World Class Final Predictions

[hearty musk]

ur crazy for that

[chrome ingot]

I mean I’ve seen the entire show and tbh I don’t even think it’s yalls fault

Staff is screwing up your show

[potent acorn]

glassmen has it in the bag this year

[sudden adder]

1 crown
2 Boston
3 bluecoats
4 Blue devils
5 phantom
6 scv
7 mandarins
8 colts

[marsh ember]

9 through 12 no longer go to finals, only top 8

[foggy umbra]

The one thing I absolutely cannot see happening is bd dropping out of top 3

[marsh sleet]

my points are that the top 3 will be the same groups as last year, just a different order, and that boston will not win the sanford.

and either PC or spirit in finals, leaning more towards PC

[modern heart]

I think BD 3rd

I wonder if we could have another tie for 2nd

[foggy umbra]

1. Boston
2. BD
3. Bloo
4. Crown
5. SCV
6. Phantom
7. Mandarins
8. Blue stars
9. Cavs
10. Colts
11. Troop
12. Spirit

[austere charm]

Splanta mentioned

I saw them rehearse Friday. Heat

[marsh ember]

bd is either getting 3rd or 4th

[austere charm]

I see Top 4 being typical top 4 and seeing any of them being anywhere in the top 4

[marsh ember]

i can't see bloo or bac anywhere but top 2

[austere charm]

I can see Bloo being Top 3
BD being 1-4
BAC being 1-3
Crown being 1-4

But that's me

And I am a Bloo fan over the other top 4 groups

[foggy umbra]

Crown is more like 4-5

They aren’t as good as they were the last 2 years

[austere charm]

Yeah I meant 2-5 for Crown. I don't think they have what it takes to win and ofc I can see Phantom or SCV beating them

It would be CRAZY to say Crown could get 6th but...

[foggy umbra]

6th isn’t that crazy

I haven’t seen Mandies or SCV or phantom and they all have some pretty good momentum

[austere charm]

I don't see Mandies beating Crown

[foggy umbra]

7-4 is more likely than 3-1

Maybe not 3, 2-1

[austere charm]

Yeah I messed up on that message.

[upbeat jay]

I wanna see phantom top 3

[austere charm]

I was thinking placements between those 4 groups

[hollow solstice]

I want to see like someone in top 3 idc who bc it’s all fucking fire

[austere charm]

I feel like this year there are more fun shows than last year

[foggy umbra]

I will die on the hill that Boston and BD will get top 2

[austere charm]

Just from what I have seen

[hollow solstice]

All that I can say about my own show. It’s better

Fun show too

[austere charm]

Qhat group?

[hollow solstice]

Raiders

[upbeat jay]

Raiders

[austere charm]

Mmmmmm

[hollow solstice]

Microwave

[austere charm]

Good luck this year

I will wish good luck to everyone i that is marching

[hollow solstice]

Like I super badly want to talk about my show

I’m going to have to wait till dci Grand Prix bc that is Flo marching

[austere charm]

I saw Splanta rehearse and I want to talk about that show too but I can'

cant ofc

[hollow solstice]

Like there is so much I want to talk about

Especially the uniform

[austere charm]

All I can say for Splanta is that their music is SUPER fun

And it's another possible fan favorite for the Regionals

[hollow solstice]

Idk if we’re going to be fan favorite but we’re my favorite

[foggy umbra]

I saw they’re first 7 minute

[foggy umbra]

Lmfao

Oh no not this again

[shut harness]

What is ampersands 😭

Wait why are cadets on there

I have so many questions

[crude veldt]

Serious predictions only

[foggy moth]

I saw crown live last night, not sure how they will place, but they are better than the last 2 years, substantially.

[foggy umbra]

huh really?

even more than 23?

cuz they were like really good in 23

[foggy moth]

Yup. Talent is always great there, show this year is better than 23 and 24 easily.

[indigo cloud]

IS CROWN BACK??????

WILL CAROLINA CROWN BE GOOD AGAIN???????

[marsh sleet]

idk man

[indigo cloud]

GOD'S HORNLINE IS BACK???????

[foggy umbra]

they didnt really sound that crazy in the crown live leak i saw

[indigo cloud]

they don't

[tender bolt]

DCI Finals Predictions
1-Blue Devils
2-Boston Crusaders
3-Bluecoats
4-Crown
5-Phantom
6-SCV
7- Blue Stars
8-Mandarin’s
9-Cavalier’s
10-Colts
11-Troopers
12-Scouts🙏
13-Crossmen
14-Pacific Crest
15-Spirit of Atlanta
16-Blue Knights
17-Music City
18-Academy
19-Spartans
20-Blue Devils B
21-Genesis
22-Seattle Cascades
23-Gold
24-Columbians
25-The Battalion
26-River City Rhythm
27-Raiders
28-Colt Cadets
29-7th Regiment
30-Les Stentors

(i know it includes open class, im doing my top to bottom prediction)

[hollow solstice]

Dw oc is good

This is a solid list

I like it

Bdb not going to Indy though 😭😭

[silk python]

Womp womp ig

[hidden estuary]

1. Blue Devils
2. Bluecoats
3. BAC
4. Phantom
5. Vanguard
6. Crown
7. Mandarins
8. Cavaliers
9. Blue Stars
10. Colts
11. Pacific Crest
12. Troop
13. Crossmen
14. Spirit
15. Scouts
16. Music City
17. BK
18. Spartans
19. Cascades
20. Genesis
21. Gold
22. The Battalion
23. Colombians
24. Raiders
25. RCR
26. Colt Cadets
27. 7th Regiment
28. Stentors

[indigo cloud]

scouts in 15th wow

im seeing so many saying madison is not returning to finals

is this just a vibes thing

[valid epoch]

For me personally, I’m up in the air about the repertoire

It’s either going to be really awesome or the opposite

[urban jungle]

1: Bloo (GE, Vis)
2: BAC (Guard)
3: Crown (brass)
4: BD
5: SCV (Perc)
6: Phantom
7: Mandies
8: Troop
9: Blue Stars
10: Colts
11: PC
12: Cavies

[foggy umbra]

PC 11th is bold

[stable plover]

We'll see at the beginning of the season

[shut harness]

PC over Cavies is wild

[foggy umbra]

Fym “not this tbh”

It’s a prediction

[undone chasm]

your opinion is wrong obviously

[foggy umbra]

Well 2 people liked it and grace’s reaction doesn’t count

[stable plover]

Do you think that Crown can beat BD ?

