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2012 preseason power rankings
What I think will go down:
1) Blue Devils 2) Carolina Crown 3) Cavaliers 4) The Cadets 5) Santa Clara Vangaurd 6) Bluecoats 7) Phantom Regiment 8) Boston Crusaders 9) Madison Scouts 10) Blue Stars 11) Spirit of Atlanta 12) Blue Knights 13) Glassmen 14) The Academy 15) Troopers 16) Crossmen 17) Colts 18) Pacific Crest 19) Jersey Surf 20) Mandarins 21) Teal Sound 22) Cascades 23) Pioneer
1. Blue Devils
2. Cavaliers 3. Cadets 4. Carolina Crown 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. Phantom Regiment 7. BlueCoats 8. Blue Stars 9. Boston Crusaders 10. Blue Knights 11. Madison Scouts
Top 12 to me:
1. Blue Devils 2. Cavaliers 3. Carolina Crown 4. Cadets 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. Bluecoats 7. Phantom Regiment 8. Blue Stars 9. Boston Crusaders 10. Madison Scouts 11. Blue Knights 12. Spirit of Atlanta
1.Carolina Crown (it will happen)
2.blue devils 3.phantom regiment 4.cavies 5.SCV 6.cadets 7.7.Blue Stars 8.Bluecoats 9.Boston Crusaders 10.Blue knights 11.Madison scouts 12.academy 13.troopers 14.Spirit of Atlanta 15. Glassmen 16.Colts 17. Crossmen 18.Pacific crest 19.Jersey Surf 20. Mandarins 21.teal sound 22. Cascades 23. Pioneer *just so you all know, I'm from the future, and this is 100% correct
1.Blue Devils
2.Carolina Crown 3.Santa Clara Vanguard 4.Cadets 5.Cavaliers 6.Phantom Regiment 7.Bluecoats 8.Boston 9.Blue Stars 10.Madison 11.Blue Knights 12.Academy
I used a mathematical formula to come up with this ranking, so there's no bias:
1 Blue Devils 2 Cadets 3 Cavaliers 4 Carolina Crown 5 Bluecoats 6 Santa Clara Vanguard 7 Phantom Regiment 8 Blue Stars 9 Boston Crusaders 10 Blue Knights 11 Madison Scouts 12 Glassmen 13 Colts 14 Spirit of Atlanta 15 Troopers 16 Academy 17 Crossmen 18 Pacific Crest 19 Mandarins 20 Jersey Surf 21 Teal Sound 22 Pioneer 23 Cascades
1) Blue Devils
2) Carolina Crown 3) Cadets 4) Cavaliers 5) Phantom Regiment 6) Santa Clara Vanguard 7) Blue Coats 8) Blue Stars 9) Boston Crusaders 10) Blue Knights 11) Glassmen 12) Madison Scouts
1. Blue Devils
2. Carolina Crown 3. Cavaliers 4. Phantom Regiment 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. Blue Stars 7. Cadets 8. Bluecoats 9. Blue Knights 10.Boston Crusaders 11. Spirit of Atlanta 12. The Academy 13. Madison Scouts 14. Glassmen 15. Colts 16. Troopers 17. The Crossmen 18. Pacific Crest 19. Madarins 20. Teal Sound 21. Jersey Surf 22. Cascades 23. Pioneer
Going out on a limb here. I'll probably change these next Friday before I head off to Akron.
1. Blue Devils 2. Carolina Crown 3. Phantom Regiment 4. Cavaliers 5. The Cadets 6. SCV 7. Boston Crusaders 8. Madison Scouts 9. Bluecoats 10. Blue Knights 11. Blue Stars 12. Academy
1. The Cavaliers (Definately think they have a fighting chance with their show)
2. Blue Devils 3. Cadets 4. Phantom Regiment (expecting great things from PR this year. Bringing back Nessun Dorma!) 5. Carolina Crown ( Im not sure what they are going to do with their show this year) 6. Santa Clara Vanguard (I love hymn to a blue hour. Can't wait to see it on the field) 7. Bluecoats 8. Madison Scouts (got to love pictures) 9. Blue Knights 10. Boston Crusaders 11. Blue Stars 12. The Academy (definately going to break into the top 12 this year. Cant wait!)
