Pinwiz
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Tie breakers, as I understand it, were for First Place ONLY and are no longer in effect. We don't know if there's a tie breaker for 12th, but there was at least one tie for 17th in the past when that was the Semis cut off and both corps performed on Friday.
Odds of a tie when we go to the ten-thousandth of a point are minimal, I'll believe it when I see it. Instead, hopefully DCI will LET US SEE THE NON-FINALIST SHOWS AFTER THE SEASON and it won't matter in the long run.
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Give me Colts and Troopers from last year and you have a customer.
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Agreed.
I've resigned myself to the fight for 13th (Academy is SO. GOOD.) but that's not a failure. The corps went for it again this year and it will pay off. Until then enjoy the rest of the summer and we'll be there cheering (and crying) in Indy.
(And even if they're in 13th they'll still have knocked off a Finalist corps. If Academy wasn't so amazing we'd be talking about the Troop/BAC fight. Instead they'll both perform and I have to believe that Troop will get their usual Semis GE jump.)
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I re-watched Thursday's performance and the corps appears to have taken a major leap forward since Minneapolis. Once I stopped viewing the show through the moment-by-moment "please do well" alumni honk lens I could see a confidence and fluidity that I haven't seen from Troop in many years.
There's a lot work to do: The third movement still needs more GE, the second movement is getting close, I expect to see the real ending by Atlanta, etc. Right now I'm slotting Academy into Finals but this show has a chance if Troop can keep pushing between now and Indy.
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Boston and Academy go head 3 times over the next week. San Antonio ( tomorrow ), Wed. in Arkansas, and next Saturday in Atlanta. Then again in Quarters, Semi finals in Indy. By Championships, nobody remembers what the draws were for all these Corps at the first regional each year. Thats because by DCI Championships, the draws really don't mean a hill of beans, if it was a good draw or a bad draw. Off the top of my head, I couldn't tell you ( for one example ), if the Troopers got a " good draw " or a " bad draw " for this San Antonio, 1st regional last season... nor any other Corps for that matter. But I do know who finished where.
Those shows don't count for Prelims, only San Antonio, Atlanta, and Allentown count. If Academy can't take 12th tomorrow then it's going to be difficult to go on in 12th on Thursday in Indy. They can still be the favorites for the last spot in Finals but if things are close going into Indy then every little bit helps. (#BACgate)
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Boston got real lucky with this draw, but that's the way the game is played. I expect that they'll beat Academy tomorrow because of it, but by how much? It could have real implications for Prelims, especially since they don't go head-to-head in Allentown.
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I had a chance to watch Troop right before switching over to Academy and Academy has GE for days. I think Troop has the harder drill by a long shot but that doesn't matter if it's not clean and the show isn't as well constructed.
Academy's show just WORKS, and if Boston makes finals I may have to break something.
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I doubt that. Crossmen is very strong and Boston tends to pick up steam as the season progresses.
Troop has been a surprise two of the last three Finals weeks and Academy is a wild card. Boston had better watch their back.
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Dear DCI,
What I do in my own house on my PC is none of your business, and I wouldn't be recording the live stream if you would have just let us buy copies of the non-Finalists from last year...
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Last night, I don't know about the timing; it probably doesn't matter. At regionals and championships, judging starts when the T&P judge waves his hand around in a circular motion--and she does that when a corps staff person tells her to do so. So yes, it's entirely up to the corps, and has nothing to do with the salute or announcement.
I was surprised that there was no "Presenting their 2016 show, 'The Great Event' . . ." announcement.
You can also tell the start of the scored portion of the show when the field judges walk onto the field/lift their recorders and begin to speak.
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Not sure Bk is that far behind the cav's smh
West coast missing ending deflation?
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Time to put in the changes, spruce up the middle third of the show, and add the real ending.
Last year their show seemed to stall until changes were added around Allentown, let's not wait this long this year.
I'm still going to have the ugly cry in the stands in Indy.
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Snoopy Dance time! Thanks, Tay Tay!
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Well, it's official - The last performance of Hamilton with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Philippa Soo is complete.
Thankfully it setting down in Chicago means I'll be able to see it. At some point... maybe.
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They should eat more of these for breakfast.
Alternatively...
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Go home, Schedule Guy, you're drunk.
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I'll take less then three points behind 9th/10th place.
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Midwest inflation
Bravo!
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Troop's 0.1 closer to Blue Stars than they were last night, and that was going on before Colts.
I know they're better than they were this time last year but I actually have my hopes up now.
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If you can't look at that performance and see that this is the best they've been out of the gate since at least 2009 then you're trying to find fault.
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Nice thought, but no. You don't add a sunburst late in the season. It takes a complete season to get it right. Troop has never thrown one in at the final hour. There's a first time for everything, but the show they have now is enough of a visual beast to keep their complete attention right through August.
Maybe not final hour, but Troop added a burst-like effect in the last month in 2009...
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The main problem I see is that, with the exception of the DM uniform, I would not have known it was the Troopers unless told so..
I will withhold further comment until Granny Smith weighs in.
If you had seen them live you wouldn't have had a question, don't blame the uniforms on poor resolution issues.
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No sunburst?
Maybe a ribbon-burst later in the season?
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I already know I'm going to lose it during Fix You in August.
The rest of the show looks good, but obviously there's a lot to add and adjust to make the show concept work. They're still miles better than any version of Troop I've seen in recent memory at this time of the year.
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Troopers 2016
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Leave it on the field Thursday and Friday. This show is fantastic and the crowd is going to love it.