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Post by yayband914 on Aug 15, 2023 22:58:02 GMT -6
Exactly two months until this contest! It's time for very early predictions. Rather than going through the headache of trying to guess placements, I'm making the predictions tier-based and in alphabetical order. Deeply analyzing most Dallas and Houston Texas regionals always turns out pretty fruitless whenever I attempt to do so, so I’ll try and keep it short. Lots of heavy hitters here. While I think the top 10 are pretty solid, aside from the top 3 and Coppell, everyone else could be pretty interchangeable. Same with the inner and outer finalist bubbles, I think most of those groups are pretty interchangeable depending on performance and design. I doubt much of this will look the same in two months! Medalist Contenders (1-3):Flower Mound H.S., TX Hebron H.S., TX Marcus H.S., TX ---------- Finalist Locks (4-10):Coppell H.S., TX L.D. Bell H.S., TX Wakeland H.S., TX ---------- Jenks H.S., OK Southlake Carroll H.S., TX Timber Creek H.S., TX Waxahachie H.S., TX ---------- Finals Bubble (11-15):Forney H.S., TX Keller Central H.S., TX Lone Star H.S., TX Rockwall H.S., TX Sachse H.S., TX ---------- Outer Bubble (16-19):Aledo H.S., TX Burleson Centennial H.S., TX James Martin H.S., TX Lebanon Trail H.S., TX ---------- Everyone Else (20-28):Grapevine H.S., TX Krum H.S., TX Liberty H.S., TX Rick Reedy H.S., TX Trinity H.S., TX ---------- Aubrey H.S., TX Brock H.S., TX Iowa Park H.S., TX James Earl Rudder H.S., TX A: Krum H.S., TX AA: Grapevine H.S., TX AAA: Wakeland H.S., TX AAAA: Hebron H.S., TX One band I’d definitely slide up would be Trinity, they’ve been a fairly consistent group, more belonging to the top part of your “Outer bubble” tier. I feel they have some good momentum with the staff they have as well. In all fairness, Trinity was my 20th place prediction, so top of their tier. Could definitely see them placing in the low teens. Honestly, most of those “outer bubble” bands could totally be “inner bubble” bands, in particular Lebanon Trail and Aledo, in my opinion. James Martin certainly could as well, but I think COVID hit them hard as they haven’t quite been the same since.
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Post by vidal28rdg on Aug 15, 2023 23:08:16 GMT -6
One band I’d definitely slide up would be Trinity, they’ve been a fairly consistent group, more belonging to the top part of your “Outer bubble” tier. I feel they have some good momentum with the staff they have as well. In all fairness, Trinity was my 20th place prediction, so top of their tier. Could definitely see them placing in the low teens. Honestly, most of those “outer bubble” bands could totally be “inner bubble” bands, in particular Lebanon Trail and Aledo, in my opinion. James Martin certainly could as well, but I think COVID hit them hard as they haven’t quite been the same since. Ayy, Aledo and LT were in my finals bubble for my predictions. I’m very hesitant not including Sachse in my finals bubble because they could definitely make some upsets, if the BOA judging likes them for a change🙃 But yeah, 16-21 about are a really flat tier of bands separation wise imo, so they could be slotted pretty interchangeably and no one would seem out of place. And there lies the unpredictability haha
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 21, 2023 12:48:15 GMT -6
Prelims schedule posted above.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 21, 2023 12:53:39 GMT -6
Drop:
Aubrey H.S., TX Iowa Park H.S., TX
Sad to see these small schools drop out of these Texas regionals so frequently... I wonder why?
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Post by hewhowaits on Sept 27, 2023 13:55:01 GMT -6
Adjudication Panel Music - Michael T. Brown, Lafe Cook, Randy Greenwell, Gifford Howarth Visual - Kim Kuhn, Tim Pierce, Jim Sturgeon Chief Judge - Nola Jones
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Post by texastrumpetdad on Oct 1, 2023 12:27:46 GMT -6
Burleson Centennial may surprise a lot of folks this coming Saturday. They just TIED Southlake in prelims for the top spot at the stacked US Bands Dallas Regional with an 87.4 and ended up placing second overall at the competition in finals while wining the Best Percussion caption! They are VERY strong this year and hungry for state! Their show was awesome and I was actually surprised they didn’t win in finals last night!
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Post by salvation on Oct 1, 2023 12:30:40 GMT -6
1. Flower Mound (Sweep) 2. Hebron 3. Coppell 4. Marcus 5. Wakeland 6. Timber Creek 7. LD Bell 8. Forney 9. Waxahachie 10. Lone Star 11. Keller Central 12. Aledo --------------------- 13. Jenks 14. Southlake Carroll
Taking a shot at this after the local DFW contests yesterday.
