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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 8, 2022 21:00:32 GMT -6
Some thoughts:
Nixa looked very good tonight! I don’t think their GE was better than Bixby though. I could see Nixa possibly passing Owasso for third, but it is a very slim chance.
I think the top two are set in stone, but I wouldn’t rule out Bixby passing Bentonville. They are both so loud and clean, but I do think Bentonville was louder and cleaner. I don’t think Owasso will end up in the top two.
I am fairly confident in the rest of my predictions except for Stillwater above Rockwood Summit. I’m ready for results!
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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 8, 2022 21:12:06 GMT -6
Ok, Union didn’t look THAT bad. Definitely not 10th at the Mustang Invitational bad. Most of the issues are on the individual level. Late cutoffs, foot timing, etc. The writing is still there. I would say they’re about at the level of what I saw from Fayetteville today.
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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 8, 2022 21:41:10 GMT -6
Finals Results:
1. Bentonville H.S., AR - 84.575
2. Bixby H.S., OK - 84.2
3. Owasso H.S, OK - 81.6
4. Choctaw H.S., OK - 81.0
5. Nixa H.S., MO - 80.35
6. Fayetteville H.S., AR - 78.75
7. Blue Springs South H.S., MO - 78.15
8. Yukon H.S., OK - 77.5
9. Stillwater H.S., OK - 75.85
10. Rockwood Summit H.S., MO - 74.55
11. Edmond North H.S., OK - 74.45
12. Tahlequah H.S., OK - 73.3
Music: Bentonville H.S., AR
Visual: Bixby H.S., OK
GE: Bentonville H.S., AR
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 8, 2022 21:45:44 GMT -6
Finals Results: 1. Bentonville H.S., AR - 84.575 2. Bixby H.S., OK - 84.2 3. Owasso H.S, OK - 81.6 4. Choctaw H.S., OK - 81.0 5. Nixa H.S., MO - 80.35 6. Fayetteville H.S., AR - 78.75 7. Blue Springs South H.S., MO - 78.15 8. Yukon H.S., OK - 77.5 9. Stillwater H.S., OK - 75.85 10. Rockwood Summit H.S., MO - 74.55 11. Edmond North H.S., OK - 74.45 12. Tahlequah H.S., OK - 73.3 Music: Bentonville H.S., AR Visual: Bixby H.S., OK GE: Bentonville H.S., AR I certainly can’t say I’m upset about these placements…fantastic job to the MO bands for representing the state so well! I’m very happy to see Choctaw so close to that medal, and Nixa with a great placement. St. Louis is going to be FUN! |
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Post by coleeich on Oct 9, 2022 8:20:13 GMT -6
Finals Results: 1. Bentonville H.S., AR - 84.575 2. Bixby H.S., OK - 84.2 3. Owasso H.S, OK - 81.6 4. Choctaw H.S., OK - 81.0 5. Nixa H.S., MO - 80.35 6. Fayetteville H.S., AR - 78.75 7. Blue Springs South H.S., MO - 78.15 8. Yukon H.S., OK - 77.5 9. Stillwater H.S., OK - 75.85 10. Rockwood Summit H.S., MO - 74.55 11. Edmond North H.S., OK - 74.45 12. Tahlequah H.S., OK - 73.3 Music: Bentonville H.S., AR Visual: Bixby H.S., OK GE: Bentonville H.S., AR What an exciting season! Bentonville is KILLING it this year. It makes me super happy to see them thriving! But not without some healthy competition!! Bixby is amazing as always, and they are really doing well this season. I feel like Bixby does exceptionally well during seasons they aren't going to any BOA events (thinking back to 2018 as well). I am a little surprised by the point gap between Bixby and Owasso. I haven't seen any videos of Owasso recently, but I expected them to be a little closer. It will be interesting to see how Bedford plays out next week. Maybe this will light a fire under them and give them that extra boost they need! Also SUPER happy to see Choctaw so high up. I would say that is a great sign for them come next week. The Nixa, Fayetteville, BSS craziness is so fun! So many predictions had BSS so high up and I can't believe they got bottom half! Still such a great band. Also so happy to see Nixa thriving and Fayetteville is also doing great! My old band director is a director at Fayetteville now, so it makes me happy to see them do well. Yukon is starting to climb the ranks as predicted. They were hard to place because of early season dirt but as they clean they continue to get better! They beat Stillwater and Edmond North after losing to them last week, so that is a great sign of progress being made. Excited to see how they do in STL. I absolutely still see them as a finals bubble group. Overall such interesting results! I can't wait to see how the rest of the season shakes out. |
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Post by Momof20613 on Oct 9, 2022 10:44:05 GMT -6
Finals Results: 1. Bentonville H.S., AR - 84.575 2. Bixby H.S., OK - 84.2 3. Owasso H.S, OK - 81.6 4. Choctaw H.S., OK - 81.0 5. Nixa H.S., MO - 80.35 6. Fayetteville H.S., AR - 78.75 7. Blue Springs South H.S., MO - 78.15 8. Yukon H.S., OK - 77.5 9. Stillwater H.S., OK - 75.85 10. Rockwood Summit H.S., MO - 74.55 11. Edmond North H.S., OK - 74.45 12. Tahlequah H.S., OK - 73.3 Music: Bentonville H.S., AR Visual: Bixby H.S., OK GE: Bentonville H.S., AR What an exciting season! Bentonville is KILLING it this year. It makes me super happy to see them thriving! But not without some healthy competition!! Bixby is amazing as always, and they are really doing well this season. I feel like Bixby does exceptionally well during seasons they aren't going to any BOA events (thinking back to 2018 as well). I am a little surprised by the point gap between Bixby and Owasso. I haven't seen any videos of Owasso recently, but I expected them to be a little closer. It will be interesting to see how Bedford