2000Cadet Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Ghost said: Same as a year ago, right? Except a year ago, the Cadets were going through a sh&tstorm... Edited April 18, 2019 by 2000Cadet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: Well, kinda. Last year at this time, they were already knee deep into stuff, but then had to go and redesign a ton. Now, they could start from scratch without...uh....certain influences in the fall. If they had had last years final version of the show, with some tweaks from day 1....may have seen different results. The massive overhaul starting in late April last year never allowed them to get caught up, and at that point, there could have been kids they may have had on the field that went elsewhere because of the stigma of the corps prior to April 2018. I’m really excited to see what they do this year, starting with a completely clean slate. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 like others have mentioned I'm excited to see the talent level and member preparedness one year removed but mostly excited (even a little anxious) to see what they come up with as a show design with the shackles off - I have a feeling (hope?) we will see a much better thought out concept and full design integration. Last year we saw a big improvement in developing the show *in season* with smart changes and additions. Quite the change from years past. If that same wisdom is used for the overall show construction we may see a vastly improved design. Let's hope so! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Just keep the expectations in check...if they can stay in the top 10 and YEA survives financially, it's a huge accomplishment. Cadets haven't been a "destination" corps for a long time, they've struggled to bring in the right members for over a decade, and things will probably get worse before they get better, recruitment-wise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, FTNK said: they've struggled to bring in the right members for over a decade, and things will probably get worse before they get better, recruitment-wise. To me, they’ve had the right talent for several of those years. The shows designed were not strong enough. They didn’t win in 2011 with JV mm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Ghost said: They didn’t win in 2011 with JV mm. 8 years may as well be 800 for kids auditioning, and those 8 years haven't exactly been consistently excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 6 hours ago, FTNK said: Just keep the expectations in check...if they can stay in the top 10 and YEA survives financially, it's a huge accomplishment. Cadets haven't been a "destination" corps for a long time, they've struggled to bring in the right members for over a decade, and things will probably get worse before they get better, recruitment-wise. they had incredible talent as recently as 2015 which is hardly a "long time" ago or a decade ago that said - yes - keep expectations in check, and surviving would be fantastic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 10 hours ago, FTNK said: Just keep the expectations in check...if they can stay in the top 10 and YEA survives financially, it's a huge accomplishment. Cadets haven't been a "destination" corps for a long time, they've struggled to bring in the right members for over a decade, and things will probably get worse before they get better, recruitment-wise. Agreed. I'm not expecting any immediate jump into being a contender. I just want a good drum corps and financial solvency...and maybe C2 back someday 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Ghost said: To me, they’ve had the right talent for several of those years. The shows designed were not strong enough. They didn’t win in 2011 with JV mm. 2011 wasn’t a strong Cadets corps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, George Dixon said: 2011 wasn’t a strong Cadets corps strong enough....given another week who knows.....but there wasn't another week soooooooooooooo It's not just about 1 thing, even strong talent. There have been many many units all over this activity that did amazing things, even some with less talent collectively Edited April 19, 2019 by GUARDLING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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