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 1, 2023 12:31:59 GMT -6
Burleson Centennial may surprise a lot of folks this coming Saturday. They just TIED Southlake in prelims for the top spot at the stacked US Bands Dallas Regional with an 87.4 and ended up placing second overall at the competition in finals while wining the Best Percussion caption! They are VERY strong this year and hungry for state! Their show was awesome and I was actually surprised they didn’t win in finals last night! USBands and BOA scoring is very different. Still, that’s exciting for them and they will be one to watch!
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Post by texastrumpetdad on Oct 1, 2023 12:35:11 GMT -6
Burleson Centennial may surprise a lot of folks this coming Saturday. They just TIED Southlake in prelims for the top spot at the stacked US Bands Dallas Regional with an 87.4 and ended up placing second overall at the competition in finals while wining the Best Percussion caption! They are VERY strong this year and hungry for state! Their show was awesome and I was actually surprised they didn’t win in finals last night! USBands and BOA scoring is very different. Still, that’s exciting for them and they will be one to watch! Yes the score number is irrelevant…Tied with Southlake in Prelims is the point…
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Post by dfwfan on Oct 1, 2023 12:51:29 GMT -6
Actually Burleson Centennial and Southlake did not tie in prelims. BC 87.0 and Southlake 87.4. And then the gap opening in finals. Both are very solid programs.
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Post by texastrumpetdad on Oct 1, 2023 13:17:24 GMT -6
Actually Burleson Centennial and Southlake did not tie in prelims. BC 87.0 and Southlake 87.4. And then the gap opening in finals. Both are very solid programs. Not sure where you’re getting that score…87.4 was what I read for both schools.
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Post by coleeich on Oct 1, 2023 14:37:43 GMT -6
1. Flower Mound (Sweep) 2. Hebron 3. Coppell 4. Marcus 5. Wakeland 6. Timber Creek 7. LD Bell 8. Forney 9. Waxahachie 10. Lone Star 11. Keller Central 12. Aledo --------------------- 14. Jenks 15. Southlake Carroll Taking a shot at this after the local DFW contests yesterday. I would be really, REALLY surprised if Jenks didn't make finals after their performance at Owasso last night. They were incredible! I think they are more in the conversation for top half here, and they are a finals lock for me.
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 1, 2023 14:39:05 GMT -6
1. Flower Mound (Sweep) 2. Hebron 3. Coppell 4. Marcus 5. Wakeland 6. Timber Creek 7. LD Bell 8. Forney 9. Waxahachie 10. Lone Star 11. Keller Central 12. Aledo --------------------- 14. Jenks 15. Southlake Carroll Taking a shot at this after the local DFW contests yesterday. But who is 13th place?
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Post by servingcont1ra on Oct 1, 2023 20:35:05 GMT -6
1. Flower Mound (Sweep) 2. Hebron 3. Coppell 4. Marcus 5. Wakeland 6. Timber Creek 7. LD Bell 8. Forney 9. Waxahachie 10. Lone Star 11. Keller Central 12. Aledo --------------------- 14. Jenks 15. Southlake Carroll Taking a shot at this after the local DFW contests yesterday. no Jenks or Southlake is crazy
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 1, 2023 21:13:18 GMT -6
1. Flower Mound (Sweep) 2. Hebron 3. Coppell 4. Marcus 5. Wakeland 6. Timber Creek 7. LD Bell 8. Forney 9. Waxahachie 10. Lone Star 11. Keller Central 12. Aledo --------------------- 14. Jenks 15. Southlake Carroll Taking a shot at this after the local DFW contests yesterday. hmmmmmmmmmmm…..
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Post by josephbandfan on Oct 1, 2023 22:27:57 GMT -6
Really enjoyed Marcus yesterday! Some very interesting musical moments playing with different sounds. Definitely playing louder and more aggressive than I’m used to from them. Loved the guard. Maybe my favorite show of theirs since 2017. I have high hopes!
Also thought Bell’s performance was a lot stronger at this point compared to past seasons, especially when looking at their musical performance. Imo their best show in a while.
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Post by crowncrawler on Oct 2, 2023 9:46:58 GMT -6
1. Flower Mound (Sweep) 2. Hebron 3. Coppell 4. Marcus 5. Wakeland 6. Timber Creek 7. LD Bell 8. Forney 9. Waxahachie 10. Lone Star 11. Keller Central 12. Aledo --------------------- 14. Jenks 15. Southlake Carroll Taking a shot at this after the local DFW contests yesterday. no Jenks or Southlake is crazy I'll buy no Southlake, but Jenks probably makes the cut
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Post by hewhowaits on Oct 2, 2023 10:11:29 GMT -6
Final version of prelims schedule posted.
