You know, if Bluecoats would have seen Blue Devils more frequently
than they did this year, I would say yes, possibly! But, due to the Minneapolis
show being rained out, Bluecoats didn't even compete against BD until
July 30th in Murfreesboro (2 weeks before finals)! The only other show
head-to-head with BD on the same day was Atlanta. This Thursday in Indy
will only be the 3rd time. I'm hoping they at least close the gap on them
each day up to Saturday and scare the hell out of them! This is ONE of the
largest reasons that G7 has had issues with DCI and the current schedule.
I am firmly a believer that G7 (or now unofficially G8 now that Blue Stars
have seen the light) should have more head-to-head competitions more frequently
throughout the season, adding basically 6 shows reserved for this purpose.
They are not asking for the moon, but if DCI doesn't listen to them, they
WILL be throwing more power (and possibly money) behind their future
endeavors as a seperate entity, and inform DCI when they're available to
perform FOR DCI sanctioned competitions. I know future meetings are
happening soon with these directors to further their quest, and I am 100%
behind them. Without going into details of their latest proposals, DCI needs
to listen to these directors and their boards who support these ideas for
the future outlook as part of DCI. If they don't, next year's tour schedule is
going to look way different.