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What I’m curious about is why could Madison not put together such a high quality staff as the one that they just announced for 2024 before now?

All I can say is something needs to change. You can’t keep doing the same thing and expect anything different, that would be insanity.

I know this probably would never happen, but, from what I’ve read on these post from time to time, I think it would be a great idea for someone to reach out to Jim Mason with a deep, serious apology, and literally ask/beg him to come back, at least as a consultant to try to get this thing back on track competitively. Otherwise, honestly, I don’t know what they’re going to do to remain in world class if they keep dropping in placement every year. They won’t be able to retain quality members.

Maybe Madison needs to take a competitive year off like SOA did and try to reset their competitive goal as and/or mindset. It appears to have worked for SOA. Someone has suggested that Madison might consider dropping down to competing in open class for a while. I honestly don’t know how that would bode well for their future in trying to come back to world class after competing in open class for a couple of years.

So, from what I’ve been reading it seems as though the Scout Alumni can expect the same approach to competitive placement every year until there is a replacement of the current regime of the board and the ED.

To my understanding they are no longer having financial difficulties from what I have read from time to time. If that is the case I do hope that they take some funds and hire a drill writer that can present a more competitive visual package for them next year.

Do they want to be a competitive finalist or just develop good leadership skills that some of these members can take to other corps?

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For now I would personally keep Scoot Boerma and Ryan Ellis.

If you couldn’t get Pat Seidling who would you want as a director?

Yes unfortunately think so too on the guard.

They have the talent it’s the design vehicle that is lacking. I can only image what a good visual package could produce with that brass and drum that they are playing this year!

Maybe the worst needs to happen competitively in order to initiate some changes by someone/anyone?…….

I marched with Pat in 1983, my first year in Madison. He definitely has a soft spot for the scouts.

Isn’t Pat Seidling the corps director for BD now? Why would he leave that?