N.E. Brigand 7,459 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Tough for which ever corps was going to be good enough for fourth place and thus Finals but now will miss out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Florida Sun 316 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Well now that Excelsior went inactive for the season there\s only 5 Class A corps so having 3 in finals is more then half the corps . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spandy 300 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 According to the rulebook, the number of Class A finalists is supposed to be decided prior to the start of the season. I suppose these are extenuating circumstances though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigW 2,199 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Spandy said: According to the rulebook, the number of Class A finalists is supposed to be decided prior to the start of the season. I suppose these are extenuating circumstances though. If the rulebook states as you say Spandy, someone dropping out shouldn't punish someone who's stuck out the season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Ream 18,544 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 3 hours ago, BigW said: If the rulebook states as you say Spandy, someone dropping out shouldn't punish someone who's stuck out the season. It's DCA. rules can and have been amended on the fly...like 11th place getting into finals because their color guard was undefeated ( see 1986) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Knights 76 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Did I miss something? Where or when did the Class A finalist number change from 4 to 3? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
N.E. Brigand 7,459 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, Southern Knights said: Did I miss something? Where or when did the Class A finalist number change from 4 to 3? It hasn't happened. Yet. But some people pointed out that Excelsior withdrawing this year reduced the total number of Class A corps to the same as last year, when there were only three finalists. However, as Spandy observes, the rules apparently direct that the number should not change midseason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Knights 76 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Heck... Take all 5 then!!! :) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bill 463 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 17 hours ago, Spandy said: According to the rulebook, the number of Class A finalists is supposed to be decided prior to the start of the season. I suppose these are extenuating circumstances though. June 1st is the class declaration date, and then determination was made, being 4 this year. Although, DCA can (and does) break their own rules----as example, no fines for some corps, allowing North American corps to be displaced from finals competition by none-North American corps....Hucs, Carolina Gold, Kilts, etc. have felt the sting of that over the years; by charter, DCA is for North American corps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigW 2,199 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I'd argue that about the NA displacement. When Heartliner was the European champion they weren't given an appearance like others have been before. So effectively.... the only consistency.... is inconsistency. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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