1. Crown- sources tell me, at least from the hornline and musically, they're going to be doing some ridiculous things
2. BD 3. SCV- definitely think this show is a hit or miss. I've been disappointed on their approach the past couple of years, but with their revamped staff, they might have a fighting chance. 4. Cavies- will be fighting it out with SCV all season 5. Cadets- a lot of vets left after the championship and they suffer from a "even year curse." They'll pull off the Christmas show, but it will be tough. 6. Phantom 7. Blue Stars- pollitically, it will be tough for DCI to put us here, but we really do have a killer show this year. 8. Bluecoats- in my dreams, I'd like for us to be deuking it out with Phantom and Bluecoats all year. 9. Madison 10. Boston 11. Blue Knights 12. Spirit or Academy
1. Blue Devils
2. Carolina Crown 3. Cavaliers 4. Phantom Regiment 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. Cadets 7. Blue Stars 8. Bluecoats 9. Blue Knights 10.Boston Crusaders 11. Spirit of Atlanta 12. The Academy 13. Madison Scouts 14. Glassmen 15. Colts 16. Troopers 17. The Crossmen 18. Pacific Crest 19. Madarins 20. Teal Sound 21. Jersey Surf 22. Cascades 23. Pioneer This is what the prophecy told me.
Not disagreeing by any means, but I'm kinda suprised at how low everyone has the Scouts, any insight to that?
I was just about to say something similar. The Scouts are bringing some huge surprises, I'm positive.
1. Blue Devils 2. Carolina Crown (Best Brass. I WANT to put them in first... I do) 3. Phantom Regiment 4. Santa Clara Vanguard (Their percussion and brass scores will go up this season) 5. Cadets 6. Bluecoats 7. The Cavaliers 8. Madison Scouts 9. Blue Knights 10. Spirit of Atlanta 11. Boston Crusaders 12. Blue Stars - - - - - 13. The Academy 14. Troopers 15. Glassmen 16. Crossmen 17. Colts - - - - - 18. Pacific Crest 19. Mandarins 20. Jersey Surf 21. Teal Sound 22. Cascades 23. Pioneer I'm always way off, but these are fun anyway :)
1. The Cadets
2. Santa Clara Vanguard 3. Blue Devils 4. The Cavaliers 5. Carolina Crown 6. Phantom Regiment 7. Boston Crusaders 8. Bluecoats 9. Blue Knights 10. Madison Scouts 11. Spirit of Atlanta 12. The Academy
@Landry Kendrick, i think we're all just hoping to see some new faces in finals and Madison scouts are an easy one to say won't make finals because they don't consistently make it every year, i think it has nothing actually to do with their repotoire.
This is how I see it playing out for World Class:
1. Santa Clara Vanguard 2. Carolina Crown 3. The Cavaliers 4. Blue Devils 5. The Cadets 6. Phantom Regiment 7. Bluecoats 8. Madison Scouts 9. Blue Knights 10. Boston Crusaders 11. Spirit of Atlanta 12. The Academy 13. Blue Stars 14. Glassmen 15. Crossmen 16. Colts 17. Troopers 18. Pacific Crest 19. Teal Sound 20. Mandarins 21. Cascades 22. Jersey Surf 23. Pioneer And for Open Class: 1. Oregon Crusaders 2. Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets 3. Blue Devils B 4. Spartans 5. Music City 6. 7th Regiment 7. Genesis 8. Revolution 9. Racine Scouts (it is their 85th birthday, after all) 10. Legends 11. Forte 12. Raiders 13. Velvet Knights 14. Colt Cadets 15. Impulse 16. Les Stentors 17. Blue Saints 18. Spirit of Newark/NJ I can't remember if there are more OC corps coming to Finals this year. I remember hearing VK, Impulse, and SCVC were coming, but I could be wrong.
Gold is coming as well.
