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And still won't step up to resolve an obvious problem... thanks for the advertising... did it put people in the stands?

"Got Courage?"... Start by looking at yourself? If you're soo concerned with how DCA is run, get in there and make changes. Please...help the activity grow instead of trolling on message boards and blog sites. I would love nothing more, than to go to a DCA championship and fight the crowds because of attendance.

Maybe this would have been more appropriately titled "How a certain blogger killed the Renegades" ???

Exception: if a group wins two years in a row and then that group can't qualify for finals that year.

But the best corps can't win every year. That's not good for attendance....only if the best corps didn't win the previous year can the best corps won every year

What's sad are the people who sit behind a computer and tell everybody what should/needs to be done, but then does nothing about it and think they have the right to complain. You want competition, go out and tech somewhere and beat the Buccaneers. Simple as that. If you still don't like it, go start your own circuit where everybody gets a first place trophy before any group repeats and have tons of fans fill a huge stadium.

I didn't want to call anybody out in particular....but okay

Recently, there have been a few blog posts traveling the web suggesting that the Reading Buccaneers are killing DCA. If you read a little further into the posts, you will find that the author has some radical ideas to help fix DCA. Some of the ideas include having a championship corps not compete the following season in an effort to allow another corps a chance to win. To me, it sounds like this blog poster is looking to have a corps fold because they win too much. Essentially, this is what could happen if a corps was forced to sit out of championships for a year. HOW IS THIS GOOD FOR THE CIRCUIT??? This is the exact same "Soccer Mom, everybody wins" mentallity that drives the public crazy!!! What I do know is this.The Reading Buccaneers have driven DCA to a place many thought it would have never gotten to. They have risen the performance bar and A LOT of corps are rising to the challenge. There will come a day when the Reading Buccaneers are no longer champions, and DCA will be better because of the hard work, sweat, and dedication given from the members and staff of the Buccaneers. You may not be a fan and you may not be a proud alumni any longer, but don't attack one group for something out of their control. You end your post with "I would end this note by warning everyone if you don’t do something, people could lose interest in the competitive aspects of DCA". If you want it to change, come out from behind your keyboard and make it happen.

Well that escalated quickly... what are we arguing about again?

I will take that as a yes! Hey VOR, who do you have finishing fourth next year?

So, can we give VOR props for this spot on prediction?

I'm Sorry...I had phone issues at the venue and couldn't get back online. Bucs were phenomenal...as always. Although they did appear to be very tired...physically and mentally. The best of the group by far. Cadets 2 brought a new level of energy that we have not seen from them yet. Would not be suprised to see them in contention at the end of the year. White Sabers I thought were awesome for this time of year. Their battery was exceptional. Brass was strong at first, but appeared to fade a little.

Downingtown west high school just took the field for a standstill exhibition of their upcoming show for the fall of 2015.

I'm here live at the Downingtown Classic! Hopefully I can keep up with all the excitement!

AMEN!!! there were plenty of examples of the "Break on Through" Theme...How about when the guard wrapped the hornline members in the pink cloth and then the hornline members broke through those!!! or how about the ultimate example when the entire corps broke on through those numbers to come out on top...THAT is dedication to a theme!!!