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10 most entertaining 2012 shows

jgriff17 Aug '12
What are your top 10 favorite shows this year? Not how well you think the corps did, or how well they scored. Which shows had you the most entertained?

I'll start.
1) Cadets
2) Carolina Crown
3) Phantom Regiment
4) Jersey Surf
5) Santa Clara Vanguard
6) Madison Scouts
7) Spirit of Atlanta
8) Bluecoats
9) Pacific Crest
10) Boston Crusaders

Once posts begin to slow down, I'll pile together all of everyone's rankings to create a consensus list. 1st gets 10, 2nd gets 9, 3rd gets 8 and so forth.
bingo Aug '12
1. Cadets
2. Phantom regiment
3. Blue Devils
4. SCV
5. Blue stars
6. Blue knights
7. Jersey surf
8. Boston crusaders
9. Academy
10. Oregon Crusaders
Landry Kendrick Aug '12
For me:

1) Vanguard
2) Blue Stars
3) Bluecoats
4) Phantom
5) The Academy
6) Crossmen
7) Boston
8) Oregon Crusaders
9) Pacific Crest
10) Jersey Surf
Keenbo Slice Aug '12
1) Carolina Crown
2) Blue Stars
3) Vanguard
4) Phantom
5) Bluecoats
6) Academy
7) Blue Devils
8) Colts
9) Blue Knights
10) Cavaliers
Jazz man Aug '12
1. Carolina Crown
2. SCV
3. Phantom Regiment
4. Madison Scouts
5. Blue Devils
6. Bluecoats
7. Blue Stars
8. Crossmen
9. Jersey Surf
10. Boston Crusaders
jgriff17 Aug '12
So far, rankings look like this:
#1 Phantom (39 Pts)
#2 SCV (34)
#3 Carolina Crown (29)
#4 Blue Stars (28)
#5 Bluecoats (22)
#6 Cadets (20)
#7 Blue Devils (18)
#8 Jersey Surf (14)
#9 Academy (13)
#10 Madison Scouts (12)
#11 Crossmen (8)
#11 Boston Crusaders (8)
#12 Blue Knights (7)
#13 Pioneer (6)
#15 Spirit of Atlanta (4)
#15 Pacific Crest (4)
#15 Oregon Crusaders (4)
#18 Colts (3)
#19 Cavaliers (1)
All others have no points. Keep the votes coming!
Justin Altrogge Aug '12  /  edited Aug '12
1. Bluecoats
2. Phantom Regiment
3. Blue Stars
4. The academy
5. Santa Clara Vanguard
6. Boston Crusaders
7. Spirit of Atlanta
8. Pacific Crest
9. blue Knights
10. Blue Devils
John Davis Aug '12
1) Bluecoats
2) Phantom Regiment
3) Santa Clara Vanguard
4) Carolina Crown
5) Blue Stars
6) Spirit of Atlanta
7) Boston Crusaders
8) The Cadets
9) Blue Knights
10) Blue Devils
jgriff17 Aug '12
Justin Altrogge, we only need 10. thanks, though! Oregon and Crown will not be included in yours
acelj9 Aug '12
1)Cadets
2)Phantom Regiment
3)Crown
4)Bluecoats
5)Blue Devils
6)Vanguard
7)Boston Crusaders
8)Blue Stars
9) SOA
10)Madison Scouts
1. Oregon Crusaders
2. Carolina Crown
3. Blue Devils
4. Santa Clara Vanguard
5. Madison Scouts
6. Spirit of Atlanta
7. Cadets
8. Pacific Crest
9. Vanguard Cadets
10. Music City

