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Post by N.E. Brigand on Sept 30, 2021 22:57:27 GMT -6
Updated, not much change: ... 18. Springfield H.S., OH 19. North East H.S., PA 20. St. Edward H.S., OH I feel rather kindly toward Springfield (from Holland, near Toledo) for bringing a different approach to the field (and also for having included David Bowie's "Life on Mars" in their program a few years ago), but unless I'm forgetting, I don't believe they've ever been to a BOA show before, and they've only been competing even in OMEA for about five years. Then again, Springfield qualified for State last week, and while that may have been a trifle generous based on the performance, still they do seem a little more fluid than in past years, and their "Mood Indigo" is, well, appropriately moody, so maybe they won't finish last as I previously expected.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 1, 2021 6:44:40 GMT -6
Updated predictions. Not a whole lot of change here. 1. Rockford H.S., MI 2. Plymouth-Canton E.P., MI 3. Lakota East H.S., OH 4. Brownsburg H.S., IN 5. Jenison H.S., MI 6. Bourbon County H.S., KY 7. Walled Lake Schools, MI 8. Dublin Coffman H.S., OH 9. Goshen H.S., IN 10. Lake Orion H.S., MI 11. Kings H.S., OH 12. Beechwood H.S., KY ————— 13. Central Crossing H.S., OH 14. Lake Central H.S., IN 15. Nordonia H.S., OH 16. Springfield H.S., OH 17. Angola H.S., IN 18. St. Edward H.S., OH A 1. Bourbon County H.S., KY (Music, Visual, GE) 2. Beechwood H.S., KY 3. St. Edward H.S., OH AA 1. Jension H.S., MI (Music, Visual, GE) 2. Kings H.S., OH 3. Nordonia H.S., OH AAA 1. Dublin Coffman H.S., OH (Yes) 2. Goshen H.S., IN (Yes) 3. Lake Orion H.S., MI (Yes) AAAA 1. Rockford H.S., MI (Music, Visual, GE) 2. Plymouth-Canton E.P., MI 3. Lakota East H.S., OH Would love to see Jenison sneak into 3rd and have MI be 1-2-3. Going to be tough with LE and Brownsburg Looking forward to tomorrow, should be a great day!
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 1, 2021 7:53:48 GMT -6
Jenison and Rockford will both be performing at halftime of the Jenison v Rockford football game tonight
Super cool, IMO
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Post by srv1084 on Oct 1, 2021 7:57:06 GMT -6
I'll bite:
1. Brownsburg (Sweep) 2. Lakota East 3. Rockford 4. Bourbon County 5. Goshen 6. PCEP 7. Beechwood 8. Jenison 9. Walled Lake 10. Lake Orion 11. Dublin Coffman 12. Kings
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 1, 2021 8:27:56 GMT -6
I'll bite: 1. Brownsburg (Sweep) 2. Lakota East 3. Rockford 4. Bourbon County 5. Goshen 6. PCEP 7. Beechwood 8. Jenison 9. Walled Lake 10. Lake Orion 11. Dublin Coffman 12. Kings It looks like, for the most part, we all have the same 12 bands making finals, just the order of placements vary That’s what makes it fun!
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 1, 2021 8:57:20 GMT -6
Supposed to be sunny during the day with rain moving in at some point during the evening.
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Post by Marching Observer on Oct 1, 2021 9:02:44 GMT -6
Supposed to be sunny during the day with rain moving in at some point during the evening. It looks like we may get lucky cause it's not supposed to come in till about 11ish at the stadium. Even then, could be scattered. #nojinx
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Post by emmam2019 on Oct 1, 2021 17:58:18 GMT -6
Predictions: Brownsburg Lakota East Jenison Rockford Walled Lake Lake Central Goshen PCEP Bourbon County Lake Orion Dublin Coffman Beechwood Rockford is going to be top 2 at least. I really like their chances in this regional!
