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Mitch and Alan had nothing to do with that concept so assuming it would match that is a little unfair. Again, if you do judge and you are holding on to these preconceptions about groups and designers as your preference or not I am afraid I would make sure you did not judge in any of our local circuits or would at least highly recommend a retraining course.

Not gonna lie, not sure they took a step forward here, especially in the visual department. This is a HUGE step UP! Alan Spaeth is at the top of the creative game! His insights and contributions alone will be an added plus for The Cavaliers. Also, Mitch and Alan have collaborated on numerous projections around the globe. Adding Bart Woodley to the mix makes this one heck of a creative force! Great percussion staff already in place ... Wonder if there are any other announcements or if they are bringing back the rest of the day-to-day team? Either way ... great step forward.

Remember, the judges do not have your actual score of the arrangement you are playing either. Right notes for practice and just in the chord for performances?

My guess is The Cavaliers will go for more of a proven commodity to write the drill but his decision to not write for PC will at least allow him to focus more on The Cavaliers ...

It is NOT a tradition! It is something that has become forced and trampling on the show! How rude can we be to force what we think is 'tradition' into a part of the show and hide behind saying we are fans! It's become obnoxious. And if you think it is tradition you need to watch a little more SCV than the last 7-8 years, just sayin'

NCAA Division 1 and The NFL use numbers that are 6' tall The top of the numbers is mathematically half the distance to the hash (53'4" - Hash and 26'8" for the top of the numbers). For the top of the numbers to be 14 steps we have to accept that the hash is actually 28 steps (which it mathematically is not). Hash 53'4" = 640 inches/ 22.5 inches = 28.4444 steps Numbers (TOP) 26'8" = 320 inches/ 22.5 inches = 14.2222 steps Numbers (BOTTOM) 20'8" = 248 inches/ 22.5 inches = 11.0222 steps If we accept the numbers are 14 steps and the numbers are also 6 feet tall (72 inches/ 22.5 inches = 3.2 steps)then: Numbers (Top) 14 steps Numbers (Bottom) 10.75-ish (probably closer to 10.8 steps (less than 11 and closer to 10.75 since the coordinate system uses 1/4 distances) Really, it is up to the staff and system and I suppose it really is talking about a few fraction of inches spread out over the distance of 53'4". The NFL (Pro) numbers are obviously different and Texas uses the NCAA Division 1 markings for the high school level, from my understanding - but I could be wrong. A visual staff could accept the 28 steps and the 14.222 and 11.0222 if they so wanted, I suppose. Another great question is why did the activity accept the 28 steps norm for high school hashes? I suppose it does work out nice and even if you go 28-28-28, but who knows .. again, it's just fraction of inches spread out now over an entire football field. Just some fun with numbers.

Weber is not exactly a disciple/ student of Gaines. Sharing a Cavaliers' background is about the only thing they sahre in common. Gaines has strong elements of Brubaker that he embraced into his own style ... Weber ... eh?

This is pretty accurate ... the hybrid really started in 2007 with the forward and some of the direction changes (if watching carefully). 2008 was the first year of the non-straight leg on the articulation backwards (however, the goal was to have straight legs when the back heel touched) and then 2009 there were no significant changes to the technique - it was really just a matter of the performers having the technique 'under their feet' for a year. If anything, it reminded of older (late 1980's SCV or late 1980's/ early 1990's Cavaliers). The modern rendition, I am pretty sure is NOT, what the the staff envisioned in 2007. I remember talking with Sly and he did not want the Vanguard to look like The Cavaliers (which they do now). Rather, he taught the technique to reflect (and pay tribute to on some level I suppose) the older style Vanguard. The current staff is fine and the performers will be fine, but there is a different approach with this staff then the previous visual staff (both largely from the same corps). Which one is better? Neither! Each staff just a different approach ....

Wow! Andy Cook is one of the most genuine and honest people one could meet! I cannot believe someone who post something like this ... clearly you have NO clue what you are talking about ... not one ounce ...

Pretty sure the only person from that era of Cavaliers at SCV is the corps director... I think ... Weber didn't design anything on the level of the early 2000 Cavaliers and the visual staff, I am pretty sure, was either marching or had not even auditioned for The Cavaliers based on their ages and bios ...

1 The Blue Devils 2 The Cadets 3 Carolina Crown 4 The Cavaliers 5 Phantom Regiment 6 Bluecoats 7 Santa Clara Vanguard 8 Madison Scouts 9 Boston Crusader 10 Blue Stars 11 Blue Knights 12 Spirit of Atlanta

Blue Devils Cadets Crown Cavaliers Phantom Regiment Madison Bluecoats Santa Clara Blue Stars Blue Knights Boston Crusaders Glassmen Academy Crossmen Spirit Troopers Pacific Crest Colts Teal Sound Surf Mandarins Cascades Pioneer I am sure I forgot someone and my apologies if I did ...

Agreed! I place it right there along with if Star and The Cavaliers had another week ... results would be same

Denise is a WGI Hall of Famer and a WGI Legend a Fortune 500 Company thinks she makes good decisions ... not one of these traits or characteristics references the Santa Clara Vanguard! Are you referencing the Santa Clara Vanguard when you refer to a championship corps because I do not think she was member of the Vanguard staff in 2000, but I could be mistaken. Even if she was - it's been eleven years since a championship - hardly the sign of a successful staff coordinator. What qualifies her to evaluate brass staffs, percussion staffs, and visual staff staffs; color guard staffs she is probably more than competent to evaluate, but again she did not assemble that great team for the winter guard! It was actually a previous caption head named Dave Meikle who hired Jon, Jim, Carol, and Andy. The inner core of that organization has shielded itself from scrutiny an criticism under the veil of casting off staff after staff after staff - if it's time for another brass staff to go then I will be one of the first to sound off that 'Denise Must Go!'