It happens.

The Army of Sound Drum and Bugle Corps from Columbus, OH is pleased to announce that it has placed second in the DLOFDC Division 3 Finals. This is the corps' first year and we are very pleased with the results of the corps' program "A Million Shades of Gray", featuring a medley of classic Funeral Marches, designed by show developer Scott Stapp. We are looking forward to becoming competitive in the Division 1 level next year and would like to thank all the fans for their support in our first season.

So you hope to compete in Division 1 next year? That would require the whole of Division 2 to be no-shows next season. You have some lofty expectations.

From the official DLOFDC rules (unless I completely misunderstood these):

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However, if you place in the top 17 in Division 1, top 5 in Division 2, or top 3 in Division 3 then we guarantee you a spot in Division 1.

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Army of Sound placed 2nd in Div. 3, so that means we would move up, correct?

If you had placed 2nd in division 3 in 2004, yes. Those were 2005's rules for placement of corps from the prior (2004) season.

Oh... well how is it going to work for next season then?