And what exactly is wrong with amps and singers? Just because nobody else does it doesn't mean it's wrong. There is no wrong being done in advancing the activity to a new level. Besides that, Hopkins has been there for every one of the Cadets championships. This current path he is taking has only been thier trend for a couple years now. The Cadets past championships and non-winning shows were certainly nothing like 05 and 06. And the 8 previous championships prior to 05 were not a mark of inexperience. 23 years (i think thats right) with one organization is no mark of immaturity nor inexperience. On the contrary, George Hopkins is probably one of the most knowledgeable people in the world when it comes to drum corps. Sure he can't take all the credit as some is due to his staff. But staff comes and goes as the years go by, Hopkins has been the one solid figure in the Cadets organization.