Six Open Class Corps in One Show Tonight

[N.E. Brigand]

In Corps at the Crest San Diego at Oceanside.

I think this is the earliest that's happened for a while.

Four of them are making their season debut (Gold, Impulse, Incognito, Watchmen). Three of them so new that DCP has no Topic Tags for them (Golden Empire, Incognito, Watchmen)--maybe it's time to swap out the tags for Forte and Revolution?

Golden Empire got off to a strong start last week. Gold has been the third-best California O.C. corps the past two years. How will they stack up?

If you're there, let us know how they're doing!

[N.E. Brigand]

The same six tonight, plus the season debut of Raiders and 7th Regiment at Jackson, and of Racine Scouts at Madison. And tomorrow Spartans premier at Lawrence.

[flammaster]

"but but...It's dying right?"

I love that we have new open class corps!

[N.E. Brigand]

"but, but ... It's dying, right?"

This is the second thread in which you've used those words to mock others' concerns about the overall health of drum corps. I responded with quite a few numbers here--in short, there are 13 fewer DCI corps now than there were ten years ago. Do you call that an improvement?

[N.E. Brigand]

OK, here are the current Open Class standings, based on most recent score:

1. 56.10 - Vanguard Cadets (6/22 Sacramento, CA) [+0.70 6/21]

2. 55.35 - Gold (6/28 Glendora, CA) [+1.95 6/27]

3. 55.30 - 7th Regiment (6/28 Jackson, NJ)

4. 55.05 - Blue Devils B (6/22 Sacramento, CA) [+1.45 6/21]

5. 49.20 - Golden Empire (6/28 Glendora, CA) [+1.20 6/27]

6. 48.80 - Impulse (6/28 Glendora, CA) [+2.40 6/27]

7. 47.40 - Raiders (6/28 Jackson, NJ)

8. 46.25 - Colt Cadets (6/28 Madison, WI) [+7.45 6/21]

9. 42.50 - Watchmen (6/28 Glendora, CA) [-0.55 6/27]

10. 42.40 - City Sound (6/28 Glendora, CA) [+1.40 6/27]

11. 38.45 - Racine Scouts (6/28 Madison, WI)

12. 38.20 - Incognito (6/28 Glendora, CA) [+1.75 6/27]

13. 35.45 - Blue Devils C (6/22 Sacramento, CA) [+0.90 6/21]

Blue Saints (first show 7/8)

Coastal Surge (first show 7/24)

Columbians (first show 7/3)

Eruption (first show 7/3)

Genesis (first show 7/3)

Guardians (first show 7/17)

Legends (first show 7/3)

Louisiana Stars (first show 7/13)

Music City (first show 7/8)

North East Technology (first show 8/4?)

Patria (first show 8/4?)

Spartans (first show 6/29)

Stentors (first show 7/19)

Naturally, SCVC, BDB, and BDC could all be expected to move up significantly if they were competing this week. Notice how Colt Cadets went up more than seven points in seven days.

[N.E. Brigand]

I may start a separate thread for these like Spandy does for the DCA corps, but for now I'll just update here, since the three SoCal shows in a row made a good excuse for an O.C. thread. So following Riverside and Lawrence, these are the most recent scores for each corps:

1. 61.90 - Spartans (6/29 Lawrence, MA)

2. 60.80 - 7th Regiment (6/29 Lawrence, MA) [+5.50 6/28]

3. 56.10 - Gold (6/29 Riverside, CA) [+0.75 6/28]

3. 56.10 - Vanguard Cadets (6/22 Sacramento, CA) [+0.70 6/21]

5. 55.05 - Blue Devils B (6/22 Sacramento, CA) [+1.45 6/21]

6. 50.70 - Golden Empire (6/29 Riverside, CA) [+1.50 6/28]

7. 48.85 - Impulse (6/29 Riverside, CA) [+0.05 6/28]

8. 47.40 - Raiders (6/28 Jackson, NJ)

9. 46.25 - Colt Cadets (6/28 Madison, WI) [+7.45 6/21]

10. 43.45 - Watchmen (6/29 Riverside, CA) [+0.95 6/28]

11. 42.55 - City Sound (6/29 Riverside, CA) [+0.15 6/28]

12. 38.90 - Incognito (6/29 Riverside, CA) [+0.70 6/28]

13. 38.45 - Racine Scouts (6/28 Madison, WI)

14. 35.45 - Blue Devils C (6/22 Sacramento, CA) [+0.90 6/21]

Blue Saints (first show 7/8)

Coastal Surge (first show 7/24)

Columbians (first show 7/3)

Eruption (first show 7/3)

Genesis (first show 7/3)

Guardians (first show 7/17)

Legends (first show 7/3)

Louisiana Stars (first show 7/13)

Music City (first show 7/8)

North East Technology (first show 8/4?)

Patria (first show 8/4?)

Stentors (first show 7/19)