I've seen both shows on YT and I think it's possible

[indigo cloud]

man if you could hear those two hornlines side by side. lol

[undone chasm]

HELL NO

[crude veldt]

Doubtful tbh

[foggy umbra]

Crown is getting 4th

Even that’s hopeful

I’ll be so happy if they get 3rd

[crude veldt]

They’ll probably be in the 3-5/6 range

Top 6 is gonna be tight this year

[ivory pewter]

Saying that Crown has a 4th place show isn’t even an insult it’s defo a compliment

Maybe I’m just delusional but the top 3 has been locked in place for me

[hidden estuary]

As someone in pc I wouldn’t say that it’s a pretty good call

[foggy umbra]

I see crown, phantom, SCV, and Mandies in competition with eachother

I have my ideas on how it will be ordered but in general those are my 4-7

[stable plover]

I think I prefer their show

But maybe

[valid epoch]

Reminder that predictions close on Friday! Be sure to submit your picks here for a chance to win Nitro

[tidal yacht]

1. Crown/Boston
2. Boston/Crown
3. Bloo
4. BD
5. Phantom
6. SCV
7. Mandarins
8. Cavaliers
9. Blue Stars
10. Colts
11. Troopers
12. Crossmen

my boiling take

[crude veldt]

1. Boston
2. BD
3. Phantom
4. Bloo
5. Crown
6. Mandarins
7. SCV
8. Cavaliers
9. Blue Stars
10. Troopers
11. Colts
12. Crossmen/Scouts

[indigo cloud]

crown lol

[stable plover]

1. Boston Crusaders
2. Bluecoats
3. Blue Devils
4. Carolina Crown
5. Phantom
6. SCV
7. Mandarins
8. Blue Stars
9. Troopers
10. Cavaliers
11. Colts
12. Madison Scouts
13. Pacific Crest
14. Spirit of Atlanta
15. Crossmen
16. Blue Knights
17. Music City
18. The Academy
19. Genesis
20. Cascades

[chrome ingot]

1. Crusaders 98.65
2. Bloo 98.55
3. Phantom 96.7
4. Crown 96.3
5. Bluedevils 96
6. Vanguard 95.25
7. Mandarins 94.8
8. Troopers 92.5
9. Cavaliers 90.4
10. Stars 89.5
11. Colts 89.25
12. Spirit 87.65
13. Crest 86.55
14. Scouts 85.7
15. Blue knights 85
16. Crossmen 84.7
17. Academy 82.2
18. Music city 80.5
19. Genesis 78.7
20. Cascades 78.5

I’ve made small adjustments

Most notably crown being higher and bd being lower

Mostly because I don’t like what I saw from the bd leaks

[indigo cloud]

blue devils fifth!!

in their fifty years of competition in the drum corps international circuit, bd has placed below fourth an entirety of three times

the last time being in 1991 where they placed fifth

the other two sub-4th placements having happened in the first and second years they ever traveled to compete in dci finals

[tidal yacht]

imma stick to my word

no matter how wrong i am

i do think BD in 4th or 5th isnt out of the picture though

thats a slightly less boiling take

[valid epoch]

I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility

But I haven't seen boston or bloo yet

Crown is coming in strong

[indigo cloud]

i think it is out of the realm of possibility

[valid epoch]

The show isn't bad

They're definitely going to be in the top 3 somewhere unless the others just have way better products

[indigo cloud]

crown 4th. at the most

i feel more comfortable with 5th

if bd gets 4th, i will donate $50 to a charity of ryland's choosing

if crown at any point this summer beats bd, i will donate another $50

if they come within 0.5 of a point past july 15th, i will donate another $15

you can hold me to this im making dough and would not be upset with making a donation. im just very confident

[marsh ember]

realistically lowest bd is going is 4th

[chrome ingot]

I just really don’t like this show 😭

[indigo cloud]

blue devils have not placed below 3rd in 30 years

i see no reason why this would stop now

nvm i got that wrong

[chrome ingot]

What if I ask the judges if they’d pretty please bring bd out of top 3

🥺

[indigo cloud]

they've placed below third once in the past thirty years and have not placed below third in the past 19 years

[marsh ember]

change is everything brochacho

[chrome ingot]

But I said pretty please 👉🏼👈🏼 (with a cherry on top)

[marsh ember]

you didn't add the cherry on top

[indigo cloud]

during this time they've won two bronze medals, six silver medals, and ten gold medals

[leaden harness]

wait am I stupid this is self contradictory

did they place below third 20 years ago or 30

[indigo cloud]

they've placed below third once in the past thirty years which was 2005

since then they have not placed below third

so in the thirty years since they placed fourth in 1993, they've only placed below third once, in 2005. in the 19 years of competitive seasons following 2005, they've medaled every year

[crude veldt]

You really love gambling don’t you

Of the 3 pinned messages in here 2 of them are you and the other is an announcement

[indigo cloud]

im just confident

in crown 5th

which is what both of my bets are about

[unborn parcel]

This is very far out there, but here’s my prediction:
(please note, any 2 names with a slash are toss-ups in my mind)

1. Boston
2. Bloo
3. BD
4. Phantom/Crown
5. Crown/Phantom
6. Vanguard
7. Mandarins
8. Troopers
9. Cavaliers
10. Stars/Colts
11. Scouts
12. Atlanta/Crossmen

[valid epoch]

that's basically my ranking

although i'm not sure where to put scouts

actually I'd maybe swap stars and troopers

[unborn parcel]

Honestly, I’m kinda hoping that either the Crossmen or Spirit can make it to Finals. It’s been quite some time since either of them have made it. Over a decade for each, right? 🤔

[valid epoch]

Both of them are coming in very strong

But so is PC

so 12th is going to be even more of a bloodbath than it usually is

[hard wedge]

I can never tell when people leave Colts out if they think they’re dropping out of finals or just up and forgot them 😶

[unborn parcel]

I’d make a joke about Star of Indiana coming back and making 12th, but I’m gonna refrain since this is for serious conversations only. 😅

[indigo cloud]

they're the new glassmen

[unborn parcel]

I’ll be honest, I honestly forget about them. I don’t intend to, but they just slip through the cracks somehow. 😓

[chrome ingot]

Colts outta top 12?

[austere charm]

Spirit mentioned

Oh yeah Colts often get forgotten.

No one talks about them like we do other groups

[chrome ingot]

I like the leaks I’ve seen from colts so far

Their unis are ass tho 😭

[unborn parcel]

I have my doubts tbh, but I’ll change my predictions.

[austere charm]

Yeah I haven't recieved any videos and they haven't posted anything

[crude veldt]

Crossmen made finals in 19

[chrome ingot]

Last time spirit was in finals was 2013

[floral harbor]

That is a pretty insane take

[foggy umbra]

1. Boston
2. phantom
3. Bd
4. Bloo
5. Crown
6. Scv
7. Cavs
8. Mandies
9. Spirit
   10.blue stars
10. Colts
11. Troop

[crude veldt]

Serious predictions only please

[foggy umbra]

Sorry I know better

I was making a caricature of some predictions I’ve seen here

[unborn parcel]

So I was right with Spirit, but wrong with Crossmen. Got it. I said that (at least Spirit) hasn’t been to Finals in over a decade.

[hidden estuary]

This gotta be the craziest prediction yet

But switch SCV with troop and crown with BD and it’s a legitimate prediction lol

[foggy umbra]

Spirit 9th stays as a middle finger

[hidden estuary]

Idk if I should be offended by the people saying crest is getting 15th

[chrome ingot]

I like this guy

[opaque pewter]

1. Boston Crusaders
2. Bluecoats
3. Blue Devils
4. Crown/Phantom
5. Phantom/Crown
6. Mandarins/SCV
7. SCV/Mandarins
8. Blue Stars
9. Troopers
10. Cavaliers
11. Colts
12. Pacific Crest/Scouts/Spirit

[warped palm]

this is INSANE

[shut harness]

SCV in 12th is diabolical

[hidden estuary]

I know

[shut harness]

has that even happened

[marsh ember]

i know that they've never been out of finals

except for that one time

so odds are probably not

[shut harness]

you mean 2023 when they were inactive?

[marsh ember]

yes

[ivory pewter]

I wouldn’t be offended by anything here just skip basics block and play your trumpet all day and you’ll make finals

[shut harness]

what if i dont play trumpet

[ivory pewter]

No finals

[shut harness]

man

[marsh ember]

only✍️corps✍️with✍️trumpets✍️make✍️finals✍️

[warped palm]

1. Boston/BD
2. Boston/BD
3. Bluecoats
4. Crown
5. SCV
6. Phantom
7. Mandarins
8. Blue Stars
9. Troopers
10. Colts
11. Cavs
12. Scouts
    Might change this up a bit later

[ivory pewter]

Think about it - has a corps ever made finals WITHOUT a trumpet?

