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"Don't preach" starting.....now It's not preaching unless you disagree with it, eh?

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I must have missed something...are you Bob Barker? :)

I really love SCV's shows year-after-year, and I'll admit that I'm disappointed with the direction of most corps these days (which I know will disqualify my opinion for most who post here), but I'm truly learning to not value scores as much as in my competitive days. I know it's real hard, especially when you begin to think that your corps is "back". But, I just remind myself that I don't need the judges to tell me what I like. I congratulate the other competing corps, but I love the SCV style, and more and more I think they're becoming one of a very few number of corps who determine their own course for themselves rather than letting a judges score sheet determine it. Go SCV!

...and bingo!

bingo...

Ding, ding, ding...we have a winner! :)

Absolutely no one will crack open Sky 100, but certainly Sky 90 is a strong possibility. B)

Vanguard's return to the top 4 after finishing 8th the previous year...

I voted "Yes", but it has more to do with my bias than anything else. Here's the thing...from what I've seen (and heard) Cadets performers are superior (SCV is still a year away in terms of percussion and horns. But, SCV's show has so much room to grow, and overall, it's a better show. So, should be interesting! Go SCV!

Or...maybe you could realize they don't want to be like you.

Vanguard.

Yeah, when I first saw their show I thought it had the stuff to win it all. Now I see their execution is proving that I wasn't too far off. They won't win this year, but I think spots 4, 5, & 6 are up in the air. My prediction: 4. Coats 5. SCV 6. Cadets

yeah, I remember during winter rehearsals (at SCV) a bunch of their drumline guys showed up to one of our evening practices and had quit the line because of some disagreements with the new percussion lead I think. Worked well for us as we ended up getting Mike French back from Devs. The unit that ended up marching was just kinda thrown together from what I understand. No offense...they did well considering the circumstances.

No offense Cadets fans, but here's a question that no one has satisfactorily answered. What is the motivation that’s causing the judging community to unfairly score the Cadets low? Don't give me the "controversy" pat answer...this show was controversial when they played it last year, but they won. Anyone who thinks that the judges have it in for the Cadets aren't giving the other four (and soon to be five, watch and see) corps ahead of them their due. Based on the criteria judges use to score shows, this is a 5th or 6th place show...that doesn't mean you can't love it. I loved SCV's show last year and was crying conspiracy until I actually started taking other shows seriously. That didn't make me love SCV's show any less, but I began to realize that the judges are correct. I'm the one who was biased. If you're going to bringing judging into question this year, then you must admit that it's possible that the wrong corps might have won last year too. I don't believe that, but you should if you're going to be consistent.