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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 3, 2021 17:45:48 GMT -6
Predictions:
1. Broken Arrow H.S., OK 2. Blue Springs H.S., MO 3. O'Fallon Township H.S., IL 4. Coppell H.S., TX 5. Mustang H.S., OK 6. Rosemount H.S., MN 7. Bixby H.S., OK 8. Camdenton H.S., MO 9. Prosper H.S., TX 10. Grain Valley H.S., MO 11. Bentonville H.S., AR 12. Carroll H.S., TX 13. Union H.S., OK 14. Fayetteville H.S., AR
I'm thinking I might have prosper too low, but I'm putting some faith in Camdenton this year!
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Post by Shroom on Oct 3, 2021 17:55:55 GMT -6
I saw a video of Coppell from about a week ago and they seem to be doing pretty good, probably not going to medal but definitely in the half of finals. I could see a group like Prosper, Rosemount or Camdenton placing above them should they have a shaky run.
I haven't seen BA yet but if there was a year where BS were to win this super regional it'd probably be this one, we'll have to see ig
Also has the retreat policy been updated? I would hope that they would allow Super Regionals and Grand Nats to have retreats, but I haven't heard anything since they said they'd make a decision about it earlier this year.
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 3, 2021 19:26:32 GMT -6
Am I the only one here who’s actually going to be attending this thing? 😄
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Post by nomorehoney on Oct 3, 2021 19:35:58 GMT -6
Am I the only one here who’s actually going to be attending this thing? 😄 I will be attending!!! I live 20 minutes across the river from downtown STL, so it's an easy trip for me
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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 3, 2021 19:36:41 GMT -6
I saw a video of Coppell from about a week ago and they seem to be doing pretty good, probably not going to medal but definitely in the half of finals. I could see a group like Prosper, Rosemount or Camdenton placing above them should they have a shaky run. I haven't seen BA yet but if there was a year where BS were to win this super regional it'd probably be this one, we'll have to see ig Also has the retreat policy been updated? I would hope that they would allow Super Regionals and Grand Nats to have retreats, but I haven't heard anything since they said they'd make a decision about it earlier this year. I also saw a recent video of Coppell and they sounded good, but like you said, not medal worthy. I see them more or less in the 4-7 range. I honestly think Mustang has them beat musically right now. I definitely agree on the BS comment. Their show is already SO good!
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 3, 2021 20:52:20 GMT -6
Am I the only one here who’s actually going to be attending this thing? 😄 I will be attending!!! I live 20 minutes across the river from downtown STL, so it's an easy trip for me I will also be there!
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Post by coleeich on Oct 3, 2021 23:19:58 GMT -6
I saw a video of Coppell from about a week ago and they seem to be doing pretty good, probably not going to medal but definitely in the half of finals. I could see a group like Prosper, Rosemount or Camdenton placing above them should they have a shaky run. I haven't seen BA yet but if there was a year where BS were to win this super regional it'd probably be this one, we'll have to see ig Also has the retreat policy been updated? I would hope that they would allow Super Regionals and Grand Nats to have retreats, but I haven't heard anything since they said they'd make a decision about it earlier this year. Just saw my first video of Broken Arrow for the season, and they definitely are bringing the heat this year (as usual). I expect to see them win St. Louis based on that, but BOA is a crazy place! Blue Springs is doing great as well!
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 4, 2021 6:34:00 GMT -6
Am I the only one here who’s actually going to be attending this thing? 😄 I will be attending!!! I live 20 minutes across the river from downtown STL, so it's an easy trip for me I just saw that you are an O’Fallon grad. I was in high school marching band with John Langham. He was our drum major his Senior year!
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Post by wheredabones on Oct 4, 2021 8:09:10 GMT -6
Predictions: 1. Broken Arrow H.S., OK 2. Blue Springs H.S., MO 3. O'Fallon Township H.S., IL 4. Coppell H.S., TX 5. Mustang H.S., OK 6. Rosemount H.S., MN 7. Bixby H.S., OK 8. Camdenton H.S., MO 9. Prosper H.S., TX 10. Grain Valley H.S., MO 11. Bentonville H.S., AR 12. Carroll H.S., TX 13. Union H.S., OK 14. Fayetteville H.S., AR I'm thinking I might have prosper too low, but I'm putting some faith in Camdenton this year! Sounds like Mustang is doing really well, and your predictions are really bold for them! Hope I get to see them live at some point!
