GUARDLING Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Tim K said: I'm not sure I would agree they were "destined" and I say this as someone who hoped they would make finals and one of the only ones cheering about it in my section in Indy (sat with lots of Madison alums, a few board members, and proud parents). I saw Boston Crusaders in Quincy in early August things were looking better and Allentown was s good performance. Prelims was good but the kids were nervous, at least it appeared that way, and semi's almost had the "if this is going to be our last show, we're finishing with a bang" which turned out to be enough of a boost. In Quincy, there were rumblings of good things happening this year, no specifics, but tentative excitement, but in a stadium full of alums and longtime fans, as well as being a home show, is that out of the ordinary? Allentown was when names began to emerge and by Indy, lots of names circulated but of the many names, only Gino and Colin turned out to be accuarate and I don't recall hearing any of the guard names. Did the kids do a better job because the heard names? Maybe, but where some well connected alums did not know until announcements were made, this may not be likely. I think two good performances in Quincy and Allentown, combined with visiting MPB in Hyde Park, along with practicing at Lucas Oil on the Wednesday prior to prelims had more of an impact. The major criticism of last year was design. That didn't change when rumors of new staff circulated nor did it cause Madison to score slightly lower. Regarding whether Boston can maintain the staff and progress, of course that remains to be seen, but BAC is not just throwing money around, it is part of a strategic plan about three or four years in the making, and I'm sure that keeping good staff is part of that plan. I dont think pending staff pushed BAC into finals last year. Rumors, even from a direct source are just that,rumors,and I dont believe any judge was going to be influenced by that. BAC made finals only because they got a little better at the end than those around them imo. The rest as you say will be seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ediker Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 8 minutes ago, GUARDLING said: I dont think pending staff pushed BAC into finals last year. Rumors, even from a direct source are just that,rumors,and I dont believe any judge was going to be influenced by that. BAC made finals only because they got a little better at the end than those around them imo. The rest as you say will be seen. No idea why anyone would think pending staff got Boston into finals. That's like a corps winning the title because of what they'll be playing next year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabMaster Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Nicely done tonight Boston. Way to go guard, tremendous job. Boston you are proving hard work pays off. You are proving the doubters wrong. Keep up the hard work. Trust the process. :-) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 4 hours ago, GUARDLING said: I dont think pending staff pushed BAC into finals last year. Rumors, even from a direct source are just that,rumors,and I dont believe any judge was going to be influenced by that. BAC made finals only because they got a little better at the end than those around them imo. The rest as you say will be seen. To be fair, I think the person I responded to thought that the future staff changes motivated the kids, not influenced the judges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Tim K said: To be fair, I think the person I responded to thought that the future staff changes motivated the kids, not influenced the judges. Well either way I think they just were able to do what they did and no matter what the motivation was it worked. It's a job of the staff and director to motivate towards the end of a tiring long, on the road season. Motivation is so important toward the end, especially if you are fighting for a spot to get in,make top 5 medal or win, whatever ones goals are. I doubt at that point talking about future staff would have been a motivator BUT either way you do what you have to. Edited July 16, 2017 by GUARDLING 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 This pic was taken at the Martin Tennessee show on Friday...but worthy to put here...I did not know this girl was swinging/hanging like that!... WOW 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd-student-TTU Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 14 minutes ago, Liahona said: This pic was taken at the Martin Tennessee show on Friday...but worthy to put here...I did not know this girl was swinging/hanging like that!... WOW They also do some weapons stuff with it and he hangs himself at the end of the ballad but not dramatically like that certain wgi show that got banned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Liahona said: This pic was taken at the Martin Tennessee show on Friday...but worthy to put here...I did not know this girl was swinging/hanging like that!... WOW I hope the platform under her is cushion-y.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 22 minutes ago, Cappybara said: I hope the platform under her is cushion-y.. Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Ghost said: Nope. That is... unfortunate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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