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Post by Samuel Culper on Oct 9, 2019 8:32:27 GMT -6
Blocks 3 and 4 on Friday combine to have half 14 Finalists from last year.
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Post by twhsalumniparent on Oct 9, 2019 9:09:15 GMT -6
Blocks 3 and 4 on Friday combine to have half 14 Finalists from last year. As I recall, they are spreading the bands that made finals over the past 3 years between the judging panels, so while this is a little clustered, it is also split between the judging panels.
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Post by marimba11 on Oct 9, 2019 9:46:11 GMT -6
Ughh I have to go to this show someday Yes, yes you do. The Avon band family had a great time when they came down in 2017, and on the TXBands forum, one of the parents that has seniored out is coming to watch SA this year. Absolutely worth the trip!
Heck, I've seniored out, and am still going to SA and GN this year.
Awesome
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 9, 2019 11:03:54 GMT -6
Ughh I have to go to this show someday Yes, yes you do. The Avon band family had a great time when they came down in 2017, and on the TXBands forum, one of the parents that has seniored out is coming to watch SA this year. Absolutely worth the trip!
Heck, I've seniored out, and am still going to SA and GN this year.
SAME!!!!
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Post by thewho on Oct 9, 2019 11:23:30 GMT -6
Yes, yes you do. The Avon band family had a great time when they came down in 2017, and on the TXBands forum, one of the parents that has seniored out is coming to watch SA this year. Absolutely worth the trip!
Heck, I've seniored out, and am still going to SA and GN this year.
SAME!!!! Me 3?
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 9, 2019 11:45:12 GMT -6
Wait....did you mean you'll be at San Antonio too?
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Post by thewho on Oct 9, 2019 12:05:41 GMT -6
Wait....did you mean you'll be at San Antonio too?
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 9, 2019 13:44:25 GMT -6
Wait....did you mean you'll be at San Antonio too? Okay, I'll pretend I didn't see that, but you simply MUST come and say hi! The TxBands crew sits up directly in front of the press box. The bloggers are usually on that top row and I'm always somewhere nearby annoying the fool out of them. I'll be the one in the black RadioActive tee.
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 9, 2019 13:45:31 GMT -6
And AvonDad and his lovely wife will be hanging with us as well. It's gonna be a PARTY in the Alamodome!
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Post by abtwitch on Oct 9, 2019 16:53:52 GMT -6
Surprised no one mentioned this, but here are the bands who were on the list but not the schedule:
Forney H.S., TX John Horn H.S., TX Johnson H.S., TX (going to USBands Austin) PSJA Early College H.S., TX (going to USBands Austin) San Marcos H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX (but this one has been known for a while now)
Really the only big names in that list is Forney, who would otherwise be very competitive in class AA if not the clear winner, and Johnson in class A.
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Post by lostchoirguy on Oct 9, 2019 16:59:14 GMT -6
Surprised no one mentioned this, but here are the bands who were on the list but not the schedule: Forney H.S., TX John Horn H.S., TX Johnson H.S., TX (going to USBands Austin) PSJA Early College H.S., TX (going to USBands Austin) San Marcos H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX (but this one has been known for a while now) Really the only big names in that list is Forney, who would otherwise be very competitive in class AA if not the clear winner, and Johnson in class A. Oh wow! I didnt notice that. Forney is great this year- I am expecting them to make UIL state finals in 5A. That is too bad that they aren't getting to perform. And Churchill and John Horn are both excellent programs, too.
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Post by marimba11 on Oct 20, 2019 8:57:27 GMT -6
So of our three Texas St Louis finalists going San Antonio, LD Bell, Lake Travis, and Coppell, which (or all) has a shot at finals? I’d say probably only LD Bell at this point and it certainly wouldn’t be guaranteed but I’d say more likely than not for them
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Post by propsquaddad on Oct 20, 2019 9:47:13 GMT -6
I was told Forney performs at 8:15am Friday morning.
