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Post by trumpette123 on Oct 16, 2023 8:34:55 GMT -6
I am super excited for this super regional. Ofcourse my best friend would plan to have her wedding on this day though.. 😂 So I will be excited to wake up Sunday morning to these results. I am no history buff, but could this potentially the first time a band from Arkansas, Missouri, or Minnesota will win a Super Regional? Or even a new Super a regional champion from Texas or Illinois? I also really enjoy having these St. Louis SRs later than the Indy one. Admittedly, I wish they’d move this SR farther west to Kansas, Oklahoma, or Colorado. Still close enough for KCMO bands, Oklahoma bands and invite newcomers, St.Louis area bands aren’t to far from Indy, I guess a band like Camdenton would get the short end of the stick though for travel. St. Louis is just.. rough. I don’t know what the parking lot is like now… but you couldn’t walk into that stadium without your uniform looking like you walked through a dust storm or have someone trying to bum a cigarette off of you. I am not even going to begin to predict the outcome for all the finalist as I’ve unfortunately only seen Blue Springs and Bentonville online - I’ve seen more Texas bands than any of these sadly. But what I can say is this is probably the cleanest I’ve heard blue springs sound this early (still a few weeks out.) I know the vento’s shows are quite different than other arrangers. But whatever they are doing works for blue springs. It is quite odd to place them next to Bentonville or a Texas band. You really notice that lack of full ensemble moments. But if the judges didn’t like the solo/small ensemble moments then I’m sure they wouldn’t continue doing that design for this long. What I’ve seen so far I’d say is comparable to the last season but not as somber. I will be cheering for whoever wins though as we’ll have another historical moment for this season regardless!
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Post by northbanddad on Oct 16, 2023 9:02:19 GMT -6
Yeah, we're still two weeks away from this Super Regional, but I feel pretty confident in what I've seen to go ahead and make a prediction. Final Predictions:1. Bentonville H.S., AR (Music, GE) - Panel 2 Top 52. Blue Springs H.S., MO (Visual) - Panel 1 Top 53. Westwood H.S., TX - Panel 2 Top 54. Rosemount H.S., MN - Panel 2 Top 55. O'Fallon Township H.S., IL - Panel 1 Top 56. Morton H.S., IL - Panel 2 Top 57. Southlake Carroll H.S., TX - Panel 2 Top 58. Grain Valley H.S., MO - Next 49. Lakota East H.S., OH - Panel 1 Top 510. Blue Springs South H.S., MO - Next 4
11. Hernando H.S., MS - Next 4
12. Collierville H.S., TN - Next 4
13. Camdenton H.S., MO - Panel 1 Top 5
14. Lindbergh H.S., MO - Panel 1 Top 5
First Out: Millard West H.S., NE Class A: 1. Marian Catholic H.S., IL (M, V, GE) 2. Sullivan H.S., MO 3. Hollister H.S., MO Class AA: 1. Morton H.S., IL (M, V, GE) 2. Grain Valley H.S., MO 3. Hernando H.S., MS Class AAA: 1. Blue Springs H.S., MO (V, GE) 2. Rosemount H.S., MN (M) 3. Blue Springs South H.S., MO Class AAAA: 1. Bentonville H.S., AR (M, V, GE) 2. Westwood H.S., TX 3. O'Fallon Township H.S., IL "Milly Train" gets in somehow, I just don't know who to take out. I would bring both Hernando and Collierville higher, maybe where Lakota East and Blue Springs South are right now. Hernando in particular will be interesting, I think they have a shot at Top 7. But for the most part I have the same prediction.
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 16, 2023 9:08:27 GMT -6
I am super excited for this super regional. Ofcourse my best friend would plan to have her wedding on this day though.. 😂 So I will be excited to wake up Sunday morning to these results. I am no history buff, but could this potentially the first time a band from Arkansas, Missouri, or Minnesota will win a Super Regional? Or even a new Super a regional champion from Texas or Illinois? I also really enjoy having these St. Louis SRs later than the Indy one. Admittedly, I wish they’d move this SR farther west to Kansas, Oklahoma, or Colorado. Still close enough for KCMO bands, Oklahoma bands and invite newcomers, St.Louis area bands aren’t to far from Indy, I guess a band like Camdenton would get the short end of the stick though for travel. St. Louis is just.. rough. I don’t know what the parking lot is like now… but you couldn’t walk into that stadium without your uniform looking like you walked through a dust storm or have someone trying to bum a cigarette off of you. I am not even going to begin to predict the outcome for all the finalist as I’ve unfortunately only seen Blue Springs and Bentonville online - I’ve seen more Texas bands than any of these sadly. But what I can say is this is probably the cleanest I’ve heard blue springs sound this early (still a few weeks out.) I know the vento’s shows are quite different than other arrangers. But whatever they are doing works for blue springs. It is quite odd to place them next to Bentonville or a Texas band. You really notice that lack of full ensemble moments. But if the judges didn’t like the solo/small ensemble moments then I’m sure they wouldn’t continue doing that design for this long. What I’ve seen so far I’d say is comparable to the last season but not as somber. I will be cheering for whoever wins though as we’ll have another historical moment for this season regardless! If Arrowhead had a roof it'd be a no brainer!
