Semi Finals/Finals Predictions

[TexasPRfan]

Someone recently bumped up the July 2nd/3rd predictions we made on here, and was interesting to see. I searched but couldn't find a thread done since San Antonio.

SO, before Indy/Murfreesboro, anyone care to give their updated thoughts on how top 17/top 12 will go down? All in fun, here's mine:

1. Cadets

2. Cavaliers

3. Phantom Regiment

4. Blue Devils (will be very close either way btw PR & BD)

5. Madison

6. Bluecoats

7. Crown

8. SCV (somewhat a leap of faith that they will pass Boston, not a certainty)

9. Boston (will we tie the high with 9 corps in the 90s? -- my guess is yes)

10. Blue Knights (so clean now, will they max out?)

11. Glassmen (warning - if they don't clean & tighten up soon, they could be out)

12. Crossmen

13. Spirit (really a toss up with Crossmen)

14. Colts

15. Mandarins

16. Pacific Crest

17. Seattle Cascades

NOTE: 17 is such a toss up, with S/W and Cap Reg still very much in the mix. We From a music perspective, Magic is still in the mix, too - but they have TONS of visual cleaning to do. We really have a top 20 this year, and even 21-23 are very very good by comparison to years past.

Harvey

[victorcoly]

Yeesh.... I usually don't bite on this stuff, but I'm going to deviate from my reservations and throw a prediction out (and I have some shifting from one night to the other!!):

Here goes:

Semis:

1. Cavaliers

2. Cadets

3. Blue Devils -- Less then 2 points will separate BD, Phantom, Scouts and 'Coats

4. Phantom

5. Madison

6. Bluecoats

7. SCV

8. Crown

9. Boston

10. Blue Knights

11. Glassmen

12. Crossmen

13. Colts

14. Spirit

15. Mandarins

16. Pacific Crest

17. Seattle Cascades

Finals:

1. Cadets (As much as it pains me to type that!)

2. Cavaliers

3. Blue Devils

4. Bluecoats (top percussion)

5. Phantom

6. Madison

7. SCV

8. Crown

9. Blue Knights

10. Boston

11. Glassman

12. Crossmen

[chadwick]

1. Cadets (I think they might just edge out the Cavaliers by the end)

2. Cavaliers (couple points ahead of PR)

3. Phantom Regiment (they finally pass BD during Finals week)

4. Blue Devils (but very close to PR)

5. Bluecoats (a point or two behind BD)

6. Madison Scouts (right on with Bluuu)

7. Crown (seem to be a sure 7th place)

8. Boston (the hometown corps will perform their hearts out to stay one up on SCV)

9. SCV (don't quite catch BAC)

10. Blue Knights (I think they are safetly at 10)

11. Spirit

12. Glassmen (just ahead of Crossmen)

13. Crossmen (they will tie with Glassmen in semis, but will finish behind them at Finals)

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14. Colts (the hype of them making finals has slowly died out)

15. Seattle

16. Mandarins

17. Southwind

Just missing semis- Pacific Crest (being out west for so long will hurt their chances I'm affraid), Captial Regiment

[ukmichae27]

1. Cadets

2. Cavies

3. Blue Devils

4. Phantom

5. Madison

6. Bluecoats

7. Carolina Crown

8. Boston

9. Blue Knights

10. Santa Clara

11. Glassmen

12. Spirit

13. Crossmen

14. Colts

15. Mandarins

16. Pacific Crest

17. Southwind

[Zeke]

1. Cadets

2. Cavaliers

3. Phantom Regiment

4. Blue Devils

5. Madison ** (Would love to see madison flip flop with BD and take 4th on the Big Night)

6. Bluecoats

7. Crown

8. SCV ** (It's not over till it's over..very well could flipflop with CC on the Big Night)

9. Boston

10. Blue Knights

11. Glassmen

12. Crossmen*

13. Spirit*

14. Colts

15. Seattle Cascades

16. Mandarins

17. Capital Regiment*

18. Southwind*

19. Pacific Crest

20. Magic

21. Esperanza

22. Troopers

23. KK

* Possibly go back and forth in places between Quarters and Semi-Finals)

[wesleyrp]

I'll do two. What I think should happen and what I think will happen.

