As I said in one of my other posts, any corps can win on any given day. there are a lot of people who think that reading is gods gift to drum corps right now.. but I can say this much for sure. if they get that mindset in their head, thats where they will start to become content, and that is the last thing you want inside your corps. From reading a lot of the opinions and reviews and stuff, I've talked to friends marching at other corps and they are disheartened by some of the things that are said about their Corps. Personally, I dont give a rats ###.
As for Reading, here is my honest opinion. They aren't at their A game yet. If they were, they would have a 90+ They are down in the B Category with the rest of us. Just because their show is a bit clearer doesn't mean that anyone can count out Hurcs, Cabs, MBI, or Empire. We will all be on their tail all the way to Finals, which makes it a lot more fun for us. Being in first all season and knowing that you are good isnt that fun. Running down someone all season and taking them at finals is. If anyone can catch them, it will happen at finals. I have a good feeling about this one.