DrumCorpsRadio Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Current Top 5: Blue Devils - Top 5 since 1975. Top 2 since 2007. The Cadets - Top 5 since 1992. Carolina Crown - Top 5 since 2008. Santa Clara Vanguard - Top 5 since 2012. Bluecoats - Top 5 since 2013. Other Top 5 in Lucas Oil Stadium: The Cavaliers - Last in top 5 in 2011. Since then - 8, 7, 6, 9. Average placement last 5 years = 6.6; last 10 = 4.6. Replaced in top 5 by Santa Clara Vanguard. Phantom Regiment - Last in top 5 in 2012. Since then - 6, 7, 7. Average placement last 5 years = 5.6; last 10 = 5.0. Replaced in top 5 by Bluecoats. Other Top 12 Corps Ever in Top 5: Boston Crusaders - last in top 5 in 2002. Average placement last 5 years = 8.6; last 10 = 8.8. Other Active Top 12 Corps (Lucas Oil Stadium era): Blue Knights - highest placement = 6th (2015, 2000). Average placement last 5 years = 8.6; last 10 = 8.9. Blue Stars - highest placement (after reformation) = 8th (2008, 2009, 2010). Average placement last 5 years = 11.2; last 10 = 10.8. Crossmen - highest placement = 6th (1992). Average placement last 5 years = 13.4; last 10 = 14.4. Madison Scouts - highest placement = 1st (1975, 1988). Average placement last 5 years = 9.4; last 10 = 10.8. Spirit of Atlanta - highest placement (after year off) = 12th (2009). Average placement last 5 years = 13.8; last 10 = 14.1 Troopers - highest placement (after year off) = 10th (2002). Average placement last 5 years = 14.4; last 10 = 15.0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Cadets can possibly finish lower than 5th this year which they haven't done since the 70's I believe. 1980, 1981, 1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsRadio Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Results of all corps performing championships week in Lucas Oil Stadium era. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) Didn't the little girl soloist that the Blue Devils utilized at Championships last season ( that helped put BD over the top ) come from another Corps ? ( BDB ). Didn't she compete on a team vs. other teams last season... until Championships ? Imagine if a Babe Ruth League Baseball team in a community could get a pitcher from another lower placing team for the league's playoffs competition run. No don't imagine it. It would never happen. Its not legal under just about all leagues transfer policies.. ( for obvious reasons ). Edited July 29, 2016 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruckner8 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 All of this analysis just supports my Competitive Inertia theory...again. I'd post the link from 2007, but using phone makes it too difficult. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emc2 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Placement has not changed in the past 20 years. That is DCI marketing plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 What is the main reason that we have the same 3 or 4 corps competing for the title and then have the same next 3 or 4 competing for the middle tier and then the same 5 or 6 corps competing for the finals 12 spot every season? Money? Staff? Location? (better weather) Better understanding of the judges and the sheets? Talent lever? (my feeling, but why do certain corps attract the better talent? ) You would think that once in awhile, there would be a corps that would catch lighting in a bottle and move up a bit or one of the top 3 or 4 corps would have an off year and move down a few spots but it seems like there is very little movement from year to year. This is by no means and attack on our activity. It's just a question from a fan that is not involved with corps as much as he used to be in the past. E, all the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKSuperman Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Didn't the little girl soloist that the Blue Devils utilized at Championships last season ( that helped put BD over the top ) come from another Corps ? ( BDB ). Didn't she compete on a team vs. other teams last season... until Championships ? Imagine if a Babe Ruth League Baseball team in a community could get a pitcher from another lower placing team for the league's playoffs competition run. No don't imagine it. It would never happen. Its not legal under just about all leagues transfer policies.. ( for obvious reasons ). I'm pretty sure her SISTER was in another corps. Not her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 E, all the above. If you look at it honestly (and had to pick just one) , I'd say it's money. It gives you stability. Once you've found your "team", being able to keep your staff intact by ensuring them a secure living leads to all the other items. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) I understand that most people would seemingly rather have a root canal, than even consider the thought of having DCI implement a reasonable, sensible, rational transfer policy. Fine. Ok. But such people make me shrug and just smile if they somehow think that the Blue Devils domination of DCI the last 4 decades, won't likewise continue for the next half a century too, without a reasonable, sensible, rational transfer policy put in place among all the competing teams( Corps) Edited July 29, 2016 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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