2008 Standings

[VOReason]

I was having a bit of a problem swallowing the somewhat condescending comments made about getting excited about being JUST out of Finals..

I really didn't mean to sound condescending. After all I DID say that if fighting for say the ninth, tenth or eleventh position floats your boat then "god bless 'ya". And I certainly don't mean to denigrate those corps efforts or love/enjoyment of the process. Its just that I don't start feeling the excitement until they begin to announce the third place score. And I bet if there were a realistic 2 or 3 way fight for the championship this year, there would not be nearly the hubbub over the lower tier placements. Maybe I just touched a nerve with my Empire fan fellow poster. Hopefully it was a competetive nerve!!

[hairbear]

I really didn't mean to sound condescending. After all I DID say that if fighting for say the ninth, tenth or eleventh position floats your boat then "god bless 'ya". And I certainly don't mean to denigrate those corps efforts or love/enjoyment of the process. Its just that I don't start feeling the excitement until they begin to announce the third place score. And I bet if there were a realistic 2 or 3 way fight for the championship this year, there would not be nearly the hubbub over the lower tier placements. Maybe I just touched a nerve with my Empire fan fellow poster. Hopefully it was a competetive nerve!!

NOPE,no competative nerves left. been there done that. speaking of boats,how about that boat hurcs floated,during the "ben hur" show,back in the mid 90s? what a great drill move! the crowd really dug it too! oh........and i agree that for me the excitement began when they announced the third place score,but that was in the 1996 season. i dont feel denigrated in the least.you make some good points.

[Spandy]

Seeing as Matt's been slacking, I updated scores for the 8/23 shows

Full Standings

1- 95.538 Buccaneers (Reading, PA 8/23)

2- 94.213 Empire Statesmen (West Haven, CT 8/23)

3- 93.413 Caballeros (West Haven, CT 8/23)

4- 92.975 Hurricanes (West Haven, CT 8/23)

5- 91.013 Minnesota Brass (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

6- 90.075 Brigadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

7- 89.688 Bushwackers (West Haven, CT 8/23)

8- 85.238 Crusaders (Reading, PA 8/23)

9- 85.075 CorpsVets (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

10- 84.325 Kilties (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

--Open Class Finalists Cut-Off--

11- 82.538 Alliance (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

12- 80.250 Renegades (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

13- 80.238 Music City Legend (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

14- 79.975 Fusion Core (Reading, PA 8/23)

15- 79.338 (0.2) Chops, Inc. (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

16- 78.025 White Sabers (Reading, PA 8/23)

17- 77.325 Govenaires (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

18- 75.250 Grenadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

19- 73.363 SoCal Dream (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

20- 70.900 (0.3) Carolina Gold (Waterloo, NY 8/2)

21- 70.888 Frontier (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

22- 69.763 Gulf Coast Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

23- 66.725 Lakeshoremen (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

24- 65.925 Sun Devils (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

25- 62.075 Shenandoah Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

Class A

1- 82.538 Alliance (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

2- 79.975 Fusion Core (Reading, PA 8/23)

3- 79.338 (0.2) Chops, Inc. (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

4- 78.025 White Sabers (Reading, PA 8/23)

--Class A Finalists Cut-Off--

5- 77.325 Govenaires (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

6- 75.250 Grenadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

7- 73.363 SoCal Dream (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

8- 70.900 (0.3) Carolina Gold (Waterloo, NY 8/2)

9- 70.888 Frontier (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

10- 69.763 Gulf Coast Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

11- 66.725 Lakeshoremen (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

12- 65.925 Sun Devils (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

13- 62.075 Shenandoah Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

Edited August 24, 2008 by Spandy

[Jeff Ream]

GOD I LOVE THE WEEK BEFORE DCA FINALS!!!

[buzzgok]

GOD I LOVE THE WEEK BEFORE DCA FINALS!!!

Ain't this the greatest week of all? Let the games begin! I'm looking forward to prelims next week, wish I could afford to stay for finals.

[camel lips]

Seeing as Matt's been slacking, I updated scores for the 8/23 shows

Full Standings

1- 95.538 Buccaneers (Reading, PA 8/23)

2- 94.213 Empire Statesmen (West Haven, CT 8/23)

3- 93.413 Caballeros (West Haven, CT 8/23)

4- 92.975 Hurricanes (West Haven, CT 8/23)

5- 91.013 Minnesota Brass (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

6- 90.075 Brigadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

7- 89.688 Bushwackers (West Haven, CT 8/23)

8- 85.238 Crusaders (Reading, PA 8/23)

9- 85.075 CorpsVets (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

10- 84.325 Kilties (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

--Open Class Finalists Cut-Off--

11- 82.538 Alliance (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

12- 80.250 Renegades (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

13- 80.238 Music City Legend (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

14- 79.975 Fusion Core (Reading, PA 8/23)

15- 79.338 (0.2) Chops, Inc. (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

16- 78.025 White Sabers (Reading, PA 8/23)

17- 77.325 Govenaires (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

18- 75.250 Grenadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

19- 73.363 SoCal Dream (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

20- 70.900 (0.3) Carolina Gold (Waterloo, NY 8/2)

21- 70.888 Frontier (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

22- 69.763 Gulf Coast Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

23- 66.725 Lakeshoremen (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

24- 65.925 Sun Devils (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

25- 62.075 Shenandoah Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

Class A

1- 82.538 Alliance (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

2- 79.975 Fusion Core (Reading, PA 8/23)

3- 79.338 (0.2) Chops, Inc. (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

4- 78.025 White Sabers (Reading, PA 8/23)

--Class A Finalists Cut-Off--

5- 77.325 Govenaires (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

6- 75.250 Grenadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

7- 73.363 SoCal Dream (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

8- 70.900 (0.3) Carolina Gold (Waterloo, NY 8/2)

9- 70.888 Frontier (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

10- 69.763 Gulf Coast Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

11- 66.725 Lakeshoremen (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

12- 65.925 Sun Devils (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

13- 62.075 Shenandoah Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

Now its time to open a bucket of worms.

