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Hey, some people like their drums and guard I guess...

Looks about right to me

That's just crazy talk. This is DCP, no fun allowed

I really don't think that people are basing the next new Champions thing on the past few competitions. I think they base it on the past several YEARS of competition

and don't forget a hypocrit! (Just kidding :P)

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Do you take requests?

Nobody is forcing you to read the thread sugar plum.

Let me first say that there are lots of ways to view drum corps, and you are certainly entitled to yours. However, for me I like the competition more than I like a lot of the shows. I enjoy the season a lot more because of the competitive aspect of it, especially considering I get to see maybe 2 shows the entire season. If competition isn't your thing then perhaps you shouldn't be reading a thread called "omaha scores"

Until I hear a concerto for Police Whistle I'm going to consider it auxillary percussion.

Unless it's something new this year they don't do three 5-hour blocks during spring training. Last year it was more along the lines of two 4-hour blocks and a 3 hour block with variations on that here and there depending on what needed to be done.

I don't know about anything else, but the benches are only on the field while they are being used

Everyone is going to be in the negatives except for Phantom? ^0^

Yep, it can be argued that that is the case. Thanks for trying to turn another Cadets thread into an amps debate though ^OO^

It really comes down to several things. 1) Corps aren't as localized anymore, therefore they can't really start rehearsing on a regular basis until school is over 2) and on that note, school ends in June for a lot of high schools (at least on the east coast) 3) Shows are more complex and difficult than they were 'back in the day.' It just takes longer to learn them. Is this a bad thing? Not in my opinion because the 'Wow factor' of a really hard show done really well outweighs the tradeoff of having a shorter season. As for the reason the Cadets are so 'late' coming out of the gate, it's probably because that after last year they realized it would be better to take an extra week to get their act together so they wouldn't have to stand still at the end of their show for the last minute and so they could get their props working correctly and under control.

I think that you are the one that needs to chill out considering nobody is talking about painting Champions of the Universe on ANYONEs trucks. There are people that are happy that their corps are doing better than they have in the past. What do you want them to do? How about instead of being happy they say "Oh... well, we're within 2 points of the Cavaliers now... but we probably won't even make semifinals"

Well, if that's the way you are reading his statement you could have saved a lot of time and said he was contridicting himself by saying nobody is predicting the bluecoats to place 3rd and then in the next line say that has predicted that very thing.

The Cadets - 76.4 Phantom Regiment 72.15 Spirit of JSU - 65.8 Southwind - 58.0 The Magic - 55.9 Teal Sound - 1.095 :P

Well, I'm not an alumnus of the bluecoats, but I am a fan and have friends marching there. As far as the Cavaliers go I enjoy a lot of their shows although I find it difficult to tell the difference between a lot of them.

Since we are clearing things up Since that was the only line that you didn't quote I figured you must have missed it :P I don't think my post quite counts as saying that the coats are definitely going to be top 3 considering I said it was just a prediction and I also said I was just basing it on one video (really bad quality) and hope. If anyone takes that seriously I apologize, but given the context of the conversation I don't believe my prediction counts against his statement.

Sorry, I guess we weren't aware that talking about certain things wasn't 93Bluecoat approved.

Yep, because that's exactly what everyone is saying

99.05

So was Magic in 02

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