JayM Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Up until the Cadet threepeat, there was no lock on the top spots.The late 70s Blue Devils would like a word with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluublood Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 The late 70s Blue Devils would like a word with you. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BST07 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 The more the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcat Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 The late 70s Blue Devils would like a word with you. There was no lock. From 1981-2005, the same 8 corps had a lock on the top 4 spots. Of course the Blue Devils were excellent in the late 70's, but there was still movement all the way to the top of the charts. Spirit, anyone? 27? In theory, more than the corps that ran the world starting in 1981 had the reasonable opportunity to win the whole shebang. I would suggest to you that it's harder to grow top-flight corps when the best you can imagine your corps doing is 5th place for the foreseeable future. Add to that a serious downturn if you have an off year (see: the #### that Madison puts up with) and you have some discouraging forces. At least in Open, it's really open. No one can say that the Open division can't be won by anyone. It can. It's World that has a glass ceiling, and at times, that makes Open that much more appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVQuesty Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 As for DCA, not that many parents with teenagers or older age march. And if any kid doesn't really want to march, All Age corps wouldn't want them any more than a DCI corps would. Ummm... We had 9 parent/child pairs in our corps this past year. We hear all the time of people all over the northeast marching with their tennage kids. I thik it's more prevalent than you insinuate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVQuesty Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 You mean a junior corps...there is my beloved Marine Drum & Bugle Corps... As well as two all-age concerns in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsFan27 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I just said... in the post you quoted:..I think he meant as far as DCI goes, since, correct me if I'm wrong, Cadets didn't win a DCI championship until 1983 and the Cavaliers until 1992... I'm just stating what I interpret from what he meant, please don't call me out for it. I'm well aware that the Cadets and Cavaliers have a rich history and legacy. I thought i mentioned that too, in the post you quoted. And no, I wasn't being sarcastic. (my friend just pointed out that it could be read that way, sorry!) Sorry, didn't read it well enough. Please accept my apology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKracing Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Sorry, didn't read it well enough. Please accept my apology. No worries :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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