FaustianMachine Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Post-season boredom at its best, let's go! As we know, Blue Devils in 2014 won the season with a record shattering 99.650. But is this statistically the best show of all time? To figure this out, I wanted to figure out how close each corps came to perfection in the eyes of the judges on Finals night. Looking at 2014 BD again, their 99.650 was out of a possible 99.725 given out to judges in 2014, with a few of BD's points taken from SCV's percussion section. Lowering the "perfect" 100 down to this base level of 99.725 given out on Finals night, we have a new adjusted score of 99.925, which isn't bad for the second highest score under this system. Wait, second best? What could be better than Felliniesque??? Way back in 2005, The Cadets fully swept every caption at Finals, earning them a perfect 99.150 out of a possible 99.150 points given out on Finals night. Slightly behind 2014 Blue Devils, we have 2018 Santa Clara Vanguard rounding out this new top three with 99.924. I did the math so no one had to, so I have every Finalist between 1990 and 2023 rescored with this system. Here are the LOS Champions adjusted for this new scoring system (actual score divided by highest score possible on Finals) if anyone is interested: 99.925 2014 Blue Devils 99.924 2018 Santa Clara Vanguard 99.848 2022 Blue Devils 99.760 2023 Blue Devils 99.748 2009 Blue Devils 99.698 2010 Blue Devils 99.634 2017 Blue Devils 99.596 2012 Blue Devils 99.494 2011 The Cadets 99.415 2015 Blue Devils 99.351 2016 Bluecoats 99.280 2019 Blue Devils 99.193 2013 Carolina Crown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Ok - so how do we bring tick-era (pre 1984) scores in line with modern scoring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaustianMachine Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 25 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said: Ok - so how do we bring tick-era (pre 1984) scores in line with modern scoring? No idea, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_orangecounty Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 We won the first DCI with a Finals score of 88.10 In 2023 it would have put us in 12th place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 16 minutes ago, greg_orangecounty said: We won the first DCI with a Finals score of 88.10 In 2023 it would have put us in 12th place. Hey, congratulations on making finals! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valjean Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 The absolute madman. Bravo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuitton Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 This is a bizarre topic. Hard to say who had the greatest show of all time. It depends on how you classify great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Wiedoeft Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) Stating the obvious: The scoring system has evolved significantly over the past 50+ years. Recently the judging seems to be slotted with the subcaption numbers locked into sequential ranking by tenths. The equipment, performer, and instruction have elevated to its highest level in the history of the activity. Because of the above, there is no relevance comparing scores year to year. Edited September 1, 2023 by Rudy Wiedoeft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFA1970 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I’m not a big fan of comparing scores from decade to decade. Rules change, corps change and scoring systems change. 10 years from now who knows what things will be. Maybe drones will be part of the a show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Wiedoeft Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 “Maybe drones will be part of the a show. “ Already done, by THE most entertaining unit in the marching arts. THE Ohio State University Marching Band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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