So as I sit here, I was thinking that I need to make my predictions for Division I. And away we go!! (I'll repost this after Worlds and see how far I was off.)
Division I
1. Phantom Regiment-On Air will lead Phantom to their first ever outright DCI championship.
2. Bluecoats-2006 DCI Director of the Year David Glasgow will lead Blooooo into uncharted waters-the top 3.
3. Cavaliers-Cavaliers will be on fire (excuse my pun with Billy Joel and "We Didn't Start the Fire....eh, fuck it.) with And So It Goes. However, the Green Machine will finish outside of the top 2 for the first time since 1999 with a lot of rookies.
4. Blue Devils-This is the corps that I always have a difficult time placing. They will do really well during the first half of the season. Winged Victory won't lead them a victory, but it'll still be a good show.
5. Cadets-I love the music they're doing. However, the narration completely and utterly pisses me off. That's why they're fifth.
6. Santa Clara Vanguard-Vanguard's one of those corps that you never know where they'll finish. "!," (pronounced Eureka!) featuring the music of Ravel, Bartok, and Resphigi, will not disappoint. However, I think they'll be middle of the pack.
7. Carolina Crown-My favorite corps to listen to-just for the brass sound. In my opinion, probably the second best brass sound-behind Phantom. They're still up and coming-give them time, and they'll crack the top 6.
8. Blue Knights-Doing another "Dark" show. It seems to work for them. Should be solid in 8th.
9. Boston Crusaders-Not my favorite shows year in and year out. But man, they always seem to be right there as a finalist.
10. Blue Stars-In their second year back in Division 1 (14th last year), they will wow fans everywhere with the music of Stravinsky, Saint-Saens, and Tchaikovsky. Will make finals for the first time since 1979.
11. Spirit-It's taken a while, but they're one of my favorite corps now. Their shows are always really catchy and they have a great sound. Their show of Jun Nagao, Imogen Heap, John Mackey, and David Gillingham is eclectic, but impressive.
12. Colts-Them not making finals last year was complete bullshit. That better not happen this year, otherwise a lot of fans will be extremely pissed. This corps is still up and coming, and always right around the threshold of finals.
The Rest
13. Glassmen
14. Madison Scouts
15. Crossmen
16. The Academy
17. Troopers
18. Cascades
19. Southwind
20. Mandarins
21. Pacific Crest
22. Pioneer
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