Relics

Geesh. Jim Coates specifically asked not to post your videos until after the preview show. Show some respect.

They shoulda gotten the Ott that year. It was one crazy book and hornline to match.

Cadets did loose many guard members after 2015. At least three were on Crown guard last year. I also think many more will want to follow MT to BAC. But they'll have to compete for their spots with probably very enthusiastic, and I'm sure talented, BAC vets. Rick and Joey are going to attract top talent, whether it be returning Crown vets or from other corps like Cadets, Madison, or SCV. Crown will be vying for the Zingali yet again in 2017.

Ya but... Many of the 2016 Crown guard members are veterans of Paramount, Etude, and other winter guards (not just Pride), and they may be even more enthusiastic with the change in design and guard staff. Also, 2015 was supposed to be a rebuilding year with all the 2014 ageouts, but had a great work and team ethic that performed the hell out of the material. My gut says that the incoming staff may seem to be an unknown in their fit into the crown system, but will immediately come together as a team and create a memorable first season together.

What happened to Chris Considine???

I'm certain Jeff will not need to be given orders to be reverential of Crown traditions.

No. It's just that some of us have better things to do with our time. This is entertaining though.

SOA just announced that Sal Salas is returning as program coordinator. ???

There will be a rainbow at the tail end of that storm in Ft. Mill.

Not to worry

I would not have said it if I didn't know for a fact that MT has called for the members to follow him. His motivation may be considered honorable from his standpoint since the he has had a very close relationship with both his staff and many members. But for those of us with allegiance to Crown, the organization, it is low and borderline unethical. Where is the acknowledgment of what Crown did for him? It's a deliberate act to benefit himself at the expense of the organization that helped gain him the reputation he enjoys today. Ok, so I said my peace. Now, to try to look at if from a totally innocent perspective...he may have very well felt guilty for leaving Crown and the members he is so close with, regardless of his reasons for leaving. His call to follow him may be a interpreted as, "there's no reason to feel sad. You have the choice to stick together her at Boston and continue our great work." That's a lovely sentiment, but it disregards the impact on Crown and the returning members of BAC, who will have to fight for their spots against the MT insiders. Ok, I apologize again. Even as I try to look at it from an innocent point of view, I feel this action is just plain wrong.

Whether it was Boston's goal or not, Michael Townsend is apparently calling for the members to "stick together" and follow him to BAC. You know, he's free to go wherever he feels is best for him and his family, but stripping Crown of their staff and membership is a bit low IMHO.

Hey. All is fair in love and war. Whatever.

A lot of things were said at the banquet. Whatever. They're just words.

What do you think poaching is? It's not opening a caption head position and providing an opportunity for bright young talent somewhere else to "move up". They're taking people at the top of the stack at the top of the activity and offering a boatload of $. What's really sad is when those caption heads bring their staff with them, leaving their former corps dry. I'm a Crown honk, and yes, I'm bitter. Crown is an organization that should be respected on how they built a champion. They worked hard to create a culture that fostered excellence and family and treated their people (staff, volunteers, and members) with respect, and as part of their brand. BAC will be sorely disappointed when they discover that they can't buy that kind of success. Crown will recover. Excellence will find them.

They poached themselves a 5star staff. We'll see if $ can buy a championship. My heart goes out to Crown who must feel betrayed about now.

In the headhunting world, there are "passive" and "active" candidates. Active candidates are looking to leave their current company or position and seeks opportunities or posted positions. Passive candidate are typically considered happy and stable at their current job. They're not actively looking. Headhunters have to actively recruit these people and offer generous packages to get them interested in a move. Recruitjng passive candidates is my definition of poaching.

I have no idea why the staff members left. Poaching, is when a corps actively recruits staff or mm's from another corps with enticements that go beyond a "lateral" move (equivalent compensation or fees). if they left on their own accord or by responding to a general call for open positions, then I would not qualify it as poaching. I do not have the facts, but I suspect he former is more the case here.

I agree with this 100%I left one company to move to another. We weren't direct competitors but we needed the same skills. I was bound by my ethics to not immediately turn around and headhunt members of my former team to defect and join me at my new company. If they chose to come on their own, that's fine, and I lost no sleep. I would prefer that the norm in DCI is to build an environment and culture of excellence and teamwork within your corps that would attract, develop and retain the talent rather than use preditory practices with unbalanced resources to "buy" a staff to manufacture overnight success.

Regardless who put the meme together, how does everyone feel about one corps "poaching" staff from another? As I recall, when Star did it at its inception, it was looked down upon.

...and 2 pts in ach over Crown. Seems like he was really trying to push BD over the top for the caption. Is there an opportunity for judge critique during championship week?

Regardless of the panel, I do believe there will be some tightening up with Crown passing BD (barely). Crown had some visual AND brass issues last night that were the source of some spot-treatments today in rehearsal. Get those mental errors out early and peak in finals. My hope is that it'll be a nailbiter.

Drop the mic

I love the fact that I was able to witness both possible endings this year. It was discussed within the corps as a possibility all year. Why do you have to be so cynical to call it a sellout? Jeez