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 1, 2021 18:07:00 GMT -6
Predictions: Brownsburg Lakota East Jenison Rockford Walled Lake Lake Central Goshen PCEP Bourbon County Lake Orion Dublin Coffman Beechwood Rockford is going to be top 2 at least. I really like their chances in this regional! Rockford has a great shot. I would love to see MI bands finish 1-2-3
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Post by Shroom on Oct 1, 2021 18:11:54 GMT -6
I haven't seen Brownsburg or Rockford this year, but based off of previous years I would be incredibly surprised if Rockford doesn't win or at least get 2nd
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 1, 2021 18:16:16 GMT -6
I haven't seen Brownsburg or Rockford this year, but based off of previous years I would be incredibly surprised if Rockford doesn't win or at least get 2nd The only show Rockford has had so far this year was last weekend and they scored a 79.2. Jenison was at 79.3 at the same show. Mind you, Rockford was ahead pretty handily in music, Jenison in visual, and within .1 of each other in GE, so take it with a grain of salt. Either way, Rockford has a great shot and would not be any bit surprised if they are regional champion
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Post by srv1084 on Oct 1, 2021 18:53:23 GMT -6
Anything can happen, and Rockford has had a strong track record as of late. I did see a video of Brownsburg and thought they were VERY strong early in the season, so that's why I went with them for the win.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 1, 2021 19:06:00 GMT -6
Anything can happen, and Rockford has had a strong track record as of late. I did see a video of Brownsburg and thought they were VERY strong early in the season, so that's why I went with them for the win. I think you may have Jenison a little low. I’ve seen a video of them, and they look just as good, if not better, then they did in 2019. Like you said though, anything’s possible
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Post by thestraightestlegs on Oct 1, 2021 21:42:43 GMT -6
Predictions:
1. Brownsburg 2. Rockford 3. Lakota East 4. Jenison 5. Walled Lake 6. Plymouth Canton 7. Dublin Coffman 8. Bourbon County 9. Kings 10. Goshen 11. Central Crossing 12. Beechwood ————— 13. Lake Central 14. Lake Orion 15. Nordonia 16. Springfield 17. Angola 18. St. Edward
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 1, 2021 21:45:21 GMT -6
I'll bite: 1. Brownsburg (Sweep) 2. Lakota East 3. Rockford 4. Bourbon County 5. Goshen 6. PCEP 7. Beechwood 8. Jenison 9. Walled Lake 10. Lake Orion 11. Dublin Coffman 12. Kings It looks like, for the most part, we all have the same 12 bands making finals, just the order of placements vary That’s what makes it fun! Not anymore! We got thestraightestlegs going against the grain over here! 😉
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Post by thestraightestlegs on Oct 1, 2021 21:51:48 GMT -6
I’m probably off the mark, but I like to mix it up!
For what it’s worth, Central Crossing is going into their third year now with a new band director after their debacle a while back. He was the assistant director previously, and has a good history with their percussion program. They’ve also complied a lot of DCI staff members in all sections to their staff. I don’t think they’ll light the world on fire, but I could see them sneaking into finals here.
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Post by supersound on Oct 1, 2021 23:49:26 GMT -6
Will Rockford be at nationals this year?
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 2, 2021 4:05:31 GMT -6
Will Rockford be at nationals this year? They are scheduled to go. They of course will be a lock for semi finals. If the competition at Grand Nationals was like it was say 20 years ago, I would say that Rockford had a shot at finals. In this era however, Grand Nationals is just so hyper competitive; not that that is a bad thing.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 2, 2021 6:06:41 GMT -6
It’s show day! Should be a great day!
Good luck to all bands today!!
Final Predictions 1. Rockford 2. Lakota East 3. Brownsburg 4. Jenison 5. Plymouth-Canton 6. Bourbon County 7. Walled Lake Schools 8. Goshen 9. Dublin Coffman 10. Kings 11. Lake Orion 12. Beechwood
A: Bourbon County AA: Jenison AAA: Goshen AAAA: Rockford
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 2, 2021 8:03:30 GMT -6
Is anyone in Toledo today that can provide updates?
