barigirl78 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 I sense this show tonightin Minneapolis is an important one to sorting out where the corps is. Phantom, Blue Stars, and Xmen have been in a dance. There was a lot to be happy with in the captions from Rockford, except that awful Music Analysis score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlemm Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, barigirl78 said: I sense this show tonightin Minneapolis is an important one to sorting out where the corps is. Phantom, Blue Stars, and Xmen have been in a dance. There was a lot to be happy with in the captions from Rockford, except that awful Music Analysis score. I am excited to see X-men tonight. I haven’t seen their show yet but have heard good things about them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barigirl78 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 The competition this year in the Crossmen's tier of DCI is intense. I sense they really need a boost. Fortunately, I just saw this on Facebook from one of their staff: Andrew Ebert 1 hr · I'm excited for the Crossmen to premier their new ending tonight! About 90 seconds of new material that is the most demanding charts those members have ever performed. Now, time for some band dots.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveMeLibertyorGiveMeDebt Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Crossmen....you blew us all away. My entire section thought you should have passed Phantom tonight. Golly, what power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barigirl78 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 As the corps swings back toward Texas, I hope they get their usual boost of adrenaline from their home crowds. They are very good. The crowds love them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy68 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I think this is going to be an important week. I suspect that the recent slide in visual scores is due to the changes at the end of the show. They have a couple of days to do some cleaning and I expect that they will come out strong and close the gap on Saturday. I am very optimistic - there is a lot of room for this show to improve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory11 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I understand what you're saying but the other corps aren't just setting around not practicing waiting for the Xmen to close the gap. 12th place looks good right now!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy68 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 52 minutes ago, gregory11 said: I understand what you're saying but the other corps aren't just setting around not practicing waiting for the Xmen to close the gap. 12th place looks good right now!!! Obviously all corps are cleaning and improving, but if you look at the Crossmen’s visual scores before and after the change, it is clear that their strength in competition with Phantom and the Blue Stars suddenly disappeared. That would imply that cleaning the issues that developed as a result of learning the new drill should allow them to close the gap in visual scores. As for 12th place, certainly it is always wonderful just to make finals, but it is far too early to predict that some big placement shifts won’t occur. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcifanforlife Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Crossmen have a very enjoyable show. I have seen them live several times including last Sunday night. This time of year to many people focus on caption scores and not the big picture. Crossmen are competitive with the corps scoring around the them. It is going to take a few shows for the judges to get a good look at the corps once everyone has joined up. Crossmen have positive momentum going into the rest of the season and I am sure they will be a fan favorite. GO BONES: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeHomeShane Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Good job putting some distance between Academy tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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