dcpguy1111 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I don't really care who's in what place as long as they deserve it. To be honest, I see people pining for certain groups to be in the top 12, and they've been nowhere up to par in the last few years, if not more. Instead of complaining about who's beating you, maybe they should get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofus Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I want Madison back, and the Blue Stars in too. I want BK and Spirit out. IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 The highest scoring 12 corps at semifinals. That is who should be in, regardless of nostalgia, the past or anything. If the corps not in the top 12 get better then the current ones, they will be in. VERY simple. b**bs EXACTLY!!! Look, everyone wants their corps in the top 12, but the fact is, unless they are the caliber of the top 12, they will not make it. And if corps like Cadets, Cavies or BD are not in the top 12, I honestly don't see a lot of people following drum corps anymore. Usually lots of people watch the finals show live and not quarters or semis...judging from what I have seen when I marched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriTroop Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I don't really care who's in what place as long as they deserve it. To be honest, I see people pining for certain groups to be in the top 12, and they've been nowhere up to par in the last few years, if not more. Instead of complaining about who's beating you, maybe they should get better. I think people fully understand that breaking into the top 12 means getting better in order to do so. I doubt us "piners" out here think that improvement is not part of the equation. So, if I were to say I want Troopers to break into the top 12, what I'm really saying is this: 1. I want Troopers to have the financial and administrative means to retain the best possible design staff to write a top 12 caliber show, as well as the best possible teaching staff to work the kids through the daily grind. 2. I want Troopers to retain lots of vets as well as recruit enough seasoned and mature marching members who will have the physical and mental capability to pull off a top 12 caliber show. 3. I want the crowds to go nuts when they see this new caliber of Troopers hit the field. It's just easier to say "I want Troopers to break into finals." :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I think people fully understand that breaking into the top 12 means getting better in order to do so. I doubt us "piners" out here think that improvement is not part of the equation. So, if I were to say I want Troopers to break into the top 12, what I'm really saying is this:1. I want Troopers to have the financial and administrative means to retain the best possible design staff to write a top 12 caliber show, as well as the best possible teaching staff to work the kids through the daily grind. 2. I want Troopers to retain lots of vets as well as recruit enough seasoned and mature marching members who will have the physical and mental capability to pull off a top 12 caliber show. 3. I want the crowds to go nuts when they see this new caliber of Troopers hit the field. It's just easier to say "I want Troopers to break into finals." :) VERY good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFoutz Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I don't really care who's in what place as long as they deserve it. To be honest, I see people pining for certain groups to be in the top 12, and they've been nowhere up to par in the last few years, if not more. Instead of complaining about who's beating you, maybe they should get better. Right on, right on. I have to think that anyone who expresses a wish for "this corps I'd like to see go far" has got to offer that comment pre-qualified with the condition: "because they've worked hard enough to earn it." Anything else -- nostalgia, affection, change -- takes a backseat to that. So when I say I'd like to see Madison and Troopers right their ships and make a run, as well as some of the newer, formerly lower corps (Academy, some feisty sorts from Div. II and III), I mean that they do so because the organization as a whole has caught a clue, the kids catch fire and the world takes notice. That's exciting to me. Anything less that that, such as wishing the BD, Cavies and Cadets take a fall just because it would be different, is missing the point about what gets those organizations to the top year in and year out. <**> Wishing for a few more organizations to emulate those models, and achieve the success that can come from that consistency, well, that's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Right on, right on. I have to think that anyone who expresses a wish for "this corps I'd like to see go far" has got to offer that comment pre-qualified with the condition: "because they've worked hard enough to earn it." Anything else -- nostalgia, affection, change -- takes a backseat to that. So when I say I'd like to see Madison and Troopers right their ships and make a run, as well as some of the newer, formerly lower corps (Academy, some feisty sorts from Div. II and III), I mean that they do so because the organization as a whole has caught a clue, the kids catch fire and the world takes notice. That's exciting to me. Anything less that that, such as wishing the BD, Cavies and Cadets take a fall just because it would be different, is missing the point about what gets those organizations to the top year in and year out. <**> Wishing for a few more organizations to emulate those models, and achieve the success that can come from that consistency, well, that's a good thing. I definitely agree with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Wouldn't wish anybody out of the top 12. Hope that corps that deserve it make it, no matter how long they've been in or out of the top 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 In: Blue Stars, Crossmen Out: Spirit, Cavaliers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 In NO particular order I would like to see the following in top 12 Troopers Blue Stars Santa Clara Vanguard Madison Scouts Pioneer Phantom Regiment Blue Devils Cadets Academy Mandarin Boston Crusaders Spirit of Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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