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Post by abtwitch on Oct 20, 2019 12:59:01 GMT -6
I was told Forney performs at 8:15am Friday morning. A friend at Forney informed me that they got in because they were first in line on the waiting list and a band dropped since the last iteration of the schedule, which means they are back in the mix for Class AA!
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Post by propsquaddad on Oct 20, 2019 17:17:56 GMT -6
So of our three Texas St Louis finalists going San Antonio, LD Bell, Lake Travis, and Coppell, which (or all) has a shot at finals? I’d say probably only LD Bell at this point and it certainly wouldn’t be guaranteed but I’d say more likely than not for them I’ve been looking at this today as well. If I had to pick one of the three I would pick LD Bell. However, I agree with you, I honestly don’t think any of the three make finals in SA.
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Post by oboe12 on Oct 21, 2019 5:26:29 GMT -6
Eh. I think Bell will be in at least at 14th place. They are good and with Hendrickson now definitely out of finals at SA, that's just one more spot to give Bell a better shot.
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Post by propsquaddad on Oct 21, 2019 7:57:20 GMT -6
Eh. I think Bell will be in at least at 14th place. They are good and with Hendrickson now definitely out of finals at SA, that's just one more spot to give Bell a better shot. I think spots 7-14 are going to be interesting. Bell has a shot, but so do a lot of other bands. Cedar Park and Rouse are both on fire right now so they also have a decent chance. It’s going to be a great contest.
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 23, 2019 15:20:59 GMT -6
I was told Forney performs at 8:15am Friday morning. A friend at Forney informed me that they got in because they were first in line on the waiting list and a band dropped since the last iteration of the schedule, which means they are back in the mix for Class AA! This is indeed true. The schedule now includes Forney at 8:15 am, and each group in that first block was bumped up by 15 minutes.
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Post by propsquaddad on Oct 24, 2019 12:52:42 GMT -6
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Post by Allohak on Oct 24, 2019 13:10:54 GMT -6
As of 10/21/19
Friday, November 1
7:15 a.m. – Box Office Opens 7:45 a.m. – Stadium Gates Open 8:15 a.m. – Forney H.S., TX 8:30 a.m. – United H.S., TX 8:45 a.m. – Paetow H.S., TX 9:00 a.m. – East View H.S., TX 9:15 a.m. – Jourdanton H.S., TX 9:30 a.m. – Katy H.S., TX 9:45 a.m. – Smithson Valley H.S., TX 10:00 a.m. – Obra D. Tompkins H.S., TX 10:15 a.m. – New Braunfels H.S., TX
10:30 a.m. – BREAK
10:45 a.m. – Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 11:00 a.m. – McCollum H.S., TX 11:15 a.m. – Robstown Early College H.S., TX 11:30 a.m. – Westwood H.S., TX 11:45 a.m. – Sandra Day O’Connor H.S., TX 12:00 p.m. – Del Rio H.S., TX 12:15 p.m. – Legacy of Educational Excellence H.S., TX 12:30 p.m. – Westlake H.S., TX 12:45 p.m. – Byron P. Steele II H.S., TX 1:00 p.m. – James Madison H.S., TX 1:15 p.m. – Waller H.S., TX
