Phantom56 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) With the Cavies now having the the number one percussion line, will their current staff be able to put a better show together in 2024? I think they will, and expect them to be back in the top six, if not higher. Edited November 27, 2023 by Phantom56 Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 I think the visual additions will help them. It is a crap shoot and most of this stuff depends on the design. I liked them musically last year and their guard was soooo young and inexperienced, but at the end of the season scored well. I think good things are in store, but we won't know much until a few camps have been under their and other corps' belts. Lots of corps in their scoring range had better seasons last year other than percussion, and then there's SCV. My hope is that 5-9th will be competitive and keep it exciting for all the corps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutasaurus Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Phantom56 said: With the Cavies now having the the number one percussion line, will their current staff be able to put a better show together in 2024? I think they will, and expect them to be back in the top six, if not higher. K. Trusting your gut? Edited November 28, 2023 by Sutasaurus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Will depend on recruiting. Percussion should have no problem replacing age outs with similar talent. Hornline seemed young and they didn't get a lot of credit for the more acoustic (less mic'd) approach, but if they have enough vets back, it's a solid base. Musical choices and visual design were both....kind of bad in 2023. Visual was the corps' biggest obvious weakness, and with a corps that was historically thought of as a visual powerhouse, the flaw was glaring (and a little painful to see, to be honest). Musically, it was a mistake to go "tribute" since none of the callbacks had anywhere near the power of their first versions, and only made the 2023 corps look weak in comparison to their predecessors. IF the program team can recognize that fact and decide to face forward, they have a shot of being relevant again. But that's all a lot of 'if's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 i had hoped after 19 there'd be more moves up, but then 22 happened. 24 needs to be a more well rounded fuller concept and show 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarimbaManiac Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Well considering Cadets won't be there, and SCV will likely also not be there...sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFA1970 Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 22 hours ago, MarimbaManiac said: Well considering Cadets won't be there, and SCV will likely also not be there...sure. SCV won't be there? Is there news you want to share that a little birdy told you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 I like Cavaliers chances. That percussion line alone got a standing ovation from me when I saw them in Pittsburgh. I enjoyed all the music they played but it was the busy arranging in some cases that likely got them in trouble when trying to lock that in with their visual program. Early season I thought if they could tweak and edit the show while cutting the fat that they could be top 6 or higher. But it's hard to put your finger on what. I couldn't do it so I am definitely not throwing any shade at the staff. Fine-tuning a show at that level is not so easy. We admire when Blue Devils do it, and we always assume they will, yet we sometimes fail to realize just how difficult the process is. Having said that the Cavaliers show hit me very differently when I saw them live. I loved it for the most part. I'll be rooting for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom56 Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 I wonder if an all-male guard can compete with today's brilliant co-ed top four guards: Boston, BD, Bluecoats, Crown. When is the last time Cavies won Guard? The color guard is a much bigger part of shows than in the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Phantom56 said: I wonder if an all-male guard can compete with today's brilliant co-ed top four guards: Boston, BD, Bluecoats, Crown. When is the last time Cavies won Guard? The color guard is a much bigger part of shows than in the past. since they were last in contention 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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