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Post by Jake W. on Aug 12, 2021 2:18:10 GMT -6
Likely/Rumored (12): Haltom H.S., TX No GN on Haltom’s calendar. Looks like they’ll be ending their season with UIL. |
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Post by OldSchoolTrumpet on Aug 12, 2021 6:10:03 GMT -6
My Early Picks: 1. Homestead (Music, GE, Visual) 2. Ronald Reagan 3. Avon 4. Vista Ridge 5. Broken Arrow 6. Carmel 7. Flower Mound 8. Marcus 9. Tarpon Springs 10. CTJ 11. Blue Springs 12. The Woodlands Yep, did a spit take at that. You play a dangerous game of jinx riding a very fine line. But then I can only hope with you 😂 Well, off the record I'd probably place them in the 14-16 range as a pre-season prediction based on historical performance. But I don't think this is a good year for my normal pessimism. So officially I'm going the other way this season. Maybe not full crazy like that pick, but someone has to have their back. Why not me? |
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Post by hewhowaits on Aug 12, 2021 6:31:38 GMT -6
Likely/Rumored (12): Haltom H.S., TX No GN on Haltom’s calendar. Looks like they’ll be ending their season with UIL. The calendar shows an Orlando trip departing the day after UIL Region contest during a week with no school. An Orlando trip and Grand Nationals in the same year would be very expensive. |
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Post by TXHillCountryBands on Aug 12, 2021 15:31:10 GMT -6
My Early Picks:
1. Vista Ridge (Music)
2. Broken Arrow (GE)
3. Avon (Visual)
4. Marcus
5. Ronald Reagan
6. CTJ
7. Carmel
8. Flower Mound
9. Tarpon Springs
10. The Woodlands
11. Blue Springs
12. Homestead (I’m on the Homestead Bandwagon) 💯
The City of San Antonio along with other cities and counties are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the governor’s executive order banning local governments and entities from imposing mask and individual COVID ordinances.
Considering the Delta Variant current path. Podium predictions for those less than 500 miles from Indianapolis.
1. Avon
2. Carmel
3. Blue Springs
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Post by LeanderMomma on Aug 12, 2021 21:55:09 GMT -6
My Early Picks: 1. Vista Ridge (Music) 2. Broken Arrow (GE) 3. Avon (Visual) 4. Marcus 5. Ronald Reagan 6. CTJ 7. Carmel 8. Flower Mound 9. Tarpon Springs 10. The Woodlands 11. Blue Springs 12. Homestead (I’m on the Homestead Bandwagon) 💯 The City of San Antonio along with other cities and counties are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the governor’s executive order banning local governments and entities from imposing mask and individual COVID ordinances. Considering the Delta Variant current path. Podium predictions for those less than 500 miles from Indianapolis. 1. Avon 2. Carmel 3. Blue Springs I would swap Marcus and CTJ. |
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Post by TXHillCountryBands on Aug 12, 2021 22:03:18 GMT -6
My Early Picks: 1. Vista Ridge (Music) 2. Broken Arrow (GE) 3. Avon (Visual) 4. Marcus 5. Ronald Reagan 6. CTJ 7. Carmel 8. Flower Mound 9. Tarpon Springs 10. The Woodlands 11. Blue Springs 12. Homestead (I’m on the Homestead Bandwagon) 💯 The City of San Antonio along with other cities and counties are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the governor’s executive order banning local governments and entities from imposing mask and individual COVID ordinances. Considering the Delta Variant current path. Podium predictions for those less than 500 miles from Indianapolis. 1. Avon 2. Carmel 3. Blue Springs I would swap Marcus and CTJ. I agree 💯! Just saw a 12 second video clip of CTJ on Instagram. They sound Brasstastic! |
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Post by supersound on Aug 12, 2021 23:03:22 GMT -6
I’m a little hesitant of judging CTJ based on band camp clips if only because in 2019 they had this jaw-dropping clip that had everyone believing they were the champions and then that did not pan out.
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 12, 2021 23:04:05 GMT -6
My Early Picks: 1. Vista Ridge (Music) 2. Broken Arrow (GE) 3. Avon (Visual) 4. Marcus 5. Ronald Reagan 6. CTJ 7. Carmel 8. Flower Mound 9. Tarpon Springs 10. The Woodlands 11. Blue Springs 12. Homestead (I’m on the Homestead Bandwagon) 💯 The City of San Antonio along with other cities and counties are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the governor’s executive order banning local governments and entities from imposing mask and individual COVID ordinances. Considering the Delta Variant current path. Podium predictions for those less than 500 miles from Indianapolis. 1. Avon 2. Carmel 3. Blue Springs I would swap Marcus and CTJ. I would agree with swapping them. I still can’t imagine Mason missing finals again… but otherwise solid list! |
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Post by supersound on Aug 12, 2021 23:05:14 GMT -6
I don’t want to jinx Vista Ridge with this early season hype because they’re my personal favorites but it’s hard not to root for them a lot.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 12, 2021 23:29:37 GMT -6
Can they just expand finals to 14 bands, please? Phew.
