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I'd like to request a few pix of the corps trooping the stands be posted on here :) That part always just looks awesome... lol.

From CV twitter: guard drill off the back sideline. No penalties all season.

I've marched a few years, but not too familiar with the penalties... What is a backside boundary violation, and what'd CV do to get it? Thanks!

What about a regional show as corps travel west-->east in St. Louis or DeKalb? Could be the answer... 1st YEAR ST LOUIS/DEKALB-DENVER-STANFORD-SAN ANTONIO-ATLANTA-ALLENTOWN-INDIANAPOLIS 2nd YEAR ALLENTOWN-ATLANTA-SAN ANTONIO-STANFORD-DENVER-DEKALB/ST LOUIS-INDIANAPOLIS

I go to college and DCA doesn't affect school negatively at all

Once again, it's okay to disagree with someone but there is absolutely no reason to be so rude and venomous about it. So what if someone didn't like your BD's and doesn't worship the ground they walk on. It is OK for people to have an opinion DIFFERENT from yours! You can disagree with them just as they disagree with you. True BD won this year but many people out there viewed their show in a different light than you. Deal with it.

It isn't really matter of whether the "wants" to get it or not. I'm sure BD had plenty of fans there who stood up and cheered wildly. From the responses I'm seeing here on DCP the 2009 show didn't have the mass appeal a lot of other shows had. I saw them in Atlanta and thought they were boring. Now me saying that isn't taking away from the performers, its just saying my personal opinion. It's cool to defend your favorite corps/team/singer/alien/housecat to your dying breath but please be considerate of what others think or feel. If there were a corps from Indianapolis who was cheered wildly without reserve, then I could believe it was a home crowd. The fallicy in this argument is the fact that DCI Finals tickets are sold to people throughout the country and even throughout the world. I would be willing to bet that a very small percentage of the people in attendance were there just to boo BD. In fact, most of them were there to see good drum corps and cheer on ALL the performers.

Probably won't hurt either of them much, but is more likely to have an effect than the Cadets/Crown speculation would. Two programs with noticable differences. I think those interested already know which way they are leaning.

I chose Cavaliers... and it wasn't even about the 5 wins. I tried to think of another drum corps who revolutionized DCI more in the 2000s than Cavies and just couldn't do it.

The recent rise of crown won't hurt Cadets or Boston much at all (the two corps named previously). However I do believe it will lead to a rise in the number of potential members who come to Ft Mills and audition. If any corps were to be "hurt" I would imagine it to be some of the southern DCA corps whose high school and college members try to join a top 5 DCI corps, Spirit who is struggling to maintain its finals competitiveness, or Southwind as they attempt their comeback. Ultimately though as stated before by Ed, The auditioners are fighting for a limited amount of spots within Crown or Cadets or Boston. Those 97 who aren't picked out of the 100 will end up at Spirit, DCA, Teal Sound, or whatever option B may be if they seriously want to march in a drum corps. It may actually lead to a rise in the quality of surrounding corps IF the Crown staff says, "You're just not quite Crown material, but let me tell you about this bunch of great people in X drum corps which may fit your style more..."

Congrats to BDA and BDB, as well as all participants!

Hell bent for victory, and success in doing so. It's a dream come true! Congrats to the Troopers and Troop fans everywhere. I wish I could be in INDY this weekend just to hear the cheer for #12 which I'm sure is going to be as loud, if not louder, than the cheer for #1.

Gold Bond is definitely a DCA life-saver and we don't even work everyday. :) They have to make a killing in the DCI world.

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I will always think the Troopers have the best uniform as long as they don't change their design.

Great idea!

Interesting to see how the results compare to the predictions. 1st place turned out correctly, but the votes were about as close as the judges numbers.

You'd be surprised how flexible the schedule is. As said previously, over half of our corps is high school or college age and most of Alliance is high school or college age. Being a weekend-only corps means that you don't have to worry about not having time to do school work. DCA Finals is over Labor Day weekend so the impact on school attendance is minimized.

I have this gut feeling the top 3 are going to be extreeeemely close. I voted Hurcs, Bucs, Brass.

While not DCI, the CorpsVets actually took some ideas for this years show from Porgy and Bess :-P

I think that CV has the more DCA-friendly show while Alliance has the more DCI-friendly show. It's going to be interesting to see emotion/fan interaction v intelligent design. I think CV has the edge but will have to earn it this year. MCL may be the sleeper here though because no one really knows what they have! This is going to be a great contest and I cannot wait!

I used the Viper for 2 years in college marching band. They held up great, nice support, and extremely flexible! It's worth the cost to buy.

I'm not really sure who you are, but have you even heard the CV show this year? I'm guessing not because it's nothing like last year's show. The only thing about the two programs which resemble each other is the fact they are southern-music based. Last year was very programmatic and this year is a lot more jazz-based. It is going to be like comparing apples to oranges, except these will be the best golden delicious apples ever tasted on a marching field! Even if I wasn't a marching member of CV I'd say they have a great shot this year at moving up. The corps has new horns, great music, great drill, and another year of cohesion with a staff who is driven to succeed. I personally think CV will move up a spot or two. Either way, the fans who view us from the stands will be the ultimate winner.