1. Carolina Crown
2. Bluecoats 3. Blue Devils 4. Cavaliers 5. Cadets 6. Santa Clara Vanguard 7. Phantom Regiment 8. Madison Scouts 9. Blue Knights 10. Boston Crusaders 11. Spirit 12. Blue Stars 13. Academy 14. Troopers 15. Glassmen 16. Crossmen 17. Colts 18. Jersey Surf 19. Pacific Crest 20. Teal Sound 21. Mandarins 22. Cascades 23. Pioneer @Landry, I think everyone has their opinion, and if Madison wasn't going through a great staff change (getting Crown's guard instructor), I'd have them near 12th. But I think with their hornline, new guard guy, new percussion guy (their two bad areas), they'll be in G8. :)
I think we can count on Madison at finals this year.
It all just depends on the opinion of a few "officials" with green shirts, so you never real know.
1. Blue Devils
2.Carolina Crown 3. Cavaliers 4. Phantom 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. Cadets 7. Bluecoats 8. Boston Crusaders 9. Blue Stars 10. Madison Scouts 11. Blue Knights 12. The Academy
1-Crown
2-BD 3-Cavies 4-Bluecoats 5-Cadets 6-Phantom 7-Scouts 8-SCV 9-Boston 10-Blue Stars 11-Blue Knights 12-Academy
1. Carolina Crown
2. Cavaliers 3. Phantom Regiment 4. Santa Clara Vanguard 5. Cadets 6. Blue Devils 7. Madison Scouts 8. Boston Crusaders 9. Spirit of Atlanta 10. Blue Knights 11. Blue Stars 12. Bluecoats
1. Blue Devils
2. Carolina Crown 3. Phantom Regiment 4. The Cadets 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. Bluecoats 7. Boston Crusaders 8. The Cavaliers 9. Madison Scouts 10. Blue Knights 11. Spirit of Atlanta 12. The Crossmen ----- 13. The Glassmen 14. The Blue Stars 15. The Academy 16. The Colts 17. The Troopers 18. Pacific Crest 19.Oregon Crusaders 20. Blue Devils B 21.Teal Sound 22. Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets 23. Mandarins 24. Cascades 25. Jersey Surf ----- 26. Pioneer I Believe The Oregon Crusaders Will Win It All in The Open Class.
1. Blue Devils
2. Cavaliers 3. Carolina Crown 4. Cadets 5. Phantom Regiment 6. Santa Clara Vanguard 7. Bluecoats 8. Boston Crusaders 9. Blue Stars 10. Blue Knights 11. Madison Scouts 12. Spirit 13. Glassmen 14. The Academy 15. Troopers 16. Crossmen 17. Colts 18. Pacific Crest 19. Oregon Crusaders 20. Blue Devils B 21. Teal Sound 22. Mandarins 23. Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets 24. Cascades 25. Spartans 26. Jersey Surf 27. Pioneer 28. Genesis 29. Gold 30. 7th Regiment ...
I think as soon as Crown wins one, we'll have to change that traditional "Top 6" grouping to "Top 7". Even though Madison hasn't been finishing high lately, they still used to be a power corps and have two titles. As for Crown, they've all but proved themselves to be a Top 8 perennial corps, having finished in said group for the past eight years.
Some of ya'll don't have much confidence in Jersey Surf, do ya? That makes me happy and sad. Sad that you think that way about us, but happy because we're going to prove you wrong!
As for me, I'm feeling that SCV and Crown are going to have a great year. I can't wait to see what everyone has in store for the season! EDIT: For the record, Jersey Surf has a full hornline. Just sayin'.
^ I do. :)
Just saw a leaked video of Crown, going to redo my top 2 prediction.
Carolina Crown Blue Devils That is all.
^oh yeah!
Carolina Crown is going to be amazing! I saw that video as well and let me just say. DAT BRASS!
So I think now I may go with: Crown BD Cavaliers Cadets
^ Like I said. Crown - Best Brass :)
There is no doubt that Crown will get best brass this season!
They definitely have the book to, now how clean it gets, we'll see in August. It'll probably get there if I was to bet. ;)
Ahh, yes.
The annual DCI FUTURE-CAST! (Now powered by Astrology!) I predict that whoever gets the highest score will win. They always win.