Rick Reedy has dropped, Keller Central moves to 2:30
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Post by jworkband on Oct 2, 2023 10:29:27 GMT -6
Really enjoyed Marcus yesterday! Some very interesting musical moments playing with different sounds. Definitely playing louder and more aggressive than I’m used to from them. Loved the guard. Maybe my favorite show of there’s since 2017. I have high hopes! Also thought Bell’s performance was a lot stronger at this point compared to past seasons, especially when looking at their musical performance. Imo their best show in a while. I saw Bell live at their exhibition at HEB and they sounded amazing! I definitely enjoy this show the most compared to their recent ones (especially their ballad). I feel their show will shine this Saturday. Marcus also surprised me with their change of pace, I love the opening moments and coloring they have going on in their show. Based on just seeing some of these bands at HEB I can definitely guarantee this competition is going to be a bloodbath as always, I'm hoping to see some upsets and surprises (like Timber Creek beating Keller at HEB). Making predictions is going to be so difficult!
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Post by 1970 on Oct 2, 2023 11:19:47 GMT -6
having seen more of the shows and the current state of shows going to this event I have updated my pics....
1st Flower Mound General Effect and Visual 2nd Hebron 3rd Marcus Music 4th Wakeland 5th Waxahachie 6th Jenks 7th Keller Central 8th Aledo 9th Southlake Carroll 10th LD Bell 11th Sachse 12th Lone Star
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Post by marimba11 on Oct 2, 2023 11:24:53 GMT -6
I saw Flower Mound won Visual and Music, who took GE?
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Post by breg on Oct 2, 2023 11:39:54 GMT -6
having seen more of the shows and the current state of shows going to this event I have updated my pics.... 1st Flower Mound General Effect and Visual 2nd Hebron 3rd Marcus Music 4th Wakeland 5th Waxahachie 6th Jenks 7th Keller Central 8th Aledo 9th Southlake Carroll 10th LD Bell 11th Sachse 12th Lone Star no coppell is crazy
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Post by 1970 on Oct 2, 2023 11:45:52 GMT -6
having seen more of the shows and the current state of shows going to this event I have updated my pics.... 1st Flower Mound General Effect and Visual 2nd Hebron 3rd Marcus Music 4th Wakeland 5th Waxahachie 6th Jenks 7th Keller Central 8th Aledo 9th Southlake Carroll 10th LD Bell 11th Sachse 12th Lone Star no coppell is crazy you're right... i completely overlooked Coppell... Top 6 in my pic and drop Lone Star. Old Man Eyes.
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 2, 2023 11:47:26 GMT -6
I'll buy no Southlake, but Jenks probably makes the cut very much disagree Which part?
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Post by jworkband on Oct 2, 2023 11:47:52 GMT -6
having seen more of the shows and the current state of shows going to this event I have updated my pics.... 1st Flower Mound General Effect and Visual 2nd Hebron 3rd Marcus Music 4th Wakeland 5th Waxahachie 6th Jenks 7th Keller Central 8th Aledo 9th Southlake Carroll 10th LD Bell 11th Sachse 12th Lone Star No Timber is a crazy choice in my opinion as well
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Post by servingcont1ra on Oct 2, 2023 11:50:48 GMT -6
no Jenks or Southlake is crazy I'll buy no Southlake, but Jenks probably makes the cut idk about that
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Post by 1970 on Oct 2, 2023 13:25:52 GMT -6
having seen more of the shows and the current state of shows going to this event I have updated my pics.... 1st Flower Mound General Effect and Visual 2nd Hebron 3rd Marcus Music 4th Wakeland 5th Waxahachie 6th Jenks 7th Keller Central 8th Aledo 9th Southlake Carroll 10th LD Bell 11th Sachse 12th Lone Star No Timber is a crazy choice in my opinion as well
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Post by jworkband on Oct 2, 2023 13:32:13 GMT -6
My predictions as of rn, some can fluctuate between a spot or two but these are how I believe they’ll most closely play out.
1 Flowermound (GE and Visual) 2 Hebron (Music) 3 Marcus 4 Wakeland 5 Coppell 6 Waxahachie 7 Timber Creek 8 LD Bell 9 Jenks 10 Southlake Carroll 11 Forney 12 Keller Central
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Post by slcclarinet on Oct 2, 2023 13:48:29 GMT -6
Actually Burleson Centennial and Southlake did not tie in prelims. BC 87.0 and Southlake 87.4. And then the gap opening in finals. Both are very solid programs. Not sure where you’re getting that score…87.4 was what I read for both schools. Can confirm, it was 87.0 and 87.4. Also, rip SLC not being in any finals predictions
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 2, 2023 13:50:24 GMT -6
Not sure where you’re getting that score…87.4 was what I read for both schools. Can confirm, it was 87.0 and 87.4. Also, rip SLC not being in any finals predictions I have them just out, but I can also see them in. I think we may be underestimating them because of their early season performances last year.
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