Oops wrong reply

[ivory pewter]

This

[marsh ember]

bugle

[crude veldt]

Yes, 2003

Last time there was a soprano bugle

[warped palm]

[ivory pewter]

Not real

[digital oar]

1. Carolina Crown
2. Bluecoats
3. Boston Crusaders
4. Santa Clara Vanguard
5. Blue Devils
6. Mandarins
7. Phantom Regiment
8. Blue Stars
9. Cavies
10. Colts
11. Madison Scouts
12. Pacific Crest

you never know...

[hidden estuary]

I’m just happy you have faith in PC

[digital oar]

i believe!

maybe impulse also does a sudden tour to indy and we take every award adn 1st

i can dream

[hidden estuary]

As a impulse alumni myself impulse should really go to Indy sometime soon

[digital oar]

Yeah that would be awesome i wanna go to lucas oil as a performer at some point and if it was with impulse thatd be crazy

[hidden estuary]

Does impulse have hats this year

Asking because hats are kinda the staple of impulse

[digital oar]

I don't know personally

[hidden estuary]

I really hope that I didn’t march the last year impulse has hats

I remember people getting pissed that we didn’t have baseball caps last year and instead had baker boy hats

[digital oar]

The new york times hats were pretty fire though

[hidden estuary]

I have mine hanging on my wall

[digital oar]

I regret not doing it last year the show looked like a lot of fun but I got really busy

[hidden estuary]

The impulse logo on the back made pictures look so good

[hidden estuary]

It was a fun show, my only complaint being the props, especially because I was the person hanging off the big prop in the beginning of the show.

They were apparently supposed to be skyscraper props but the art either didn’t come in or it broke (idk what happened really)

Like…LET ME HANG OFF A SKYSCRAPER PLEASE

[digital oar]

Props still were pretty nice the front ensemble writing was my favorite part I think

[hidden estuary]

It was good until the Taylor swift part

That was lowkey kinda not it

[digital oar]

New york new york at the end too though 🔥 🔥

[hidden estuary]

That was pretty fire

[hidden estuary]

I liked spider woman

And in the heights

[digital oar]

In the heights was also awesome if i wasnt so busy with show music i would be spending more time learning the music from that year

[hidden estuary]

Impulse had a goated colorguard last year, one of the gals went on to march bd and im marching with one of the guys at PC this year

[digital oar]

to BD is pretty crazy i cant wait to see all the world class shows this year

Ive only seen like 4 open classes i think

[hidden estuary]

I wish I can watch impulse live

[digital oar]

at the Gahr show

[hidden estuary]

Gahr was so fun, I met so many of my current drum corps friends there and now a lot of us moved up to world class

[digital oar]

^^ Tours gonna be a lot of fun I can't wait

Im gonna go sleep best of luck to PC!

[hidden estuary]

Goodnight, and same to you!

[tender hamlet]

We are wearing baseball caps for our standstill community performance today but for our show uniform we do not have hats or headgear

It’s good tho because our uniforms are HEAT

[safe smelt]

alright here’s my crackshot based off of nothing but vibes:

1. blue devils
2. boston crusaders
3. bluecoats
4. carolina crown
5. phantom regiment
6. scv
7. mandarins
8. cavaliers
9. troopers
10. blue stars
11. colts
12. scouts

i haven’t seen anything of anyone’s shows so just pure guessing

[hidden estuary]

Yes and no, it’s breaking a tradition since the first year impulse has been around

[opaque pewter]

Tweaked predictions

1. Boston Crusaders
2. Bluecoats
3. Blue Devils
4. Crown/Phantom
5. Phantom/Crown
6. Mandarins
7. SCV
8. Troopers
9. Cavaliers/Blue Stars
10. Blue Stars/Cavies
11. Colts
12. Pacific Crest/Scouts/Spirit

[austere charm]

spirit mentioned

[upbeat jay]

cavaliers in 10th 😔

[ivory pewter]

I think cavaliers will do much better

I have seen some Blue Star show leaks and I’m unsure about the show concept competitively but they sound great as always

Big glazer of that mellophone line

[opaque pewter]

only if blue stars are better, i honestly could see cavies beating troopers

but i went with my gut lol

[ivory pewter]

1. Bluecoats
2. Blue Devils
3. Boston Crusaders
4. Carolina Crown
5. Phantom Regiment
6. Santa Clara Vanguard
7. Mandarins
8. Cavaliers
9. Colts
10. Blue Stars
11. Troopers
12. Pacific Crest

[safe smelt]

i think this is what i want to happen, i took cavs and troopers staffing overhauls into account so i hope they do better. i don’t know if scouts maintain the momentum they had last year but i also don’t know what the rest of the fringe corps are looking like so far

[upbeat jay]

I want to see a cavs comeback

1. Crusaders
2. Coats
3. Phantom/Crown/Devs
4. Phantom/Crown/Devs
5. Phantom/Crown/Devs
6. Cavies/ Mandies / SCV
7. Cavies/ Mandies / SCV
8. Cavies/ Mandies / SCV
9. Stars
10. Scouts/ Troopers
11. Scouts/Troopers
12. Crest/Splanta/Colts/Knights(we hope 🙏)

Blue stars could also be in contention of getting top 6-8

[valid epoch]

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[shut harness]

same

i think we'll see them top 8 with their massive overhaul of staff (especially with Jay Bocook and Rick Subel)

[valid epoch]

I’m not really expecting something dramatic like Boston 16 -> Boston 17

But 7th or 8th place isn’t out of the picture

[weak pivot]

tweaked based off of what i've "heard"

1. Boston - holy conquest shots
2. Bloo
3. Crown - holy crap their horns are back
4. PR - You’re not ready. I’m not ready. DCI isn’t ready. The turf isn’t ready. They’re not coming for 1st. They’re coming for the concept of rankings. They’re going to play so well that time folds in half and we all wake up in 2008 again.
5. Blue Devils - apparently they're not as strong or good as i thought they'd be
6. SCV
7. Mandies
8. Stars
9. Cavies
10. Troopers
11. Scouts
12. Splanta

[foggy umbra]

:(((

[weak pivot]

ik it's a very subjective list loll

[lavish leaf]

1. Boston
2. BD
3. Bloo
4. Phantom
   5.Crown
5. SCV
6. Mandies
7. Stars
8. Troopers/Cavs
9. Troopers/Cavs
10. BK
11. Scouts

fuck

i forgot to put the corps

[lavish leaf]

wow that BD and crown ranking is certainly subjective

[lavish leaf]

almost entirely subjective list based on fuck all for everything below top 4

[weak pivot]

based on nothing ofc

[lavish leaf]

yeah you would never have seen or heard crown OR bd this year for sure

[weak pivot]

not until i see both in august

but something tells me crown's show is better than bd's

[next fractal]

it’s an odd year crown is locked in on odd years

[weak pivot]

except relentless

that's the exception

[hollow solstice]

What about 2014 and 2012

[next fractal]

did i say they weren’t locked in those years

i just said they’re locked in on odd years

[hollow solstice]

Wait I’m lost

[small gale]

1. Blue Devils/Boston
2. see above
3. Phanny Phantom
4. Crown
5. Bloo
6. SCV
7. Mandies
8. Star
9. Cavies
10. Troopers
11. Scouts
12. PC