My placements:

1. Madison- I love the show this year but agree the ending must get better for this to be considered.

2. Phantom- I really liked this show but I was in awe of the Carmen Project, and I'm not really a huge Scouts fan.

3. Cadets- Could end up being the winner, although the show is overdone!!

4. Cavies- undefeated but maybe not for much longer.

5. Bluecoats- Solid all around show. I love the entire corps and their program this year!!

6. BD- If they didn't have a huge reputation I think they would be lower than this.

7. Crown- Best overall hornline sound this year, very very dark tone quality and another very innovative product. My favorite show of the top 12.

8. Blue Knights- Can still add more to their volume and have a dynamic visual package that still is not clean yet. With cleaning and pushing could be in this position.

9. Boston- Great show, solid corps, not the same intesity of design as the Knights.

10. SCV- Great hornline, just not their year.

11. Crossmen- These cats were impressive!!! With visual cleaning this will be in. Great music and hornline!!!

12. Glassmen- Will barely hold on over Spirit.

13. Spirit- This is a coin flip btween G-maen. Who ever cleans the most gets in.

14. Southwind- Incredible show and corps this year.

15. Colts- Any other year the talent alone and their technique would get them in!!

16. Mandarins- Huge step up for these guys.

17. Seattle- Not the type of show needed for them to stay competitve.

18. Magic- Good corps with solid pieces in place for the future.

19. Esperanza- Still love this corps, just not as memerable a show this year as last.

20 Capital Regiment- Probably will not be this low, but i did not think their show was where it needed to be to be competitive.

21. Troopers- What a great step in the right direction for these guys!! Strongest hornline for them in a long long time!!!

What will happen:

1. Cadets

2. Cavies

3. Phantom

4. Madison

5. BD

6. Bluecoats

7. Crown

8. Boston

9. BK

10. SCV

11. Glassmen

12. Crossmen

13. Spirit

14. Colts

15. Southwind

16. Cap Regiment

17. Seatlle

18. Magic

19. Esperanza

20. Mandarins

21. Troopers

Ultimately I don't think that the current top three will all be displaced however I do see at least one getting the boot. Boston who I like this year will not get beat in Boston and will remain in 8th this year. The reat of the top21 is fairly close!!

[Matt_S]

I'll bite, as well:

1. Cadets

2. Cavaliers

3. Blue Devils

4. Phantom Regiment

5. Bluecoats

6. Madison Scouts

7. Caronlina Crown

8. Boston Crusaders

9. Blue Knights

10. Glassmen

11. Santa Clara

12. Spirit

13. Crossmen

14. Colts

15. Mandarins

16. Cascades

17. Southwind

[murphpuppy37]

Sounds like fun..

1) Cavaliers

2) Cadets

3) Blue Devils

4) Madison

5) Bluecoats

6) Phantom

7) Crown

8) SCV

9) Boston

10) Glassmen

11) BK

12) Spirit

13) Crossmen

14) Colts

15) Mandarins

16) Southwind

17) Pacific Crest

(This is kind of a mix of what i want to happen and what i actually think will happen. But I don't think BD will be caught, and I do think Cavvies will beat Cadets in the end, though i think cadets will beat them at some point.)

[Musicman1084]

1. Cadets

2. Cavies

3. Phantom

4. Blue Devils

5. Madison

6. Carolina Crown - Yes, I'm crazy.

7. Bluecoats

8. Blue Knights

9. Boston

10. Spirit

11. SCV - see: Carolina Crown

12. Crossmen

13. Glassmen (as much as it pains me)

14. Colts

15. Cascades

16. Mandarins

17. Southwind

18. Pacific Crest

19. Capital Regiment

20. Magic

21. Troopers

22. Esperanza

23. Pioneer

24. Kiwi

[Rocketman]

1. Cavies - go undefeated

2. Cadets - get the benefit of the doubt

3. Madison - smokes in MA

4. Regiment - very close to Madison

5. Bluecoats - Beat BD in Brass & percussion to take 5th

6. BD- this just isn't the show they need to compete

7. Vanguard - surprises us all come finals

8. Crown - just misses passing SCV

9. Boston - best 9th place show EVER

10. Spirit - make great finals week push

11. Glassmen - peak too soon

12. Colts - welcome back

Rocketman - I wish

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