N.E. Brigand Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sorry, but the Blue Devils won the Stanford show in 2013. Crown was 2nd. And BD won that show over Phantom in 2008. NN's point was simply that, for the past eight seasons, all eventual DCI winners first play at Stanford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilme861 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I believe Prelims and Semis have hosted the eventual champion every year as well! (Sorry, send evil glares my way now, but I couldn't resist) You can probably throw in Allentown, Atlanta and San Antonio then while we're at it! Wonder if the west coast judges just have the magic critique needed to win it all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsveteran45 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 If my memory serves me correctly, the winner in Stanford in 2007 was the Cadets, not the Blue Devils. However, the Blue Devils won at Championships in Pasadena the next week. I attended both competitions that year. Side note: I was able to obtain a Suite for my closest drum corps friends on the 40 yard line for Championship Finals! Our stomachs were filled with B-B-Q ribs, chicken, pulled pork, and all the fixin's! Needless to say, our drum corps hearts were filled with joy that night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Kinda OT, but I have always thought that DCI should start some kind of travel endowment fund to help make it more possible for groups to travel West (and for Western corps to travel East, for that matter). It would take a few years, ok, maybe a decade, but once enough $$ was in place, corps could be "financially encouraged" to travel more without risking the farm. Hmm...I think there were some directors who proposed this idea but... turns out those guys were a bunch of evil people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hmm...I think there were some directors who proposed this idea but... turns out those guys were a bunch of evil people. Not every idea was bad by the evil ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilme861 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Not every idea was bad by the evil ones... And evil is only evil in the eyes of the beholder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Dear Bluecoats- Please go west for 2015. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordsterr Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Despite being on the west coast having to enjoy only early versions of shows, except '07, the show at Stanford has been host to the eventual DCI champion in EVERY year's show since it's inception in 2007. We've been lucky in that aspect that, by chance, a corps decides to go west for a tour ends up winning. Aside from TOC shows or other major shows, are there any other shows out there that has hosted the eventual champion since its inception/first-ever show? 2007: Blue Devils 2008: Phantom Regiment 2009: Blue Devils 2010: Blue Devils 2011: The Cadets 2012: Blue Devils 2013: Carolina Crown 2014: Blue Devils Sure, I may be reaching here, especially since BD has been pretty dominant, but still--it's pretty neat. What are the chances of the three non-BD corps deciding to come west to end the season as number one? Basically, I am BEGGING all you midwest and east coast corps to come to Stanford on a regular basis. It's not easy for some of us to venture eastward. I was fortunate to be in Stanford in 2011 and 2012, and I noticed this very thing. What's more, in those two years, I was struck that it was obvious that those two would win finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I believe Prelims and Semis have hosted the eventual champion every year as well! (Sorry, send evil glares my way now, but I couldn't resist) I see what you did there. : ) BUT just to be Buzz Killington, it depends on what you mean by hosted. Blue Devils did not play in Quarterfinals in 1994 I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catan Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Dear Bluecoats- Please go west for 2015. When was the last time they went west? 2009? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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