I’m gna get flamed very much

[next fractal]

1. Boston Crusaders
2. Bluecoats
3. Carolina Crown
4. Blue Devils
5. Phantom Regiment
6. Santa Clara Vanguard
7. Cavaliers
8. Mandarins
9. Blue Stars
10. Troopers
11. Colts
12. Madison Scouts

[lavish leaf]

damn everyone is betting a boston win rn

[small gale]

I want to see a tie

[lavish leaf]

I dont. ties are disappointing from an audience pov

[foggy umbra]

Yes

[lavish leaf]

as a performer, i love ties

a tie was how i got my gold medal

[ivory pewter]

Ties are very fun

I never view it as an asterisk win I just view it as double the fun

[shut harness]

Yeah just take a look at the video of the 2000 (or whatever year) Cadets and Cavies tied) world championship retreat—when they announced co-champions the crowd started booing lol

Well the crowd wasnt really booing but it does seem like an anticlimactic response
https://youtu.be/iK05GsKE4jM?si=tAnQTGiRFLT3icoi

Wait it may have been 1999 now that i think abt it

[lavish leaf]

scv 1999 😋

[valid epoch]

1999 was the controversial one I thought

[lavish leaf]

scv shoulda won alone (i have not seen the other show)

[foggy umbra]

I have never seen a show from 1999

[lavish leaf]

go watch scv 1999

enlightening experience

[valid epoch]

bd’s show that year was really good

rhythms at the edge of time

[foggy umbra]

I like bd

[valid epoch]

also has what is personally my favorite lot video ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ipJZ1eJTk

Was their final show to use g bugles I believe

[hidden estuary]

Colts out BK in is wild

[upbeat jay]

I think he’s tryna say they are locked in during the most random years

[bronze thistle]

1. BAC
2. Blue Devils
3. Bluecoats
4. SCV
5. Crown
6. PR
7. Stars
8. Cavies
9. Mandarins
10. Colts
11. Troopers
12. PC

[indigo cloud]

i like this list

[lavish leaf]

PR in 6 tho

[foggy umbra]

i got pr in 6 too

[lavish leaf]

Wild work

I mean it's not unlikely but ill b quite sad

[marsh ember]

phantom dropping 2 places is crazy

[bronze thistle]

They’re preseason predictions. 4-6 could go in any direction. Maybe one of them pops into the top three. Maybe a corps in the bottom six makes a move. It’s all guess work until we start seeing competitions. We do know the 4-6 corps last year were separated by a little over one point, so they were close. I expect the same this year.

[crude veldt]

This is a realistic prediction

[sudden adder]

yall aint ready for this
1 crown
2 bac
3 bd
4 bloo
5 pr
6 mandi
7 scv
8 stars
9 colts
10 troopers
11 cav
12 pc

[shut harness]

insane take

[marsh ember]

what are you smoking and can i get some

[shut harness]

Cavaliers staying in 11th is crazy

[sudden adder]

nah trust super realistic placements

[lavish leaf]

Yeah I thought so going based off of past years and what I've heard about this year

[chrome ingot]

I think once yall see Bostons show your opinion will change

Boston is gonna dominate this season

That’s my take

[upbeat jay]

how’s spirit been?

[chrome ingot]

Spirit is on fire

They’re top 12 and I really think they’re gonna turn some heads this season

[stable plover]

I like Spirit of Atlanta

Have you done your preview show yet

[chrome ingot]

Yea they did the concert I. The park and it was amazing

[stable plover]

I'm so sad to not be here

I would like to go and watch the shows but I'm too far so I can't 😔

[chrome ingot]

Have you seen any thing from Madison?

[valid epoch]

Spirit’s is so good

[ivory pewter]

Much love y’all

Uniforms are…something

[chrome ingot]

Liam told me abt them

You don’t like em?

[ivory pewter]

I suppose they’re not what I was expecting

But yes I do like them

[chrome ingot]

I wasn’t expecting the colors tbh

[stable plover]

One video thanks to you

[violet heron]

1. Boston Crusaders
2. Blue Devils
3. Bluecoats
4. Carolina Crown
5. Phantom Regiment
6. Sacramento Mandarins
7. Santa Clara Vanguard
8. Troopers
9. Cavaliers
10. Blue Stars
11. Colts
12. Spirit of Atlanta/Pacific Crest/Madison Scouts

Best Percussion: Boston Crusaders
Best Brass: Carolina Crown
Best General Effect: Boston Crusaders
Best Visual Performance: Blue Devils
Best Color Guard: Boston Crusaders

mind you i haven't seen any of Boston's show but I just have an itch that it is finally their year. I can also see Boston being ahead all year and then The Blue Devils swooping in and breaking their heart come finals night

[sudden adder]

i dont theyll get best GE i think coats will

[safe smelt]

i think if coats win ge they get second at the minimum

i mean that goes for anyone but you get what i mean

[violet heron]

everyone keeps saying bloo will have a batshit crazy show so yeah i can totally see them winning ge. but typically winning ge means you get first place so I have boston winning it for that reason

[unique wave]

1. 
2. 

---

3. 
4. 

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5. 
6. 
7. 

---

8. 
9. 

---

10. 
11. 
12. 

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GE:
Visual:
Guard:
Brass:
Perc:

[stable plover]

1. BAC
2. Bluecoats
3. Phantom Regiment
4. Carolina Crown
5. Blue Devils
6. SCV
7. Mandarins
8. Blue Stars
9. Cavaliers
10. Troopers
11. Colts
12. Madison Scouts / Spirit of Atlanta

This seems realistic

[chrome ingot]

Swap Cavs and stars and I agree

[hearty musk]

i’ve seen the section that crown also used

[chrome ingot]

Yea I have crowns full show

I was pleasantly surprised

[hearty musk]

same

i like their ballad

i also have phantoms full show

[sudden adder]

i understand that but i feel like bloo will win GE by a super small margin leaving the overwin to boston

[mellow moon]

1. bd
2. bac
3. pr
4. coats
5. crown
6. scv
7. 🍊
8. the cavaliers
9. stars
10. colts
11. troop
12. you guessed it

devs take ge and vis
boston takes brass and guard
fuck it pr takes drums

[foggy umbra]

I’d didn’t guess it

[shut harness]

it's either PC or Scouts

maybe Spirit

[rugged lichen]

"you guessed it" is hilarious

[mellow moon]

dude it’s completely unpredictable

the least predictable spot in the activity right now

spirit, scouts, crossmen, bk, or crest could very well do it

[foggy umbra]

Yeah fs

Every year

[valid epoch]

Quick heads-up, this thread will be closing <t:1751058000:R> along with the other early prediction threads - be sure to lock your predictions in before then!

[foggy umbra]

Wait the whole thread ?

[valid epoch]

yeah

these threads are basically early prediction threads before the season starts

once the tour starts, there will be prediction threads for every show that will be locked once the show starts

#event-discussion will reopen for discussions during the show

[gaunt prism]

ok

1. bd
2. bac
3. pr
4. bloo
5. scv
6. crown
7. mandies
8. colts
9. cavies
10. troopers
11. stars
12. pc

I’m pretty biased btw

I can also see bac winning easily. in my mind it’ll be super close

[lavish leaf]

No Access will reopen 💔

[valid epoch]

lol

it's my favorite channel

[shut harness]

Little too soon for this but will predictions reopen briefly after the season ends like last year?

