Crunchtime Countdown to Championships

[CloudHype]

I have to go with:

Cavies

BD

Phantom

Want to see:

Phantom

BD

Cavies

[ShortAndFast]

From seeing everyone at Allentown:

01 - Cavaliers

02 - Blue Devils

The Cavies are strong in all captions, and they have the best GE of the year. To me, that means Ring #7. BD will keep it interesting, and the final spread will be under half a point.

03 - Cadets

04 - Phantom

05 - Bluecoats

Well, I've gotta take a risk somewhere in this list! I think there's some real substance in the Cadets show, and with their finals week cleaning they'll be able to sell it. I think Bluecoats' talent level deserves a higher placement, but their show design is going to hold them to the bottom of this group.

06 - SCV

No serious risk of being caught from below. They still have a lot of room for cleaning, but it would take a lot to catch the above group.

07 - Crown

08 - Blue Knights

09 - Crusaders

10 - Madison

11 - Glassmen

12 - Spirit

13 - Colts

14 - Crossmen

15 - Capital Regiment

16 - Blue Stars

Actually, I think CR has the best show of this group, but they were still pretty dirty in Allentown.

17 - Mandarins

18 - Southwind

19 - Pacific Crest

20 - Magic

21 - Cascades

Both Magic and Seattle seem to have shows that are basically too difficult for them. PC is better matched to their ability level and put the show across pretty well in Allentown.

22 - Esperanza

23 - Pioneer

[FrankA]

1. BD (very close)

2. Cavies

3. Phantom

[Lancerman07]

I was bored so here are the cumulative results so far (25 pts for 1st, 24 pts for 2nd, etc...; first place votes are in parentheses)

1 Cavaliers (14)........................... 589

2 Blue Devils (9).......................... 579

3 Phantom Regiment (1)............... 559

4 Bluecoats ................................. 510

5 Cadets..................................... 509

6 Santa Clara Vanguard................ 494

7 Carolina Crown......................... 449

8 Blue Knights.............................. 423

9 Boston Crusaders...................... 421

10 Madison Scouts......................... 382

11 Glassmen................................. 359

12 Spirit........................................ 342

13 Colts........................................ 195

14 Crossmen................................. 171

15 Capital Regiment....................... 167

16 Blue Stars................................. 160

17 Mandarins................................. 126

18 Southwind................................. 125

19 Seattle Cascades....................... 95

20 The Magic................................. 90

21 Pacific Crest.............................. 88

22 Esperanza................................. 59

23 Pioneer..................................... 47

[Serenity]

1 Cavaliers - Thier show design has them on top, even with the strength below them. It will be very close to number 2 though.

2 Phantom - Takes drums over BD by 3 tenths. I think this show will clean up enough to squeak past BD by 1 tenth or so. Thats what they get for hanging out with the Cavaliers all summer.

3 Blue Devils - Sure it's well performed, but I dont feel that the design is strong enough to elicit the same emotional performance as Phantom, which is why they get taken by surprise on a VERY slim margin.

4 Bluecoats - Tie BD in drums. Take the cadets by a few tenths.

5 Cadets - Have Vanguard to worry about behind them, but still top them by a very slim margin.

6 Santa Clara Vanguard - Love em always. Surging, but not quite enough cleanliness to top Cadets.

7 Carolina Crown - Lost Vanguard awhile ago, Boston cant quite top them.

8 Boston - Seperates from BK and makes Crown sweat it out, but to no avail.

9 Blue Knights - Cant hold on to Boston and Madison sneaks up on them.

10 Madison Scouts - A push towards BK with a strong percussion scores, but not enough to take them.

11 Glassmen - Pretty much set here IMO.

12 Colts - Very emotional performance and takes out Spirit by surprise.

13 Spirit - Could not hold on to thier top 12 status.

14 Capital Regiment - Gives XMen a surprise jump

15 Crossmen - Bad week, almost taken by Blue Stars.

16 Blue Stars - Nearly catch XMen

17 Mandarins - Clap away, this one is set IMO.

18 Southwind

19 Seattle Cascades

20 The Magic

21 Pacific Crest

22 Esperanza

23 Pioneer