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DCI-86

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  1. No word on if they aim to be out for 2025? Vanguard had/has bingo to earn money whilst they were off in 2023 but what does Cadet’s have? Will they be putting place a plan to secure the future from 2025 and beyond or is this it for Cadets? 😞
  2. An alternative view: Maybe they have $600k in the bank AFTER accounting for staff fees etc. What about the additional revenue they are going to generate (via bingo etc.) from now til August?
  3. Can we get back on topic! Staff changes...
  4. i've updated the initial post, will do that with all confirmed staff changes
  5. I’d love them explore one thing and make complete style change and a risk e.g how about doing Hamilton?
  6. You might be right (I hope not) but it’s not over until they announce their intentions.
  7. I feel that Troopers guard writing, staging and technique were all issues. They need to take a good look at all aspects of their guard program.
  8. Changes that are confirmed: Madison Scouts - program coordinator and drill writer out. Pyro Lugo-Allen out of Blue Knights Lisa Tatum out as The Academy BCH I know we won’t know any changes until September but what would you like to see happen? I’ll start…. - Troopers need to find a top notch guard designer - Madison needs to have a big design rethink - Blue Stars need to think carefully about lessons learned in 2023 but I hope they keep all staff -I really hope Cadets hang onto all their design staff- they are on to something with this years design (just ramp it all up for 2024!) - and of course I hope Vanguard make it out with all their current staff Your thoughts?
  9. I have total respect for what BD do and they are/will be the deserved winners tonight (based on the judging system). Their kids are amazing. I often wonder if experts from outside the activity were watching (theatre directors, choreographers, brass band experts, drummers etc) who would they place first? BD has the best show for the current judging system but some of the things they do (eg transitions between pieces) are just not my cup of tea and they don’t emotionally involve me like others do.
  10. and this is probably why they will stay ahead of Blue Stars. They can place no lower than 12th (not 17th) and therefore the spread will likely narrow between them in 12th and whoever is 11th in guard. Troopers need a better designed guard book and mostly they need to work on technique in the guard
  11. They have to catch Blue Stars before they catch Colts lol
  12. One of the other top 4 would have to have a “run for the ages” (eg Phantom 2008) to have any chance of toppling BD
  13. They were much better yesterday. The guard with no wind was much improved. Hoping the can hold off Troopers and find some extra gas in the tank to reclaim 9th!
  14. How about moving DCI to Asia or Europe for one year and see how many US corps attend LOL!
  15. My hope is they clean. The brass gets let off the leash, the percussion gets cleaner as the new quad players get more comfortable and the guard waters some of their book down and achieves much better (esp indoors - have you noticed how much larger BS’ silks are compared to regular silks? So indoors will def help!). If the guard gets clean and the percussion is top 12(!) it may well save the day!
  16. I suspect doing lots of shows helps contribute to their finances. I know they are one of the few corps who operate in the black. But you are right, having no time to make changes because your doing shows so often, definitely hasnt helped.
  17. I definitely don’t expect/or think there will be a firing squad and that wouldn’t be a smart move. More likely some soul searching and better planning for 2024
  18. What I don’t understand is they have had all season to make changes and fix some of the design and performance issues but out of the World class corps, BS seem to have made the least changes (implying the staff believed it was good design). It also seems out of all World class corps they have improved the least. Hence why many of us believed they were fighting for 5-8th at the start of the season but now are sitting in 11th with 12th place breathing down their necks! Would love to know what had happened!
  19. Something worth considering when people complain about Cadet’s costumes and props is that they have no money - they lost sponsorships (thanks to you know who) and therefore are being smart and spending within their means which results in cost effective costumes and low cost props and given all that, they are doing an outstanding job.
  20. I too am baffled. They normally evolve their show during the season and have a plan but this year it’s basically the same show they premiered with, give or take a few minor tweaks and hasn’t really got much better. Hence their score stuck at 87. This isn’t typical of this design team so I wonder what has gone on in the background? I suspect they will fair much better indoors and their guard score will keep them competing for 9-11th spot.
  21. This is my point. I hope they manage to clean. I love BS and hope their staff are making smart decisions
  22. Having a constant hole in their opening rifle and then flag work on the cubes has to be hurting. Why water some parts down? Because whilst they had a 92 for content they had an 87 for achievement. And somehow they have to close the gap between the WHAT and the HOW. There has to be some compromise and their overall dirtiness is going to hurt visual and GE scores.
  23. Maybe they have had lots of internal member turnover this summer - I'm am not in the know but they have been constantly marching gaps (look at the opening rifle and flags in the cubes) and their show has neither evolved that much nor gotten significantly cleaner, like it normally does. I hope they are going to water some parts down (esp guard) since by finals, no one gets points for attempting but never achieving stuff!
  24. What has happened to the Blue Stars this year? Whilst everyone else’s score is climbing theirs is declining!!
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