Almost everyone putting Academy in the top 12. Nice :)
I'm have to say that Crown and Blue Devils will be head to head. I personally don't like the Blue Devils. I feel that there "innovative" shows are just starting to turn into BOA styled shows. They lack the story telling power that other corps are starting to produce (i.e Cadets,Crown, Cavaliers, and especially Phantom) That being said they are a fantastic corps that executes every show to near perfection. I guess you could say I don't like there style. Anyway... My prediction is as follows...
1.Carolina Crown 1.The Blue Devils 3.The Cadets 4.Phantom Regiment 5.The Cavaliers 6.Santa Clara Vanguard 7.The Blue Coats 8.The Madison Scouts 9.Spirit of Atlanta 10.The Blue Stars 11.The Boston Crusaders 12.The Crossmen ... 13.The Glassmen 14.The Blue Knights 15.The Troopers 16.The Academy 17.The Colts ... 18. Teal Sound 19.Pacific Crest 20.The Mandarins 21.Pioneer 22.Jersey Surf 23.Pioneer 24.Cascades
1) highest score.
2) Second highest score. 3) third highest score. _____ (complaining about judging starts here) 4) Fourth highest score. 5) Fifth highest score. 6) Sixth highest score. _____ (Complaining about being ripped off starts here) 7) Seventh highest score. 8) Eighth highest score. 9) Ninth highest score. _____ (complaining about X corps making finals instead of Y corps making finals starts here) 10) Tenth highest score. 11) Eleventh highest score. 12) Twelfth highest score.
- The Cadets will dominate out the gate on GE alone, won't put cheese into their show until after Atlanta (which they will then remove before Allentown) and place top 3.
- The Blue Devils will (suprisingly) have a cohesive, very clean show well received by fans and judges, until they water down the book mid-season [YOUR PRESEASON RECORDINGS SHOULD BE THE FINALS TAPE! >=( ]. - Cavies won't medal for second time in 4 years, and the 3rd time since 1998. That being said, they will score higher than 96.0 (for the 15th year in a row!), provided their brass and percussion is as good as or better than last year. -Phantom will start the season strong, but will not place in top 5 because... - SCV's music score will be at least 1 point better than Phantom by finals. Brass and percussion will finish top 3 while visual stays at same level as PR. - Bluecoats will place anywhere between 4 and 9, guard and visual may/ may not kill their score - Boston retains 8 spot by tenths over Madison and Blue Knights after being neck and neck all summer. - Academy, Spirit, Glassmen, Troopers, Crossmen brawl over last finals spot, Blue Stars sits and watches comfortably 2 pts ahead all summer. - Pioneer will not finish last. Now, about Crown. I've heard their show, and after picking my jaw up from the floor, I realize that 'For the Common Good' has a VERY good chance of bringing them a championship, or leave them in a VERY disappointing 5th place(They WILL place top 5). I honestly have NO IDEA what to expect from them...except their 3rd Jim Ott award in 4 years; their brass is on a whole other PLANET than everyone else right now. Better get your popcorn, because this is shaping up to be one of the best DCI seasons in a long, long time :)
So many Blue Devils Fans.
Phanotom will medal this year.
@Cadetalier...I'm ready!
Does anyone know where you can find a video of Crown?
There was one on YouTube, but I'm sure they would have taken it down by now. It was out a few days ago.
Nowhere as of now, unfortunately. There was one up that was removed sometime in the past 24 hours.
@Kylethsc: quickmeme.com/meme/3poz2x
My top 12...
1st: Carolina Crown, they are performing "That Show"...no doubt in my mind that they will win. 2nd: Blue Devils, always end up either second or first soo... 3rd: Cavaliers, always on point.. 4th: SCV,...staff...nuff said 5th: The Cadets, from a cadets fan myself, not feelin it this year... 6th: Phantom Regiment, most likely similar to last year... 7th: Madison Scouts, definitively NOT getting 10th this year... 8th: Blue Knights, did an Amazing job last year... accept the same this year! 9th: SOA, REALLY impressed on how there identity is change for the good... 10th: Bluecoats,...im going to get ALOT of criticism, but im not really impressed so far! 11th: BAC,...good show...up to them to execute. 12th: Troopers, amazing show concept and really looking forward to hearing them! I will most likely update later again...
