Sat on the 45, side 1, 5 rows from the field. I knew all summer that this was going to be the crowd favorite and it was. Jumped out of my seat as fast as possible when they hit the Z Pull.
THe only thing that challenged this reaction was the Triumph of the Trooper. These two shows really stayed out in front in terms of audience engagement. The Z-pull was so brilliantly done that it overshadowed every other Cadets tribute this year.
To be fair they had a crazy staff overhaul, rehired JD Shaw and hiring Matt Hartwell or whatever his name is helped them shoot back up. Cool to see for sure
That’s a good thing. They were 12th in 2019. Same thing we saw with Boston 12th in 2016, then top 6 consistently the next 7 years. All comes down to the right staff and people
Agreed. the entire top 12 were collectively the overall best of any Finals in 15-20 years. Even the Semi-finalists were impressive, with Pacific Crest aaaaaallllllmmmmooossssttt squeezing into finals, and Semifinals were opened by a historic Battalion show that tied JURF!! for 24th place - in only their 3rd trip to Indy. Open Class is deeply weakened with the lose of so many corps even AFTER Covid, but all the remaining corps had a great eyar.