1:30 p.m. – BREAK
1:45 p.m. – Lehman H.S., TX 2:00 p.m. – Keller Central H.S., TX 2:15 p.m. – Douglas MacArthur H.S., TX 2:30 p.m. – John B. Alexander H.S., TX 2:45 p.m. – Keller H.S., TX 3:00 p.m. – Robert E. Hendrickson H.S., TX 3:15 p.m. – James Bowie H.S., TX 3:30 p.m. – Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 3:45 p.m. – Clear Brook H.S., TX 4:00 p.m. – Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX
4:15 p.m. – BREAK
4:30 p.m. – Palmview H.S., TX 4:45 p.m. – Pflugerville H.S., TX 5:00 p.m. – Vandegrift H.S., TX 5:15 p.m. – Leander H.S., TX 5:30 p.m. – Vista Ridge H.S., TX 5:45 p.m. – McNeil H.S., TX 6:00 p.m. – Cedar Park H.S., TX 6:15 p.m. – Cypress Falls H.S., TX 6:30 p.m. – Weiss H.S., TX 6:45 p.m. – Archbishop Alter H.S., OH
7:00 p.m. – BREAK
7:15 p.m. – Round Rock H.S., TX 7:30 p.m. – Westlake H.S., UT 7:45 p.m. – Conroe H.S., TX 8:00 p.m. – Coppell H.S., TX 8:15 p.m. – Flower Mound H.S., TX 8:30 p.m. – Collinsville H.S., OK 8:45 p.m. – Rouse H.S., TX 9:00 p.m. – Hollister H.S., MO 9:15 p.m. – Vista Murrieta H.S., CA 9:30 p.m. – Tom Glenn H.S., TX 9:45 p.m. – Lake Travis H.S., TX 10:00 p.m. – William H. Taft H.S., TX 10:15 p.m. – Friday Competition Concludes
Saturday, November 2
6:30 a.m. – Box Office & Stadium Gates Open 7:00 a.m. – Marcus H.S., TX 7:15 a.m. – San Benito H.S., TX 7:30 a.m. – Hebron H.S., TX 7:45 a.m. – La Joya H.S., TX 8:00 a.m. – Timber Creek H.S., TX 8:15 a.m. – Burleson Centennial H.S., TX 8:30 a.m. – Wylie East H.S., TX 8:45 a.m. – Mission Veterans Memorial H.S., TX 9:00 a.m. – Klein Oak H.S., TX 9:15 a.m. – Pearland H.S., TX
9:30 a.m. – BREAK
9:45 a.m. – The Woodlands H.S., TX 10:00 a.m. – Roma H.S., TX 10:15 a.m. – Plano East Senior H.S., TX 10:30 a.m. – Pioneer H.S., TX 10:45 a.m. – Hidalgo Early College H.S., TX 11:00 a.m. – Cy-Fair H.S., TX 11:15 a.m. – Oak Ridge H.S., TX 11:30 a.m. – Edinburg North H.S., TX 11:45 a.m. – Clear Creek H.S., TX 12:00 p.m. – Wakeland H.S., TX 12:15 p.m. – George Ranch H.S., TX
12:30 p.m. – BREAK
12:45 p.m. – Friendswood H.S., TX 1:00 p.m. – Wylie H.S., TX 1:15 p.m. – Granbury H.S., TX 1:30 p.m. – College Park H.S., TX 1:45 p.m. – James E. Taylor H.S., TX 2:00 p.m. – Dawson H.S., TX 2:15 p.m. – Juarez-Lincoln H.S., TX 2:30 p.m. – Prosper H.S., TX 2:45 p.m. – North Shore Senior H.S., TX 3:00 p.m. – L.D. Bell H.S., TX 3:15 p.m. – Aledo H.S., TX 3:30 p.m. – EXHIBITION: UT Austin 3:45 p.m. – Presentation of Awards 4:30 p.m. – Stadium Cleared
Dinner Break
7:00 p.m. – National Anthem Exhibition: Texas State University 7:15 p.m. – Class Exhibition (If Needed) 7:30 p.m. – First Performing Finalist Band 11:00 p.m. – Finals Competition Ends Class Exhibition (If Needed) 11:15 p.m. – Finale – Presentation of Awards
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 24, 2019 13:52:51 GMT -6
Remember....those times are CENTRAL time, so add an hour if you need to.
