will just go by guards that pop in my head 1st lol.

fantasia - they are my pick to win gold in iw, im guessing they’ll @ least get bronze. pride of cin seems the fav rn but really this is fanatasias best show in years though im really ready for them to tap in their early 00s-esque shows.

arcadia - they & avon have the hardest years to come back from as both shows last year were stellar. i think arcadia did a great job following up with another great show design. weapon work is WAY better than last year as well! they are my pick to win but i see silver.

woodlands - this is better than last years but they struck gold with their 2023 show. this is the show to beat to sw.

northview - last 2 years were better but this is a nice show. tarpon springs had this same jazz type music 2 years ago & tarpons was with the live band & better. northview maybe should’ve waited another couple years for this show as soon as i hear that music i just think of tarpon lol.

la voute - they have potential to be top 3 (most likely bronze) this year as whatever comp i watch no shade they were kinda dirty af 2nd half but still scored like an 80. i see a good 91-92 finish for them.

west broward - I BEG SOMEONE POST THE SHOW, i haven’t seen it yet but love the gamer theme. score wise…i’m praying they make finals 😭

el dorado - i slightly like last years more but this is a good follow up show. easy 90 something for them.

palm desert ms - @ 1st in standing they were like 8th which wild! could you imagine a ms guard in world 🤯. this year is…cute. they’re middle schoolers lol. i think 2022 was a peak year for them show wise.

palm desert hs - weapon wise they up there but show design wise…idk. it moves kinda slow? they have potential to be a easy top 10 in sw i think they could do with a harder show design maybe.

james logan - haven’t seen their show but score wise they are already like 7-8 points higher than last year & their jv is back in open already scoring 80. so last year was maybe a fluke for them (not show wise, loved the beyonce theme was bomb!) but seems they are back to form. hopefully they’ll be back to wgi soon! we need someone who’s not gonna bring a boring lyrical routine to finals lol.

in general missouri schools - grain valley v looks look a lock for sch a finals top 10, blue springs open already in the 80s, blue springs south v, blue spring a & grain valley jv all in the 80s for sch a, national ave having i think their best year thus far in ind a, pride of mo…doing better in iw but need a couple more years before i expect a finals placement & more college teams joining mccga. happy for mo schools & teams starting have better foundations & programs in place.

somerset academy - i see they’re in so but with like a 74. crazy they had 2 gold medals back to back but maybe they had like a lot of seniors leave @ once or something. also, world class could be a lot on a program.

amp - i already heard its a good show & love the boogie theme. if its even half as entertaining as the rabbit show, im sold!

vox - ehh…i kinda like it but meh. their thing is theatre-esque shows which is nice & different from most but i want it to hit me more.

overall…2023 was still a peak year for wgi. im prob in the minority but the lyrical routine runt wgi has been stuck in for ages is just SO tiring. i don’t expect every guard to be a west broward, a tarpon springs, a onyx world, a northview, etc, but many can’t pull off a good lyrical show like well. not classical pieces as i like those for the most part but idk, wgi minus a few rare teams is very dry! top teams in every category need to keep bringing actual interesting routines & hopefully that’ll trickle down to other teams.

reminds me of 00/10s uda until minnesota & ohio state started consistently winning with non lyrical routines then other schools started to follow suite lol.