Finals Prediction 2008

[Imadam]

After marching in the River City Regiment drumline (tenors) 06 and 07 and never making it out to DCA; I am just glad to have taken the opportunity to march in Renegades snareline this year. DCA will be a blast! Not sure where we will end up... I just would like to make finals so we can perform our show twice for the fans. I am not thinking there will be an issue there but hell... you never know!!!

As it has been said a couple times this season... "we could be first... we could be last... but we will probably be somewhere in between" and that I think sums up my prediction having never seen our competitors but on low quality clips on youtube. We just want to put on the best possible show for the fans (and our selves). If our last run through this weekend was any indication of what we will be putting on the field come Saturday we are all in for a real treat.

I just have one request... hold on to your babys! It will be really tempting to throw them...

Best of luck to all corps! I hope to see SoCal Dream at the top of the Class A pile... you guys are awesome this year and could only imagine how much more awesome you guys are with the closer.

Adam Jones

*edited because I can't spell*

Edited August 26, 2008 by Imadam

[KeithHall]

With a few days left....here is my final prediction.

10. Corpsvets

9. Rochester Crusaders

8. Renegades

7. Brigadiers

6. Bushwackers

5. Hurricanes

4. Minnesota Brass

3. Cabs

2. Buccaneers

1. Empire Statesmen

I believe Kilties and MCL will come close but not this year. Alliance will head the A Class with Chops, Fusion and White Sabres to follow.

Safe travels everyone!

[BigDale]

With a few days left....here is my final prediction.

10. Corpsvets

9. Rochester Crusaders

8. Renegades

7. Brigadiers

But where are the Kilties?

It is the tenth anniversary of

our first finals appearance!

[Dale Bari]

10. Corpsvets

9. Rochester Crusaders

8. Renegades

7. Brigadiers

6. Bushwackers

5. Hurricanes

4. Minnesota Brass

3. Cabs

2. Buccaneers

1. Empire Statesmen

I have now seen Brigs and Bush. They are small, but with well-designed shows. The Renegades, having not been against anyone else in DCA, are complete unknowns. However, unless everything that I have heard is pure hype (and this IS DCP, after all), I have a hard time believing that Renegades, being larger & more powerful, will finish behind Bush and Brigs. If Renegades execute well, it will be no contest. "Derived Achievement" will only carry one so far...

The rest of your picks are plausible, individually. You're probably within a place on most of them. But then, the seeding (slotting?) is affecting all predictions.

My picks (now having seen more corps):

12 Alliance (chance: 60% - could be MCL 30% or Kilties 10%)

11 Kilties (50% - Cru 40% or Alliance 10%)

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10 Crusaders (50% - Kilties 40% or Alliance 10%)

9 Corps Vets (80% - Cru 10% or Bush 10%)

8 Bushwackers (60% - CV 20%, Brigs 15%, or Renegades 5%)

7 Brigadiers (50% - Bush 30%, Renegades 15%, or CV 5%)

6 Renegades (80% - Brigs 10%, Bush 8%, or MBI 2%)

5 Minnesota Brass (50% - Renegades 30% or Hurcs 20%)

4 Hurricanes (70% - MBI 29% or Cabs 1%)

3 Caballeros (80% - MBI 15% or ES 5%)

2 Statesmen (95% - Cabs 4% or Bucs 1%)

1 Buccaneers (99% - ES 1%)

Edited August 27, 2008 by Dale Bari

[Fastone]

I've seen mostly everyone but I'm not into making predictions so I'll just offer my best wishes to everyone competing this weekend and safe travels to all.

[Sayre Kulp]

12 Music City Legend

11 Kilties

10 Crusaders

9 Corps Vets

8 Brigadiers

7 Bushwackers

6 Renegades

5 Hurricanes

4 Caballeros

3 Minnesota Brass

2 Statesmen

1 Buccaneers

[Dvldawg411]

My picks (now having seen more corps):

12 Alliance (chance: 60% - could be MCL 30% or Kilties 10%)

11 Kilties (50% - Cru 40% or Alliance 10%)

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10 Crusaders (50% - Kilties 40% or Alliance 10%)

9 Corps Vets (80% - Cru 10% or Bush 10%)

8 Bushwackers (60% - CV 20%, Brigs 15%, or Renegades 5%)

7 Brigadiers (50% - Bush 30%, Renegades 15%, or CV 5%)

6 Renegades (80% - Brigs 10%, Bush 8%, or MBI 2%)

5 Minnesota Brass (50% - Renegades 30% or Hurcs 20%)

4 Hurricanes (70% - MBI 29% or Cabs 1%)

3 Caballeros (80% - MBI 15% or ES 5%)

2 Statesmen (95% - Cabs 4% or Bucs 1%)

1 Buccaneers (99% - ES 1%)

Too. much. math. Always the engineer, huh Dale?

Edited August 27, 2008 by Dvldawg411

[Dale Bari]

Too. much. math. Always the engineer, huh Dale?

Never too much math!

Although, this particular mathematical exuberance stems from my statistics' tutoring days ('01-'04) rather than from engineering. (Besides, it makes me sound erudite, as well as lets me cover my butt. LOL!)

[Dvldawg411]

Never too much math!

Although, this particular mathematical exuberance stems from my statistics' tutoring days ('01-'04) rather than from engineering. (Besides, it makes me sound erudite, as well as lets me cover my butt. LOL!)

Seriously, though, nothing worse than an engineer with a copious vocabulary to boot! Between the two of us, we never lacked for conversation on those long rides to Syracuse, did we?

[Dale Bari]

Seriously, though, nothing worse than an engineer with a copious vocabulary to boot! Between the two of us, we never lacked for conversation on those long rides to Syracuse, did we?

Lack of conversation? Us? Never!

Well, the old joke about engineering majors ("Four years ago I couldn't spell 'engineer' - now, I is one.") doesn't apply to me, I guess.

Back on topic: These judges today all seem to take the fun (read: "controversy") out of these contests. How can we have a new "1981" without them screwing things around?!