plays out next week. Maybe this will light a fire under them and give them that extra boost they need! Also SUPER happy to see Choctaw so high up. I would say that is a great sign for them come next week. The Nixa, Fayetteville, BSS craziness is so fun! So many predictions had BSS so high up and I can't believe they got bottom half! Still such a great band. Also so happy to see Nixa thriving and Fayetteville is also doing great! My old band director is a director at Fayetteville now, so it makes me happy to see them do well. Yukon is starting to climb the ranks as predicted. They were hard to place because of early season dirt but as they clean they continue to get better! They beat Stillwater and Edmond North after losing to them last week, so that is a great sign of progress being made. Excited to see how they do in STL. I absolutely still see them as a finals bubble group. Overall such interesting results! I can't wait to see how the rest of the season shakes out. Yukon best Stillwater last week as well, but not Edmond North. |
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Post by coleeich on Oct 9, 2022 11:34:58 GMT -6
What an exciting season! Bentonville is KILLING it this year. It makes me super happy to see them thriving! But not without some healthy competition!! Bixby is amazing as always, and they are really doing well this season. I feel like Bixby does exceptionally well during seasons they aren't going to any BOA events (thinking back to 2018 as well). I am a little surprised by the point gap between Bixby and Owasso. I haven't seen any videos of Owasso recently, but I expected them to be a little closer. It will be interesting to see how Bedford plays out next week. Maybe this will light a fire under them and give them that extra boost they need! Also SUPER happy to see Choctaw so high up. I would say that is a great sign for them come next week. The Nixa, Fayetteville, BSS craziness is so fun! So many predictions had BSS so high up and I can't believe they got bottom half! Still such a great band. Also so happy to see Nixa thriving and Fayetteville is also doing great! My old band director is a director at Fayetteville now, so it makes me happy to see them do well. Yukon is starting to climb the ranks as predicted. They were hard to place because of early season dirt but as they clean they continue to get better! They beat Stillwater and Edmond North after losing to them last week, so that is a great sign of progress being made. Excited to see how they do in STL. I absolutely still see them as a finals bubble group. Overall such interesting results! I can't wait to see how the rest of the season shakes out. Yukon best Stillwater last week as well, but not Edmond North. My bad! This is what happens when I don't fact-check myself lol |
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Post by macwinlin on Oct 9, 2022 20:14:06 GMT -6
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 9, 2022 20:57:52 GMT -6
Wow. Nixa being 10th in Ind. Music but 3rd across the board in Music GE. Then Edmond North in 6th and 12th in those respective captions...the judges clearly had some different ideas about what they were hearing! Looking at the recaps gives me the feeling that Nixa's music is made to be heard from the box and not the field. It'll be interesting to see how being in a dome rather than a high school stadium affects that.
It's interesting seeing how the top 4 all went on last in prelims. Was this a random draw? The correlation between performance order and placement looks especially strong here. Excluding Nixa and Yukon, the entire first half placed below 10th place.
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Post by macwinlin on Oct 9, 2022 21:23:53 GMT -6
Wow. Nixa being 10th in Ind. Music but 3rd across the board in Music GE. Then Edmond North in 6th and 12th in those respective captions...the judges clearly had some different ideas about what they were hearing! Looking at the recaps gives me the feeling that Nixa's music is made to be heard from the box and not the field. It'll be interesting to see how being in a dome rather than a high school stadium affects that. It's interesting seeing how the top 4 all went on last in prelims. Was this a random draw? The correlation between performance order and placement looks especially strong here. Excluding Nixa and Yukon, the entire first half placed below 10th place. It was random within top 6/bottom 6 as usual. The draw results can be found here: www.unionbands.com/reviewdirectorscontestinfo/#predrawOh, but prelims performance time is not random, as far as I know. I believe they give returning bands a choice on performance time based on when they register. |
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Post by QuadSquad03 on Oct 10, 2022 7:51:51 GMT -6
Fayetteville getting 2nd in Ensemble Music surprises me. To me, Bixby and Bentonville sounded miles better than the rest of the bands there, with there also being a noticeable difference between Bixby and Bentonville. That music ensemble score difference was enough to push Bentonville over Bixby. I’ll have to watch some videos when they’re posted and try to find what they heard. Bentonville DEFINITELY sounded like a top 32 band! And while Bixby wasn’t quite at Bentonville’s level when it came to that, I don’t think they have ever sounded better. I’m on the lookout for Bixby to medal at state.
Owasso getting 5th in GE is pretty shocking to me. Their show wasn’t my favorite, but that point drop is pretty extreme.
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