queenanne_1536 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 1. Santa Clara Vanguard 2. Carolina Crown 3. Blue Devils 4. Cavaliers 5. Bluecoats 6. Boston Crusaders 7. Cadets 8. Blue Knights 9. Madison Scouts 10. Crossmen 11. Phantom Regiment 12. Mandarins 13. Blue Stars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAYGO Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 California does it again, 1 and 2. BD SCV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Schehr Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Blue Devils announced their 2018 repertoire. DCI responded by affirming that they will be the 2018 champion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jim Schehr said: Blue Devils announced their 2018 repertoire. DCI responded by affirming that they will be the 2018 champion. I wish they both announced this way back on New Years Eve. That way I would've had have TWO excuses for drinking back then. Edited May 21, 2018 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodmello Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 1:52 PM, Who's on first? said: 1. Blue Devils 2. Carolina Crown 3. Santa Clara Vanguard 4. Cavaliers 5. Boston Crusaders 6. Cadets/Phantom 7. Phantom/Cadets/Blue Knights 8. Blue Knights/Phantom 9. Blue Stars 10. Madison 11. Academy 12. Crossmen 13. Mandarins 14. Troopers 15. Blue Devils B I think Crown’s show is gonna be an absolute crowd favorite, that show sounds like it has so much potential, and will beat out Vanguard (jury’s still out, hoping for a show announcement today!)! But BD is such a powerhouse... possibly another version of 2015. But SCV stays in medal competition. Boston continues to climb! I can’t wait to see their show this year, I hope it has a little more melodic content. I remember a lot of emotion from last year, but just no music that has really stuck with me. Looove the visual package though!! Uniforms have already redefined how I think of Boston, and the plumes were absolutely great, I hope they continue the minimalistic but still traditional style. Hard to say with the 6-8 because I feel like cadets will have a very strong emotional response to what happened this offseason and will stop at nothing to show the world what they are made of. But, Phantom’s show announcement made me more excited than any so far (maybe a little biased) buuuut their reportoire is absolutely fantastic and I think the combination of more experience and the coming of Brad Toth from BK will have them roaring. Because BK lost him, and I feel like have a tough show concept, the blue Knights won’t do quite as well this year. Dont know as much about the rest, but I really hope to see Academy return! Many of us a year ago this time predicted a year out of finals, and then a return. I hope this is the case!! Finals experience will beat out the hopeful mandarins. After adding Bloo, that means Colts in 17th? I sure hope not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 When all the Cadets' news broke in early April, I said in this forum that due simply to the sheer logistics of having to replace to replace a very experienced (albeit personally monstrous) director, they'd almost certainly fare poorly this year. But I wonder. In the long term, losing Hopkins is, even in competitive terms, addition by subtraction. They cut out one big logistical headache by forgoing the west coast tour. Could they, as a few others have suggested, turn things around this year? I'm still pondering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ediker Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 8 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said: When all the Cadets' news broke in early April, I said in this forum that due simply to the sheer logistics of having to replace to replace a very experienced (albeit personally monstrous) director, they'd almost certainly fare poorly this year. But I wonder. In the long term, losing Hopkins is, even in competitive terms, addition by subtraction. They cut out one big logistical headache by forgoing the west coast tour. Could they, as a few others have suggested, turn things around this year? I'm still pondering. My guess is the many changes are going to be a net positive for the corps this season. It's possible that they will stay about the same, placement-wise. In itself, that is an achievement. More importantly, they will have a better chance to deliver. This will be a season of regaining much of the respect and admiration that has waned in recent years... and that will translate into future seasons' success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afd Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 9 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said: When all the Cadets' news broke in early April, I said in this forum that due simply to the sheer logistics of having to replace to replace a very experienced (albeit personally monstrous) director, they'd almost certainly fare poorly this year. But I wonder. In the long term, losing Hopkins is, even in competitive terms, addition by subtraction. They cut out one big logistical headache by forgoing the west coast tour. Could they, as a few others have suggested, turn things around this year? I'm still pondering. The last time they did a West Coast Tour they won the whole thing. Logistic headache is not the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, afd said: The last time they did a West Coast Tour they won the whole thing. Logistic headache is not the problem. The last time they did that they had a very experienced director and hadn't just gone through an enormous ordeal two months before the season started. The board, staff, and volunteers have only so much bandwidth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 53 minutes ago, afd said: The last time they did a West Coast Tour they won the whole thing. Logistic headache is not the problem. Cost wise, going out west this year was a bridge too far for the Cadets. It was a financially prudent decision to scrap that initial plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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