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Post by bigtrombone on Oct 27, 2019 12:22:19 GMT -6
I'm probably going to be very wrong but here is my prediction for Finals:
1. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 2. Flower Mound H.S., TX 3. Vandegrift H.S., TX 4. Hebron H.S., TX 5. Leander H.S., TX 6. Marcus H.S., TX 7. Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 8. Vista Ridge H.S., TX 9. The Woodlands H.S., TX 10. Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 11. James Bowie H.S., TX 12. Vista Murrieta H.S., CA 13. Keller H.S., TX 14. LD Bell H.S., TX
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Post by rememberthealamo on Oct 27, 2019 13:03:23 GMT -6
I'm probably going to be very wrong but here is my prediction for Finals: 1. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 2. Flower Mound H.S., TX 3. Vandegrift H.S., TX 4. Hebron H.S., TX 5. Leander H.S., TX 6. Marcus H.S., TX 7. Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX 8. Vista Ridge H.S., TX 9. The Woodlands H.S., TX 10. Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 11. James Bowie H.S., TX 12. Vista Murrieta H.S., CA 13. Keller H.S., TX 14. LD Bell H.S., TX I would agree except change Vista Murrieta with Cedar Park or Westwood or possibly Rouse
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Post by bassoooon on Oct 27, 2019 13:05:57 GMT -6
1. Ronald Reagan 2-5. Vandegrift, Flower Mound, Leander, Hebron 6-9. CT Johnson, Marcus, Vista Ridge, The Woodlands 10-14. Cedar Ridge, LD Bell, Keller, James Bowie, Rouse Everything is up in the air, but RR definitely takes the top spot and probably sweeps captions. Any of the last spots could go to anyone - Westwood, Cedar Park, Westlake, VM, Round Rock, Haltom, etc.
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Post by marchingmaniac on Oct 27, 2019 13:45:35 GMT -6
1. Ronald Reagan 2-5. Vandegrift, Flower Mound, Leander, Hebron 6-9. CT Johnson, Marcus, Vista Ridge, The Woodlands 10-14. Cedar Ridge, LD Bell, Keller, James Bowie, Rouse Everything is up in the air, but RR definitely takes the top spot and probably sweeps captions. Any of the last spots could go to anyone - Westwood, Cedar Park, Westlake, VM, Round Rock, Haltom, etc. Haltom is not attending San Antonio.
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Post by propsquaddad on Oct 27, 2019 15:45:43 GMT -6
1. Ronald Reagan 2-5. Vandegrift, Flower Mound, Leander, Hebron 6-9. CT Johnson, Marcus, Vista Ridge, The Woodlands 10-14. Cedar Ridge, LD Bell, Keller, James Bowie, Rouse Everything is up in the air, but RR definitely takes the top spot and probably sweeps captions. Any of the last spots could go to anyone - Westwood, Cedar Park, Westlake, VM, Round Rock, Haltom, etc. Haltom is not attending San Antonio. I think there are legitimately 10 bands that could easily be in 10-14. I’m going to bet it’s going to take a prelim score of 85 or higher to make the finals.
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Post by bassoooon on Oct 27, 2019 15:48:01 GMT -6
1. Ronald Reagan 2-5. Vandegrift, Flower Mound, Leander, Hebron 6-9. CT Johnson, Marcus, Vista Ridge, The Woodlands 10-14. Cedar Ridge, LD Bell, Keller, James Bowie, Rouse Everything is up in the air, but RR definitely takes the top spot and probably sweeps captions. Any of the last spots could go to anyone - Westwood, Cedar Park, Westlake, VM, Round Rock, Haltom, etc. Haltom is not attending San Antonio. That's a shame. I wanted to see how they matched up with LDB after the STL flip between prelims and finals.
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Post by principalagent on Oct 27, 2019 16:28:13 GMT -6
I think there are legitimately 10 bands that could easily be in 10-14. I’m going to bet it’s going to take a prelim score of 85 or higher to make the finals. Gonna take more than that! The last two years needed a 90! Hell, 90 wasn’t enough for Bell in 2017!
