Re: WGI Prop 10...
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:22 pm
its called sarcasm... or is it sarkasum.... or sarckazum.
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pittech wrote:I think WGI blew it big time with this one. IW on the guard side has had no age out for years and they are doing just fine. It's a shame as alot of doors could have been opened with prop 10 passing.
Apples and oranges. That is like saying football is doing way better then baseball!8-ball wrote:I am not disrespecting anyone. As a fan, IW Guard is HANDS DOWN better than IW Percussion.
IW Percussion IS doing better than ever. But it is not going to match up to IW Guard until the "playing field" is level. Sorry to say...but what they are doing in Guard land is A-Mazing...
I do honestly wonder why the advisory board made the decision. Are there notes regarding the meeting available to the public?johnmapes wrote:Don't you wonder why the entire advisory board minus only two people disagree with you.
No kidding: this was not a marginal win to barely shoot down the Prop. This was overwhelming, meaning Craig and whomever else was for this did not present a persuasive enough argument to sway people's minds.johnmapes wrote:Don't you wonder why the entire advisory board minus only two people disagree with you. These are the leaders of the activity, and there should be more respect towards them.
PIW is doing just fine, in fact it is doing better than ever! I would strongly disagree that the percussion doesn't already match up to the color guard.
I will comment on a few things here:8-ball wrote:First off, to their credit this year, Pulse was GREAT! But if Aimachi was here, I'm sure they would have pulled off an upset of what you say they would have been surpassed by.
Next, if you can honestly watch the IW Guards and thing that Percussion is surpassing what they achieve with effect and design, then I want some of what you have.
I am a percussion person 100% and truly hope there is a day I can watch both and say, WOW percussion finally pulled off what guard does...
Rhythm X is "supposed" to be the best show ever in WGI History...but they didn't make me feel LIVE what IW guard made me feel watching the live webcast this year and in recent years.
Our side of the activity HAS come a long way and I hope it continues to evolve and improving each year our dedicated members take the floor.
I'm thoroughly confused at the point of this post. Not really sure where you're going. Especially with your first statement. You are over-exaggerating a statement and turning into something it's not. I'm not talking about guards...I'm talking about drumlines. It's a different activity.8-ball wrote:So are you saying the IW Guards are no longer educational and are "winning machines?"
And there were what, 27 IW Guards this year...34 IO and 62 IA Guards? So why did it work for them? How on earth would the rule limit the amount of graduates that get into an Independent line??? What basis do you justify that off of?
There was a record amount of Independent lines this year...I DOUBT anyone would not be able to find a place to march.
And there have been more and more lines with guards and such in their shows...Dartmouth has been leading that front forever...and they got a perfect score from one GE judge and 99's from the other...how is that food for thought?
Since there was such a firm stand on not changing anything this year for percussion, I'm sure everything will be fine and percussion will have another great year.