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Post by marimba11 on Oct 4, 2021 9:18:10 GMT -6
Predictions: 1. Broken Arrow H.S., OK 2. Blue Springs H.S., MO 3. O'Fallon Township H.S., IL 4. Coppell H.S., TX 5. Mustang H.S., OK 6. Rosemount H.S., MN 7. Bixby H.S., OK 8. Camdenton H.S., MO 9. Prosper H.S., TX 10. Grain Valley H.S., MO 11. Bentonville H.S., AR 12. Carroll H.S., TX 13. Union H.S., OK 14. Fayetteville H.S., AR I'm thinking I might have prosper too low, but I'm putting some faith in Camdenton this year! I think Coppell can medal. Also Prosper seems way to low imo. I think Texas will completely dominate this year coming out of the great unpleasantness. Otherwise good list!
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Post by band05 on Oct 4, 2021 13:05:37 GMT -6
Am I the only one here who’s actually going to be attending this thing? 😄 I’ll be there!
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Post by cityscapes on Oct 4, 2021 21:18:48 GMT -6
I am 95% sure we will see James Martin in finals. They have lowkey one of the most healthy sounds in the state and would have definitely made it in the 2019 season... and they are stronger than 2019.
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Post by nomorehoney on Oct 4, 2021 21:21:10 GMT -6
I am 95% sure we will see James Martin in finals. They have lowkey one of the most healthy sounds in the state and would have definitely made it in the 2019 season... and they are stronger than 2019. I wouldn't be surprised if we do see them in finals, when I made my predictions I just had no idea where to place them other than on the cusp of finals. I want to be surprised and see some new names in finals this season!
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Post by marimba11 on Oct 4, 2021 21:49:29 GMT -6
I am very impressed with Blue Springs… I think they will comfortably take 2nd and maybe a caption from BA.
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Post by redteam1114 on Oct 5, 2021 13:02:29 GMT -6
I'm gonna try my hand at some predictions 1. Broken Arrow, OK 2. Blue Springs, MO 3-4. O'Fallon Township, IL 3-4. Coppell, TX 5-7. Rosemount, MN 5-7. Bixby, OK 5-7. Prosper, TX 8-10. Camdenton, MO 8-10. Mustang, OK 8-10. Carroll, TX 11-14. Union, OK 11-14. Bentonville, AR 11-14. Grain Valley, MO 11-14. Fayetteville, AR ------------------------ 15-20. Lincoln, SD 15-20. Fort Zumwalt North, MO 15-20. Blue Springs South, MO 15-20. James Martin, TX 15-20. Nixa, MO 15-20. Blue Valley Southwest, KS I think these predictions look pretty good, even though who knows how much those will be correct! I think we'll have an even better idea about a few bands when they go up head to head this weekend (i.e. Lincoln and Rosemount at Youth in Music).
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Post by wheredabones on Oct 5, 2021 13:23:06 GMT -6
I'm gonna try my hand at some predictions 1. Broken Arrow, OK 2. Blue Springs, MO 3-4. O'Fallon Township, IL 3-4. Coppell, TX 5-7. Rosemount, MN 5-7. Bixby, OK 5-7. Prosper, TX 8-10. Camdenton, MO 8-10. Mustang, OK 8-10. Carroll, TX 11-14. Union, OK 11-14. Bentonville, AR 11-14. Grain Valley, MO 11-14. Fayetteville, AR ------------------------ 15-20. Lincoln, SD 15-20. Fort Zumwalt North, MO 15-20. Blue Springs South, MO 15-20. James Martin, TX 15-20. Nixa, MO 15-20. Blue Valley Southwest, KS I think these predictions look pretty good, even though who knows how much those will be correct! I think we'll have an even better idea about a few bands when they go up head to head this weekend (i.e. Lincoln and Rosemount at Youth in Music). I’ve heard that Lincoln is doing really well this year, especially since they had a full season last year. Youth in Music will reveal a lot, that’s for sure!
