bbass74 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Got this from Cavies website: "On Thursday evening, July 28, the corps will be rehearsing at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro in anticipation of the annual Masters of the Summer Music Games sponsored by Drum Corps International. The corps will be rehearsing under the lights in the stadium from 7 to 10 pm. There will be plenty to see, hear and understand for anyone who wants to attend the evening block of rehearsal, as the corps will run major portions of their 2005 program, "My Kind of Town."" In my opinion, this doesn't seem fair. A corps that gets to rehearse on the same field the competition is being held on the folling night. Which means they will know how the field feels and get use to it, something the other corps will not have the chance to do. I remember from marching myself that every field feels differently so knowing how the surface responds is important to your individual performance. I'm sure this happens allot, think even we might have had that advantatge a time or two but is it fair to have this or is it earned? Anyone else feel this way? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StupidLikeAFox Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I don't think it's entirely fair. I remember back in '01 at one of the major Div2/3 shows in NIU's stadium in DeKalb, Il. each corps got 2 hours to rehearse in the stadium the day before. It was a great system, everybody got a fair shot to use the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I don't think it really matters. By this point in the season, one should be used to all different types of stadiums, grasses, and what-have-you. I know with the Cascades marching technique, its much easier to march on the turf, than it is on crab grass. I assume all members know how to march, so this shouldn't be an issue. As far as stadium and sound are concerned, every corps has had enough variety of stadiums by this point. I really don't think them rehearsing in the stadium is giving them that much more advantage--only the fact that it makes them feel like they are really performing in the stadium under the lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_S Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Well, for one, we don't know if other corps are getting this opportunity, either. Second, if this were Foxboro I might be bothered, but it's just Murfreesboro. Even if you're obsessed with competition, nobody is going to win the title tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR ROCKS Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 None of the other corps are practicing there. However, I don't think it is a problem or unfair, with the possible exception of Carolina Crown. All of the other corps have either members or staff that have seen the field or performed on it--there is some familiarity for them all. This is Crown's first Masters so the field is completely new to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fievel Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 We used to rent NIU's stadium for an entire day during the week before DCM Championships back in the day when I marched(89-93), and got Toledo's stadium in 1992. The place became a second home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisTS Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 This happens in a lot of places with a lot of corps. Big shows generally have nice fields and facilities, and also sometimes corps put on clinics before shows (it was always nice to get a reminder of how rediculously high the grass is at Centerville, OH before the show started). I have many memories of brutally hot rehearsal days at NIU, but these are softened by the really, really nice showers there. :) In the Glassmen, we pretty much used the Glassbowl any weekend we could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywnch320970 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 We used to rent NIU's stadium for an entire day during the week before DCM Championships back in the day when I marched(89-93), and got Toledo's stadium in 1992. The place became a second home. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we used to have "concentration camp" at NIU the week before DCM. we also held our spring camps there, and i know cavies still do. if it were finals week, i would think it was suspect, but at this point, it could be a clever marketing tactic for cavies and/or dci. Ü jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisTS Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I just remembered...I think it was in 2001 that NIU football players tried to run through Capital Regiment, injuring several members. Earlier that season, we had rehearsed at NIU, and during a dinner break some football players doing sprints ran a couple of our snare drummers off the field. They were gone by the time our dinner was over, though. A couple of weeks later, after the Capital Regiment incident, we were back at NIU...and saw the newspaper articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMichael1230 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I cant remember (uh-oh, Im getting old) Did Cavies win there last year ?? If they did, I look at it as something a little extra for winning the show....... ~G~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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