2008 DCI predictions.

[dcifan2002]

1- Blue Devils -Have all the right ingredients

2-Cavies -Feddler gone hurts but still great corps

3-cadets- could but 1 , but if you ant to push the envelope so much this is where you go.

4-Phantom -not sold on Sparticus or the large horn line .

5-SCV -quit out there in the west.

6-Bluecoats - better move a little more this season

7- Crown -going with large horn line also, off white uniforms , not a good mix. clutter.

8-Boston -things sound good for the Miami cruaders

9-Blue Knights- always ok

10 -Crossmen - heard show was power packed., great guard this summer.

11-Colts -lets hope the floods has not had a effect on them.

12=glassmen -sneak in with ok clean show

13-Blue stars -loud is ok here and there , but what about the rest of the corps ?

14-Madison -great horn line good drums , no guard again...

15 Academy -just a quess here. not sold on juniper horns could be trouble.

16-Spirit -the fall of the season.

17-troopers-welcome back.

Edited June 21, 2008 by dcifan2002

[I play the baritone good]

Do these every year more out of hopes than gut feeling... let's go with gut feeling this year.

1.) Cavaliers

2.) Devils

3.) Cadets

4.) SCV

5.) Regiment

6.) Bluecoats

7.) Crown

8.) Boston

9.) Crossmen

10.) Glassmen

11.) Academy

12.) Spirit

Just have a feeling...

[HockeyDad]

What would you say the odds are that a corps OTHER THAN Cadets, Cavies or Blue Devils takes the championship? When's the last time that happened? 1999? Even that was a tie with BD. 1996? Same thing. 1991 Star?? Wow. That's an amazing run for those three corps. OR, a living example of lack of diversity in drum corps?? I don't know. Not trying to start something here.

[Dan Balash]

I'll shoot.

1. The Cadets

2. Blue Devils

3. Santa Clara Vanguard

4. The Cavaliers

5. Phantom Regiment

6. Carolina Crown

7. Bluecoats

8. Glassmen

9. Boston Crusaders

10. Blue Stars

11. Blue Knights

12. Colts

13. Spirit

14. Madison Scouts

15. The Academy

16. Crossmen

17. Troopers

18. Pacific Crest

19. Mandarins

20. Pioneer

[BozzlyB]

End of season? Who knows. I predict Blue Stars will beat Colts and Madison coming out of the gates tomorrow night. We'll see.

[Scout]

1. Cavaliers

2. Cadets

3. Santa Clara

4. Blue Devils

5. Phantom Regiment

6. Carolina Crown

7. Bluecoats

8. Madison Scouts

9. Blue Knights

10. Boston

11. Blue Stars

12. Colts

13. Glassmen

14. Pacific Crest

15. Spirit

16. Crossmen

17. Academy

[Perry S]

1. Cadets

2. Cavaliers

3. Carolina Crown

4. Blue Devils

5. Bluecoats

6. Phantom Regiment

7. SCV

8. Boston Crusaders

9. Glassmen

10. Blue Knights

11.Madison Scouts

12. The Academy

[Dan Deuhs]

1. Cadets -

2. Cavaliers - Remain near the top without Fielder.

3. Phantom - Yes!

4. Blue Devils - Not a believer yet.

5. Santa Clara Vanguard - No news is good new?

6. Blue Coats - May be higher.

7. Crown - Always good.

8. Blue Knights - I don't care for their marching style...but they always do it.

9. Boston Crusaders - May be higher.

10. Glassmen -Missing something the last couple of years.

11. Madison - Hoping for the best.

12. Colts - Why not.

13. Spirit - Almost.

14. Blue Stars - May be higher.

[boston_crusaders135]

Okay. Only going with Elite 8 here, and I'm going with hopes on this one, as you will all obviously see:

1) Boston Crusaders

2) Bloo

3) Crown

4) BD

5) Cavies

6) Cadets

7) SCV

8) X-men

[jwillis35]

What would you say the odds are that a corps OTHER THAN Cadets, Cavies or Blue Devils takes the championship? When's the last time that happened? 1999? Even that was a tie with BD. 1996? Same thing. 1991 Star?? Wow. That's an amazing run for those three corps. OR, a living example of lack of diversity in drum corps?? I don't know. Not trying to start something here.

Well, it's not a lack of diversity, it's a lack of parody at the very top. No fault of the top 3, for sure, but this is probably caused by a combination of many factors. Recruiting, great talent, great staff, creative people who just "get it," money, popularity, great marketing, facilities, and more. One can say it is difficult to take on tradition, and certainly BD, Cavies, and Cadets are some of the more veteran and popular corps in the business with tons of tradition and success backing their marketing efforts. However, so does SCV and Phantom, and both of them have been up and down, very inconsistent. Madison has tons of tradition, but was last in the top 5 in 1995, and they have been very inconsistent as of late.

None of this is to pick on any corps, but it shows that only a few have found the right formula.

For this year I think the top 3 will again be tough to beat. But I like Bluecoats and Crown, and Phantom and SCV as well. Those are 4 very solid corps that certainly stand a chance. Will Madison be top 12, will Glassmen improve? Will Crossmen move up and will Troopers contend for top 12 or 13? Can the Blue Knights give us more of what they did in 2006? Can Blue Stars be top 12?

There will be some interesting stories this summer.