I wasn't aware that I was coming off as classless, but I guess that's my own downfall of sorts. I just don't see this years edition in 9th place but I guess thats where it's going to end up.
Don't be a sore in the side of the current members of the corps. Who cares where they end up. The show they have busted their ### off to perform this year is fantastic. Stop giving life to the dci goons who say they aren't performing as well as they really are.
Hah, I'm so glad that I would actually fetch a minus on my post. Whoever gave me that minus, I feel sorry for you, because you honestly can't appreciate an amazing Drum Corps when one pours it's heart out for you!
I heard about it my senior year of highschool. The director of my college marching band was a Madison alum as well as one of the trumpet section leaders. The first show I saw live was in Columbia, MO in 2007 and I was hooked.
We had a couple guys wearing them when I was marching. I myself wore contacts because I can't stand not having the level of peripheral vision that contacts allow vs. my glasses.
There's no better cure for those of us that marched in those times than to see how quickly the corps has recovered. I'll never forget the sheer pride I felt sitting in the cheap (free; thanks DCI) seats during the 2010 finals as the Scouts marched onto the field.