I was there also, and the Colts were easily the crowd favorite behind Phantom. Very engaging show, especially musically. And they deserve mention for actually having guard uniforms-some of the other Div.1 corps were missing them!
A big boo to DCI for fixing something that was not broken:
Old sequence of announcments when a corps was taking the field:
1."On the field, from Rockford, IL, Phantom Regiment!"
2. "Are the judges ready?"
3. "Drum majors, is your corps ready?"
4. "Phantom Regiment, you may take the field for competition."
NEW Sequence
1. "Now entering the field for competition, from Rockford, IL, Phantom Regiment"
2. "Drum majors, is your corps ready?"
3. "DCI proudly presents, Phantom Regiment, from Rockford, IL"
and then the show starts.
No more "On the Field..."
No more "you may take the field for competition"
Come to think of it, they didn't even give the show title with the initial introduction!
I hope this is not permanent!! <**>