GEM's Crystal Ball: 2023 DCI Week 4 Finals Predictions
Heading into Swamp Tour...
GEM writers and contributors were asked to give their final rankings of the top 15 competing corps, regardless of class, based on where they predicted the corps would end up Saturday night, August 12, 2023.
1. Blue Devils - 309 points (81% first-place votes)
Previous ranking: 1 ↔
2. Boston Crusaders - 288 points (14.3% first-place votes)
Previous ranking: 4 ↑
3. Bluecoats - 277 points (4.8% first-place votes)
Previous ranking: 2 ↓
4. Carolina Crown - 260 points
Previous ranking: 3 ↓
The Value of a Tenth & Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part 1
GEM's Daniel Montoya Jr. discusses Subcaptions, The Value of a Tenth, and gives a mini-review of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part 1. To contribute to The Recap, offer suggestions, and/or ask questions, email us at therecap@generaleffect.media.
5. Mandarins - 219 points
Previous ranking: 6 ↑
6. Phantom Regiment - 217 points
Previous ranking: 5 ↓
7. The Cadets - 194 points
Previous ranking: 7 ↔
8. The Cavaliers - 159 points
Previous ranking: 9 ↑
Back of the Bus: Gassing Up
“We Have A Tie.” Depending on who you are and what your relationship is to the groups performing, these words can be either extraordinarily exciting or absolutely deflating. As a writer, they’re more interesting than anything else. They can either destroy any preconceived narrative or confirm pre-existing biases, with anything that goes against them bein…
9. Blue Stars - 143 points
Previous ranking: 8 ↓
10. Troopers - 128 points
Previous ranking: 10 ↔
11. Colts - 116 points
Previous ranking: 11 ↔
12. Pacific Crest - 75 points
Previous ranking: 12 ↔
13. Blue Knights - 64 points
Previous ranking: 13 ↔
14. Crossmen - 37 points
Previous ranking: 14 ↔
15. The Academy - 18 points
Previous ranking: 16 ↑
Donald Angelica Best General Effect Award
Blue Devils - 76.2% first-place votes
John Brazale Best Visual Performance Award
Blue Devils - 85.7% first-place votes
George Zingali Best Color Guard Performance Award
Bluecoats - 42.9% first-place votes
Jim Ott Best Brass Performance Award
Blue Devils - 42.9% first-place votes
Fred Sanford Best Percussion Performance Award
The Cavaliers - 57.1% first-place votes