Center X Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 1. BD 2. Cadets 3. Cavaliers 4. Phantom 5. Scouts 6. Bluecoats 7. SCV 8. Crown 9. Boston 10. Glassmen 11. Blue Knights 12. Spirit 13. Crossmen 14. Cascades 15. Mandarins 16. Colts 17. Pacific Crest 18. Cap Regiment 19. Southwind 20. Esperanza 21. Magic 22. Pioneer 23. Troopers 24. Kiwanis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panama303 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 (edited) 1st place is Madison in a shootout with the Devils (the show of the year) 2nd Blue Devils 3rd Cavies 4th Bluecoats (one word) 5th Cadets (step back into the closet) 6th Phantom (leave Gershwin to a more qualified corps) 7th SCV (if the show is finally finished) 8th Glassmen 9th Crown 10th Spirit 11th Boston 12th Colts 13th Southwind (maybe top 12 sleeper) 14th Crossmen 14th Cascades 15th Capital Regiment 16th Pioneer (the magic touch of Scott Stewart) 17th Blue Knights 18th Marion Glory Cadets (if they show up) Edited July 4, 2005 by panama303 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby5647 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 1st place is Madison in a shootout with the Devils (the show of the year)2nd Blue Devils 3rd Cavies 4th Bluecoats (one word) 5th Cadets (step back into the closet) 6th Phantom (leave Gershwin to a more qualified corps) 7th SCV (if the show is finally finished) 8th Glassmen 9th Crown 10th Spirit 11th Boston 12th Colts 13th Southwind (maybe top 12 sleeper) 14th Crossmen 14th Cascades 15th Capital Regiment 16th Pioneer (the magic touch of Scott Stewart) 17th Blue Knights 18th Marion Glory Cadets (if they show up) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you (and everyone else) do realize that NO corps has come from 8th place the year before to 1st place the next year. The highest an 8th place corps has moved the next year was Phantom Regiment....1992-8th to 1993-3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shostahoosier Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 6th Phantom (leave Gershwin to a more qualified corps) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What is that suppossed to mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMcomguy Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 (edited) you (and everyone else) do realize that NO corps has come from 8th place the year before to 1st place the next year. The highest an 8th place corps has moved the next year was Phantom Regiment....1992-8th to 1993-3rd. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, however, SCV went from 7th to 1st in one year (1981), and yes, I know that was a long time ago. But considering the Scouts could have very well been 6th or 7th or even 9th last year, I wouldn't consider anything impossible at this point. All I know is that right now, on July 4th, 2005... the Madison Scouts own DCI. My top 17 will come later this evening... Edited July 4, 2005 by IMcomguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankdave Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Yes, however, SCV went from 7th to 1st in one year (1981), and yes, I know that was a long time ago. But considering the Scouts could have very well been 6th or 7th or even 9th last year, I wouldn't consider anything impossible at this point.All I know is that right now, on July 4th, 2005... the Madison Scouts own DCI. My top 17 will come later this evening... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Whatever the Scouts' placement come season end , it just feels great to see them creating so much hype right now IMO , Madison has always been a croud favorite and , moreso , a great croud pleaser and its so much fun having a no-nonsense and a no "try to figure out what we're doing" type of show on top of the ladder. With the Scouts , you know what you're getting.....PURE ENTERTAINMENT !! I'm not crazy enough to think that Madison will take the title back this year...but then again....like Seal once sang...."no we're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Some interesting fact, myths, and fun story telling. Ten years ago the Cavaliers won (1995) with a planets show that was great from a stand point of visual and drums, but was so so musically (JMO). 20 Years ago the Cadets/Garfield won DCI with Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah Symphony" show that was ground breaking for its time, and the show made excellent use of cutting-edge visuals and one of the best horn lines of that era. 30 years ago the Madison Scouts won their 1st DCI title playing the music of Slaughter on 10th Avenue, McCarthur Park and others. It was a fabulous show that featured of the best soprano soloists ever in the history of DCI. Although the Blue Devils and Phantom Regiment may certainly be in the title mix, my theory is group the 1975, 1985, and 1995 corps together. Now which one of these corps was most dominant? Well, in 1995 the Cadets and Cavaliers had to overcome a powerful Blue Devils late in the season to finish 1 and 2. BD was undefeated through a good portion of that season. In 1985, the Garfield Cadets were good all summer, but trailed SCV most of the summer, up until the U.S. Open when they finally beat SCV in prelims and tied them in the U.S. Open finals. In 1975, the Madison Scouts were simply beat one time. So of these three corps, the answer is that Madison is the most dominant, and therefore most likely to win this year. BUT...with the Blue Devils and Phantom Regiment in the mix, let us shake things up more. In 1985 and 1995 the Blue Devils took 3rd, showing a sign of a pattern. both corps were incredible, with the 1995 corps perhaps being more dominant, but the final placement was the same. Let's plug them in a 3rd for 2005. Phantom struggled in 1985 placing 8th with what was excellent music, but a show they simply couldn't clean. In 1995 they placed 5th. If we split the difference between these two years, that would put Phantom in the 6.5 slot. But the better solution is to take the difference in placings from 85 to 95 (3 slots) and divide by 2. Now push them up in placement by 1.5. So it's a toss up. They will either be 3rd or 4th this year. Since BD is so much easier to read in the 3 spot, we will put Phantom in 4th. Here is what we get if you can follow all this crazy thought. 2005 DCI Final Placements 1. Madison Scouts 2. Cadets (they were a bit more dominant in 1985 than Cavies in 1995) 3. Blue Devils/Cavaliers (BD is solid in 3rd and can do no worse, so Cavies will have to work hard to attain this position) 5. Phantom Regiment (get knocked down to 5th because of the tie) 6. Bluecoats (if there is an unlucky role of the dice by Phantom, then the Bluecoats can achieve 5th) 7. Carolina Crown 8. SCV 9. Boston 10. Crossmen 11. Spirit 12. Blue Knights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxingfred Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I JUST THOUGHT I'D BRING THIS BACK UP TO SHOW YOU WHAT FRIGGIN EXPERTS WE ARE! LOOK OUT FOR THE EDITS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris ncsu Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Cadets perform twice on finals night and beat themselves! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Only The Cadets could do this :P Talk about gimmicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbass74 Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 As it looks now with a few movements of my own, here's what I think: 1. Cadets 2. Cavies 3. BD 4. PR 5. Scouts 6. Bluecoats 7. SCV 8. Boston 9. Crown 10. Blue Knights 11. Spirit 12. Crossmen 13. Glassmen 14. Colts 15. Mandarins 16. Seattle 17. Southwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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