BRASSO Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 As a cost-cutting measure, at many shows early in the season, DCI only has five judges rather than the usual eight. Other things should be cut, as a " cost cutting measure " instead of cutting the essential fundamental component of the activity, ie the transparency and the integrity that a full judging panel provides to the competition itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emc2 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Other things should be cut, as a " cost cutting measure " instead of cutting the essential fundamental component of the activity, ie the transparency and the integrity that a full judging panel provides to the competition itself. On top of it all they get $6 a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Other things should be cut, as a " cost cutting measure " instead of cutting the essential fundamental component of the activity, ie the transparency and the integrity that a full judging panel provides to the competition itself. Apparently the corps themselves would prefer to save money than to have full panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Apparently the corps themselves would prefer to save money than to have full panels. The problem I have with that theory is that it just doesn't add up to very much money. Suppose it costs $500 / judge. Is $1500 divided by 6-10 corps really making an impact? Even if the expense is $1000 / judge, I just don't see it. (and by the way, I find it suspicious that "Oh Gee" are the first two letters of Ogden) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy. Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Saw the scope of BKs new stuff. Loooooooove it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shofmon88 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Saw the scope of BKs new stuff. Loooooooove it. So, will it be on the field tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry7184 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 So... about BD 2 pointing Bloo and Crown.. I still think it's unlikely to happen but I wouldn't exactly be surprised if it did. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it happens. BD will go undefeated this year, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortAndFast Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 The problem I have with that theory is that it just doesn't add up to very much money. Suppose it costs $500 / judge. Is $1500 divided by 6-10 corps really making an impact? Even if the expense is $1000 / judge, I just don't see it. (and by the way, I find it suspicious that "Oh Gee" are the first two letters of Ogden) I have also heard that corps didn't find the early feedback from the missing captions helpful. "Your drums are really dirty" "Yeah, we know", repeat for the next 2 weeks. What the corps do care about in the early season is reads on GE & ensemble that tell them which parts of their program "work" and how it's likely to be assessed by the judges once it cleans up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlemm Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 So it only took me two days to figure out that the title of this thread was actually pretty clever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I have also heard that corps didn't find the early feedback from the missing captions helpful. "Your drums are really dirty" "Yeah, we know", repeat for the next 2 weeks. What the corps do care about in the early season is reads on GE & ensemble that tell them which parts of their program "work" and how it's likely to be assessed by the judges once it cleans up. This is pretty much the reason why most shows before July 4th are small-panel. The cost savings is a bonus, but isn't the priority. As for shows after July 4th having small panels, I don't remember seeing that in a long time, at least not intentionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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