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Post by Marching Observer on Oct 2, 2021 8:29:22 GMT -6
Myself and Seth are here live and you can follow along on the live blog.
And as the first band takes the field, here are my predictions prior to seeing the performances.
1. Brownsburg (Visual/GE) 2. Lakota East (Music) 3. Rockford 4. Jenison 5. PCEP 6. Lake Orion 7. Walled Lake 8. Goshen 9. Bourbon County 10. Central Crossing 11. Dublin Coffman 12. Beechwood
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 2, 2021 8:33:42 GMT -6
Myself and Seth are here live and you can follow along on the live blog. And as the first band takes the field, here are my predictions prior to seeing the performances. 1. Brownsburg (Visual/GE) 2. Lakota East (Music) 3. Rockford 4. Jenison 5. PCEP 6. Lake Orion 7. Walled Lake 8. Goshen 9. Bourbon County 10. Central Crossing 11. Dublin Coffman 12. Beechwood Probably a dumb question, where is the live blog? Haha
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Post by ohbandie48 on Oct 2, 2021 8:39:11 GMT -6
Walled Lake is definitely not as big as I expected considering the combined bands. Makes me sad to know numbers in participation are dwindling in many schools across the nation
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Post by Marching Observer on Oct 2, 2021 8:46:58 GMT -6
Myself and Seth are here live and you can follow along on the live blog. And as the first band takes the field, here are my predictions prior to seeing the performances. 1. Brownsburg (Visual/GE) 2. Lakota East (Music) 3. Rockford 4. Jenison 5. PCEP 6. Lake Orion 7. Walled Lake 8. Goshen 9. Bourbon County 10. Central Crossing 11. Dublin Coffman 12. Beechwood Probably a dumb question, where is the live blog? Haha Not at all! You and everyone else can follow at: www.24liveblog.com/live/UxTtO
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 2, 2021 8:49:25 GMT -6
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 2, 2021 8:57:52 GMT -6
Walled Lake is definitely not as big as I expected considering the combined bands. Makes me sad to know numbers in participation are dwindling in many schools across the nation They even combined schools this year, so they moved from AA to AAAA. So Walled Lake moved into AAAA because they take the student population of the two high schools that comprise the marching band; Walled Lake Central and Walled Lake Western. Western's marching band was never as big or as competitive as Central's. From what I understand, there has been a growing cost among the parents in the Walled Lake district to have their kids participate in the band program; perhaps explaining their relatively small size. The Walled Lake School district actually has three high schools in its district. There is also a Walled Lake Northern. Not sure why their band did not merge with the other two schools. Northern is the newer of the three high schools and covers the district that has been growing the fastest.
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Post by ... with a score of 0.00 on Oct 2, 2021 9:17:46 GMT -6
“BOA guy, hit it!”
I think this phrase should be said prior to every performance from this point forward
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Post by ohbandie48 on Oct 2, 2021 9:26:24 GMT -6
Well I am very pleasantly surprised to see a huge amount of improvement since the last video I've seen of Dublin Coffman. I still find the show incredibly cheesy, but I could see them closer to 7-8 instead of 10-12.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 2, 2021 10:00:24 GMT -6
We’ve hit the first break. I’ve been following along on the blog. Thoughts so far? Lots of big hitters coming up in the next block.
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Post by ohbandie48 on Oct 2, 2021 10:03:39 GMT -6
Thought Goshen was the strongest so far, although Walled Lake did very well too.
Dublin Coffman performed much better than I expected.
Nordonia was a nice surprise with no props, but they looked and sounded quite solid. Definitely have a chance for finals
Bourbon County performed not as well as I would've expected both musically and visually.
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