[valid epoch]

maybe

but if we do it'll be the actual finals thread

or maybe some super early 2026 thread based on the final scores that will be open for a few days

[shut harness]

Alr thanks

[chrome ingot]

I’d like to put in my last prediction based on what I’ve seen

1. Boston
2. Coats
3. Phantom
4. Crown
5. Devils/Vanguard
6. Devils/Vanguard
7. Mandarins
8. Cavs
9. Troopers
10. Stars
11. Colts
12. Spirit

[small gale]

No way devs are so low

[chrome ingot]

Bds show bored me

And I’m not even a devils hater

The only full show I haven’t seen from my top 6 is vanguard and coats

And they are all better imo

Even the snipet of vanguards show they posted on their story was amazing

[mellow moon]

respectfully, crown is not beating bd

and nor is vanguard

[small gale]

If BD gets less than top 3 this year

That’s it fr them

They gna be the next phantom or cavies

[lavish leaf]

damn norbladorg got me blocked wha i do

i cant react lol

[ivory pewter]

Why

I love norbladorg

[lavish leaf]

no idea

i dont know anything abt them

i dont rly know if ive ever said anything to em 😭 they left dcd for the majority of the time i been active here

[foggy umbra]

i cant react to this for some reason

like it wont let me

i can react to other messages

i wanna thistbh too :((

[lavish leaf]

he blocked you then

[foggy umbra]

what

fr ???💀

[lavish leaf]

if you cant react it means your blocked

yeah he blocked me too, no idea why 😭

i say some stupid shit but not rly that terribly

[foggy umbra]

lmfao ive barely interacted with him before

[lavish leaf]

same

like i dont think ive had a convo with him before 😭

anyways this is off topic for this channel

[foggy umbra]

BD is not placing below 2nd

3rd at worst

fr???

that would have been insane

lmfao

[lavish leaf]

i came in to the convo as it was being deleted

nice

[gaunt prism]

what convo

[lavish leaf]

sorry i come into chat just to see nish talking to himself

[gaunt prism]

that’s way funnier

[foggy umbra]

i was hallucinating on shrooms

[gaunt prism]

as you should

[foggy umbra]

https://tenor.com/view/psilocybe-mushroom-spell-magick-liber-null-gif-13840254568321866848

[gaunt prism]

exactly

[small gale]

I think top 3 gna be Boston bd and Bloo fighting it out

Not way phantom breaks in

Or crown

Maybe crown could but it wld be reliant on their brass

[foggy umbra]

in my mind the top 6 is just bd v. bac, crown v. blue, and scv v. phantom

[small gale]

Yeap

Sound bout right

BD got the right idea but def needs that bd pixie dust

Boston is

Boston

[dreamy thorn]

Bluecoats sweep again

[dry wharf]

Captions:

Brass - Bloo
Guard - Boston
Drums - Boston
Vis - BD
GE - Bloo

[small gale]

Guard BD

[indigo cloud]

im gonna edit predictions

1. boston crusaders
2. blue devils
3. bluecoats
4. phantom regiment
5. santa clara vanguard
6. carolina crown
7. mandarins
8. cavaliers
9. blue stars
10. colts
11. madison scouts
12. troopers

don angelica - BAC
brazale - BD
ott - BAC
sanford - SCV
zingali - BAC

[hybrid anvil]

top 5

1. Boston/BD
2. Boston/BD
3. Bloo
4. Phantom
5. Crown

[foggy umbra]

1. Bac
2. Bd
3. Bloo
4. Crown
5. SCV
6. Pr
7. Mandies
8. Stars
9. Cavs
10. Troop
11. Colts
12. Spirit

[bronze thistle]

After watching the video of PR’s dress rehearsal, I’m comfortable with my sixth place prediction, understanding that places 4-6 are likely to be closely contested. I think the top three from 2024 remain the top three this season, just placement changes within that group.

That does not diminish the 4-6 groups. They are all very good.

[austere charm]

Collin
Overall Corps
1 Bluecoats
2 Blue Devils
3 Boston Crusaders
4 Phantom Regiment
5 Carolina Crown
6 Santa Clara Vangaurd
7 Mandarins
8 Cavaliers
9 Blue Stars
10 Troopers
11 Colts
12 Pacific Crest

13 Madison Scouts
14 Spirit of Atlanta
15 Crossmen
16 Blue Knights
17 The Academy
18 Music City
19 Spartans
20 Seattle Cascades
21 Genesis

Percussion
1 Boston Crusaders
2 Santa Clara Vanguard
3 Bluecoats
4 Carolina Crown
5 Blue Devils (I know this is a hot take)
6 Phantom Regiment
7 Cavaliers
8 Troopers
9 Mandarins
10 Colts
11 Blue Stars
12 Spirit of Atlanta

13 Pacific Crest
14 Blue Knights
15 The Academy
16 Madison Scouts
17 Crossmen
18 Music City
19 Spartans
20 Genesis
21 Seattle Cascades

[foggy umbra]

Damn bd below crown

In perc

[shut harness]

so much BD hate

[foggy umbra]

Not rlly. When a corps moves down in placements it’s natural for some to see it as a fall off, and some see as just an off year

Only time can tell but it’s not “hate”

[shut harness]

i guess that's true

Revised caption predictions:
Brass: Carolina Crown
Visual: Blue Devils
General Effect: Blue Devils
Guard: Boston Crusaders
Percussion: Boston Crusaders

[austere charm]

No not really.
The percussion caption is just so hard to predict. I hade to make a decision and I decided that all groups from last year are still gonna be better and I think Crown perc is also gonna overtake.
I still have BD in 2nd for overall corps.
I don't hate them at all.
From what I've seen, this may be my favorite BD show since 2017.

[ivory pewter]

Love those spirit drums

[austere charm]

I am a big Spirit fan

[shut harness]

yeah that's true

[small gale]

1. Blue Devils/Boston
2. see above
3. Crown
4. Phanny boi
5. Bloo
6. SCV
7. Mandies
8. Star
9. Cavies
10. Troopers
    11. Scouts 
    12. PC

GE- BD/BAC
Vis- See above
Brass- CMFC
Perc- SCV (Boston glazers hate me)
Guard- BD no question

final edits

[austere charm]

As much as I disagree, Bloo in 5 is a valid take imo

[shut harness]

I have them fifth as well

[small gale]

the curse strikes again

[austere charm]

I mean I have them winning but its very possible

[small gale]

dude no way

[shut harness]

Gonna lock in my finals predictions:

1. BAC (Guard+Percussion)
2. BD (Visual+GE)
3. Phantom
4. Crown (Brass)
5. Bloo
6. SCV
7. Mandarins
8. Cavaliers
9. Blue Stars
10. Troopers
11. Colts
12. Pacific Crest

[small gale]

if they win there will be riots in LOS

[austere charm]

Line of Scrimmage?

[small gale]

respectfully, bac not getting Sanford

[small gale]

whut

[austere charm]

Who is then? SCV?

[small gale]

Either that or

[austere charm]

What does LOS mean?

[shut harness]

lucas oil stadium

[small gale]

hear me out

BD

[austere charm]

Oh lol. Makes more sense

[austere charm]

BD percussion is the hardest for me to predict

[small gale]

they very on off

[austere charm]

Yeah. I feel like the book isn't written for consistency and it's that BAC level of High Risk High Reward but BAC is just more consistent. BAC's pit has also held them back imo for past years and the pit this year seems so much better. That's why I have BAC winning the Sanford

[shut harness]

haven't won percussion since 2015 tho

[small gale]

this is exciting

[small gale]

they seemed to have fine tuned those ludwig drums

[austere charm]

BD pit is fire I will say

[small gale]

but the safe option is SCV

bd bat staging is honestly kinda bad

[austere charm]

I agree, which is why I didn't pick SCV

[ivory pewter]

Bloo in 5th? What’s the deal with Bloo?

