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Originally Posted by trumpet blower88  The whole situation reminds me so much of Esparanza. Not to speak poorly of them or anything, but they took Div II championships 3 or 4 times before making the leap to Div I, now the highest they've made I belive was 10th and havn't made top 12 in 3 years.
Another thing is, winning Div II champions attracted alot of kids, from outside of Arizona to join the corps. I personaly know a couple kids from southern California who decided to try out for Academy instead of Esperanza because the wanted to be in a corp that could win, no matter what the division. |
I am also cautiously optimistic, but The Academy seems to have a more stable program than Esperanza. I think they will handle the move better. I also have chosen to go for The Academy instead of Esperanza, but not because winning is my first priority, but because I don't want to, quite frankly, be on a train when it wrecks. A lot of Esperanza's staff left after this season, or so I've heard from several members, and that is a very bad sign. So why risk money and time when I could have a better experience with The Academy, who impressed me so much last year? Yeah, tour fees might become more of an issue now too. Hmmm...