A lot can happen in 15 years. (G7 proposal)

[wolfgang]

Pasted from a 2010 thread regarding the G7 proposal. It is good that this proposal went Boom!

"The G7 is a DCI proposal by Hopkins (Cadets) and Gibbs (Blue Devils) with backing by Fiedler (SCV) Glasgow (Bluecoats) Valenzuela (Regiment) Smith/Coats (Crown), and to some extent DeGrauwe (Cavaliers). Here are the highlights of what is causing the anger by posters here on DCP:

Hopkins, Gibbs, and the other five of the G7 directors want to:

Create an elite G7 AAA division with just the above mentioned corps;

Relegate all other World Class corps to either AA or A division status under the G7;

Eliminate all support entirely for Open Class corps except for SCV Cadets, Blue Devils B, and Colt Cadets who would be promoted to the A division;

Create an exclusive Cirque type show for the G7 to perform at each weekend;

The AAA, AA, and A divisions would compete in DCI during the week;"

Edited August 10, 2025 by wolfgang

[verzephobe]

I've said this for a while, but it's probably the most evil thing to ever be proposed in DCI. I couldn't imagine completely shutting down Open Class except for the nepo babies of World. Maybe it's my perspective from marching a SoundSport group, but almost everybody I've met in SoundSport/Open are talents that World would fiend for, and eliminating support would almost definitely mean that those talents never do corps in general

[MGCtimp]

Does anyone have the actual proposal/slideshow? I'd love to see how much ended up being adopted vs not!

[OldCorpsGuy]

1 hour ago, verzephobe said:

I've said this for a while, but it's probably the most evil thing to ever be proposed in DCI. I couldn't imagine completely shutting down Open Class except for the nepo babies of World. Maybe it's my perspective from marching a SoundSport group, but almost everybody I've met in SoundSport/Open are talents that World would fiend for, and eliminating support would almost definitely mean that those talents never do corps in general

Not really. DCI was basically founded to support the Top 12 and throw a bone to the Top 25. People new to the activity don’t realize that it used to be e a big deal to make Top 25. 

[PeterGibbons]

1 hour ago, MGCtimp said:

Does anyone have the actual proposal/slideshow? I'd love to see how much ended up being adopted vs not!

Yes.

g7.pdf

[Zeke]

56 minutes ago, OldCorpsGuy said:

Not really. DCI was basically founded to support the Top 12 and throw a bone to the Top 25. People new to the activity don’t realize that it used to be e a big deal to make Top 25. 

So many active Corps back then. It was a HUGE deal to make Finals Prelims

[bluecoats88]

2 hours ago, OldCorpsGuy said:

Not really. DCI was basically founded to support the Top 12 and throw a bone to the Top 25. People new to the activity don’t realize that it used to be e a big deal to make Top 25. 

especially back before they started the prelims/qtrs/semis/finals shows during the week.  back when you did prelims and finals only,  making top 25 was a huge thing

[greg_orangecounty]

2 hours ago, OldCorpsGuy said:

Not really. DCI was basically founded to support the Top 12 and throw a bone to the Top 25. People new to the activity don’t realize that it used to be e a big deal to make Top 25. 

If memory serves back then if you made the top 25 but not the top 12 you were considered an "Associate"?   Don't remember what it got you. 

[RiverCityAndTroopersFan]

Does anyone have a link for the proposal?

[OldCorpsGuy]

30 minutes ago, greg_orangecounty said:

If memory serves back then if you made the top 25 but not the top 12 you were considered an "Associate"?   Don't remember what it got you. 

I think it got you more $ from DCI.