Jeff Ream Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 13 hours ago, Jim Schehr said: Just what drum corps needs, more layering that they can’t afford. and some that do the layering cant afford it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afd Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 12 hours ago, denverjohn said: How about limiting staff sizes. Top 12 staffs out-number the size of corps in the 60's and 70's. Ratio of staff to members is getting insane. Staff transport, food, logistics, etc. is crazy and all those salaries increase costs also! It's not insane if you have 150 members on the field. Majority of staff are not designers. Just technical staff who are probably not getting paid a lot except for experience and something to put down on your resume. Some eventually move on to become caption heads and designers but they have to start at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 12 hours ago, denverjohn said: How about limiting staff sizes. Top 12 staffs out-number the size of corps in the 60's and 70's. Ratio of staff to members is getting insane. Staff transport, food, logistics, etc. is crazy and all those salaries increase costs also! not all staff members are on tour at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 4 hours ago, George Dixon said: more competitive LAYERS - ie: a third championship division it allows corps other than the very top bunch to compete for a championship even fully expanded the USA can really only support around 6 top tier organizations - the rest just compete for 7th or 8th place anyway - the idea of expansion to 200 or so allowed is to allow more creative freedom, increase the product's impressiveness and scale and finally - most importantly - encourage greater participation and adding a new upper level totally then takes away the focus and attention on the lower two. Plus then you get into pissing contests for voting power, fees allocations... basically all the stuff in the G7 proposal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 1 hour ago, afd said: Is this actually up for consideration by DCI rules or just a topic to past the time during the off season? not up for any proposals i have heard about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 hours ago, afd said: Is this actually up for consideration by DCI rules or just a topic to past the time during the off season? Bolded it for ya!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 4 hours ago, George Dixon said: more competitive LAYERS - ie: a third championship division it allows corps other than the very top bunch to compete for a championship Why stop there? Make 40 divisions, and everyone can compete for a title! Seriously, creating additional competitive divisions just so that there are "more winners" is not a good enough reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invictus Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Not overheard from audience members during the Brubaker and initial Gaines years at The Cavaliers.... "This drill is nice but you know it would be more effective if there were more people!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 25 minutes ago, cixelsyd said: Why stop there? Make 40 divisions, and everyone can compete for a title! Seriously, creating additional competitive divisions just so that there are "more winners" is not a good enough reason. especially when the idea proposed shows the probability of furthering the haves from have nots ( or the can haves if emailing people enough) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabMaster Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 53 minutes ago, cixelsyd said: Why stop there? Make 40 divisions, and everyone can compete for a title! Seriously, creating additional competitive divisions just so that there are "more winners" is not a good enough reason. More medals for everyone too! Gold, Silver, Bronze, Platinum, Brass, Aluminum, Copper, Lead, Tin, Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, Magnesium. Everyone can leave happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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