Addendum: They’ll probably do that before they release the enrollment lists, at this point.
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Post by hewhowaits on Aug 13, 2021 5:19:05 GMT -6
I would swap Marcus and CTJ. I would agree with swapping them. I still can’t imagine Mason missing finals again… but otherwise solid list! If Mason is on the outside looking in this year, it will be due to Wando rather than Homestead. |
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Post by ohioguy2 on Aug 13, 2021 5:39:39 GMT -6
Considering the Delta Variant current path. Podium predictions for those less than 500 miles from Indianapolis. 1. Avon 2. Carmel 3. Blue Springs That would be an interesting exercise (while we wait for lists) of what things would look like if confined to 500 miles from Indy: Confirmed: Archbishop Alter H.S., OH Avon H.S., IN Beechwood H.S., KY Blue Springs H.S., MO Bourbon County H.S., KY Boyle County H.S., KY Brownsburg H.S., IN Carlisle H.S., OH Carmel H.S., IN Castle H.S., IN Center Grove H.S., IN Centerville H.S., OH Central Crossing H.S., OH Central Hardin H.S., KY Collinsville H.S., IL Columbus High Schools, IN Danville H.S., IL Davenport Central H.S., IN Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN East Clinton H.S., OH Fairborn H.S., OH Fishers H.S., IN Franklin Community H.S., IN Franklin H.S., TN Greendale H.S., WI Greenfield-Central H.S., IN Hamilton H.S., OH Hardin Valley Academy, TN Hollister H.S., MO Homestead H.S., IN Huron Valley Schools, MI Jenison H.S., MI Lake Central H.S., IN Lakota East H.S., OH Lawrence Township H.S., IN Lebanon H.S., OH Miamisburg H.S., OH Milford H.S., OH Milton-Union H.S., OH Monrovia H.S., IN Morton H.S., IL Munster H.S., IN Neosho H.S., MO Noblesville H.S., IN Nordonia H.S., OH Northmont H.S., OH Norton H.S., OH Norwin H.S., PA O’Fallon Township H.S., IL Plymouth-Canton E.P., MI Rockford H.S., MI Russell County H.S., KY Signal Mountain H.S., TN Talawanda H.S., OH Tippecanoe H.S., OH Walter E. Stebbins H.S., OH William Mason H.S., OH Likely/Rumored: Ada H.S., OH Bishop Fenwick H.S., OH Father Ryan H.S., TN Lake Hamilton H.S., AR Logan Elm H.S., OH Marian Catholic H.S., IL Meade County H.S., KY Metamora Township H.S., IL Mount Pleasant H.S., MI Piqua H.S., OH South Oldham H.S., KY |
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 13, 2021 9:27:31 GMT -6
I would agree with swapping them. I still can’t imagine Mason missing finals again… but otherwise solid list! If Mason is on the outside looking in this year, it will be due to Wando rather than Homestead. That’s probably correct… especially looking at the past as precedence |
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Post by cornet on Aug 13, 2021 9:32:54 GMT -6
The elephant in the room...delta variant...starting to worry about BOA this fall.
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Post by paddy on Aug 13, 2021 10:14:41 GMT -6
The elephant in the room...delta variant...starting to worry about BOA this fall. If the surge follows form in the UK and India, it will be over by October. Might wreck September though... |
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Post by dbalash on Aug 13, 2021 10:32:01 GMT -6
Can they just expand finals to 14 bands, please? Phew. Addendum: They’ll probably do that before they release the enrollment lists, at this point. Don't think there's a chance of that happening. We already had that in 1995, the year before semifinals was added, when it went down to 10, then back to 12 in 1997. The weekend is already ridiculously long enough as it is...  |
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Post by Allohak on Aug 13, 2021 10:36:40 GMT -6
Can they just expand finals to 14 bands, please? Phew. Addendum: They’ll probably do that before they release the enrollment lists, at this point. Don't think there's a chance of that happening. We already had that in 1995, the year before semifinals was added, when it went down to 10, then back to 12 in 1997. The weekend is already ridiculously long enough as it is... Especially Saturday. Many of us end up in the building from 5am Sat straight through until after 1am Sun |
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 13, 2021 10:39:58 GMT -6
Can they just expand finals to 14 bands, please? Phew. Addendum: They’ll probably do that before they release the enrollment lists, at this point. Don't think there's a chance of that happening. We already had that in 1995, the year before semifinals was added, when it went down to 10, then back to 12 in 1997. The weekend is already ridiculously long enough as it is... I was half-joking just because this year is so unbelievably stacked, but I definitely hear you. Another half hour to accommodate for two extra bands is a lot after an already very long day. |
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 13, 2021 10:43:06 GMT -6
The elephant in the room...delta variant...starting to worry about BOA this fall. If the surge follows form in the UK and India, it will be over by October. Might wreck September though... I fully expect the season to continue, though I do expect that some schools, including some finalist-tier schools, will withdraw from competitions. I also would not be surprised if BOA makes the finals retreat drum majors only. |
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 13, 2021 11:07:59 GMT -6
I’m a little hesitant of judging CTJ based on band camp clips if only because in 2019 they had this jaw-dropping clip that had everyone believing they were the champions and then that did not pan out. Agreed. We all know the CTJ brass line is always top notch. It’s usually show design that is an issue for them IMO - but maybe that’s another topic |
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Post by cornet on Aug 13, 2021 13:59:23 GMT -6