^ Imagine if this were actually a competitive ranking. How upside down would that be?
FinalBlitzV2 Aug '12
1. Carolina Crown
2. Santa Clara Vanguard
3. Phantom Regiment
4. Cadets
5. Pacific Crest
6. Blue Knights
7. Academy
8. Crossmen
9. Blue Stars
10. Madison Scouts
massexodus Aug '12
1. Carolina Crown
2. Phantom Regiment
3. Blue Devils
4. Jersey Surf
5. Blue Knights
6. The Academy
7. Blue Stars
8. Bluecoats
9. Santa Clara Vanguard
10. Cavaliers
jgriff17 Aug '12  /  edited Aug '12
As of the end of 8/08
#1 Phantom Regiment (83)
#2 Carolina Crown (73)
#3 Santa Clara Vanguard (72)
#4 Bluecoats (52, HUGE GAP!)
#5 Blue Stars (51)
#6 Cadets (44)
#7 Blue Devils (42)
#8 Academy (29)
#9 Blue Knights (22)
#10 Boston Crusaders, Jersey Surf (21)
#12 Spirit of Atlanta, Madison Scouts (20)
#14 Pacific Crest (16)
#15 Oregon Crusaders (14)
#16 Crossmen (12)
#17 Pioneer (6)
#18 Colts (3)
#19 SCVC, Cavaliers (2)
#21 Music City (1)
No Love at all for Troopers, Mandarins, Glassmen, or Cascades.
Matthew Allan Aug '12
1- Cadets
2- Carolina Crown
3- Santa Clara Vanguard
4- Jersey Surf
5- Phantom Regiment
6- Blue Knights
7- Colts
8- Academy
9- Pacific Crest
10- Cavaliers
tchaikovsky96 Aug '12
1. Madison Scouts
2. Phantom Regiment
3. Santa Clara Vanguard
4. Jersey Surf
5. Carolina Crown
6. Blue Knights
7. Blue Stars
8. Crossmen
9. Glassmen
10. Oregon Crusaders
Dalton Bates16 Aug '12
1. Phantom Regiment
2. Carolina Crown
3. Santa Clara Vanguard
4. Bluecoats
5. Blue Stars
6. Cadets
7. Blue Devils
8. Academy
9. Blue Knights
10. Spirit of Atlanta
Blue Knights
Academy
Glassmen
Oregon Crusaders
Cavaliers
Scouts
SCV
Troopers
SCVC
Crossmen
jgriff17 Aug '12
#1 Phantom Regiment (108)
#2 Carolina Crown (97)
#3 SCV (96)
#4 (BIG GAP) Blue Stars (61)
#5 Cadets, Bluecoats (59)
#7 Blue Devils (46)
#8 Academy (40)
#9 Jersey Surf (35)
#10 Blue Knights (34)
#11 Madison Scouts (30)
#12 Boston Crusaders, Spirit of Atlanta (21)
#14 Pacific Crest (19)
#15 Oregon Crusaders, Crossmen (15)
#17 Colts (7)
#18 Pioneer (6)
#19 Cavaliers (4)
#20 SCVC, Glassmen (2)
#22 Music City (1)
No Votes: Troopers, Manadarins, Cascades
Craig Juergens Aug '12
1. The Cadets
2. Boston Crusaders
3. Santa Clara Vanguard
4. Spirit of Atlanta
5. Crossmen
6. Mandarins
7. Colts
8. Blue Knights
9. Jersey Surf
10. Pacific Crest
Sam Doss Aug '12
1. Vanguard
2. Jersey Surf
3. Cavaliers
4. Madison Scouts
5. Phantom Regiment
6. Cadets
7. Mandarins
8. Crown
9. Academy
10. Troopers
samdog83 Aug '12
1.Blue Devils
2.Blue Coats
3.Crossmen
4.Crown
5.Cavaliers
6. PR
almatho9 Aug '12
1. Madison Scouts
2. Blue Devils
3. Phantom Regiment
4. Carolina Crown
5. SCV
6. Blue Stars
7. Cadets
8. Blue Devils B
9. Blue Stars
10. Bluecoats
biscotti Aug '12
1. Santa Clara Vanguard
2. Crossmen
3. Oregon Crusaders
4. Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets
5. Academy
6. Blue Devils
7. Carolina Crown
8. Blue Stars
9. Jersey Surf
10. Cadets (took a lot to throw them in here)
jgriff17 Aug '12
Newly Updated Rankings
#1 SCV (142) New Leader!
#2 Phantom Regiment (127)
#3 Carolina Crown (118)
#4 (BIG GAP) Cadets (89)
#5 Blue Stars (71)
#6 Blue Devils (70)
#7 Bluecoats (69)
#8 Academy (57)
#9 Madison Scouts (52)
#10 Jersey Surf, Blue Knights (50)
#12 Crossmen (45)
#13 Boston Crusaders (39)
#14 Spirit of Atlanta (35)
#15 Oregon Crusaders (30)
#16 Cavaliers (24)
#17 Pacific Crest (21)
#18 Colts (15)
#19 Mandarins (14)
#20 SCVC (11)
#21 Glassmen (10)
#22 Pioneer (6)
#23 Troopers (4)
#24 Blue Devils B (3)
#25 Mandarins (1)
#26 Cascades (0)
Tromboon Aug '12
Carolina Crown
Oregon Crusaders
Santa Clara Vanguard
Bluecoats
Cadets
Blue Devils
Phantom Regiment
Cavaliers
Boston Crusaders
Blue Devils B
jgriff17 Aug '12
SCV is far in the lead now having eclipsed the 150 mark!
Ryan Bateman Aug '12
1. Bluecoats
2. Phantom Regiment
3. Spirit of Atlanta
4. Blue Stars
5. Cavaliers
6. Carolina Crown
7. Blue Devils
8. Music City
9. SCV
10. Blue Knights
Gambit Aug '12
1. Santa Clara Vanguard
2. Carolina Crown
3. Madison Scouts
4. Phantom Regiment
5. Blue Knights
6. Spirit of Atlanta
7. Bluecoats
8. Blue Stars
9. Oregon Crusaders
10. Cadets
jgriff17 Aug '12
#1 SCV (162)
#2 Phantom Regiment (147)
#3 Carolina Crown (142)
#4 Cadets (96)
#5 Bluecoats (90)
#6 Blue Stars (81)
#7 Blue Devils (79)
#8 Madison Scouts (60)
#9 Academy, Blue Knights (57)
#11 Jersey Surf (50)
#12 Spirit of Atlanta (48)
#13 Crossmen (45)
#14 Boston Crusaders, Oregon Crusaders (41)
#16 Cavaliers (33)
#17 Pacific Crest (21)
#18 Colts (15)
#19 Mandarins (14)
#20 SCVC (11)
#21 Glassmen (10)
#22 Pioneer (6)
#23 Troopers, Music City, Blue Devils B (4)
#26 Cascades (0)
1.crown
2. Phantom
3. Vanguard
4. Bluecoats
5.Cavaliers
6.Cadets
7.Madison
8.Blue Stars
9. Blue Devils
10. Spirit of Atlanta
11. Blue Knights
12. Boston Crusaders
Will Willcoxson Aug '12
1.Carolina Crown
2. Madison Scouts
3. BlueCoats
4. The Cadets
5. Phantom Regiment
6. Blue Knights
7. The Cavaliers
8. Spirit of Atlanta
9. Santa Clara Vanguard
10. Blue Devils
Cadetalier Aug '12
1-Jersey Surf
2-Carolina Crown
3-Spirit of Atlanta
4-Madison Scouts
5-Crossmen
6-Blue Devils
7-Cadets
8-Boston Crusaders
9-Phantom Regiment
10-Bluecoats
Sean Smith Aug '12
1- Carolina Crown
2- Madison Scouts
3- Phantom Regiment
3- Bluecoats
4- Cadets
5-Blue Knights
6- Spirit of Atlanta
7- Pacific Crest
8- Crossmen
9- Santa Clara Vanguard
10-Colts
jgriff17 Aug '12
A little shifting in rankings, a new #1, #1and the gap between 3 and 4 continues to grow!
#1 Carolina Crown (181)
#2 SCV (174)
#3 Phantom Regiment (172)
#4 Cadets (127)
#5 Bluecoats (106)
#6 Madison Scouts (89)
#7 Blue Devils (87)
#8 Blue Stars (84)
#9 Blue Knights (68)
#10 Spirit of Atlanta (65)
#11 Jersey Surf (60)
#12 Academy (57)
#13 Crossmen (54)
#14 Boston Crusaders (44)
#15 Cavaliers (43)
#16 Oregon Crusaders (41)
#17 Pacific Crest (25)
#18 Colts (16)
#19 Mandarins (14)
#20 SCVC (11)
#21 Glassmen (10)
#22 Pioneer (6)
#23 Troopers, Blue Devils B, Music City (4)
#26 Cascades (0)
Gush Aug '12
I am sure, Cavaliers will be back next year.
Kyle Thompson Aug '12
Carolina Crown
Phantom Regiment
Madison Scouts
Santa Clara Vanguard
Bluecoats
Crossmen
Blue Knights
Academy
Cadets
Blue Devils
Larry Lawrence Aug '12
Carolina Crown
Cadets
Phantom Regiment
Madison Scouts
Bluecoats
Blue Stars
Santa Clara Vanguard
Blue Devils
Academy
Crossmen
Quaid Swiger Aug '12  /  edited Aug '12
01. Carolina Crown
02. Phantom Regiment
03. Crossmen
04. Blue Knights
05. The Academy
06. Raiders
07. Pacific Crest
08. Oregon Crusaders
09. Vanguard Cadets
10. Jersey Surf
almatho9 Aug '12
^ I'm pretty sure you can't put Crossmen twice :/
Larry Lawrence Aug '12
Oh, if we can repeat corps then I change mine to:

