Post by gotterdammerung on Nov 14, 2023 10:04:46 GMT -6
First - these are high school students and I personally don't like to see adults disect their amazing works so much past that they are all absolutely amazing.
Second - travel is expensive and not all programs are able to travel to Grand Nationals each year yet alone a single time. So that expectation is unreasonable and I do not support penalizing any program for not making the Grand Nationals trip.
Third - programs like Avon and Carmel are blessed to be so close to Grand Nationals and in turn we are all blessed to enjoy with talent every year. But it is not reasonable to assign them advantage in ranking analysis due to their geographical proximity to Lucas Oil and Grand Nationals
Fourth - While BOA Regional scores are a good early indicator of the goodness to come...I do not support using any early Regional scores in the final rankings. Example is Rouse was pretty much show complete by Austin Regional in September with Vandegrift still working on the later "pages" of a very complex show musically and visually. By Super Regionals and late October Regionals my expectation is all programs are complete, polished and ready to compare via BOA scores.
Fifth - we will NEVER have a purely objective way to compare programs that do not compete with each other other that one common data point. That is BOA LATE Oct/Early Nov Regional, Super Regional and Grand National Final Scores. BOA is expanding Super Regionals (Great job BOA!) so that all bands have access to at least one of those. Grand Nationals is just a Mega Super Super Regional for those that can make the trip.
Final Analysis - High BOA Scores from all BOA Supers and Grand Nationals = final national rankings. It is the most objective! I did accept Regional scores where there were no Super Regional AND the Regional was held end Oct/beginning Nov where those are show complete vs early October and September Regionals as mentioned above.
So for 2023:
Program 2023 High BOA Score
1. Vandegrift, TX 97.60
2. Avon, IN 97.475
3. Carmel, IN 97.275
4. The Woodlands, TX 96.70
5. Marcus, TX 96.275
6. Hebron, TX 95.700
7. Vista Ridge, TX 95.400
8. Blue Springs H.S., MO 95.075
9. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 94.450
10. William Mason, OH 94.350
11. Rouse H.S., TX 93.975
12. American Fork H.S., UT 92.100
13. Pearland H.S., TX 91.800
14. Tarpon Springs H.S., FL 91.750
15. L.D. Bell H.S., TX 91.175
16. Broken Arrow H.S., OK 90.775
17. Bridgeland H.S., TX 90.700
18. Round Rock H.S., TX 90.625
19. Bentonville, AR 90.450
20. Leander H.S., TX 90.300
21. Keller H.S., TX 90.200
22. O’Fallon Township, IL 90.075
* Impressive work by all bands and all students involved get mega kudos!!!!!
** Will give my 2023 Uber Fan Favorite to Bentonville, AR. Fantastic program and earned them first appearance in Grand Nationals Finals AND 9th overall.
*** Best Visual for me at Grand Nationals was Pearland, TX as Lucas Oil is fantastic lighting and their visuals popped and were off the charts on display there. Also a first time finalist which is awesome!
Second - travel is expensive and not all programs are able to travel to Grand Nationals each year yet alone a single time. So that expectation is unreasonable and I do not support penalizing any program for not making the Grand Nationals trip.
Third - programs like Avon and Carmel are blessed to be so close to Grand Nationals and in turn we are all blessed to enjoy with talent every year. But it is not reasonable to assign them advantage in ranking analysis due to their geographical proximity to Lucas Oil and Grand Nationals
Fourth - While BOA Regional scores are a good early indicator of the goodness to come...I do not support using any early Regional scores in the final rankings. Example is Rouse was pretty much show complete by Austin Regional in September with Vandegrift still working on the later "pages" of a very complex show musically and visually. By Super Regionals and late October Regionals my expectation is all programs are complete, polished and ready to compare via BOA scores.
Fifth - we will NEVER have a purely objective way to compare programs that do not compete with each other other that one common data point. That is BOA LATE Oct/Early Nov Regional, Super Regional and Grand National Final Scores. BOA is expanding Super Regionals (Great job BOA!) so that all bands have access to at least one of those. Grand Nationals is just a Mega Super Super Regional for those that can make the trip.
Final Analysis - High BOA Scores from all BOA Supers and Grand Nationals = final national rankings. It is the most objective! I did accept Regional scores where there were no Super Regional AND the Regional was held end Oct/beginning Nov where those are show complete vs early October and September Regionals as mentioned above.
So for 2023:
Program 2023 High BOA Score
1. Vandegrift, TX 97.60
2. Avon, IN 97.475
3. Carmel, IN 97.275
4. The Woodlands, TX 96.70
5. Marcus, TX 96.275
6. Hebron, TX 95.700
7. Vista Ridge, TX 95.400
8. Blue Springs H.S., MO 95.075
9. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 94.450
10. William Mason, OH 94.350
11. Rouse H.S., TX 93.975
12. American Fork H.S., UT 92.100
13. Pearland H.S., TX 91.800
14. Tarpon Springs H.S., FL 91.750
15. L.D. Bell H.S., TX 91.175
16. Broken Arrow H.S., OK 90.775
17. Bridgeland H.S., TX 90.700
18. Round Rock H.S., TX 90.625
19. Bentonville, AR 90.450
20. Leander H.S., TX 90.300
21. Keller H.S., TX 90.200
22. O’Fallon Township, IL 90.075
* Impressive work by all bands and all students involved get mega kudos!!!!!
** Will give my 2023 Uber Fan Favorite to Bentonville, AR. Fantastic program and earned them first appearance in Grand Nationals Finals AND 9th overall.
*** Best Visual for me at Grand Nationals was Pearland, TX as Lucas Oil is fantastic lighting and their visuals popped and were off the charts on display there. Also a first time finalist which is awesome!
Updated my list with Broken Arrow so now reflects the 22 with 90 or above scores. Great year and impressive shows!