GeneralFFect

I was pretty impressed with what Battalion has done so far.

of course, I have said the show had plenty of issues... but their performance level did dip towards the end of the season and I think that was part of it

I didnt say it came from here... The comments were coming from the alumni facebook page, which the corps shut down. The post I was referring to was on my website generalffect.com

I agree.. but as I pointed out in my post last night... the alumni overreaction ultimately impacted the performance. They heard what was being said and I think it ultimately took its toll on them. Not saying they didnt try and not saying they gave up. They were put in the middle of it and I think many of them just couldnt wait till their season was over because of it.

I will give him a chance to prove he's the right guy, but as I said on Twitter, I am not overly encouraged that he can take the corps forward. This was nothing more than the corps caving to the dinosaurs of the activity. The corps alumni will ultimately lead to the demise of Madison. The staff took a chance based on feedback from the judges and they unfortunately paid the price.

I think I remember them getting some votes, but I would have to go back and look at just how many they got. I don't think it was a significant amount though.

I agree... or at least I did till I saw them at Finals. Crown's hornline saved their behinds tbh. But, what I wasnt aware of until finals was how much amplification BAC used. I sat to the left of the pit for Finals... once the hornline pulled away from the mic in the center and moved near the tarp... BAC's sound was cut in half. That was pretty disappointing.

I would have to look to be sure, but Music City garnered a lot of votes. They were mentioned quite frequently as I recall in this category.

Ha! Now you know why I said not so scientific. Basically, I posed the questions on my website (I took it down the Friday after Finals) and allowed them to fill in the blank and I tabulated them. I didn't post the link here (unfortunately). It was just something quick and for fun that I put together. However, it was completely anonymous and there were not enough respondents to be able to correlate the results back to a greater population (even though I am confident they would have been). Would I have liked to have done something more formal? Sure. Unfortunately, time didn't permit and that really wasn't what I was trying to do in this case. I may do it differently next year. Not sure yet.

I If I had done this survey and added my thoughts... Boston would have certainly been my choice over anyone. What they accomplished in one year is phenomenal. I just don't know why so many had BAC in this category this year.

Believe me.. I was puzzled by that as well.

Thank you for clarifying.