Chief Guns Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 56 minutes ago, ZTWright said: I thought this was a predictions thread? When did it turn into a Blue Devil measuring contest? 1. Whoever wins. 2. 11 way tie Edited August 23, 2022 by Chief Guns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Anova Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Vidal28Rdg said: All-time sporting franchises that haven’t 3-peated, The niners(a nod to your fandom haha) still have the second most Super Bowls for NFL franchises, the Pats, no national team in the history of football(the one actually played with feet) has done it. The biggest prize in club football, the champions league in Europe has only had one team do it once and that was Real Madrid. Just like in DCI, three-peats are rare, anywhere in *team* sports at least haha ' Not sure we should be comparing pro sports franchises, or even amateur team sports with the DCI Blue Devils as there are stark differences. That said, if we DO intend to compare amateur teams with the amateur youth level Blue Devils, then the Blue Devils have a ways to go yet to attain the level of accomplishments of ( for one example ) the Univ. of Iowa Hawkeyes team wrestling program. Since 1975 : 24 NCAA National Championships, 6 Silver Medals, 35 Big10 Conference Championships. 9 consecutive NCAA National Championships ( 1978-1986 ). 11 " three- peats " : 1...78.79.80. 2...79,80.81 3...80,81,82 4...81,82,83 5...82,83,84 6...83,84,85. 7...84,85,86 8....95,96,97 9...96,97,98 10..97,98,99 11...98,99,2000 They are also the reigning National Champion for 2021. They have 16 consecutive home meets where they have averaged over 10,000 in attendance, and have set the record for the largest home attendance of 42,284. ( there are currently 79 Division 1 College Wrestling Programs... 20-22 World Class Division Drum Corps. ) As mentioned its not a good comparison to compare DCI Blue Devils for a host of reasons. For just one example, if one wants to participate in the Univ. of Iowa wrestling program, one cant transfer to their program from another school's program and just step right in . NCAA rules make a student have to move to that school's location, take up residence in that immediate environs, enroll in their school there full time, then sit out a season, before being allowed to compete with other amateur collegiate programs as a member of the Univ. Iowa Wrestling Program. Thus, comparing NCAA or Pro sports programs with DCI is fraught with some difficulty, as there are some pretty significant and quite obvious differences between the two, imo. Edited August 23, 2022 by Boss Anova 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, ZTWright said: I thought this was a predictions thread? When did it turn into a Blue Devil measuring contest? 1. Whoever wins. 2. 11 way tie And now... for scores.. "Ladies and Gentlemen, with the SILVER medals..." [madness ensues] Edited August 23, 2022 by KVG_DC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corps8294 Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, KVG_DC said: "Ladies and Gentlemen, with the SILVER medals..." "...PRIZE PATROL!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwellian Wiress Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 I have a feeling Top 5 is gonna change dramatically. Should corps like Crown and Boston keep their staff, it's safe to say they'll perform well next year. Also seems to be an upward trend for Mandarins too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjordansc Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) On 8/23/2022 at 2:21 PM, Boss Anova said: ' Not sure we should be comparing pro sports franchises, or even amateur team sports with the DCI Blue Devils as there are stark differences. That said, if we DO intend to compare amateur teams with the amateur youth level Blue Devils, then the Blue Devils have a ways to go yet to attain the level of accomplishments of ( for one example ) the Univ. of Iowa Hawkeyes team wrestling program. Since 1975 : 24 NCAA National Championships, 6 Silver Medals, 35 Big10 Conference Championships. 9 consecutive NCAA National Championships ( 1978-1986 ). 11 " three- peats " : 1...78.79.80. 2...79,80.81 3...80,81,82 4...81,82,83 5...82,83,84 6...83,84,85. 7...84,85,86 8....95,96,97 9...96,97,98 10..97,98,99 11...98,99,2000 They are also the reigning National Champion for 2021. They have 16 consecutive home meets where they have averaged over 10,000 in attendance, and have set the record for the largest home attendance of 42,284. ( there are currently 79 Division 1 College Wrestling Programs... 20-22 World Class Division Drum Corps. ) As mentioned its not a good comparison to compare DCI Blue Devils for a host of reasons. For just one example, if one wants to participate in the Univ. of Iowa wrestling program, one cant transfer to their program from another school's program and just step right in . NCAA rules make a student have to move to that school's location, take up residence in that immediate environs, enroll in their school there full time, then sit out a season, before being allowed to compete with other amateur collegiate programs as a member of the Univ. Iowa Wrestling Program. Thus, comparing NCAA or Pro sports programs with DCI is fraught with some difficulty, as there are some pretty significant and quite obvious differences between the two, imo. Similar dominance, but the Blue Devils never went a full decade with out a title like Iowa did 2011 through 2020. I know the tournament was canceled in 2020. Edited August 25, 2022 by mcjordansc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 8/14/2022 at 12:16 AM, Chief Guns said: .ABBD crowd thinking they had BD sunk and destroyed, can't handle what's happening. Just like every...other...time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 4 hours ago, 84BDsop said: Just like every...other...time. Blueanon!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFA1970 Posted August 26, 2022 Report Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) On 8/23/2022 at 9:57 AM, ZTWright said: I thought this was a predictions thread? When did it turn into a Blue Devil measuring contest? 1. Whoever wins. 2. 11 way tie Threads in general take a turn to other topics. One thread I can't remember this summer went to what city had the best pizza. Nothing to do with the original question. Edited August 26, 2022 by DFA1970 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStainGlass Posted August 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 4:00 PM, Orwellian Wiress said: I have a feeling Top 5 is gonna change dramatically. Should corps like Crown and Boston keep their staff, it's safe to say they'll perform well next year. Also seems to be an upward trend for Mandarins too. They got 10th 3 years in a row. What's the upward trend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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