u/tdmatchasin

Blue Devils 2014 seems to have aged pretty well since it first happened. Most people generally agree that it might be the cleanest show in DCI Finals history, & that the 99 was deserved. Other "99" scoring corps still hold some weight but get at least a little more criticism as they age.

But as someone who didn't follow DCI closely back then --- Did DCI judging practices change since 2014? And are these practices preventing another 99 from happening? The weirdest thing that sticks out to me is the 4 straight Perfect 20s in GE.

Personally I think another 99 will likely happen at some point, but it's going to be more difficult than ever. Just seems like it's far more unlikely a corps will have a monopoly on every subcaption.

• High Percussion & Brass have been won by 6 different corps since 2022.
• BD used to own the Colorguard caption, but SCV, Crown, and now BAC have made it much more of a fight.
• GE & Visual is usually between only the top 2 corps.

But all that said, I'm not sure if a 99 will happen in the near future. Seems like BAC & Bluecoats will be picking each other's weaknesses apart, and Crown getting Keith Potter back seems huge for improving their GE. BD is always a threat. Not to mention SCV waiting in the wings with the Rennicks, Michael Gaines, & other big name staff.

If I had to pick a corps it would be SCV or Bluecoats since they seem to have the most stability, but I doubt it'll happen soon.

But what do you think? Will it happen again? Who do you think will get it and why?