August 6th, 2010 11:24pm
Interesting how that Division I 12th place battle turned out. It would've been nice to have both Glory Cadets and SoCal Arts in Finals to carry on that battle.
Division I -
1. Perception Drum & Bugle Corps *
2. Shades of New Orleans *
3. Blue Deviled Eggs *
4. Lambs of Destruction +2
5. Darkness -1
6. Marching Bureaucrats -1
7. Sapphire Sound *
8. Resilience *
9. The Stout Marchers *
10. Quiksilver +1
11. Cornhuskers Drum & Bugle Corps -1
12. Glory Cadets +1
So far I got the medalists right, and even in the right positions. Of the 12 Finalists, the only one I got wrong was Glory Cadets(I had them losing their close battle with SoCal Arts). In terms of positioning, I got 6 correct with Lambs of Destruction being the only corps that was more than 2 spots away from where I predicted. But we do still have one more night left and you never know how Finals will turn out.
Division II -
1. Band Geeks *
2. Carolina Cadets *
3. Infinity Sound Drum and Bugle Corps *
4. Eclipse Drum Corps *
5. Clan Wallace +1
6. Carolina's Regiment -1
7. Cul-de-sac Cadets +1
8. Sabre Corps +1
9. Eagle Regiment +2
10. Flight +3
11. Gold Sound -1
12. Modern Antic *
As with Division I, I was correct on the Medalists and their positions. Of the 12 Division II Finalists, I got all 12 correct. In terms of positioning, I got 5 correct with Eagle Regiment(+2) and Flight(+3) being the only corps 2 or more spots away from where I predicted they would be.
Division III -
1. The Golden Knights *
2. Bleu Raeders *
3. The Red Legion +8
4. Santa Rosa Sound +2
5. Mouversi In Avanti -2
6. BlueGrass Brigade -1
7. Tiger Pride Regiment -3
8. Night Watch -1
9. Bluegrass Regiment -1
10. Stardusters +2
11. Gutwrencher Brigade -1
12. Nemesis -2
Well...at least I got the Corps correct. 12 for 12. Only 2 correct placements though. The Red Legion with a +8 from my predicted 11th to the Bronze Medal position. Thanks Division III, for making me feel like I have no idea what I'm talking about. But I did say DIII would be the grouping to watch. The Small Corps will always surprise you.
Good luck to everybody tomorrow night. And Congrats to our 36 Finalists.
Director of The Wolves Musical and Visual Arts, a non-profit based out of Dacula, Georgia
Former FMA Drum Corps staff writer.