TOC Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 58 minutes ago, Vuitton said: I've seen it since they've annouced their comeback on various threads. Not everyone is saying that, of course, but I've seen a few and A LOT of people having them place in the bottom 4 of the top 12, which is just not going to happen. I'm thinking SVC is one highly motivated corps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuitton Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 12 hours ago, jwillis35 said: This will certainly be one of the more interesting developments of the summer. I have a hard time believing SCV's percussion section will not score well. Brass too. But...we will have to see how show design, guard, drill, and overall execution develop over the summer. I would have a hard time seeing that as well. I really hope their design team comes up with something different - more colorful and fast-paced. They are still a big name with a huge talent on their staff. I just don't see them placing outside the top 6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuitton Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 9 hours ago, TOC said: I'm thinking SVC is one highly motivated corps. It will be interesting to see where they fair. I'm also excited about Regiment. Their show last year was so fantastic and well designed - if they add more complexity they could go far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawdn Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 11 hours ago, Vuitton said: I've seen it since they've annouced their comeback on various threads. Not everyone is saying that, of course, but I've seen a few and A LOT of people having them place in the bottom 4 of the top 12, which is just not going to happen. I think I did a prediction just after it was confirmed SCV would compete that put them in 9-12 range. I have since changed my mind and see them in 5-8 with a better chance of 5 or 6 but it really is a wild card in my mind. As much as I liked them in 2022, they need a much stronger show design if the MMs are younger in order to place well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawdn Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 15 hours ago, corps8294 said: Every time the Blue Stars have a really successful season and put themselves in a position to move up in the standings; they fall back, sometimes significantly, the following year. I haven't seen or heard anything that gives me hope that they will be challenging the likes of the Cavaliers, Phantom Regiments, SCV (who is still an unknown, this year, in terms of competitive strength), and the Mandarins. I'm sure the Colts and the Troopers had a fantastic off season because of their placements last year and will be a competitive challenge for the Blue Stars, too. In all honesty, I see the Blue Stars as a corps in competitive decline and if they have a season like they did last year, they will find themselves outside of the Top 12 in 2025. Depending on how good the Blue Knights and Pacific Crest are; it could happen this year. Yes, it has been a frustrating pattern! However, they have come back strong usually after their drops, and I hope they do it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 13 hours ago, jwillis35 said: This will certainly be one of the more interesting developments of the summer. I have a hard time believing SCV's percussion section will not score well. Brass too. But...we will have to see how show design, guard, drill, and overall execution develop over the summer. We’re at the point in the offseason where every Corps is so much better than they were in the previous season. What is tbd is how much better the Corps is vs how much better all the other Corps are. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuitton Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 56 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said: We’re at the point in the offseason where every Corps is so much better than they were in the previous season. Are we? Every corps is so much better than the previous season? We haven't seen anyone yet. There are always corps that are better than the previous season and always corps that aren't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuitton Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, lawdn said: I think I did a prediction just after it was confirmed SCV would compete that put them in 9-12 range. I have since changed my mind and see them in 5-8 with a better chance of 5 or 6 but it really is a wild card in my mind. As much as I liked them in 2022, they need a much stronger show design if the MMs are younger in order to place well. My understanding is they had a young corps in 2022. So if then retain membership from 2022, those members would be in their third year of experience. I have no idea though what their membership is and the experience of that membership. I think they need a much stronger design than 2022 to compete for top 4. I think their 2022 design was better than any of the 5th place and lower designs last year. Regiment, IMO, has one of the best designed shows of the year, but it lacked complexity to compete with the top 6 down the road, which held them back IMO. To me, assuming they build on next year and are better, they are the ones who have the best shot at keeping SCV out of the top 5. We'll see though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Guns Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 26 minutes ago, Vuitton said: Are we? Every corps is so much better than the previous season? We haven't seen anyone yet. There are always corps that are better than the previous season and always corps that aren't. I may be wrong, but I think what @IllianaLancerContra is saying is that if you go to just about any corps thread, WE are the ones saying that they sound better, look better, etc than the previous season. Some of it may be true, some of it may just be fluff and false hype to get the fanbase of that corps excited. Majority of us are guilty of it, including myself. You said it yourself, we haven't seen anything from any of these corps. So we go off what we think we know. We haven't seen SCV in well over 600 days. But it doesn't stop you from thinking that they will be no lower than 6th. And there is nothing wrong with thinking that, even though some may disagree. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWW11 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 39 minutes ago, Chief Guns said: I may be wrong, but I think what @IllianaLancerContra is saying is that if you go to just about any corps thread, WE are the ones saying that they sound better, look better, etc than the previous season. Some of it may be true, some of it may just be fluff and false hype to get the fanbase of that corps excited. Majority of us are guilty of it, including myself. You said it yourself, we haven't seen anything from any of these corps. So we go off what we think we know. We haven't seen SCV in well over 600 days. But it doesn't stop you from thinking that they will be no lower than 6th. And there is nothing wrong with thinking that, even though some may disagree. Like everyone who says that THIS hornline is unbeatable because of lot videos. Everyone sounds unbeatable in lot videos. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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