Like all the comments about...
Carolina Crown wining dci, there music is like...a particular corps in 1993...and Madison Scouts killing some corps, highly believe top 8...their show is very interesting... SCV beating Phantom, FINALLY! SCV had alot more clarity than phantom last year...and i stress enough...STAFF! And unfortunately, The Cadets dropping...just watched them...not the same corps as last year. I saw a video of them last year around February, and instantly knew they would win dci...felt the same about Crown yesterday!
Yeah just saw Phantom's performance video...not change the line -up...:c
Another prediction to throw out there:
Blue Knights show will be no where close to what you are expecting, it's NOT your average Firebird. It's out there.
So, I know I am a die-hard Regiment Phan, but I think Turandot will surprise a lot of people. Probably not gonna be top 3, but definitely 4th or 5th. I am kinda saying that to kindly retort the peeps who have them in 6th or below. And I am pulling for a win for Crown this year. Other than that, I don't really get into predictions. :)
Gonna be a great season! :)
Landry, I'm excited! I love BK every year. They also carry a big "fill you up" sound. Their shows are always interesting and unique. Execution is their determining factor, however they'll be in 7th -9th.
Yes, I've heard things from friends in BK this year. They are stepping it up. Big.
Yeah - for anyone interested in that new judging system: dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=5bc74534-fd5c-43c6-a...
We can't forget, by the way, that music is only 30% of the total score. Crown's gotta prove themselves 1st place material on the field with a completely new visual staff in order to come out on top as well as with some unexpected turnovers in veterans that ended up having to back down for the season in the past few months. They've still got their work cut out for them. That being said... yes, they definitely have a championship-caliber show.
1: LD Bell HS
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And I know someone in Crown, what he told me was to not be suprised if early season scores have them pretty low, it's going to take awhile to get it scoring well just because of the VERY high show demand.
I saw a clip of their closer, and musically and visually (last 4 or 5 moves are ridiculous) it's killer, right now it's pretty shaky just because it's early, but I have a feeling come finals it'll be rockin.
^ I would agree with this wholeheartedly.
I was at Crown's November camp, and I have a number of friends now who are marching with them. There's a huge aura of drive and determination there this season, and the goal of the staff was to get the corps sounding as good in December as they did this past June when the 2011 season started. They're deliberately pushing and challenging this year's corps. Hence the theme. It'll be very exciting to watch. That's for sure.
^I would agree too, except the time to be rockin' would've been last year...;)
I'm very surprised more than a couple people put Blue Stars out of finals. I know everyone says the show they march is going to be "the one," but I'm very excited for us to prove ourselves to the DCI community this summer.
I just bought BD's preeason recording.
I think BD and Crown will be fighting for it the last 3 weeks or so, this show is VERY innovative, but it's still gettable. My prediction for finals week: 1) BD/Crown 2) BD/Crown 1 point 3rd Place
I bought the recording too and the show is WEIRD (It's the music of BD 2008 with the arrangement style of BD 2010 and the vocals of Cadets 2007). You're gonna really need to see the visual program to understand it. Brass is a little bit worse than this time last year (probably because of the higher difficulty book), but they can give Crown a serious run at high brass.
I listen to BD's pr season recording it sounds awesome.
