[Dan Acheson contract renewed as DCI Executive Director]

Acheson now has the job of doing the bidding of the NEW DCI Board of Directors. Let's see what policies they put in place. Let's see what their public expectations are of the CEO. Let's see what rules changes come down the pipe. Let's see how strong they stand against the G7 Directors and their future proposals. I think these things will be the biggest barometer of change ... and lead to success for ALL of Drum Corps (at least I can hope).

You may be right that he is the right person to further the goals of the "NEW" DCI BoD, but do you really think a BoD that has no representatives from the top corps in the organization can really function? How is disregarding the views of the corps that bring the majority of the fans and sponsors going to bring unity and stability to an organization that seems pretty unstable right now? There is no way DCI can survive, in my opinion (I admittedly am new to the whole scene), unless both sides can resolve their differences and a new board can be formed that represents the points of view of everyone that is a member. The fact that the "NEW" board picked the very guy the top corps wanted to boot tells me that they aren't very interested in finding a resolution to the whole mess.

[Dan Acheson contract renewed as DCI Executive Director]

YOUR NON G7 top 10

1-Blue Stars

2-Boston

3-Madison

4-Blue Knights

5-Glassmen

6-Colts

7-Academy

8-Troopers

9-Spirit

10-Crossmen

all but 1 (Academy ) have made top 12 many times.

Not bad...

8 have made top 6.

if they go let all compete together. WC and OC .

Do you think sponsors and fans would invest their time and resources into that over a group featuring the G7? Do you not think that several of those corps would jump over to a new organization that features the G7 in a second if they were invited? DCI may be viable if the G7 actually leaves, but it would be largely overshadowed by whatever the G7 will do. Don't know if they will actually leave, but the idea that DCI without the G7 will be as successful as it is now is just crazy. And the idea that a board without any G7 members selecting a CEO that has already been rejected by the G7 members is a sign of solidarity is similarly crazy. The DCI board members sans G7 are biting the hand that is feeding them. I don't think it makes any sense at all.