What is the schedule for prelims?

[cmguard87]

Seeing as Matt's been slacking, I updated scores for the 8/23 shows

Full Standings

1- 95.538 Buccaneers (Reading, PA 8/23)

2- 94.213 Empire Statesmen (West Haven, CT 8/23)

3- 93.413 Caballeros (West Haven, CT 8/23)

4- 92.975 Hurricanes (West Haven, CT 8/23)

5- 91.013 Minnesota Brass (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

6- 90.075 Brigadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

7- 89.688 Bushwackers (West Haven, CT 8/23)

8- 85.238 Crusaders (Reading, PA 8/23)

9- 85.075 CorpsVets (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

10- 84.325 Kilties (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

--Open Class Finalists Cut-Off--

11- 82.538 Alliance (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

12- 80.250 Renegades (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

13- 80.238 Music City Legend (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

14- 79.975 Fusion Core (Reading, PA 8/23)

15- 79.338 (0.2) Chops, Inc. (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

16- 78.025 White Sabers (Reading, PA 8/23)

17- 77.325 Govenaires (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

18- 75.250 Grenadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

19- 73.363 SoCal Dream (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

20- 70.900 (0.3) Carolina Gold (Waterloo, NY 8/2)

21- 70.888 Frontier (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

22- 69.763 Gulf Coast Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

23- 66.725 Lakeshoremen (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

24- 65.925 Sun Devils (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

25- 62.075 Shenandoah Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

Class A

1- 82.538 Alliance (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

2- 79.975 Fusion Core (Reading, PA 8/23)

3- 79.338 (0.2) Chops, Inc. (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

4- 78.025 White Sabers (Reading, PA 8/23)

--Class A Finalists Cut-Off--

5- 77.325 Govenaires (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

6- 75.250 Grenadiers (Reading, PA 8/23)

7- 73.363 SoCal Dream (Freemont, CA DCI 7/20)

8- 70.900 (0.3) Carolina Gold (Waterloo, NY 8/2)

9- 70.888 Frontier (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

10- 69.763 Gulf Coast Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

11- 66.725 Lakeshoremen (South St. Paul, MN 8/17)

12- 65.925 Sun Devils (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

13- 62.075 Shenandoah Sound (Alpharetta, GA 8/17)

this is the order for prelims except put the renegades in the 8th place spot... and minus the corps not attending DCAs this year and so cal is going on between MCL and Fusion Core which im confused about but oh well more power to them then

[CallipygianKing]

Seeing as Matt's been slacking, I updated scores for the 8/23 shows

Not slacking... Just visiting the parents. And attending my 10-year high school reunion. And not being at a computer at all.

[TomPeashey]

seedings posted earlier were wrong...

seedings 8/23/08

1 Reading Buccaneers 95.538

2 Empire Statesmen 94.213

3 Hawthorne Caballeros 93.413

4 CT Hurricanes 92.975

5 Minnesota Brass 91.013

6 Brigadiers 90.075

7 Bushwackers 89.680

8 Renegades exception

9 CorpsVets 85.563

10 Rochester Crusaders 85.238

11 Racine Kilties 84.325

12 Alliance of Atlanta 82.538

13 Music City Legend 81.000

14 SoCal Dream exception

15 Fusion Core 79.975

16 Chops, Inc. 79.338

17 Dansville White Sabers78.025

18 Govenaires 77.325

19 Kingston Grenadiers 75.250

20 Frontier 71.538

21 Carolina Gold 70.900

22 Gulf Coast Sound 70.175

23 Lakeshoremen 66.725

24 Shenandoah Sound 62.763

Open Class

Declared Class A

[Tom D'Bomb]

I really didn't mean to sound condescending. After all I DID say that if fighting for say the ninth, tenth or eleventh position floats your boat then "god bless 'ya". And I certainly don't mean to denigrate those corps efforts or love/enjoyment of the process. Its just that I don't start feeling the excitement until they begin to announce the third place score. And I bet if there were a realistic 2 or 3 way fight for the championship this year, there would not be nearly the hubbub over the lower tier placements. Maybe I just touched a nerve with my Empire fan fellow poster. Hopefully it was a competetive nerve!!

The scores of those "lower tier" corps are important because on DCP everybody has an equal say. Everybody's sweat is just as sweaty whether it's for the last spot in A Class Finals or an Open Class Four-Peat.

If some corps feels uninspired by the lack of worthy competition, then please accept our apology - we'll all try to provide a competitive atmosphere that is worthy of floating your boat.

The guys with the Bowties will be carrying the fight that Vince Bruni started 25 years ago to put the activity back in the hands of (1) the fans, and (2) the thousands of drum corps participants who just want a fair shot to build their corps to highest level.

I encourage all of you to stop and say hello to any member of the Empire Statesmen you see at I&E this Friday. They'll be there to soak up every ounce of excitement of this wonderful activity offers - we're all in this together.

Edited August 25, 2008 by Tom D'Bomb