goldingna Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Bluecoats clearly have an incredible brassline this year. But when they go on fourth from last, and they get a 9.9 in tech, and a 9.9 in mus, there is is no question that they've practically been selected to win brass for the night. Andy Poor may have gone into that contest with a severe lack of numbers management skills, but given his long experience as an adjudicator, I seriously doubt this is the case. Rather, I think he went in with the intention of giving them first place in brass, regardless of what the four corps following them might do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Or maybe here's a thought... god forbid... they deserved it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Bluecoats clearly have an incredible brassline this year. But when they go on fourth from last, and they get a 9.9 in tech, and a 9.9 in mus, there is is no question that they've practically been selected to win brass for the night. Andy Poor may have gone into that contest with a severe lack of numbers management skills, but given his long experience as an adjudicator, I seriously doubt this is the case. Rather, I think he went in with the intention of giving them first place in brass, regardless of what the four corps following them might do. A spokesman for DCI was quick to blame the mess on Bill Clinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldingna Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 Or maybe here's a thought... god forbid... they deserved it? They may have deserved it, but it appears as if the placement was predetermined, rather than based on all of the performances. You don't leave that little space away for yourself with four groups to go unless you've already made a decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammondbrass Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Or maybe here's a thought... god forbid... they deserved it? Here's another thought: you have no idea how to judge a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnweldy Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Maybe he scored Regiment too high with a 9.7 and 9.8. After doing that, if he thought 'Coats were better what choice did he have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldingna Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 Maybe he scored Regiment too high with a 9.7 and 9.8. After doing that, if he thought 'Coats were better what choice did he have? Good point - I guess he's just really bad with numbers! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnweldy Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Looking over the numbers, maybe his high number problem started back as far as Madison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxologist Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Bluecoats clearly have an incredible brassline this year. But when they go on fourth from last, and they get a 9.9 in tech, and a 9.9 in mus, there is is no question that they've practically been selected to win brass for the night. Andy Poor may have gone into that contest with a severe lack of numbers management skills, but given his long experience as an adjudicator, I seriously doubt this is the case. Rather, I think he went in with the intention of giving them first place in brass, regardless of what the four corps following them might do. I mentioned this last night...and the response I got was...how many times have you judged brass. I feel its just not fair to tell corps they have no chance of winning the caption before they perform. Give them a 19.7 with everyone else under them...I have no problem with that what so ever. It's all about spreads anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalier1995 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 It would be nice to see corps just get a number, rather than having to leave space for the top or not leaving space. Ties are ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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