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Post by mnbandfan on Oct 5, 2021 13:46:28 GMT -6
I've seen both Lincoln and Rosemount this season. Completely different shows. I would suspect the usual outcome for Youth In Music will occur once again.
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Post by nomorehoney on Oct 5, 2021 14:44:51 GMT -6
I will be attending!!! I live 20 minutes across the river from downtown STL, so it's an easy trip for me I just saw that you are an O’Fallon grad. I was in high school marching band with John Langham. He was our drum major his Senior year! John was great while I was in band. He was always really supportive of the guard and super energetic. Really a pillar of the whole group while I was there.
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 5, 2021 15:11:19 GMT -6
I'm gonna try my hand at some predictions 1. Broken Arrow, OK 2. Blue Springs, MO 3-4. O'Fallon Township, IL 3-4. Coppell, TX 5-7. Rosemount, MN 5-7. Bixby, OK 5-7. Prosper, TX 8-10. Camdenton, MO 8-10. Mustang, OK 8-10. Carroll, TX 11-14. Union, OK 11-14. Bentonville, AR 11-14. Grain Valley, MO 11-14. Fayetteville, AR ------------------------ 15-20. Lincoln, SD 15-20. Fort Zumwalt North, MO 15-20. Blue Springs South, MO 15-20. James Martin, TX 15-20. Nixa, MO 15-20. Blue Valley Southwest, KS I saw a recent video of Oakville and they seem very solid for this point in the season. Could definitely see them and Blue Valley sneaking in to the top 20 or 25. Very solid programs!
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Post by northbanddad on Oct 5, 2021 15:17:36 GMT -6
I've seen both Lincoln and Rosemount this season. Completely different shows. I would suspect the usual outcome for Youth In Music will occur once again. Marshall will be in YIM too. But yes, Lincoln's show looks good, and I initially have them in finals although having seen Mustang and Grain Valley videos is making me think otherwise. I have not seen Rosemount's show, but I've heard only positive reviews. Interesting, I was thinking Lincoln's show is very Rosemount in the past years, but now people are saying they are very different shows.
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Post by redteam1114 on Oct 5, 2021 16:32:57 GMT -6
I've seen both Lincoln and Rosemount this season. Completely different shows. I would suspect the usual outcome for Youth In Music will occur once again. Marshall will be in YIM too. But yes, Lincoln's show looks good, and I initially have them in finals although having seen Mustang and Grain Valley videos is making me think otherwise. I have not seen Rosemount's show, but I've heard only positive reviews. Interesting, I was thinking Lincoln's show is very Rosemount in the past years, but now people are saying they are very different shows. I hope to see Rosemount's show on the BOA livestream when they're on since I've heard nothing but good things too! If recent history has taught us anything regarding YIM, those results don't necessarily translate to the same results happening at the Super Regional. 2018 comes to mind when Eden Prairie edged out Lincoln for 2nd at YIM, but the next week in Indy, Lincoln is in 15th and a sliver out of finals while Eden Prairie was 26th and around 4 points behind them. Also interested to see how GE plays out between the two since Lincoln has had the higher GE score between them and Rosemount the past 2 super regionals that they've attended together. Granted, all of that is moot now with a new year and basically what amounts to a reset coming out of the lost COVID season, but it'll definitely be interesting to see how these schools do. And that goes for all the schools going! Beyond excited to see what everyone brings to the table 😊
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Post by hostrauser on Oct 5, 2021 19:46:09 GMT -6
Worth mentioning: NW Iowa and South Dakota did not have a lost year due to COVID. They never locked down, and the South Dakota bands had almost a full, normal year of competition in 2020. Will that give Sioux Falls Lincoln a tiny sliver of a leg up? We'll see.
