I want to start out letting you know I have a biased opion. My son plays in the hornline for Crown. Proud proud Papa!!!!!!! My wife and I were in Madison all three nights and had a ball. All the corps were great.
There is a pattern here. On Thursday night when Crowns score was announced the crowd booed. I was really pleased that others saw what I saw and the judges I guess were looking at something else. I know that one caption can effect others but I am no expert in music. Saturdays show was phenominal. The kids in Crown left it all on the field and the fans saw that. I told my wife that drum corps is really about entertainment and Crown achieved the ultimate reward for there performance. Namely the crowd response during and after the show plus the reaction when the score was announced. I am not into booing but! And the ovation Crown recieved was incredible.
My son was disappointed in the score but they know they got the love from the crowd and that is what really counts. He told me after the show that when they were walking to the bussed at the Kohl Center, 8 blocks away that people on the street were clapping for them as they passed.
What an experience for the kids and for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.