Whiskey Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, henry7184 said: HAHAHA. I don't know nor do I think it's true but I heard they left DCM for DCE because they felt they could place better at DCE than DCM. It really is spectacular what Bluecoats had become. When I marched they were just breaking into the top 12. If, in the late 80s, someone came back in time and showed me 2016 videos (out of uniform) of Bluecoats and Crown, I would have have thought Bluecoats were Madison and Crown was Regiment. I mean, jeez, I didn't even know Crown existed when I marched and Bluecoats weren't a threat. To go from that to, IMO, the most innovative corps in the world by the mid-2010s was really something special for the Bluecoats. So happy for both of their successes. I checked From the Pressbox and it went back as far as 1985 that the Coats were competing at DCM. In '94 was when they broke off and did not attend DCM Prelims/Finals and started competing with the eastern corps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 58 minutes ago, Cappybara said: I don’t think anyone who actually lives on the east coast would count anything in Ohio “east coast” For sure not. I grew up in Indiana and Ohio was midwest...even though it was full of horrible drivers and police that would ALWAYS pull over the Indiana plate for a ticket even though you were going slower than cars with Ohio plates. 😉 Living in DC and Boston for as long as I have, Pittsburgh isn't considered "east coast" either for that matter. Once you're approaching the Appalachians, you're leaving "east coast" and if you've crossed them, you're definitely not "east" anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, KVG_DC said: For sure not. I grew up in Indiana and Ohio was midwest...even though it was full of horrible drivers and police that would ALWAYS pull over the Indiana plate for a ticket even though you were going slower than cars with Ohio plates. 😉 Living in DC and Boston for as long as I have, Pittsburgh isn't considered "east coast" either for that matter. Once you're approaching the Appalachians, you're leaving "east coast" and if you've crossed them, you're definitely not "east" anymore. Yeah Pittsburgh is a bit of a wild card for me. Culturally and sports-wise the city is considered part of the east coast but everything around it is very much Midwest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 8 hours ago, kdaddy said: It's weird to me that Bluecoats aren't considered "midwest" even though they competed in DCI East. They weren't around when Blue Stars were the best in the Midwest. I always consider them Midwestern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ykw Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 7 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: poor Ohio....no one wants them LOL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: poor Ohio....no one wants them LOL. But the rest of the country would sure like to have our drum corps and a few of our football teams!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 2 hours ago, ykw said: you for got the THE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 35 minutes ago, oldbandguy said: But the rest of the country would sure like to have our drum corps and a few of our football teams!!! well the drum corps anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjordansc Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 We could say when was the last time the Blue Stars were the top corps in the central time zone. That eliminates the Ohio in or out of the Midwest debate. As someone who grew up in Iowa, I don’t like to think of Ohio being in the same region as my home state, but technically I guess it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 10 hours ago, ykw said: What's the saying, "The State of Ohio"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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