1. Carolina Crown
2. Carolina Crown
3. Carolina Crown
4. Carolina Crown
5. Carolina Crown
6. Carolina Crown
7. Carolina Crown
8. Carolina Crown
9. Carolina Crown
10. Carolina Crown
hyeguy0 Aug '12
1. Carolina Crown
2. Phantom Regiment
3. Bluecoats
4. Madison Scouts
5. Spirit of Atlanta
6. The Cavaliers
7. Boston Crusaders
8. The Cadets
9. Blue Stars
10. Crossmen
rbbbcbande94 Aug '12
1. Bluecoats
2. Phantom Regiment
3. Carolina Crown
4. Madison Scouts
5. Cadets
6. Cavaliers
7. Crossmen
8. Pacific Crest
9. Jersey Surf
10. Spirit of Atlanta
1. Crown
2. Cadets
3. Blue Stars
4. Boston
5. Crossmen
6. Spirit of Atlanta
7. Surf
8. Cavaliers
9. Oregon Crusaders
10. Phantom Regiment
Willie Careri Aug '12
I know that this isn't a 2012 show but it's probably one of the most entertaining shows I've ever seen. 1991 Velvet Knights
lchs Aug '12
1. Crown
2. Madison Scouts
3. Spirit of Antlanta
4.Phantom Regiment
5. Blue Knights
6.Cadets
7. Blue Coats
8.Crossmen
9.Oregon Crusaders
10.Cavs.
Riley Callahan Aug '12
1. Phantom Regiment
2. Crossmen
3. Spirit of Atlanta
4. Blue Stars
5. Madison Scouts
6. Cavaliers
7. Carolina Crown
8. SCV
9. Blue Devils
10. The Academy
bdjm88 Aug '12
1. Blue Devils
2. Carolina Crown
3. Santa Clara Vangaurd
4. Phantom Regiment
5. Blue Coats
6. Cadets
7. Boston Crusaders
8. Madison Scouts
9. Spirit of Atlanta
10. Cavaliers
Jennifer Gordon captainAug '12
1-Blue Devils
2-Phantom Regiment
3-Madison Scouts
4-Blue Knights
5-Crossmen
6-The Cadets
7-Santa Clara Vamguard
8-Bluecoats
9-Spirit of Atlanta
10-Carolina Crown

