I thought this thread would be fun and interesting.. I went through and wrote all of the 2014 predictions made since January.. and then bets started happening... read on and find our who won/lost the best, who made the best predictions and who was completely off!








- January -
JShuler - I think that Crown and Blue Devils will be duking it out all season.
KingDarius - I thought the same thing about BD and Crown.
JShuler - SCV AND Bluecoats will be ahead of The Cadets and Phantom.
KingDarius - Bluecoats are so underrated they're amazing.
gcurrier - if i were betting on anyone breaking those top 3, its vanguard.
Stradivarius - Crown all the way!
Zarathrustra - I think Vanguard has a good shot at medaling
Zarathrustra - Crown might go the route of Phantom and tank this year
ctxbd - Top 5: Blue Devils, Crown, Bluecoats, SCV, Cadets
Stradivarius - Top 3: Blue Devils, Coats or Crown
cire: BD will win and no way Crown will repeat with a subpar drumline

- February through June
Stradivarius - I am with crown all the way
JShuler - BLOOOOO
corndogshuffle - Colts make finals
Drummantx - BD or Crown. GE Music draw, GE Visual Crown, Guard Crown, Brass Crown, Drums Crown
gcurrior - Crossmen top 12
cire - Crown music was technical, but didn't play much (low horn scores?)
gcurrier - BD has potential, Crown not going away
Drummantx - Crown top 3, loves Bluecoats
Stradivarius - Bluecoats and Crown medals
FastForward - the Bluecoats have as much chance of medaling in the 2014 DCI season as The Empire Statemen have of medaling in DCA Open Class in 2014
Drummantx - Wouldn't be too sure of FastForwards statement
KStove - agrees with Drummantx
FastForward - willing to BET that Bluecoats are a 5-6 place corps and no higher
ctxbd - takes FastForwards bet
FastForward - Just to clarify, I am saying that Bluecoats won't make top Three in the 2014 DCI season. Anyone that feels theBluecoats will make Top Three is more than willing to take my offer up. This would mean I will not practice the season following the DCI Championships IF Bluecoats finishes in the Top Three. However, anyone choosing to accept the bet will not practice the season following the DCI Championships IF the Bluecoats finish outside the Top Three.
cjf20 - takes bet (and believes Bluecoats will finish in the top 3
FastForward - about to see the DCI Cinema event to get a better idea of where Bluecoats will place
corndog - Crown, Cadets, Blue Devils, Bluecoats
gcurrier - BD/Cadets, Bluecoats, Crown
Fastforward - still sticking with Bluecoats NOT in the top 3
gcurrier - not taking bet (scared?) but thinks Bluecoats has a possibility of taking 3rd
Drummantx - Bluecoats 3rd place potential
cire - thinks Bluecoats winning is possible, but not likely.. but hoping they beat Crown
gcurrier - thinks Bluecoats should have beat Crown
gcurrier - loves Bluecoats show but starting to wonder if they can medal, thinks BD will win

- July -
FastForward - Bluecoats will peak & be passed up in the end ... Time will take care of all things Blue
gcurrier - Bluecoats top 4
KStove - Cadets/BD, Bluecoats/Crown/SCV
gcurrier - Bluecoats possibly 2nd
Stradivarius - Crown best brass
Stradivarius - Spartans (open class)
Stradivarius - Crown brass now lagging, hoping for a top 6 finish for Crown
Stradivarius - Watching Blue Devils show on youtube right now. Holy. *beep*.
cire - Blue Devils B
Stradivarius - Blue Devils B
gcurrier - Blue Devils win, or peak early and take 3rd

I was so close to being right about Colts...

So will FF keep his word?

lol I hit that point where I just knew crown was in no way going to medal.

I bet Bloooo saw FF's prediction and was like FUUUUUU FF we are taking 2nd just to spite you!

I agree cire! Lol hey I don't think I did half bad. I think I even called silver when no one else did lol my biggest thing still was FF just saying no way no how can they medal. At that point I wasn't sure they would or wouldn't, no scared just annoyed that someone could make a statement like that considering it hadn't been that long since bluecoats were in top 3! It made zero sense. That would be like saying now that phantom can't medal next year because so far back this year, they are a corps that likes to move a lot lol is possible (not likely but possible) they win next year. Now if someone said they won't drop any further well that is likely very true, I don't see that happening. All and all great season of drum corps. When a show like that beautiful Blue Knights show gets 8th, you know it's a competitive year! I have to say of the top 12 the only show that was just eh for me was a corps I've LOVED since a kid, cadets. I seriously question if I ever need to see that show again! Most others I actually really found entertaining and to me that makes the audience the real winner!

Who is this "cjf20" that you speak of ???

Bluecoats only took 2nd because the DCI judging community felt sorry for them ... The show was way over scored ... LOL !!!

LOL

As they over scored blue devils so they didn't spend the next year bitching.

lol

The 2014 DCI show quality was very good from a Top 12 perspective. Can't wait to see what the 2015 DCI corps are able to bring to the field.

FF still hasn't said if he was going to be upholding his bet.....

**insert excuse here**


Come on FF.. I took the bet before, lost, and upheld it

Two players took up FF on his bet... time to man up!

I might be among the 2015 DCI members. A friend and I are potentially going to be auditioning this year... Big maybe (more of a hopefully for me) so no guarantees.

I say GO FOR IT! Even the experience trying out is worthy

Pay my tour fees and I'll match my age out :P

Vinny you age out this coming season I am guessing?

Yup. I marched for two years starting in 2011 and expected to put in 5 seasons, but money is money and my knees and back needed some healing time and here I am. Healthy enough to march a 3rd and final year, but money and school is still a problem.