a full set of G horns! frikin sweet! Edited May 26, 2011 by thirdcoast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeCrush014 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Little bias here, but I think that MCDC's size is gonna push them up the ranks quite a bit. They're rocking an 80 man hornline and it sounds glorious. They may very well WIN the brass and ensemble captions. Percussion is strong, but not BDB/SCVC strong, so I think they'll contend for music. They're gonna blast the effect category. The only thing I could see holding them back would be visual, but if they can lock that in they'll be a Top 3 in OC, a semi-finalist in WC. BDB's going to not only make semis but be a strong semis corps IMO. Just thought I'd drum up some discussion. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelloHorn13 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 They're rocking an 80 man hornline and it sounds glorious. They may very well WIN the brass and ensemble captions. BDB's going to not only make semis but be a strong semis corps IMO. It will indeed be an interesting season. May I remind you that when Jersey Surf was Open Class with 72 horns for a number of years and they had some trouble taking down the smaller hornlines that were cleaner. That being said... MCDC does seem to be having an impressive start to the season, I'm excited to see the results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Little bias here, but I think that MCDC's size is gonna push them up the ranks quite a bit. They're rocking an 80 man hornline and it sounds glorious. They may very well WIN the brass and ensemble captions. Percussion is strong, but not BDB/SCVC strong, so I think they'll contend for music. They're gonna blast the effect category. The only thing I could see holding them back would be visual, but if they can lock that in they'll be a Top 3 in OC, a semi-finalist in WC. BDB's going to not only make semis but be a strong semis corps IMO. Just thought I'd drum up some discussion. :) Thanks for posting. How big are the other Corps in OPEN CLASS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeCrush014 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks for posting. How big are the other Corps in OPEN CLASS? I don't know any exact numbers but BDB and SCVC are always pretty large, I'd say 120+. The rest of OC can go anywhere from 60-100. Oregon and Spartans are usually pretty big in comparison, 100-120 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoats88 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) Just remember that back when Open class corps competed in Quarter finals (2002 and before) the drop in scores from open to world was usually 18 points or more. Here is last years bottom scoring World Class Corps 16 82.850 Spirit 17 80.800 Crossmen 18 80.350 Pacific Crest 19 78.100 Mandarins 20 77.800 Teal Sound 21 75.700 Jersey Surf 22 74.600 Seattle Cascades 23 73.950 Pioneer and here is last years Open Class Finals Scores with an estimated score and placement based on an 18 point drop. And usually only the top corps are close to the 18 point spread with the others coming in with a 20 or more point drop. 1 97.550 BDB - 79.55 19th 2 94.000 Oregon - 76.0 22nd 3 93.600 Spartans - 75.6 24th 4 92.200 Revolution - 74.2 26th 5 89.150 Raiders - 71.15 28th 6 88.500 Music City - 70.5 29th Edited May 25, 2011 by bluecoats88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Just remember that back when Open class corps competed in Quarter finals (2002 and before) the drop in scores from open to world was usually 18 points or more. Here is last years bottom scoring World Class Corps 16 82.850 Spirit 17 80.800 Crossmen 18 80.350 Pacific Crest 19 78.100 Mandarins 20 77.800 Teal Sound 21 75.700 Jersey Surf 22 74.600 Seattle Cascades 23 73.950 Pioneer and here is last years Open Class Finals Scores with an estimated score and placement based on an 18 point drop. And usually only the top corps are close to the 18 point spread with the others coming in with a 20 or more point drop. 1 97.550 BDB - 79.55 19th 2 94.000 Oregon - 76.0 22nd 3 93.600 Spartans - 75.6 24th 4 92.200 Revolution - 74.2 26th 5 89.150 Raiders - 71.15 28th 6 88.500 Music City - 70.5 29th I am really gonna love the size of the show at Quarter Finals. Its gonna be classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelloHorn13 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Thanks for posting. How big are the other Corps in OPEN CLASS? Hornline sizes from last year: (ballpark numbers for some) BDB - 64 SCVC - 48 OC - 36 Spartans - 30 Revoluion - 28 Music City- 30 Raiders- 26 Legends - 26 7th Regiment - 25 Genesis - 35 Forte - 25 CC -25 Velvet Knights - 17 Racine Scouts - 14 Les Stentors- 25 Stragnas - 12 Blue Saints -10 Edited May 26, 2011 by MelloHorn13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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