SpiritofAtlanta99

I promise you when I marched, we expected the score to drop when we had our "best" runs--yet when we thought it was "bad" our score jumped. After being sadden by Spirit's placement and score at San Antonio i've refocused my observations and am hoping that these corps are having a great time touring. Trying to figure out scores can really get you down, so don't dwell on it too much.

? on another note Spirit got last in visual performance....I don't agree with that but I can't say it aint so. I'm sure if these corps had an off night they'll pull it together when the time is right =)

is quiet possible but what would that have to do with their relative competition tonight?

Right! I agree. I thought you were saying that the reason Madison's score dropped was because the judges were being conservative with Colts score and so they had to do the same with the Scouts in order to save room. My question is who were they saving room for?

I think Madison had the advantage by going on after the break. The Troopers may have had the conservative score tonight because they went first out of the grouping. The Colts couldn't have been scored too conservatively because Spirit went on right before them and the judges gave them an okay number.

SPIRIT is working on a 79 or 80 tonight!!!!! I am putting a scoring freeze on all others until further notice. ROCK the MURFS SPIRIT!!!!

Spirit should be ready for a BIG ol' eratic jump "forward" I am asking for a 79 (don't *you* dare argue with me ) I would like the rest of the competition to stall for a little bit So Blue Knights you can have an 82 and Colts 80ish and Spirit a 79

Well, I haven't even seen their show and I will put them in the competition with Spirit. I mean there isn't many placements left but "whateva man" and welcome to D1 Surf!

wow...I just had the thought of 1983 Spirit "We Are the Reason" and then I saw your post! If I had to send a segment of a show to battle with the best of other corps, I think it would be "We Are the Reason"!

I can't wait to see the results of today!

Troopers

go ahead and lower the bar for Madison why dontcha....that's the only reason you're being hateful.

but you have no problems with Blue Stars using a clarinet during encores?

Come buy a sense of humor from me while your out there and i'll give you a souvie for free

Haters!!!!(at the beginning of the season it was all visual and yall wanted more music ) Good job SPIRIT!!!

Let's Go SPIRIT!!! ROCK THE DOME

Okay Pioneer and the end....cool effect. Wassup!

nice cg moment pioneer!

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Spirit(still hoping) Troopers(can live with them in 12th also) Colts Academy Madison Crossmen Pacific Crest Mandarins Pioneer Seattle Cascades

I don't think that all the judges collectively have a desire to place corps A over corps B, but its the individual judging (like a 2pts swing in a caption for B compared to a 2pts swing in the opposite direction for A which would allow corps A to beat corps B). After that judge has consistently given out that lowered caption score for corps B, then it because the norm that justifies every other judge to also score that caption lower. How can GE scores change drastically from night to night, if the judges are judging by the requirements of the back of the sheets (rather trying to redesign shows to their personal taste) then even though there is a different judge judging a subcation there would not be those types of inconsistencies. To the judges credit though, corps that don't leave room for doubt will do better--so, again its up to the corps members and STAFF .

I wish the lower tiered corps could pass off easy as "we're just that good, that's why it looks easy"! I'm not saying BD's show is easy either, but I am a little envious. BD has earned the benefit of the doubt.

That's making me feel better for now I know i'll probably be sad again after scores tonight, but oh well--ROCK the ####### DOME SPIRIT

It seems that you want the anti-electronic's crowd concensus to be taken at face value, but you want him to prove which corps had higher numbers of auditionees? Where is your proof that there wasn't higher turn out at some corps? His claim that regionals and finals are doing better(whether due to electronics or not) attendance wise equals an impression to you? Again, where is your proof that what he stated is otherwise? If you know differently please speak up. If I understand you correctly, you're claiming(or assuming) that dci is losing more fans than they are gaining because of the electronics? IF that is the case, all the campaigning against dci for using electronics must be a huge factor. So, at the end of the day, it wasn't the electronics that drove fans away from dci--it was yall.