MikeRapp
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Related to BD, it seems he is fairly predictable.
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Regardless of where your loyalties lie, we all understand the ramifications of Chumley being on a panel for finals night.
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It had zero to do with “fear.” It was just very close and the chips fell on top of each other. It happens. I generally don’t like ties but in DCI at the top I prefer a tie to a corps not getting what they have earned.
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Dang this is a great idea, a reset of the classic Phantom of the Opera disappearing corps! That would almost be on par with killing the drum major!
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With scores this close at the top, ties become more likely, statistically. Just saying.
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It’s no doubt a combination of performance quality and scoring methodology. To draw Conclusions without accepting both ignores the nature of this unique style of competition. The big thing for me is not understanding the baked in end game reality of a max-100 score, coupled with a hard ending date. Scores HAVE to get tighter. There is literally no other way to score the event.
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Crum-ble on the hill in Allentown - August 4, 2023
MikeRapp replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Because of how DCI scores, and the number of shows on the tour, it is almost impossible for the top corps to win by that margin. -
Maybe it’s always been this way, but the gap between the top four and the rest is so obvious now that I think a layman could see it. Are the rest better than in previous seasons? Don’t know, I suspect not. But the top four are SIGNIFICANTLY better than the “best” of historical DCI, and that to me is plainly obvious.
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Crum-ble on the hill in Allentown - August 4, 2023
MikeRapp replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
It’s a very big tarp. -
Crum-ble on the hill in Allentown - August 4, 2023
MikeRapp replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Nothing distinctive about this show. And that’s unfortunate because Academy had begun to carve out a unique space for themselves. -
Why is Jersey Surf even still a world class corps?
MikeRapp replied to Mariana's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
No it’s not a take. It’s a question. Music City is clearly a terrible comparison. They are already within striking range of finals and barely arrived on the scene. They are clearly investing in their future and are touring a normal schedule. Genesis is new. They are struggling. Maybe they make it, maybe they don’t. But it seems they are trying. Is Jersey Surf trying? I honestly do not know. I’m not trying to be mean or say they should consider moving to Open Class. I’m asking, at some point does it make sense to keep finishing at or near the bottom of world class while not even being able to commit to a consistent tour schedule? -
Why is Jersey Surf even still a world class corps?
MikeRapp replied to Mariana's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
It’s an honest question. Pioneer was in World Class for many many years but seems they never intended to compete with other World Class corps, anyone who marched with them understood that. Eventually they were disbanded, when they were removed from world class the money train ended. There are many terrific open class corps that seem to have similar constraints to Jersey Surf. If you have no realistic chance of ever making finals based on how you must run your program, is world class the best place for you? -
Why is Jersey Surf even still a world class corps?
MikeRapp replied to Mariana's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Are they trying to compete with other World Class corps? If not, and the results seem to confirm this, then why should they be a World Class corps? I see Madison struggling to compete but they are busting their ### to get better. Is this another situation in which if they didn’t get WC money, they’d be out of business? -
Hotlanta On My Mind - July 29, 2023
MikeRapp replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
There was a lot of narration, and you don’t notice it as such because it was woven into the story telling. -
Hotlanta On My Mind - July 29, 2023
MikeRapp replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
For me, a huge BC fan, it’s never about narration per se. Almost all shows have some narration now. But DCI isn’t a narration competition. When narration becomes distracting, when it overpowers or worse dumbs down the creative message of a show—it’s bad. This was my complaint of Crown last year, and some of the cringiest Cadets shows. Session 44 is one of my all time favorite dci shows. Same with E=mc2. Narration played an essential story telling role, that supported the music and marching. The narration of this year’s BC show is at times way too central, and doesn’t help tell the story. but that is JMHO. -
2023 Season Predictions
MikeRapp replied to BlueStainGlass's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
BD will win by a full point. It’s just how DCI scoring works over an entire season. -
Hotlanta On My Mind - July 29, 2023
MikeRapp replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Session 44 is the only DCI show in which all the narration added to the story in a critical and important way.