DCP NewsFeed Posted January 11 Posted January 11 What are YOUR predictions for DCI 2026?View the full article 1 Quote
IllianaLancerContra Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Some Corps will place higher than in 2025. Some Corps will place lower than in 2025. Some Corps will place the same as in 2025. 2 Quote
KVG_DC Posted January 12 Posted January 12 I loled at the full screen disclaimer at Blue Devils. Some interesting takes in the conjecture. Nothing too wild but there's some spicy in there that'll get comments. I could easily see Spirit be the beneficiary of the open spot in finals made by the absence of the Mandarins. But I wouldn't rule out Pac Crest at all, and it could be a good "fight for finals" year. I could see Cavies beating his projection easily. He admits that they're a wild card, and at the same time, he's not wrong about the 'finding the identity they want' still. I'm not sold on the 'year after a championship [unless you're BD]' thing for putting Boston where he does. Boston just seems too strong as an organization and design team. I don't think Boom was 'lightning in a bottle' in the sense they hit a show design that shot them forward as much as it was a culmination of the previous years working on a style foundation that would win. BD frankly, is a wild card for me. If they come out with another small increment evolution of their style, I could see them perhaps missing medals yet again. But they'll be really really hungry. If they come out with something fresh, they could break the activity again. Bloo and SCV make total sense for the front runners. What's fun this year with Bloo going West we're gonna see a LOT of early head to head at the top. And wonder where exactly Boston fits in that for a good while. 6 Quote
KVG_DC Posted January 12 Posted January 12 5 minutes ago, craiga said: LOL. Heh. I saw this coming from the moment he said Boston. 1 Quote
NewArpege Posted January 14 Posted January 14 (edited) On 1/11/2026 at 7:19 PM, KVG_DC said: I loled at the full screen disclaimer at Blue Devils. Some interesting takes in the conjecture. Nothing too wild but there's some spicy in there that'll get comments. I could easily see Spirit be the beneficiary of the open spot in finals made by the absence of the Mandarins. But I wouldn't rule out Pac Crest at all, and it could be a good "fight for finals" year. I could see Cavies beating his projection easily. He admits that they're a wild card, and at the same time, he's not wrong about the 'finding the identity they want' still. I'm not sold on the 'year after a championship [unless you're BD]' thing for putting Boston where he does. Boston just seems too strong as an organization and design team. I don't think Boom was 'lightning in a bottle' in the sense they hit a show design that shot them forward as much as it was a culmination of the previous years working on a style foundation that would win. BD frankly, is a wild card for me. If they come out with another small increment evolution of their style, I could see them perhaps missing medals yet again. But they'll be really really hungry. If they come out with something fresh, they could break the activity again. Bloo and SCV make total sense for the front runners. What's fun this year with Bloo going West we're gonna see a LOT of early head to head at the top. And wonder where exactly Boston fits in that for a good while. I’m with you on all these. I think Bloo and SCV are likely the pre-season front runners because Bloo seems to have found their stride and going to have a series of impactful runs for the foreseeable future. SCV bc they were surging last season and they’ve got a history of knowing how to win; they were dangerous at end of last season. And BAC is stacked with talent and will be competitive….we just don’t know how much the Keith exit impacts the design team overall. They could be so flush with staff talent that it doesn’t matter, and I’m sure there was a pipeline of concepts bc from what I heard they had Boom in the works for at least a couple seasons prior. For me, those 3 are the most likely top contenders. BD and Crown are rebuilding and need to find new winning formulas. I’m not bullish that’ll happen in one season, but I do think we will start to see new designs and formulas from them this year (who knows if it’ll be successful….but this is the time to experiment). PR and Cavies are wildcards. They could go any which way depending on show design. Edited January 14 by NewArpege 2 Quote
LabMaster Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I may have rushed my look back as I had a short break in my middle school substitute schedule but a quick view of where previous winners placed on a following year (excluding BD following themselves) I had 8 times 1 dropped to 2 5 times 1 dropped to 3 3 times 1 dropped to 5 2 times 1 dropped to 4 0 times 1 dropped to 6, 7, or 8 1 time 1 dropped to 9 The time period I looked at was from 1999 thru 2025. Looking back over the past 25 years seems an adequate sampling, to dispel the notion that previous winners will fall to 5th in a following season. There is more likelihood they go to 2nd. The drop to 9th is definitely an aberration. Disregarding that drop, the average is a drop to 3rd. Check my math. It was during a short free period that I looked at Finals scores. Just a funliner exercise. 4 Quote
keystone3ply Posted January 14 Posted January 14 45 minutes ago, LabMaster said: I may have rushed my look back as I had a short break in my middle school substitute schedule but a quick view of where previous winners placed on a following year (excluding BD following themselves) I had You're a middle school substitute teacher? "Bless your heart." 🙏 Thoughts & prayers. 😄 Salute! 2 Quote
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