cadet93 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Just for fun, after Allentown, what are people's thoughts on the corps that are 'legitimate' contenders in Indianapolis. BD only? BD and Crown only? BD, Crown, HNC, and Cavies? I honestly think all four have a chance depending on how much each cleans. I think Crown and Cadets have more room for improvement, but I was really impressed with Cavies on the Fan Network from Allentown, their show has really grown on me. BD seems to have stagnated. The Giants Stadium show will tell us something tonight (rain stay away please!) Is Crown really pulling away from HNC, or was last night an anomaly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris ncsu Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I still think it's BD at the top, then Cadets-Cavies-Crown just below, and SCV just below them. That's your top 5. I don't BELIEVE Crown is as close to BD as the Crown-Saturday BD-Friday scores comparisons suggest....though they may indeed now be a few tenths to 0.5 ahead of Cadets and Cavies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmroth1 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 BD, Crown, HNC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchingartist Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) Vanguard should probably be included in this mix since they were only .5 behind Cavies and .3 behind HNC at Allentown. Edited August 2, 2009 by marchingartist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Quality Matters Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I still think it's BD at the top, then Cadets-Cavies-Crown just below, and SCV just below them. That's your top 5. I don't BELIEVE Crown is as close to BD as the Crown-Saturday BD-Friday scores comparisons suggest....though they may indeed now be a few tenths to 0.5 ahead of Cadets and Cavies. Yeah, they are actually. Crown is right there with BD and they will eventually end BD's undefeated streak. Crown and HNC have the shows to beat the next 7 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCM Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I think it is just between BD, Crown and HNC. cavies are bieng slowly passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris ncsu Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Yeah, they are actually. Crown is right there with BD Maybe, but nobody knows that, including you. I'd like to see them take down BD, though. Would be the highlight of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortAndFast Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 IMO, the most likely scenario is that Crown, Cadets and Cavies all take a caption or two, while BD is 1st or 2nd in everything. The math of that almost certainly leaves BD the champion. It's unlikely, but not impossible, that Crown or Cadets could manage to take a majority of captions from BD and come up with a win. I don't see a scenario where Cavies or SCV could take a majority of the captions. One thing is for sure: the 5th place show this year is going to be an AWESOME drum corps show. There's no shame in finishing 5th when the top 5 have shows like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_King Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Yeah, they are actually. Crown is right there with BD and they will eventually end BD's undefeated streak.Crown and HNC have the shows to beat the next 7 days. Hello Homer BD will win in the 5 corps race to the finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 There are so many ways to look at this. Part of that is because of the two days of competition. So with that in mind, consider the following: BD is clearly the favorite. They have won all the head-to-head matchup situations and that is the true test. The last time Crown, HNC, and Cavaliers competed they were all 1 tenth apart. No reason to think that has changed. Cadets only beat Cavaliers by .2 on Friday, and you have to ignore Crown's score on Saturday because had they competed a day earlier and with BD, Cadets, and Cavies in the mix, their score would have been lower, say 94.35 or in the same range as Cadets and Cavaliers. Now, if you're one of those that believe the judges sent a message by giving Crown a 95.250, well then consider this as well. SCV was not that far off, 1.45 (I think). The last time SCV met Cadets the Cadets won by over 2 points. So we learn nothing from comparing those spreads. And if you think Crown's 95.25 is at the top with BD, or close, then what you are saying is that SCV is only 1.4 off the lead. That would scare me if I was a Crown fan, because 1.4 can be made up in a week. It's not easy, but it can be done, and SCV will have the crowd going nuts at Indy. What I think we have is this: BD clearly the favorite, then Crown and Cadets starting to make a move. I do agree that the Cavaliers may hold their ground, but will likely not move over anyone at this point. They have been unable to improve their spread margin with BD all summer, whereas Crown and Cadets are narrowly closing that margin. So I think the top 3 will be BD, Cadets, Crown. In some order. The question is whether SCV will pass Cavaliers to take 4th, or not. Can Phantom catch the Bluecoats? Or can Boston catch Phantom? And what about Blue Stars? Next week will be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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