ContraFart

There was a post, I think in Reddit that theorized by the rep video that the show will be about dual black holes merging into one or something like the. The post was more elegant than what I am saying.

I hear Florida can use a corps

It is the result of that process that completely turns me off from BD, not the idea that they are above it all, but the process almost feels to me like a shortcut. I think it is significantly easier to teach, clean and change. Several people who have marched both BD and other top tier corps admit that BD is far less physically taxing than the other corps. They are doing theatre blocking and not drill design. They concentrate on dance first and marching second. I have come to appreciate what they have done conceptually in past years (i.e. I think 2010 and 2018 are some of the most brilliant ideas ever put on a football field), but the output of the show simply does not impress me the way that a show like BAC did this year and Bloo did last year. It has always bothered me so much why the judging community gives this approach so much love because I am far from a stupid person and when I can pretty much place every other corps, BD eludes me because I was always wrong about them and them only. This is the first year where my thoughts nearly matched the judges. I would never think that BD would fall to like 10 or 11, because there is so much individual talent there that 5th place is almost a floor that they will not go below, I just hope that the judging community is finally seeing things the same way I do which will force BD to innovate in a different direction and move towards other corps rather than other corps moving to them. I have honestly tried to act in good faith to appreciate their shows and try to understand why they have been so dominant, but I have not moved closer to that answer. I will probably never be able to change my mind about '09 '12, '15, '19, '22 and '23, but that is my personal belief. The last thing I would want to do is disparage the kids in the corps. People who target them or hold 50 year old grudges are just wrong. But I am not above saying that I have simply not liked the Scott Chandler era.

I know that is a dig at people like me, but at least I do not see the ridiculous BD tear drinking meme that is shoved in my face every time they win.

I could not have scripted a better season. A new champion and BD not medaling. I am on cloud 9

thats what I meant

I'm not going to cry, I'm not going to cry .......######

Sending Bones for the SCV alumni corps is epic. I am in tears.

It is amazing when it works

In a way that has moved us away from form to form drill. I am sorry, I do not get the hype and I never will. They have not had a show that has impressed me since the early ots

and I was there the first time they made finals and burnt the turf with sparklers in Madison with them.

This trombone soloist is epic.

exactly where it did not say Bluecoats or Crown

And I have disagreed with many of their wins. My issue is that there are some sort of truisms that are created that even the judging community follows. BD should not have won '12 '15 '19 and '22 and I feel that they got over the top because of perception rather than having a better show. Even '14 and '17 which were deserved wins were overscored. I am sorry, I just hate their approach to design. I hate the body movement first, marching second approach. I hate that their shows are significantly easier visually than the rest of the top tier corps. Every once in a while there is a great idea. I think 2010 and 2018 were genius shows, but they keep going to the same bag of tricks over and over and they simply do not impress me.

Actually it was developed this year after people like Funliner Productions kept repeating that mantra. Every corps cleans Every corps moves BD is not special