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Post by supersound on Oct 5, 2021 21:09:40 GMT -6
Worth mentioning: NW Iowa and South Dakota did not have a lost year due to COVID. They never locked down, and the South Dakota bands had almost a full, normal year of competition in 2020. Will that give Sioux Falls Lincoln a tiny sliver of a leg up? We'll see. Probably just a bit more than a sliver. A year entirely normal goes a really long way.
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Post by theangrybavarian on Oct 5, 2021 21:54:58 GMT -6
I haven't seen all of the bands this year, but I have definitely been impressed by what I've seen from O'Fallon and Grain Valley so far. Blue Springs are definitely executing at a high level, but the show isn't my personal cup of tea. Definitely looking forward to it, even though I unfortunately will not be attending for the first time in a couple years.
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Post by YayCommaBand on Oct 6, 2021 13:02:58 GMT -6
Prediction time!
1. BA 2. Blue Springs 3. O’Fallon 4. Coppell 5. Rosemount 6. Prosper 7. Mustang 8. Grain Valley 9. Bixby 10. Camdenton 11. Bentonville 12. Carroll 13. Union 14. Fayetteville
There’s a lot of leeway with this, but I’m pretty solid on most of it. I think Bixby has a chance at getting up to sixth but I doubt it, they’ve improved a lot this year though and I hear they’re putting on something really special for their next few competitions, that being said, Grain Valley has been bringing the heat this year, along with Mustang. I also want to put Union higher, as they used to be one of the powerhouses, but this year they’re really not on top of it, which is very sad to see. BA will most likely sweep but I think Blue Springs could steal away a caption from them with a good run. Rosemount hasn’t competed much so far, but they never do particularly bad, so fifth spot seems pretty likely, in my opinion. But I really wish Jenks was going to St Louis, they’re really giving it their all this year, they could do so well this year and I’m not really sure why they aren’t. All in all, a lot of this could change over the course of this weekend.
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Post by northbanddad on Oct 6, 2021 20:14:53 GMT -6
I shuffled my 3-14 placements quite a bit since my early September prediction. The more I look into this, 3-14 is going to be a tight race. Basing a lot on YT videos (not the best) and September’s competition results, and just simply for my personal enjoyment, here’s my prediction:
1. BA - No videos yet, although no reason that they won’t sweep and take first.
2. Blue Springs - Video from this past weekend, and could probably challenge BA for first.
3. Coppell - I’ve seen one sideway video but their music performance is as great as Texas bands can be. Short of BA, BS, and O’Fallon they beat everyone else in this field in 2019. Add to that they did great in UIL 2020.
4. O’Fallon - Video from 9/20. Still a lot of work on this but history shows they score well in St. Louis.
5. Prosper - No videos, but from history including a finals stint at GN 2018, I like them at this spot.
6. Carroll - No videos, just basing it on 2019 St. Louis. They tied Camdenton, but had a better GE, and also beat Rosemount.
7. Camdenton - Video from 9/26. I don’t like clowns but this show looks great. I put them ahead of Rosemount based on their 2019 St. Louis placement. In both Prelims and Finals they beat Rosemount.
8. Rosemount - No videos, but hoping a friend going to YIM could send me one. It’ll be interesting how the year off affects them. I see a lot of people placing them in the top 5, but like a lot of us we haven’t seen or heard them play yet. Camdenton beat them in both Music and Visual performance in 2019, but I could definitely see them in the top 5 if they improve those areas.
9. Bixby - No Videos, simply basing it on their 2019 St. Louis results and their 2021 competition results vs Jenks. I could be totally wrong here, and just like Rosemount they could potentially get into the top 5.
10. Mustang - This show has a lot of potential, and could have a special year. Didn’t they do the Dinosaur show in Indy 2019 and get to Finals there?
11. Grain Valley - Almost beat Jenks last weekend. I’ve seen videos of Jenks too, which makes me think GV could place even higher.
12. James Martin - They’ll definitely make finals, excited to see how they’ll perform in Dallas this weekend. Plus I like Metallica.
13. Union - No videos, that said Camdenton and Fayetteville beat Union in Bentonville. I still feel Union will come back strong in St. Louis, they always do, for now this is where it stands.
