Estancia93

No. They did not go to finals in 2001 after winning the title in 2000.

There wouldn't even be a "what if." If they need to advertise on DCP for membership then they should just fold.

That would never happen

1. Academy - No one stands a chance against them and everyone should just start planning for 2011 now 2. East Coast Jazz - Always makes a strong push during finals week 3. Jersey Surf - Getting Better 4. Jester - Just have a really good feeling about these guys 5. Capital Regiment - I know they just went inactive, but that shouldn't hold them back too much 6. Capital Sound - Gonna be a close race between the two "Capitals" all summer 7. Patriots - Return to Finals 8. Esperanza - See above 9. General Butler Vagabonds - This is their year 10. Phantom Legion - It's been too long since we've seen them in finals 11. Targets - Years of hard work finally pay off 12. Marion Glory Cadets/Americanos - These two will be battling for the 12th spot all summer

Wow. What a prediction...no one's ever said that on here before. And I'm sorry, but it's a competitive activity. Anyone who doesn't come in 1st is a loser.

SCVC has been going every year for 4 years straight now.

Ooh an amp/electronics joke.

Amps sound really bad inside and out? So you're saying that no instrument should ever be amped, because the amps sound bad. Better call every other musical ensemble in the world and tell them to get rid of their amps, because they sound really bad. I used to think I liked the Beatles, but now that I know that amps sound really bad, I realize I must have been wrong.

I'm not about to read through all 12 pages of this, so someone may have already said this. But I'm pretty sure that's the reason DCI was founded in the first place. The corps wanted to be able to control their own destiny, because the rules that the parent organization of the time did not allow for any sort of changes. If I am wrong about this then hopefully someone can clarify, but I'm pretty sure that was the case and it sounds a lot like that's what you are suggesting should happen.

BDB has never been consistently every other year. According to corpreps.com, they've been to finals a total of 9 times. 1977, 1978, 1991, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 The only thing close to every other year was when they went to Denver in 04, then Madison in 06.

The fight song is the school song. Are there no drum corps that play a specific song that represents their identity? Not that this has anything to do with what makes a band into a drum corps.

Even the top corps in Div 2/3 from the past few years do not do this. East Coast Jazz, Spartans, Jersey Surf, whoever are/were all locally based ensembles for the first part of the summer. They practiced mainly on the weekends with a few nights during the week. No one lived together for 3 months. They did not have 24+ competitions in one season. The experience does not match that of a top level Division 1 corps. This does not mean that these were not drum corps. All of them are bands and all of them are drum corps. Once again, proof that experience is not why certain bands are drum corps.

Actually...since drum corps is demanding and you feel a sense of accomplishment after finishing it...it must have been drum corps when I took the GRE a few months ago.

Marching band isn't demanding? Members of a marching band shouldn't feel proud that they've accmplished something at the end of a season?

So if I start a parade band made up of brass and percussion and a couple saxophones, is it a drum corps on a day when the sax players can't make it? Again, a drum corps is always a marching band, but a marching band is not always a drum corps.

Exactly

From Dictionary.com Band - A group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type

All drum corps are marching bands but not all marching bands are drum corps. This has always been the case. A drum corps is just a very specific type of band.

I highly doubt Troopers identity had anything to do with it seeing as they've been at the bottom of the barrell for so many years now.

This statement makes absolutely no sense. You say that the bigger corps have shows that are far superior to the smaller corps, but then say that the smaller corps aren't getting a fair read. What exactly are you trying to say here?

Why would you spend the money to get into the show and do nothing but type while you're there. Just go and enjoy your first show and forget about the updates. Update after the show on your thoughts if you must.

I would think that proper financial planning would include several back-up plans just in case certain things didn't work out the way they were supposed to. Ex. Let's say there was a possibilty your home show wouldn't bring in as much revenue as in years past due to the poor economy. Maybe you would schedule a few extra parades to bring in some extra money just in case you didn't get what you had planned on from the show. Just a thought.

Because a drum corps is a marching band. I'm sorry if this "offends" people, but it's true. All drum corps are marching bands, but all marching bands are not drum corps. To the average viewer they are the same thing, and when you write an article about a group that is in need of money, you're going to want people to know what it is they are supporting.

Sounds like maybe they should get some advice from this: http://www.hulu.com/watch/1389/saturday-ni...-dont-buy-stuff

Don't be so sure of yourself. If the Citations get content with where they are, then Raiders could very easily overtake them. It's up to the members of both corps to put in the amount of work necessary to either stay ahead of or pass the other corps. I've seen Citations as well. I wouldn't say they didn't have any problems. While they are greatly improved from where they were at this time last year...drumline especially...I would say they still have a long way to go before the season ends.