[austere charm]

lol

[austere charm]

The beating BD curse

[small gale]

i have sooooooo many problems with bloo

[foggy umbra]

It only applies to a corps first time winning

[austere charm]

I don't agree with it. I am just guessing their rationale

[safe smelt]

i’ll have to watch bloo’s reveal tmrw but i don’t think they’ll fall off that hard

[small gale]

one major one is that they are announcing so late

[safe smelt]

if scv can hang onto third with whatever that 2019 show was i have no doubt bloo can do the same

[small gale]

nahhhhh scv was fluke

[austere charm]

Vox Eversio? Right?

[small gale]

yeap

[safe smelt]

yup

[foggy umbra]

What’s wrong with SCV 2019

[small gale]

crown got edged out by ]

[foggy umbra]

Haven’t watched it so I’m asking not implying nothing was wrong with it

[small gale]

0.37

[safe smelt]

for me at the time it wasn’t a show i was particularly gripped by and i wasn’t totally sure what they were going for

[austere charm]

I loved Beneath the Surface

[safe smelt]

keep in mind i was also seventeen at the time and i’m sure if i revisited it now i’d like it more 😭

[small gale]

i think scv percussion pulled them up

[foggy umbra]

2019 is like my least favorite year

[small gale]

shld have beaten scv

[austere charm]

I was 12 for the 2019 season so I only remember specifics

[austere charm]

I would agree

[safe smelt]

just realized i haven’t made my caption predictions

hmmmm

[small gale]

WOW

[austere charm]

I submitted them but I forgor

[small gale]

SCV got 5th in music 2 for 2019

[foggy umbra]

Everything’s gonna be shared between bd and Boston except potentially the Sanford

[shut harness]

Top 2 prob

[foggy umbra]

Leaning towards Boston for brass and guard, bd for vis and ge

[ivory pewter]

IIRC SCV 2019 was a visual disaster

[small gale]

maybe the medal will also be shared

[foggy umbra]

Boston could easily win vis though, and bd got a chance at guard and maybeee the ott

[small gale]

grey pajamas

[shut harness]

ew ties

[safe smelt]

guard: bd or boston i’ve heard awesome things abt bd but i also feel bac is going to be firing on all cylinders in all elements so i expect tight competition all season long
perc: scv is the safe option bc the rennicks just know what’s going on but i do think bac doing the west coast tour and going toe to toe with them might help them out
brass: bac (i’ve heard great things, tho won’t be surprised if crown or bd make a move)
visual: bd, don’t think i need to explain this one
ge: whoever wins most likely, probs bac or bd

[small gale]

hey its always possible

[shut harness]

yeah

[austere charm]

If Bloo wins it all like my predictions...
GE - Bloo
Visual - Bloo
Guard - BAC
Brass - BAC
Percussion - BAC

[safe smelt]

if bd does win guard i don’t see them running away with it like they more or less did in 2023

[shut harness]

happened last year for 24th between Jersey Surf and Battalion

[small gale]

rip jurf

[indigo cloud]

dawg

[small gale]

BD not even gna touch the ott

[foggy umbra]

I honestly think bac has a good chance to take vis from bd. They had some amazing design last year

And their marching looked good

[safe smelt]

these are all vibes based i haven’t seen a single show, i just feel like bd will naturally fire back from their performance last year commandingly

[shut harness]

really hope they return next year--they always have the most fun shows

[small gale]

real

[safe smelt]

tho i have heard that bac has continued fine tuning their brand of horns? so that might help em out. either way i’ve heard amazing things abt their brass so far

[shut harness]

love how they're more about vibes and good feelings than putting on something insane with crazy props and uniforms only to get 5th

[foggy umbra]

Barely seen bloo but bd and bac are too good for me to not predict them in top 2

[austere charm]

825 horns.
They sound so good from what I've heard

[safe smelt]

that’s good, i remember them being kinda bad when they first came out in 23

[indigo cloud]

the low brass is new and improved

as of this year

[foggy umbra]

Low brass hit like a truck in that Mahler clip

[indigo cloud]

you're remembering correctly about 2023

[small gale]

crown will 99.65% get the ott this year

the other 15(?)% will come from phantom and bac

[foggy umbra]

What

99.65+15 =114.65

[small gale]

.15

u get what i mean

wait

[foggy umbra]

99.65+.15 =99.8

[small gale]

.35

[foggy umbra]

I got bac and bd in top 2 for brass

[small gale]

math not mathing

[small gale]

dont overlook crown

[foggy umbra]

Bd and bac sound too good

[small gale]

honestly

crown might be a hidden gem this year

[valid epoch]

once the closer is put in I think it’ll be awesome

but i’m on the fence rn

[safe smelt]

it’s so funny that now the corps that has had historically incredible brass is now more or less the underdog 😭

[foggy umbra]

I haven’t watched their full show yet

I haven’t watched any full shows yet

[foggy umbra]

I mean 3rd or 4th in brass isn’t an underdog

[safe smelt]

i do love a good underdog story (as a pacers fan)

[valid epoch]

actually I shouldn’t take any of the leaks into consideration

the og versions of shows are often very clearly unfinished

[safe smelt]

i just feel like people have been brushing crown off for the past few years and i can sort of see why

[small gale]

last year was just a design faliure

[foggy umbra]

Even slight changes in corps quality can change placements at this level. Crown, bac, bd, they all sound amazing as always

[valid epoch]

the show designs just haven’t been very good most seasons post-2017

[safe smelt]

their show design as of late hasn’t really played to the brass’s strengths, but i trust that they’ve made the right adjustments

[valid epoch]

2017, 2019, and 2023 were good though

[small gale]

east coast sound and west coast drumming was... interesting

[safe smelt]

and i’ve heard really good things about their show so far

[foggy umbra]

Crown 2023 was their last gods hornline year but that was recent so I have hope for the next few years

Their hornline is young this year from what I’ve heard

[small gale]

give it a month

the that harlof magic will come out

[foggy umbra]

He got competition

[small gale]

who

bac?

[foggy umbra]

Whoever the staff is at bd bac bloo etc

[small gale]

john meehan fr bd

gino(?) fr bac

[foggy umbra]

Kevin labouef produced a definetly ott worthy line last year

Talent is spreading even from crown itself

[rugged lichen]

1. Boston
2. Coats
3. BD
4. Phantom
5. Crown
6. Mandarins
7. Vanguard
8. Stars
9. Cavs
10. Troopers
11. Colts
12. Crossmen

Best Brass: Boston
Best Visual: BD
Best Colorguard: Boston
Best Percussion: Vanguard
Best Overall Effect: Coats

[small gale]

no pc?

[rugged lichen]

I have PC in 15

[small gale]

whos 13 and 14

[rugged lichen]

Scouts and Spirit

[small gale]

scouts and bk?

[rugged lichen]

oh fuck I forgot about BK

[small gale]

no bk??