14. Bentonville - I swear I saw I video of them. This is probably a toss-up over the next 5. I was thinking putting Lincoln here instead, but just from YT videos felt Bentonville has the better show design, visual and music performance. It will be interesting how Lincoln performs this weekend in YIM. If they end up beating Rosemount or even get close then this would definitely change my mind.
Next 5: Fayetteville AR, Lincoln SD, Blue Springs South, Nixa, Fort Zumwalt North
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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 6, 2021 20:20:49 GMT -6
I shuffled my 3-14 placements quite a bit since my early September prediction. The more I look into this, 3-14 is going to be a tight race. Basing a lot on YT videos (not the best) and September’s competition results, and just simply for my personal enjoyment, here’s my prediction: 1. BA - No videos yet, although no reason that they won’t sweep and take first. 2. Blue Springs - Video from this past weekend, and could probably challenge BA for first. 3. Coppell - I’ve seen one sideway video but their music performance is as great as Texas bands can be. Short of BA, BS, and O’Fallon they beat everyone else in this field in 2019. Add to that they did great in UIL 2020. 4. O’Fallon - Video from 9/20. Still a lot of work on this but history shows they score well in St. Louis. 5. Prosper - No videos, but from history including a finals stint at GN 2018, I like them at this spot. 6. Carroll - No videos, just basing it on 2019 St. Louis. They tied Camdenton, but had a better GE, and also beat Rosemount. 7. Camdenton - Video from 9/26. I don’t like clowns but this show looks great. I put them ahead of Rosemount based on their 2019 St. Louis placement. In both Prelims and Finals they beat Rosemount. 8. Rosemount - No videos, but hoping a friend going to YIM could send me one. It’ll be interesting how the year off affects them. I see a lot of people placing them in the top 5, but like a lot of us we haven’t seen or heard them play yet. Camdenton beat them in both Music and Visual performance in 2019, but I could definitely see them in the top 5 if they improve those areas. 9. Bixby - No Videos, simply basing it on their 2019 St. Louis results and their 2021 competition results vs Jenks. I could be totally wrong here, and just like Rosemount they could potentially get into the top 5. 10. Mustang - This show has a lot of potential, and could have a special year. Didn’t they do the Dinosaur show in Indy 2019 and get to Finals there? 11. Grain Valley - Almost beat Jenks last weekend. I’ve seen videos of Jenks too, which makes me think GV could place even higher. 12. James Martin - They’ll definitely make finals, excited to see how they’ll perform in Dallas this weekend. Plus I like Metallica. 13. Union - No videos, that said Camdenton and Fayetteville beat Union in Bentonville. I still feel Union will come back strong in St. Louis, they always do, for now this is where it stands. 14. Bentonville - This is probably a toss-up over the next 5. I was thinking putting Lincoln here instead, but just from YT videos felt Bentonville has the better show design, visual and music performance. It will be interesting how Lincoln performs this weekend in YIM. If they end up beating Rosemount or even get close then this would definitely change my mind. Next 5: Fayetteville AR, Lincoln SD, Blue Springs South, Nixa, Fort Zumwalt NorthI believe that Bentonville show is actually from 2018. I have yet to find a video of them from this year
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Post by Shroom on Oct 6, 2021 20:25:38 GMT -6
The O'Fallon video is from their first performance at MEMC on 9/11. Not sure why the uploader decided to put it up so late.
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Post by baricrazy on Oct 6, 2021 20:36:22 GMT -6
One of the bands I’m most interested to see is Union. They have had such a dominant program historically but a few road bumps this year already. After these last couple weeks’ placements, does anybody still have them in the top half of finals?
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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 6, 2021 20:40:13 GMT -6
One of the bands I’m most interested to see is Union. They have had such a dominant program historically but a few road bumps this year already. After these last couple weeks’ placements, does anybody still have them in the top half of finals? After placing below Camdenton and Fayetteville last week, it's hard for me to put them above 9th, because I really don't see Fayetteville pacing in the top 10.
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