sorry sticky keyboard
1). Blue Devils
2). Cavaliers 3). Crown 4). Cadets 5). SCV 6). Phantom Regiment 7). Bluecoats (In reality, I think they could be anywhere from 1st to 7th). 8). Blue Knights 9). Boston Crusaders 10). Blue Stars 11). Madison Scouts 12). THE ACADMEY (Fingers crossed, I've always loved them, even before those awesome uniforms (: ) 13). Spirit of Atlanta 14). Glassmen 15). Troopers 16). Crossmen 17). Colts 18). Teal Sound 19-21). Blue Devils B, Pacific Crest, Cascades, and Mandarins
1. Phantom Regiment
2. Cavaliers 3. Crown 4. SCV 5. Blue Devils 6. Cadets 7. Bluecoats 8. Madison Scouts 9. Boston Crusaders 10. Crossmen 11. SOA 12. Blue Knights Phantom is where it's at! :p
By the MML vote, the preseason power rankings from before the first scores were posted are as follows
1. Blue Devils 2. Carolina Crown 3. The Cavaliers 4. The Cadets 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. Phantom Regiment 7. Bluecoats 8. Boston Crusaders 9. Blue Knights 10. Blue Stars 11. Madison Scouts 12. Spirit of Atlanta The next power rankings vote will take place the week of San Antonio!
tchaikovsky96 and I think alike!
besides moving the scouts up and Crown down a bit we would be the same :)
Yeah, i've just been wandering about youtube, and Crown is absolutely on fire. If they don't win I will start to believe the blue devils conspiracy theory :P I also think Phantom will medal, but that may be because I love Turandot and can't imagine any other outcome for any show with that music. If my cavies can get their full show field ready soon I'd put them in for a medal positioning too. I know they just underwent a HUGE change in drill-writing staff, but eye-popping drill that makes your brain melt is just the cavalier way. That's my top three, but it's bound to change once I've actually seen the shows :)
1. Carolina Crown
2. Blue Devils 3. Phantom Regiment 4. Cadets 5. Bluecoats 6. Cavaliers 7. SCV 8. Blue Stars 9. Boston Crusaders 10. Spirit of Atlanta 11. Blue Knights 12. Madison Scouts I honestly think 1-7 is fair game to anyone. All of the corps who I've placed 1-7 have shown SO much early season potential. If I could have it my way, Spirit would win. :3
i personally think the next top 3 to be SCV Phantom and CC but Pantom and CC might take 1st this year with SCV in top 4 or top 3
Start of season rankings
1.Carolina Crown 2.Blue Devils 3.Phantom Regiment 4.Bluecoats 5.Cadets 6.SCV 7.Cavies 8.Blue Stars 9.Boston Crusaders 10.Blue Knights 11. Spirit 12. Madison Scouts 13.Academy 14.Glassmen 15.Troopers 16Colts
Blue Devils: Since 2007, the BD have finished either 1st or 2nd, and I do not think that is going to change. Their guard will once again be a force to watch out for. Despite some late season rallies from Carolina Crown and the Cadets, The Blue Devils will rise as the champions once again. Undefeated? No!
*The Blue Devils - 1st Place, Score Between 97.5 and 99.5, Best Color Guard, and GE. Carolina Crown: After an amazing brass performance in 2011, I'm sure we expect nothing less than best brass for 2012. The show "For The Common Good" will give Crown what they have always needed, and by the end of the season, their visual won't be to bad either. Crown will start a rally, but will fail to complete it. *Carolina Crown - 2nd Place, Score Between 97.5 and 99, Best Brass, and maybe Visual, and also possibly Percussion. The Cadets: The defending champs have alot to live off of. With their show "12.25", many people don't think they will be are dominate as they were back in 2011, but after the season opener in Akron, it looked like The Cadets would be in the hunt all year round. Their Visual will improve as the year moves on. Carolina Crown will be holding them back for most of the year. *The Cadets - 3rd Place, Score Between 96.5 and 98.5, maybe Best Visual.
i think 3-7 will be extremely interesting!
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1. Blue Devils
2. Cadets
3. Carolina Crown
4. Santa Clara Vanguard
5. The Cavaliers
6. Phantom Regiment
7. Bluecoats
8. Boston Crusaders
9. Blue Knights
10. Blue Stars
11. Spirit of Atlanta
12. The Academy
- - - - -
13. Madison Scouts
14. Glassmen
15. Troopers
16. Crossmen
17. Colts
- - - - -
18. Pacific Crest
19. Mandarins
20. Teal Sound
21. Jersey Surf
22. Cascades
23. Pioneer
What are your thoughts? (you could just do top 12)...I will probably organize these into an MML's top 12 before the season starts.