[rugged lichen]

PC is 16

[small gale]

HAHAHAHAHA

WOW

[rugged lichen]

but like

[small gale]

didnt expect PC to be so low

[rugged lichen]

12 thru 16 is a toss up

[small gale]

mmmmm

[rugged lichen]

Xmen, Spirit, Scouts, BK, and PC are all so good

[small gale]

the fight for 12 and 13 will be bloodier than top 5

or even top 6

[rugged lichen]

as it always is

I just feel Crossmen might have the upper edge for 12th

13 thru 16 is a bloodbath and I havent seen enough from those corps to really know

[small gale]

i havent seen any of the bottom few corps

[indigo cloud]

lol

[rugged lichen]

I don’t think Crown is otting this year

I don’t think you can win brass against boston this year

They are so insanely well balanced

[foggy umbra]

My take as well

[rugged lichen]

No ones shit on my take yet

Maybe it’s valid

[austere charm]

Everyone's take is valid, others are just more right than others (joking)

[azure topaz]

“Some infinities are larger than others” and all that

[unreal onyx]

troopers top 5 in finals saying it here first

[azure topaz]

I like that

[unreal onyx]

also think madison makes finals again 👀

[dry wharf]

On second thought I can’t wait for this thread to lock

[ivory pewter]

Crossmen’s uniforms are heat

[azure topaz]

Blue knights and phantom both top 5

Idk man

[unreal onyx]

very conversational opinion right here but i think bd is out of top 3

[azure topaz]

Oh

Oh my

[unreal onyx]

just thwre show isn’t like them it’s more of a marching band show and not a bd show yk?

just a marching theory

[azure topaz]

I don’t know what that means but hell yeah

[chrome ingot]

I agree

I was bored by their show

[unreal onyx]

i’m glad i wasn’t the only one

[chrome ingot]

The performers are amazing it’s just the show design tbh

[dry wharf]

If BD is out of the top 3 I will personally sponsor your tuition to go march somewhere next season.

[unreal onyx]

waitttt i love that bet

[chrome ingot]

I’ll take that bet

[dusty topaz]

Blue Stars one billion points incoming

oh dang thats like from 10 days ago wowzers!

[azure topaz]

Nah I like this take

[little oasis]

if colts get above 10th i will audition for blue devils

[small gale]

If Phantom gets a medal I’ll audition fr drum corps

[indigo cloud]

blue devils disrespect is wild and given that they have more than twice as many rings as they do non-medalist finishes, anyone betting them below fourth would be facing +100000 odds on something like draftkings

they have a down year and get 😱 third and now they're gonna place 5th for the first time in 30 years (which is their third worst ever finish at dci finals)

[chrome ingot]

I’ll take those odds

[small gale]

I think it wld be a 1:however many dci fans there are

Or bd fan

[indigo cloud]

what

[small gale]

Fans

[foggy umbra]

?????

[small gale]

Odds

Nvm I’m very sleep deprived

[indigo cloud]

what?

[foggy umbra]

Lmfao

[chrome ingot]

I’m not even a blue devils hater

[foggy umbra]

What

[small gale]

Imma head out

[little oasis]

im not a bd hater

[chrome ingot]

But this show just doesn’t hit for me

[indigo cloud]

yeah blue devils shows are famously not crowd pleasers but they still win

[foggy umbra]

BD is too established with their staff and member talent

It’s gonna take a lot more than an “off” year to lose their top status

[indigo cloud]

in no world does the design team that has won something like 12 championships slip up so bad they produce a sub 4th show

in no world do the blue devils attract anything less than medalist talent

[chrome ingot]

Only time will tell

[indigo cloud]

brother time has told

[chrome ingot]

And San an is gonna be our first real indicator of how the season will play out

[indigo cloud]

again and again and again

lmfao

[foggy umbra]

BD just does everything right in terms of long term

[indigo cloud]

man it literally does not matter how they sound or look in june

they sounded like dookie in their 22 community preview and everyone was like "did covid ruin the blue devils???" and then they went undefeated and won high brass

[foggy umbra]

Covid ruined everyone

They sounded dookie at finals too

[indigo cloud]

wild

[foggy umbra]

Corps fluctuate around and Boston and bloo happened to at their peak, and bd a little low

It doesn’t matter if they got 2nd or 3rd or 4th

They aren’t going to fall off long term

[rare ember]

Well keep in mind it was the first show. I imagine there's shit tons of stuff that just wasn't filled in yet so temporary things were put in that aren't as impactful but still have a visual contribution. Color guards do that all the time, especially at the higher levels. Scott Chandler is like their big visual guy right? He's a guard person

I think the anty will get upped by a ton as long as they develop their ideas. Assuming these ideas are so different from typical bd design language (I've seen the opener)

[indigo cloud]

also i dont know about anyone else but it was hard for me to even tell what was happening on the field from a 360p video shot from the fourth row up in the stands

[tacit hazel]

BAC All the way

[valid epoch]

their shows also evolve the most out of all of the wc corps

so what you saw in the leak is in no way representative of what you’ll see in indy

[tacit hazel]

1. Boston Crusaders
2. Carolina Crown
3. Blue Devils
4. Bluecoats
5. Phantom Regiment
6. Santa Clara Vanguard
7. Blue Stars
8. Mandarins
9. Colts
10. Madison Scouts
11. Troopers
12. The Cavaliers

Trust, 110% accurate

[opaque pewter]

Cavies 12th 😱

[sacred jasper]

1. BAC
2. BD
3. Bloo
4. Crown
5. Phantom
6. SCV
7. Mandarins
8. Cavies
9. Blue Stars
10. Troopers
11. Colts
12. Spirit of Atlanta

Brass: Crown
Visual: BAC
Guard: BAC
Perc: Cavaliers
GE: BD

[chrome ingot]

Cavs will not be that low 😭

[tacit hazel]

Madison Scouts is gonna beat cavs tho. I’ve heard their first 3 movements

[tacit hazel]

Spirit jumping 4 spots, knocking out Scouts, and beating PC is a hot take

[foggy umbra]

12-15 or 16 or whatever is such a bloodbath that anything can happen

[sacred jasper]

It’s late June, a lot of takes are a bit hot right now 🤣 anything is possible especially getting down past 10th

[foggy umbra]

And spirit sounds good this year compared to last year in my opinion

[tacit hazel]

Although I’m hoping Cascades can jump a bit. That’s where I’m auditioning next year lol

[sacred jasper]

My current home town corps 🙂

[foggy umbra]

That’s my birth place corps

[tacit hazel]

I haven’t seen them yet, I didn’t know they had done a show lol. I might have to retract my statement

[foggy umbra]

I saw a leak from a few weeks ago

[sacred jasper]

Nah keep the take im here for it

[modern heart]

I could see it

[tacit hazel]

Ig my “home” corps would be cavs lol😭

[sacred jasper]

I was between PC, Crossmen, Scouts and Spirit tbh

[foggy umbra]

Haven’t seen PC or scouts or bk or any of the other corps so I’m more in the dark than you

[modern heart]

First show is in just a few days

[tacit hazel]

Oml scouts is soooo good this year

It is a very obvious scouts show

[tacit hazel]

Are you marching?

[modern heart]

I am

[tacit hazel]

YOO my friends are marching!!!

[foggy umbra]

I was born in Seattle so maybe I should pay more attention to them

[tacit hazel]

What instrument are you marching?

[modern heart]

Im in front

[tacit hazel]

lol I almost auditioned for drumset and I wish I did

[foggy umbra]

Are you planning on scades next year too?