Honestly, my list isn't fair because I loved a ton of shows this year.
Stradivarius Aug '12
1. Carolina Crown
2. Vanguard
3. Bluecoats
4. Cavaliers
5. Crossman
6. Cadets
7. Madison Scouts
8. Blue Devils
9. Phantom Regiment
10. Spirit of Atlanta

I was there at quarters, semis, and championships performing with The Edge and The Empire Statesmen, so after seeing the top twelve three times, Boston Crusaders didn't stand a chance when it came to entertainment.
Stradivarius Aug '12
As for the most entertaining show EVER, I would definitely put down SCV 1989 as the winner hands down.
LeojoCrazy Aug '12  /  edited Sep '12
My Score Out of 10 in ( ).

1. Carolina Crown (9.9)
2. The Cadets (9.2)
3. The Madison Scouts (8.95)
4. Phantom Regiment (8.7)
5. Oregon Crusaders (8.675)
6. The Cavaliers (7.95)
7. The Crossmen (7.5)
8. Santa Clara Vanguard (7.35)
9. The Blue Devils (7.1)
10. The Academy (6.95)
Velociraptor Aug '12
1. Blue Devils
2. Carolina Crown
3. Bluecoats
4. Blue Stars
5. Madison Scouts
6. Phantom Regiment
7. Jersey Surf
8. Glassmen
9. Cavaliers
10. The Academy
hawk80 Aug '12
1. Phantom Regiment
2. Blue Devils
3. Carolina Crown
4. SCV
5. Bluecoats
6. Cadets
7. Blue Stars
8. Crossmen
9. Academy
10. Blue Knights
Dave Foth captainAug '12
1. Blue Stars
2. Crown
3. Blue Devils
4. Scouts
5. Bluecoats
6. Oregon Crusaders
7. Cadets
8. Phantom
9. Vanguard
10. Spirit

Yes, I’m biased ;-)
Unfortunately, I did not see anyone outside of the top 12
marting94 Aug '12
For me it was:

1. Madison Scouts
2. Phantom Regiment
3. The Cadets
4. The Cavaliers
5. Bluecoats
6. Crossmen
7. Santa Clara Vanguard
8. Spirit of Atlanta
9 Carolina Crown
10. Blue Knights
jgriff17 Aug '12
Larry lawrence i love your list! :d
emhsdude Aug '12
1. Bluecoats
2. Blue Devils
3. Phantom Regiment
4. Academy
5. Vanguard.
6. Crown
7. Blue Knights
8. Blue Stars
9. Cavaliers
10. Cadets
gearhart123 Aug '12
as a current SCV member, i'm glad you enjoyed our show this season!

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