OhioBoy_99

I know you didn't mean it in this way, but I'd say Bloo's brass is good enough to win an Ott. They've had a few second place finishes in brass over the past few years, and just earned their highest brass score at finals last year, so they're more than knocking on the door 😀 But in full agreement with you, this group still feels a bit overlooked as a whole by the general consensus. I think this group has some of the most demanding environmental challenges on the field year to year. Still think 2019 might've been their crown jewel in brass so far but they've been close since then. Can't wait to see what they have in store this year!

The score cut off for the tournament end up being a 97, so unfortunately those shows didn’t make it this. Don’t worry, I know you still want your all cavies tournament 😝

Sorry everyone! I inadvertently got in an area with no service but I’m here to announce our winner!! by a score 64-32… our 2024 March Madness Winner is…. 1989 Phantom Regiment! Thanks for playing along! Didn’t realize we had such dedicated participants or I would’ve made sure to have service at 5! 😂 Hope all enjoyed!

And then there were 2. We have reached the championship! A big thank you to everyone who has played along and/or indulged this silly little game. It's been fun and hope you've enjoyed so far. Alright, alright. The final battle, between... 2016 Blue Devils 1989 Phantom Regiment Thoughts? Anyone expect this final matchup? Any big upsets no one saw coming? Vote below or in thread title! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGWn4mVhmcZlqce_YwCeHJFJux6RSRtDFhQQAv1gvSVOYUmg/viewform?usp=sf_link

No bias here! SCV ‘85-‘87 made the list, I chose the top 34 highest scoring second place finishes and those 3 years were within that group. Both SCV ‘86 and 87’ lost in the first round to 89’ PR and 93’ Star of Indiana. Great show by the way!

Trying be as unbiased of host as possible so Im not pouting 😀 (I started crying two rounds ago)

The people have spoken and we our down to our final 4 corps: 2016 Blue Devils 1985 Santa Clara Vanguard 1989 Phantom Regiment 1998 Santa Clara Vanguard Check out the bracket in the original post and voting link is below or at the top as well! Voting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpoJGrkKCq1qkV-V4APLya67N9NZRuFLYuX7PbBYhSkSa4rw/viewform?usp=sf_link Have at it!

2 more hours until our final 4 is decided! Don’t be afraid to get those votes in 😜

And then there were 8! Next round starts now! Bracket is updated We had double the votes from the previous round, can we keep it going? 😉 Voting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuuisrL8T8BhjzbzSHHhbe6YUG4QI-YRzHivLLp6BlASgBFg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Daily thread push and friendly reminder to those who participate and hat voting for this round ends in a few hours!

16 corps left standing! Bracket is updated and voting link is live in the topic starter or below! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS5OgcJOAFerf_aloHu443F3HnHqLmpZ7Khv3WIkz_mnZm2g/viewform?usp=sf_link Some higlights: #1 seed has fallen in the first round 1989 Phantom Regiment had dominate victory, winning 27-1 Blue Devils 2011 vs 2016 ended in a tie, settled with a coin flip, 2016 advanced! We'll see what tomorrow brings us 🙂

Few more hours to vote! Some races are tight! Thanks to everyone who has voted so far, has been fun already 😎

Bracket is updated and the round of 32 is set! You can vote for who advances to the sweet 16 below or in the original topic: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwR_8RBGEryt9VPVG3jlKZHGPkA_ehzf0cwZihyEC1pKFWmg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Little under 2 hours left for this round to anyone who hasn’t gotten their votes in!

It sucks being a new(ish) fan of DCI sometimes, as I didn’t get to experience a lot of these shows or witness the impact some of them had on the activity. I like to do my research tho and am aware the beast the Cavies were in the late 90’s and early 00’s. Cadets 07’ is an interesting show to me. Absolutely love the music of the show, didn’t mind the narration until about 70% of the way into the show and even then I could put up with it haha. I really enjoyed Santa Clara 86’ for its time but always a tough battle comparing over a few decades. Guess that’s the fun of it! Glad you’re enjoying!

Bracket is set and voting is open! Play-in round starts now! You can vote below or at the link in the original topic: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKi2AA1iS_2RvhJMYL8haMdHbD698jQq_pr0PP1yvB9MToYg/viewform?usp=sf_link

The voting link will be posted in 4 hours! Last chance to get those last minute predictions in if interested!

And friendly nudge, you can submit your predictions up until voting starts on Sunday! 😁

Probably a bit of oversight but you are correct! Must’ve missed that when I was sifting throw scores.

Just trying to ignore the lost hour of sleep 🤗

Hey all! It's that time of year again! March Madness DCI Edition. There seemed to be a decent amount of people who enjoyed this last year and I did as well, so thought I'd bring it back! I did some digging through last year's thread for this year's topic and there were a lot of good suggestions, but the theme I decided on this year will be.... The Greatest Shows to Almost Win, a tournament to decide the favorite silver medalist! The top 34 highest-scoring silver medalists will compete until a winner is crowned. The bottom 4 shows will open the tournament with a play-in round starting this Sunday! I'm going to switch things up just slightly this year. I found a website that allows you to create your own predictions on the bracket for those who enjoy a little friendly competition. You can cast your predictions and follow along on that bracket as the week progresses. To submit a bracket, it seems you'll have to submit an email, but you can probably provide a fake one. I don't believe it asks you to verify it. I'll post a google survey link starting on Sunday to vote for each round and will update the bracket accordingly with the results. Voting for the play-in round will open Sunday (3/10) at 5pm est, and each round will start at the same time each proceeding day. Per usual, don't take it too seriously and let's have a good time! Bracket: https://challonge.com/3xw8av4s 2024 March Madness Winner: 1989 Phantom Regiment

I checked ticket master and the center 4 sections of the 600’s were for sale. Didn’t know they usually weren’t!

Not sure the likelyhood of this reaching anyone, but didn’t want to start a new topic for this question, and I thank you for any help in advance! Okay so to my question, I’ll be attending DCI prelims this year and I’m looking for some advice on which tickets are good. I attended finals in 2017 and was roughly in section 636, which is the nosebleeds around the end zone so the sound wasn’t very good as I’m sure you can guess. I was seeing if anyone had seats in the 600’s on the 50 and how the good the sound is there. Assuming it’s not terrible since judges are in the press box up there but just curious from anyone who has sat up there or around that area. Thanks again!

Agreed 100%. Kevin has done some great work, not just with Bloo so far but with his time with the cavies. Their 2019 hornline was phenomenal, one of my favorite of the season. And I understand he was on crown’s staff at one point as well. I hope Derek will be with them in any capacity for a long time! I’d say Bloo will continue to be in good hands 🙂

Not sure if this had been mentioned already in this thread or the previous but Bluecoats achieved their highest brass score ever on finals night! I think I recall asking after seeing their preview show that this brass line could be one of their best ever. I guess I got my answer 😉 I’d only expect them to be stronger in 2024. Truly one of the more underrated brass lines in my opinion. Can’t wait to see what Bloo comes up with this season. Alright back to lurking I go.