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SCV!!! I loved your show this year and can't wait until next year!! It was one of my favorites this year.

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Congratulations Carolina Crown on your first of many titles to come!!! I thoroughly enjoyed your show this year and look forward to what you have in store for us next year.

I was thinking the same thing at the beginning of this season. I have to agree!

My experience at DCI Minnesota was absolutely great!! The crowd was great, loved the venue, and enjoyed the performances. Here are my memorable performances: Troopers - very impressed with them; very nice sound and good color guard. Madison Scouts - their show will probably be my favorite this year. This corp keeps getting better and better. I think their color guard has made leaps and bounds. Santa Clara Vanguard - love the Les Miserables show!! Performed it very well. Is it me or is their color guard underrated? Carolina Crown - the show has it all. Great brass sound and color guard. I want them to win it all!! I ended up making a vacation out of it anyway and will consider come back!!

I was at the show last night. Like someone else on here, I wish they could move this show to a much bigger venue. I liked it when it was in Alton, because Public School Stadium seats a lot more people. However, Lebanon is a really good host. As for the performances, it's nice to see Crown make a big jump. I have really enjoyed their show this year. The Blue Devils and Phantom Regiment are performing well, but their shows don't have that "WOW" factor to me. I also enjoyed Troopers and very impressed with them in Minneapolis.

Enjoyed the show tonight! Just take out those kinks; ya'll are so close.

Percussion is hurting Carolina Crown...smh

Blue Devils still holding on to that 1 point or so margin over Crown. Madison Scouts fell to 9th. Boston Crusaders topped Cavies again...

That was a great opener and I would put that on my list. IMHO, 1992 Cavaliers (Gavorkna Fanfare) is the best! I have it as an email notification. My other favorite openers are the following: 1990 & 1991 Star of Indiana 1993, 1997 & 2000 The Cadets 1996, 2003 & 2011 Phantom Regiment 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 & 2012 Carolina Crown (has the best openers) 1989, 1999 & 2000 Santa Clara Vanguard 2003, 2010, 2011 & 2012 Madison Scouts (they've had some of the best openers lately).

I totally agree! If Crown takes advantage of some days off this coming week to clean the show, the margin between them and Blue Devils will get smaller.

Wow!!! Boston Crusaders over Cavies by .05 and 6th in colorguard!! Madison Scouts are alone in 7th place and have distanced themselves from Boston Crusaders and Cavies; Good job Scouts!! Really digging the show this year and has grown on me! Phantom Regiment jumped The Cadets? Not too surprised there but don't count out The Cadets. Carolina Crown is getting better, but Blue Devils are clearly the corp to beat. It ain't over 'til it's over!

Enjoyed the show tonight in Lebanon, IL!!

I saw that too! Very surprised!!

Just got back from the show tonight and enjoyed it as always. I was very impressed with Crossmen and I hope they make finals. Their color guard was really good and beat Cavies guard tonight. Keep up the good work! Phantom Regiment and Carolina Crown... PR's guard was really good tonight and can see why they finished first. I think Carolina Crown has what it takes to win it all. They just have to clean and fine tune their show. Thanks to all the performing corps for a good night of drum corp. Best wishes and safe travels!

This year's show was good but not as good as their shows from year's past. Did they have a lot of rookies?

The Cadets Carolina Crown Phantom Regiment Blue Knights Spirit of Atlanta

I enjoyed the prelim performances from yesterday. The Cadets and Carolina Crown were my favorites. I think CC should have scored higher, and their color guard should not be in 6th place. I thought Phantom Regiment and Bluecoats did really well. Madison Scouts were LOUD! I was really impressed with Blue Knights (performed very well and great music) and Spirit of Atlanta (I think they have the 12th spot for finals). I thought it was very rude that people boo'ed the Blue Devils. They have a great show but I don't think it will be enough to beat The Cadets.

I do too. I think they are a really good drum corp but they need to step up their game. Come to think, Blue Stars seem to plateau at around 8th or 9th place every year. I was also shocked to see Bluecoats color guard in 10th.

I really like this year's show!! I saw them in Lebanon, IL and it was my favorite. Good luck the rest of the way!

You are pretty much spot on with your comments. It was a really good show and I also enjoyed Crown, Blue Stars, and Phantom Regiment. I think the Blue Stars have potential to move up; they're so good and they need to step up their game. I also agree with someone saying the venue could have been larger. I wish next year's show could be in Alton or Lindenwood University in St. Charles.

I thought Crown's guard did really well tonight and should have got higher than a 19. Bluecoats guard was awesome tonight.

They're my favorite color guard in DCI!! OMGsh, they were sooo good!!!! The BD have a weird show and I don't like their ending at all; however, they were scary clean. I was very impressed with the Cavaliers tonight. I also liked Phantom Regiment, Boston Crusaders, Carolina Crown, and Madison Scouts.

I totally agree.