[modern heart]

I'm just tryin to get through this summer lol

I'll think about where I'm gonna go next year once Indy is over

[foggy umbra]

lol fair enough

[red pagoda]

mandarins jump to fifth by finals

[shut harness]

Cavies in 12th 😭

[valid epoch]

I’ll close the prediction form in like 10 mins for anyone who hasn’t submitted it yet

But I’ll leave this thread open for a few more hours until the preview show starts

[hidden valley]

Medals - PR BAC BC

4/5 - Crown/BD

6/7 - SCV / Scouts

8/9/10 - Troopers / Mandarins / BK

11/12 - Colts / Academy

GE Bluecoats

Guard - Crusaders

Percussion - Phantom

Brass - Phantom

[warped palm]

scouts 7?!?!?! mandarins 9?!?!? academy 12?!?!?!?

[hollow solstice]

Their name holds true

[hidden valley]

Boutta get roasted over a fucking flame for this one chat

[hidden valley]

Wym

[warped palm]

sorry🙏 this is genuinely the craziest prediction ive ever seen😅

[hollow solstice]

This

More on crack that I am

[hidden valley]

Tbf, I consumed mostly pre covid DCI

[austere charm]

I also almost auditioned for drum set at Cascades

[hidden valley]

Still gonna be flamed asl for this one tho chat

I will say, to others, my captions make more sense than my placements

[warped palm]

your captions aren't overly insane

other than brass

[hollow solstice]

I shree

Agree

[hidden valley]

I don't think that's too far 😭😭😭

[warped palm]

maybe perc too but i dont know much about perc

[hollow solstice]

All the love to phantom but yeah they aren’t getting it

Their brass is good

But it’s overshadowed by other corps

[warped palm]

oh i just realized you have phantom at 1 too

[hollow solstice]

Oh yeah

[austere charm]

I like PR percussion but BAC, SCV, BC, BD and Crown all have a much higher chance at winning percussion
I love what Matt Penland and Tyler Sammons are doing over there but Idk about Sanford winning. They'll average over 19 for finals week I think though

[hidden valley]

Finna pull a 2008

Also that's js between the 3

I'm not saying any of them are getting first specifically

I'm js saying medals are between them

[warped palm]

oh

[gaunt prism]

a lot of the “bd 4th” or “fall off” predictions are actually pushing current members to really lock in. moreso than ‘23 and ‘24 tbh

so being a bd hater might just make them do well lol

[crude veldt]

i don't think BD is dropping out of the top 3

[valid epoch]

They definitely won't

[gaunt prism]

I’d be shocked

[crude veldt]

literally hasn't happened in 20 years

[valid epoch]

I'm assuming you're not but are you marching bd this year or did you age out?

[gaunt prism]

I age out in ‘27 but I decided not to march so I could do an internship

I left a bit before move ins

[valid epoch]

ah thats understandable

i would've taken my last 2 years off for the same reason

[crude veldt]

y'all young as hell

[marsh ember]

i don't understand this argument

just because something doesn't happen very often doesn't mean it's impossible

[warped palm]

it does make it unlikely though

[crude veldt]

i never said it was impossible

[gaunt prism]

not anymore now that they don’t contract anyone under 18 tho

[crude veldt]

just highly unlikely as BD has the proven track record of consistency

[crude veldt]

no you specifically lol

[gaunt prism]

ohhh

true

lmao

[crude veldt]

i was in elementary school when you were born

[gaunt prism]

that’s wild to think about lol

[valid epoch]

I was

4 I think? Unless 27 is a bonus year

I started elementary school in 2007

[foggy umbra]

I wasn’t alive when you were born

[warped palm]

i was 1

[crude veldt]

you are my sister's age

crazy

[foggy umbra]

I’m a 2007 kid

[gaunt prism]

06

[warped palm]

05

[valid epoch]

I’m marching with someone who was born in 2010

[crude veldt]

i plead the fifth

[valid epoch]

Kind of crazy

[foggy umbra]

Prophet did u age out in 19?

[crude veldt]

21

[foggy umbra]

Your 8 years older than me

[valid epoch]

Oh

You’re not that much older than me

[crude veldt]

nah

[austere charm]

06 gang

[valid epoch]

My ageout was 24 with a bonus year

I turn 23 in a little over a week

[gaunt prism]

I think there’s a 2008 kid in bd right now? I’d have to ask him but he’s insane

On back line as the youngest dude in the corps

[crude veldt]

serious predictions only

[upbeat jay]

oh mb

[crude veldt]

wild

[upbeat jay]

imagine if that happened tho that would be crazy

[upbeat jay]

A 2008 kid?? That’s insane

[gaunt prism]

bd out of finals is not a very far off prediction if you’re predicting 2026 or 2027

lol

[austere charm]

There was a 17-18 year old on the quad line last year from Ayala

[upbeat jay]

bro what 💀

[crude veldt]

are you predicting dci will cease to exist by then?

[upbeat jay]

well that is Ayala they’re cracked

[gaunt prism]

no bd was gonna leave dci

to go to Europe as the A corps

[upbeat jay]

why would they want to do that tho

[gaunt prism]

that changed because of global politics though

it might happen but as of right now, probably not

[warped palm]

ryan?

[gaunt prism]

yeah, is ryan 2008 or 2007?

his ageout is ‘29

[warped palm]

uh not sure

he was 15 when i marched with him in 23

[upbeat jay]

that’s crazy holy moly

[warped palm]

and then he made 24 bd

[austere charm]

Math says hes 17 meaning ageout in 2029

[pulsar vortex]

Crown 1

[foggy umbra]

When I was 15 I was playing video games instead of practicing

[warped palm]

same

i didnt take my trumpet home to practice a single time until my rookie year when i was 18

[bronze thistle]

I believe BD attracts too much talent, which, combined with their championship design staff, makes it hard to imagine falling out of the top three.

[small gale]

if bd touches 4th thats it

[unreal onyx]

yeah that’s the hard thing i feel like it’s could be possible but won’t happen

[lavish leaf]

BD could drop out of top 3, but i dont think they will this year

[warped palm]

i just dont see who would take 3rd over them

[foggy umbra]

If it ever happens it will take a longgg time, and the stars have to align where other corps are at their peaks at the same time and bd is in an off year

Last year I personally think the only reason they got 3rd because Boston and bloo were having their best years in their entire history

That’s just what it takes to beat a corps like bd. And sustaining that will be very difficult compared to how well BD is long term

[valid epoch]

bd needs a staff change for them to fall out of the running for more than a season or 2

[small gale]

not just a single staff change

they wld need to change the whole staff fr bd to go down

[chrome ingot]

I mean I’m not to educated on old dci but Cavs and cadets both used to be dynasty’s and they both eventually fell out of top 3 but once again I’m not very educated on older dci so idk what caused them to fall out of top 3

If anyone could enlighten me that would be great

I just think it’s weird to think that the blue devils are so invincible that they can’t fall out of top 3

[little oasis]

did something happen that i missed

[valid epoch]

for cavies, I think a big part of it is that they lost their designer after 2011

plus the show design they were famous for wouldn't have translated super well to modern dci imo

[chrome ingot]

Yea old Cavs were known for their drill

And props are a big hit to that

[valid epoch]

yeah

[chrome ingot]

But still my point is I’m sure at some point ppl thought both Cavs and cadets were untouchable and now one of them is folded and Cavs are bottom 6

[little oasis]

its like madison scouts i think

[chrome ingot]

How so?

[little oasis]

they were top 6 until 2000's

[chrome ingot]

Scouts 95-97 my beloved 💔

[valid epoch]

those mid/late 90s scouts shows were majestic

i'm sure the early 90s ones are too but i haven't watched them

[chrome ingot]

95 is my fav scouts show of all time

[shut harness]

Scouts are so good

two of their shows (2012 and 2024) have some of my favorite DCI closers