The elephant in the room...delta variant...starting to worry about BOA this fall. If the surge follows form in the UK and India, it will be over by October. Might wreck September though... Most schools can't afford to wait and see like that, though. Will be interesting. |
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Post by cornet on Aug 13, 2021 14:01:58 GMT -6
If the surge follows form in the UK and India, it will be over by October. Might wreck September though... I fully expect the season to continue, though I do expect that some schools, including some finalist-tier schools, will withdraw from competitions. I also would not be surprised if BOA makes the finals retreat drum majors only. I think a lot of bands will convert to locals instead of BOA |
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Post by Uncle Baby Billy on Aug 13, 2021 15:03:55 GMT -6
If BOA makes any finals retreat drum majors only, they would be incredibly stupid to do so. Think about it: You're already around hundreds & thousands of people multiple throughout the weekend. Life is all full of risks, including catching OTHER viruses and those that are of much greater threats to students, but we had plenty of finals retreats over the years where that wasn't even discussed on any level - ever. If there is a 2021 BOA Grand National Championships, it should resemble the last one.. in 2019. Not a wacko, paranoid event. My opinion. If the surge follows form in the UK and India, it will be over by October. Might wreck September though... I fully expect the season to continue, though I do expect that some schools, including some finalist-tier schools, will withdraw from competitions. I also would not be surprised if BOA makes the finals retreat drum majors only. |
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 13, 2021 15:07:12 GMT -6
we had plenty of finals retreats over the years where that wasn't even discussed on any level - ever. That’s because we weren’t in the middle of a literal global pandemic and didn’t really have to worry about “other” viruses at that time. |
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Post by LeanderMomma on Aug 13, 2021 19:28:00 GMT -6
we had plenty of finals retreats over the years where that wasn't even discussed on any level - ever. That’s because we weren’t in the middle of a literal global pandemic and didn’t really have to worry about “other” viruses at that time. Sometimes I feel like we will never have another normal season. Or at least not for a long long time. I’m sure this is why MFA is dragging their feet on setting schedules and lists of participants. I’m not convinced there will be a season. |
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 13, 2021 22:34:55 GMT -6
That’s because we weren’t in the middle of a literal global pandemic and didn’t really have to worry about “other” viruses at that time. Sometimes I feel like we will never have another normal season. Or at least not for a long long time. I’m sure this is why MFA is dragging their feet on setting schedules and lists of participants. I’m not convinced there will be a season. I, on the other hand, am cautiously, but extremely, optimistic that there will be a BOA season for those who want to and are able to participate. 🤞🏼 I’m not sure I can mentally survive another year without BOA. There will be local contests, sure, but BOA just hits different. |
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 13, 2021 23:10:39 GMT -6
Sometimes I feel like we will never have another normal season. Or at least not for a long long time. I’m sure this is why MFA is dragging their feet on setting schedules and lists of participants. I’m not convinced there will be a season. I, on the other hand, am cautiously, but extremely, optimistic that there will be a BOA season for those who want to and are able to participate. 🤞🏼 I’m not sure I can mentally survive another year without BOA. There will be local contests, sure, but BOA just hits different. I share your cautious optimism. In my opinion, MFA can't financially afford to not hold a BOA Season two years in a row, so I think there will be a season. It just is going to feel extremely different, like this years DCI Season. I do think it's worth noting that each regionals detail section on the BOA website has a guest guidelines section that states, "Music For All will defer to CDC, State and Local guidelines and venue guidelines for safety and enforcement of policies." |
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Post by LeanderMomma on Aug 14, 2021 7:35:55 GMT -6
yayband914 and bigtrombone I like you guys optimistic outlook and insight. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I’m feeling a little pessimistic these days but hopefully I’m wrong!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 8:35:52 GMT -6
I'm somewhat optimistic there will be some sort of season, maybe not the usual. I wouldn't be surprised to see some bands drop out of GN especially those that have to travel from a distance. I will say this just briefly because I know this is not the right forum for this. My husband is a hospital based physician and they are being hit hard, it is a BAD situation.
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Post by supersound on Aug 14, 2021 11:01:28 GMT -6
I'm somewhat optimistic there will be some sort of season, maybe not the usual. I wouldn't be surprised to see some bands drop out of GN especially those that have to travel from a distance. I will say this just briefly because I know this is not the right forum for this. My husband is a hospital based physician and they are being hit hard, it is a BAD situation. I definitely agree. I think we will have some bands drop out here and there and it shouldn’t be a surprise if this does turn out to be the case. We already had American Fork withhold their nationals trip due to covid instead of just moving it over to the next year and that was months ago. I’m sorry for your husband. Stay strong. |
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