Madcityscout Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Off to the races... 1. Devils...the safe choice but I think the 3-peat is imminent 2. Cadets...back in contention with a strong program and powerhouse captions 3. Crown...likely the crowd favorite but percussion continues to drag 4. Bluecoats...would so love to see a title but wondering about variety in the music book 5. Blue Knights...I'll buy the hype, thought they made a real jump in quality and poise last year 6. Cavaliers...bouncing back with a refocused program 7. SCV...hoping there will be some spice to what seems like a generic show 8. Phantom...was initially thinking higher but maybe a learning year for the new staff 9. Blue Stars...loved them last year and think they will surprise 10. Madison...always a favorite but not sure about success with a re-tread show 11. Boston...easily could be wrong about this, just too many good corps in the bottom six 12. Academy...my Cinderella pick, the one group bringing the fun back to drum corps 13. Crossmen...they probably won't stumble but curious to hear how the all-original book shakes out 14. Troopers 15. Oregon 16. Spirit 17. Colts 18. Mandarins 19. Pacific Crest 20. Cascades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcityscout Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) I don't think Madison's show will be a retread from the past. But, then again who knows. Edited June 2, 2016 by Madcityscout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tesmusic Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 I don't think Madison's show will be a retread from the past. But, then again who knows. It's not a retread at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydawg Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) 1st: BD They just make their shows reflect the judges' sheets so well they win, regardless of emotional flaws2nd: Bluecoats Pushing BD, and everyone else3rd: Crown Clean and talented, not enough risk taking yet4th: Cadets The best 4th pace corps of all time second year in a row, see above, show snippets are impressive5th: Blue Knights On to something, really digging the online show snippets6th: Santa Clara Vanguard Not yet ready creatively or with brass7th: Madison KC Michaels is the ####, digging the snippets8th: Boston Great show last year, better talent this year9th: Cavies Brass an issue and design still floundering10th: Phantom Tired, and more tired11th: Blue Stars Good12th: Troop A few more GE connections than Crossmen, current snippets show promise13th: Crossmen Like last year, meh, too much safe TX band influence14th: Academy Great show, fun like last year, you just wish the talent and depth was better15th: OC Major improvements, esp guard16th: Mandarins Great percussion and improving brass, guard, and overall design17th: Crest Good, solid moments, depth not there yet18th: Colts Missed some opportunities the past few years that hurt them now19th: Cades Improving, staff gets excellence 20th: Genesis making their way up, could be higher 21st: Vanguard Cadets So well designed for talent level22nd: SOA Really misguided by alumni, recent snippets are rough, arrangements weak23nd: BDB impressive for 15 year olds24th: Spartans some clever moments and a strong guard25th: Legends making some improvements Edited June 2, 2016 by derbydawg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchboy Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Derbydawg I like your train of thought there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecheese Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) Why? I don't understand why people say they have to be a top 5 group. I could see them in 7th. I'm no Madison honk and didn't like last year's show but it was a step up so what's saying they can't get 6th? Phantom went back and forth with BK what says they can't be 6th? Cavies were once a dominant force what says they can't be 6th. BK could easily get 8th or 9th. Once they start moving and playing as much as the top 5 I will put them up there but for now they stay out IMO. BK has some staff who marched Crown 2009- 2012 and they are claiming their drill is harder than when they marched, BK is definitely moving a little bit this year! Edited June 2, 2016 by ilovecheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecheese Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Bluecoats have caught my attention especially with their Pat Matheny stuff, and I've heard rumors about some very interesting uniform ideas. Gonna be an interesting year for the all the Blue groups. But I can't wait to see what everyone else has to offer too. Gonna be a great season of drum corps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStainGlass Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 BK has some staff who marched Crown 2009- 2012 and they are claiming their drill is harder than when they marched, BK is definitely moving a little bit this year!I'll believe it when I see it. The last 2 years have been dance to your dot then play. And I'm not taking anything away because it clearly is working for them but IMO (which means nothing to anyone) it's boring and not as good as those trying to say Cadets it. (Fast clean drill with alot of notes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcityscout Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 1st: BD They just make their shows reflect the judges' sheets so well they win, regardless of emotional flaws 2nd: Bluecoats Pushing BD, and everyone else 3rd: Crown Clean and talented, not enough risk taking yet 4th: Cadets The best 4th pace corps of all time second year in a row, see above, show snippets are impressive 5th: Blue Knights On to something, really digging the online show snippets 6th: Santa Clara Vanguard Not yet ready creatively or with brass 7th: Madison KC Michaels is the ####, digging the snippets 8th: Boston Great show last year, better talent this year 9th: Cavies Brass an issue and design still floundering 10th: Phantom Tired, and more tired 11th: Blue Stars Good 12th: Troop A few more GE connections than Crossmen, current snippets show promise 13th: Crossmen Like last year, meh, too much safe TX band influence 14th: Academy Great show, fun like last year, you just wish the talent and depth was better 15th: OC Major improvements, esp guard 16th: Mandarins Great percussion and improving brass, guard, and overall design 17th: Crest Good, solid moments, depth not there yet 18th: Colts Missed some opportunities the past few years that hurt them now 19th: Cades Improving, staff gets excellence 20th: Genesis making their way up, could be higher 21st: Vanguard Cadets So well designed for talent level 22nd: SOA Really misguided by alumni, recent snippets are rough, arrangements weak 23nd: BDB impressive for 15 year olds 24th: Spartans some clever moments and a strong guard 25th: Legends making some improvements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcityscout Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 This prediction is most agreeable and realistic to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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