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Post by propsquaddad on Oct 27, 2019 17:43:50 GMT -6
I think there are legitimately 10 bands that could easily be in 10-14. I’m going to bet it’s going to take a prelim score of 85 or higher to make the finals. Gonna take more than that! The last two years needed a 90! Hell, 90 wasn’t enough for Bell in 2017! Your right, LD Bell had the 14 spot last year with a 90.3 in prelims. Regardless, I still say spots 10-14 are going to be the big battle. Both Rouse and Cedar Park blew everyone away yesterday in Texas UIL area H competition. Both are advancing to the State marching championship right after BOA SA.
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Post by natertater on Oct 28, 2019 10:28:55 GMT -6
Repost from txbands forums, would love to hear y'alls thoughts as well!
New week, new list! Hard to believe we are only a few days away from the SA super regional. It seems to sneak up faster every year. This list will contain a bit more of my own personal bias but it's still a list I think is 100% possible.
1st. (music, visual) Flowermound: The sheer amount of difficult marching and playing in this show is incredible. What's even crazier is how easy they make it look. I'm really pulling for this show to win it all.
2nd. (GE) Ronald Reagan: their marching and especially their playing are nothing to sneeze at but the GE is the real power here. The ballad impact will be remembered for years to come, and I cannot get over that intro. It's just too cool.
3rd. Vandegrift: like I said before I really think they'll take home the bronze. The execution by the end will rival any band, and the design is elegant and engaging.
4th. Leander: I personally view this as their ceiling for this contest. Leander is looking to peak later at nats but I think the changes and cleaning they've been doing behind the scenes for the last three weeks are going to turn some heads.
5th Hebron: It's been talked about on other threads and I agree that Hebron is doing everything they can to peak at the right time. The new opener tempo is blazing and once it's clean in just under 3 weeks they'll challenge for the eagle.
6th CTJ: just to play contrarian to my earlier post, all streaks have to end some time. Ctj could just as easily land in the top 5 and I'll happily eat crow as I clap along to I just can't wait to be king. However I think if there has ever been a collection of groups to push them out of the top 5 this is it.
7th. The Woodlands. This show has as a really good shot at top half. It's completely different from what's around it and I really enjoy it.
8th. Vista Ridge. Ugh this contest is crazy. I never would expect to see a show like this in 8th but looking at the field it's certainly possible. I really love the visual aesthetic of this show.
9th. Marcus. One word. Clean. Clean, clean, clean. I'm glad they are sticking to what they do best in these transitional years. The shows are still undeniably Marcus, but they are programmed for maximum achievement so well. I think a lot of bands can still learn a thing or two by watching what they do.
10. LD Bell. Pretty much the same thoughts as my last post. Glad they are still around. The show is especially exciting visually. They are the last band on this list that I view as a lock for finals.
11. Cedar Park. Some people may be surprised by this, but by looking back at past results you can see that cedar park actually places better at SA on state years (with one exception in 2013). I think this is due to the extremely high level of cleanliness they achieve by the end in pursuit of state. Clean music and marching is the original GE and I think it'll pay off for CP.
12. Westwood: huge breakout year and I can't wait to hear some christmas music directly following Halloween (just the way it should be). Jokes aside, seeing programs explode into finals for the first time is always my favorite thing to watch so I'm excited.
13. James Bowie: like I said before, their performance at Waco makes it very difficult to see them out of finals here. I personally really enjoy the music book for this show and they are performing it very well.
14. Keller: consistency is what gives Keller this spot for me. It's really hard to imagine their brass line out of finals, but there are multiple bands that may have something to say about that. I think the closer will give Keller the extra push into finals. Really effective musically.
There are multiple bands that could challenge for a finals spot. You could swap out any of the final 4 bands with one from the list below and I wouldn't really be able to argue against it. Anything could happen!
Bubble: Cedar Ridge Rouse Westlake Lake travis Round Rock
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