dcifanforlife Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 I personally don't spend a lot of time looking at recaps during the season but as a former marching member and a major donor to drum corps I do want to know what is contributing to the success or lack of success of my favorite corps. Without detailed recaps I can't make an informed judgment. Last fall many corps spent a ton of money addressing perceived weaknesses in their programs. Several corps switched .equipment suppliers. Several corps cleaned house and hired the latest and brightest staff hoping that will help them move up. DCI is all about placement. If you are top twelve great if you are not top twelve you want to be because that is were the money is. It is easier to raise funds from alumni and other donors. You get preferential performance time at all shows, Uniform suppliers and equipment suppliers cut better deals with you. Grants while difficult to secure seem to gravitate to the top organizations. IMO this change protects the status quo. It will harder than every for a corps to move up in placement. Without the buzz created around a corps through recaps it will be difficult for a corps to gain the momentum needed to move up. With only twenty two world class corps the difference from 13th to 22nd is not that great. The tops corps need to do more to help the lower rated corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I personally don't spend a lot of time looking at recaps during the season but as a former marching member and a major donor to drum corps I do want to know what is contributing to the success or lack of success of my favorite corps. Without detailed recaps I can't make an informed judgment. Last fall many corps spent a ton of money addressing perceived weaknesses in their programs. Several corps switched .equipment suppliers. Several corps cleaned house and hired the latest and brightest staff hoping that will help them move up. DCI is all about placement. If you are top twelve great if you are not top twelve you want to be because that is were the money is. It is easier to raise funds from alumni and other donors. You get preferential performance time at all shows, Uniform suppliers and equipment suppliers cut better deals with you. Grants while difficult to secure seem to gravitate to the top organizations. IMO this change protects the status quo. It will harder than every for a corps to move up in placement. Without the buzz created around a corps through recaps it will be difficult for a corps to gain the momentum needed to move up. With only twenty two world class corps the difference from 13th to 22nd is not that great. The tops corps need to do more to help the lower rated corps. the corps will have access to their scores - not the judges 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsfever Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 All of these knee-jerk, judging changes this year, convinces me more than ever who the real champion in 2015 was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I get the rationale, but my knee jerk reaction is "so now you can't know *why* a corps won, and right now you can't even see video evidence to back it up." Mike 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcifanforlife Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 There are several ways to slotting can take place.. My contention is the DCI has financial slotting. In the past ten years how much turnover has there been in the top twelve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fish Posted January 31, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2016 Maybe DCI has yet to secure the rights to publish recaps and hopes to have this resolved at the end of the 2016 competitive season?.... 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogitom Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Sorry, but I'm not buying the "judges slotting" smoke screen. This a deliberate affront to the fans of this activity and anyone who thinks this is a good thing, some of which I agree wit on most matters, ought to have their head examined. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrontz Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 All of these knee-jerk, judging changes this year, convinces me more than ever who the real champion in 2015 was! The Blue Devils? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) I'm sure judges still talk to each other. I thought about this as well. To resolve this, prevent judges from having any contact during the season and take their cell phones away. Better yet, put them in rolling isolation booths - sort of like port-o-potties but with windows and a slot for meals. These isolation booths can be conveniently hitched to a truck/suv to be towed to the next show. Only allow them out just before a show begins and have "handlers" ensure they are returned as soon as scores are submitted. Edited January 31, 2016 by Fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsfever Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Judging recaps = double-secret probation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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