wesleyrp Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Ok, been a lot of predictions this year, but this is like no other year. Coming into finals week we could have major shakeups. Although some groupings have cleared been defined, others are still open to interpretation. Allentown showed us pretty stagnant placements and it just feels like we're likley to have explosive movements in Finals Week. What are your thoughts on what will happen? I see these groupings in the finalist/contenders 1-3(4) BD, Cadets, Cavaliers (Crown- Very much a dark horse) 5-7 Phantom, Bluecoats, SCV (8)-10(11) (Boston- could be 8th by themselves), Madison, BK (Blue Stars- Dark horse to make big move) 12-13(14,15) Spirit, Troopers (Academy, Glassmen- Dark Horse Finalists, but likley down to Spirit and Troop for 12th) Semi Finals Locks- Colts, Crossmen, Pac Crest, Mandarins, Teal Sound (Jersey Surf- Most Likely)_ Semi Finals Contenders- WC/OP- Cascades, Pioneer, BDB, OC, SCVC, Spartans, Revolution. I see Semis placements like this: 1) Cavies- 98.75 2) Cadets- 98.50 3) BD- 98.45 4) Crown- 97.90 5) Phantom- 96.0 6) Bluecoats- 93.2 7) SCV- 93.0 8) Boston- 91.5 9) Madison- 90.9 10) Blue Knights- 90.45 11) Blue Stars- 88.7 12) Spirit- 86.7 13) Troopers- 86.3 14) Academy- 84.7 15) Glassmen- 84.5 16) Colts- 83.65 17) Crossmen- 83.25 18) Pac Crest- 82.0 19) Mandarins- 81.05 20) Oregon Crusaders- 80.0 21) BDB- 79.75 22) Teal Sound- 78.9 23) SCVC- 78.65 24) Jersey surf- 78.45 25) Spartans- 77.75 Just Miss making Semis from Prelims- Cascades, Pioneer, Revolution Finals Placements: 1) Cadets- 99.15 2) Cavaliers- 98.85 3) Crown- 98.25 4) BD- 98.15 5) Phantom- 96.5 6) SCV- 94.2 7) Bluecoats- 93.75 8) Boston- 91.65 9) Blue Knights- 90.75 10) Madison- 90.65 11) Blue Stars- 88.50 12) Spirit- 86.70 Just for fun... wouldn't be surprised to see it end up this way. top 3-4 could do anything, Phantom seems locked into 5. SCV could make a move with Bluecoats having guard issues, Boston looks solid in 8th, but they have a 4 min span where there is only solos or solis going on- Music GE starting to show an issue. BK and Madison have had scores all over the road- Perc is adventure for Madtown and has been lately for BK as well. Spirit the strongest of the grouping vying for finals, but Troop could make a run!! I really do not think the placements the way they are now are going to finish that way, what's your thoughts or guesses? I wish we could see all of prelims and not just 15 corps, but oh well!! Wes Perkins BK 97, 98 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckdan Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Ok, been a lot of predictions this year, but this is like no other year. Coming into finals week we could have major shakeups. Although some groupings have cleared been defined, others are still open to interpretation. Allentown showed us pretty stagnant placements and it just feels like we're likley to have explosive movements in Finals Week. What are your thoughts on what will happen? I see these groupings in the finalist/contenders 1-3(4) BD, Cadets, Cavaliers (Crown- Very much a dark horse) 5-7 Phantom, Bluecoats, SCV (8)-10(11) (Boston- could be 8th by themselves), Madison, BK (Blue Stars- Dark horse to make big move) 12-13(14,15) Spirit, Troopers (Academy, Glassmen- Dark Horse Finalists, but likley down to Spirit and Troop for 12th) Semi Finals Locks- Colts, Crossmen, Pac Crest, Mandarins, Teal Sound (Jersey Surf- Most Likely)_ Semi Finals Contenders- WC/OP- Cascades, Pioneer, BDB, OC, SCVC, Spartans, Revolution. I see Semis placements like this: 1) Cavies- 98.75 2) Cadets- 98.50 3) BD- 98.45 4) Crown- 97.90 5) Phantom- 96.0 6) Bluecoats- 93.2 7) SCV- 93.0 8) Boston- 91.5 9) Madison- 90.9 10) Blue Knights- 90.45 11) Blue Stars- 88.7 12) Spirit- 86.7 13) Troopers- 86.3 14) Academy- 84.7 15) Glassmen- 84.5 16) Colts- 83.65 17) Crossmen- 83.25 18) Pac Crest- 82.0 19) Mandarins- 81.05 20) Oregon Crusaders- 80.0 21) BDB- 79.75 22) Teal Sound- 78.9 23) SCVC- 78.65 24) Jersey surf- 78.45 25) Spartans- 77.75 Just Miss making Semis from Prelims- Cascades, Pioneer, Revolution Finals Placements: 1) Cadets- 99.15 2) Cavaliers- 98.85 3) Crown- 98.25 4) BD- 98.15 5) Phantom- 96.5 6) SCV- 94.2 7) Bluecoats- 93.75 8) Boston- 91.65 9) Blue Knights- 90.75 10) Madison- 90.65 11) Blue Stars- 88.50 12) Spirit- 86.70 Just for fun... wouldn't be surprised to see it end up this way. top 3-4 could do anything, Phantom seems locked into 5. SCV could make a move with Bluecoats having guard issues, Boston looks solid in 8th, but they have a 4 min span where there is only solos or solis going on- Music GE starting to show an issue. BK and Madison have had scores all over the road- Perc is adventure for Madtown and has been lately for BK as well. Spirit the strongest of the grouping vying for finals, but Troop could make a run!! I really do not think the placements the way they are now are going to finish that way, what's your thoughts or guesses? I wish we could see all of prelims and not just 15 corps, but oh well!! Wes Perkins BK 97, 98 I like your thinking and your logic. Spirit is still the front runner for 12th spot with Troop nipping on their heels. At least you leave the possibility that Troopers have a chance and I appreciate that. Academy and Gmen are also neck-and-neck and this will be as exciting a competition as that between Troopers and Spirit! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsoprano Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 My prediction for Finals Week is that the happiest corps will be the corps that comes out on top Saturday night, and the second-happiest corps of all will be the corps that comes in 12th on Friday night. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckdan Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 My prediction for Finals Week is that the happiest corps will be the corps that comes out on top Saturday night, and the second-happiest corps of all will be the corps that comes in 12th on Friday night. :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) I'd agree with pretty much all of Wes's placement predictions here, except the placement of BD at Finals.... and the first place score. BD will be in the top 3 for certain, imo.... and 99 seems a stretch for the winner it would seem. Edited August 7, 2011 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyWonder1911 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I don't think there is any way Phantom is going to score 96 pts. In fact, I think they'd be lucky to hit 95. I see SCV beating Phantom at Finals by .1 or .2 I see Bluecoats in 7th, and Spirit in 12th. I see Crown in 4th, no higher, no lower. Finals Placements: 1) Cadets- 99.15 2) Cavaliers- 98.85 3) Crown- 98.25 4) BD- 98.15 5) Phantom- 96.5 6) SCV- 94.2 7) Bluecoats- 93.75 8) Boston- 91.65 9) Blue Knights- 90.75 10) Madison- 90.65 11) Blue Stars- 88.50 12) Spirit- 86.70 I would have top 7 like this: Cadets & Blue Devils with 98.x Cavaliers with 97.x Crown 96.8 SCV 95.2 Phantom 94.95 Bluecoats 94.0 Boston, Madison, BK, BS 90.0-93.0 No idea what the order will be. Still think it could go either way. Spirit 88.5 Troopers finish .7 behind Spirit at Semis. Really pulling for the top 11 to hit 90 pts. Don't think Spirit could get there, they'd have to jump 6 pts in the week. Just about not possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterA Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I have the following predictions for finals week. I we will see at least 2 different winners during the week. I wouldn't be surprised if Blue Devils won on Thursday, but I think Friday and Saturday, they will come in probably 2nd and 3rd each night(with a totally outside chance of coming in 4th to Crown, but not likely from what the judges have been saying the last couple of weeks) I think Cadets and Cavies will end up 1-2, could go either way by Saturday night. More than likely 3-4 will be Blue Devils/Carolina Crown And while Phantom has had 5th locked up for awhile, I wouldn't be completely surprised if SCV didn't end up nipping them for 5th by Saturday night. With Phantom ending 6th and Bluecoats 7th. I think 8-9-10 will be Boston, Madison, Blue Knights, with G8 Blue Stars ending their season in 11th place. I am calling the judges joke for 12th to be a tie between Spirit(who really deserves to be here) and Troopers(who shouldn't even be scoring an 80 with that show right now). The judges have been scoring them way too high all season long, with absolutely no GE. Even people pushing for Troopers don't applaud for them during the show other than their really long chord. But the judges have had to do this all season long to make people believe they actually could possibly deserve to be there. Glassmen should be in 13th place and Academy 14th, but with the wacky judging, and Troopers tying on semis to make finals, Glassmen will end up 14th, and Academy 15th. Colts will take 16th, followed by Crossmen, unless judges switch them, which seems to be the general consensus of the people. 18th Pacific Crest 19th Mandarins 20th Teal Sound 21st Blue Devils B 22nd Vanguard Cadets 23rd Jersey Surf 24th Revolution 25th Oregon Crusaders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobrien Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) 1-3. BD, Cav, Cadets - pick 'em, with a total spread of .6 top to bottom. 4. Crown, 1.2 off the 3rd place corps. 5. PR 6. SCV 7. Bloo 8. Boston 9. Madison (11th in drums) 10. BK 11. Blue Stars 12. Troopers, squeaking into Finals after surprising prelims performance - maybe the only real change from the current rankings. Edited August 7, 2011 by mobrien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bari Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I predict that Cadets will not be able to clean up those feet in the ballad. Too much field coverage without a clear pulse... 1) BD 2) Cadets 3) Cavies 4) Crown 5) Phantom 6) SVC Etc... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCISuperfan Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) ^ I really hope your wrong. I couldnt bear to have BD three peat to the amazingness cavaliers and cadets are doing. I see something like this: Cadets Cavaliers (I really dont know which one will take it) BD (some space) Crown Phantom Vanguard Bluecoats Blue Stars Boston Madison BK Glassmen/Spirit/Academy (Im wishing for academy) Edited August 7, 2011 by DCISuperfan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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