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Post by trumpette123 on Oct 16, 2023 9:11:50 GMT -6
I am super excited for this super regional. Ofcourse my best friend would plan to have her wedding on this day though.. 😂 So I will be excited to wake up Sunday morning to these results. I am no history buff, but could this potentially the first time a band from Arkansas, Missouri, or Minnesota will win a Super Regional? Or even a new Super a regional champion from Texas or Illinois? I also really enjoy having these St. Louis SRs later than the Indy one. Admittedly, I wish they’d move this SR farther west to Kansas, Oklahoma, or Colorado. Still close enough for KCMO bands, Oklahoma bands and invite newcomers, St.Louis area bands aren’t to far from Indy, I guess a band like Camdenton would get the short end of the stick though for travel. St. Louis is just.. rough. I don’t know what the parking lot is like now… but you couldn’t walk into that stadium without your uniform looking like you walked through a dust storm or have someone trying to bum a cigarette off of you. I am not even going to begin to predict the outcome for all the finalist as I’ve unfortunately only seen Blue Springs and Bentonville online - I’ve seen more Texas bands than any of these sadly. But what I can say is this is probably the cleanest I’ve heard blue springs sound this early (still a few weeks out.) I know the vento’s shows are quite different than other arrangers. But whatever they are doing works for blue springs. It is quite odd to place them next to Bentonville or a Texas band. You really notice that lack of full ensemble moments. But if the judges didn’t like the solo/small ensemble moments then I’m sure they wouldn’t continue doing that design for this long. What I’ve seen so far I’d say is comparable to the last season but not as somber. I will be cheering for whoever wins though as we’ll have another historical moment for this season regardless! If Arrowhead had a roof it'd be a no brainer! Me wishfully thinking that tswift supporting kelce would call for a roof over arrowhead 😂😂 Also I think there used to be a DCI show at arrowhead back in the day. I wish they’d atleast do a regional earlier in the season..
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Post by hewhowaits on Oct 16, 2023 9:25:40 GMT -6
I am super excited for this super regional. Ofcourse my best friend would plan to have her wedding on this day though.. 😂 So I will be excited to wake up Sunday morning to these results. I am no history buff, but could this potentially the first time a band from Arkansas, Missouri, or Minnesota will win a Super Regional? Or even a new Super a regional champion from Texas or Illinois? I also really enjoy having these St. Louis SRs later than the Indy one. Admittedly, I wish they’d move this SR farther west to Kansas, Oklahoma, or Colorado. Still close enough for KCMO bands, Oklahoma bands and invite newcomers, St.Louis area bands aren’t to far from Indy, I guess a band like Camdenton would get the short end of the stick though for travel. St. Louis is just.. rough. I don’t know what the parking lot is like now… but you couldn’t walk into that stadium without your uniform looking like you walked through a dust storm or have someone trying to bum a cigarette off of you. I am not even going to begin to predict the outcome for all the finalist as I’ve unfortunately only seen Blue Springs and Bentonville online - I’ve seen more Texas bands than any of these sadly. But what I can say is this is probably the cleanest I’ve heard blue springs sound this early (still a few weeks out.) I know the vento’s shows are quite different than other arrangers. But whatever they are doing works for blue springs. It is quite odd to place them next to Bentonville or a Texas band. You really notice that lack of full ensemble moments. But if the judges didn’t like the solo/small ensemble moments then I’m sure they wouldn’t continue doing that design for this long. What I’ve seen so far I’d say is comparable to the last season but not as somber. I will be cheering for whoever wins though as we’ll have another historical moment for this season regardless! If Arrowhead had a roof it'd be a no brainer! I can't imagine the acoustics being very good if a roof was place on Arrowhead.
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 16, 2023 9:35:04 GMT -6
If Arrowhead had a roof it'd be a no brainer! I can't imagine the acoustics being very good if a roof was place on Arrowhead. We just have to convince Mahomes to invest a couple hundred million in a brand new technology that keeps the incredible sound in the stadium while keeping the weather out
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Post by trumpette123 on Oct 16, 2023 9:38:50 GMT -6
I can't imagine the acoustics being very good if a roof was place on Arrowhead. We just have to convince Mahomes to invest a couple hundred million in a brand new technology that keeps the incredible sound in the stadium while keeping the weather out Plans to move Kauffman Stadium downtown or to NKC may have arrowhead a dome 10 years down the road or so 👀
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Post by trumpette123 on Oct 16, 2023 9:45:27 GMT -6
When was the last time Bellevue West was here? I remember one year they were on blue springs tail. Do they not compete at BOA much anymore?
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 16, 2023 9:49:32 GMT -6
When was the last time Bellevue West was here? I remember one year they were on blue springs tail. Do they not compete at BOA much anymore? It’s been a few years since they’ve been at STL. They’ve signed up the past two years but ended up dropping for reasons unknown. They still compete in BOA, they’ve done the Iowa regional for the last two or three years.
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Post by trumpette123 on Oct 16, 2023 9:54:56 GMT -6
When was the last time Bellevue West was here? I remember one year they were on blue springs tail. Do they not compete at BOA much anymore? It’s been a few years since they’ve been at STL. They’ve signed up the past two years but ended up dropping for reasons unknown. They still compete in BOA, they’ve done the Iowa regional for the last two or three years. Interesting, it’s amazing to me that Rosemount comes down every year. When I was in band and they came to the GRI they stayed at our school overnight. For whatever reason I remember being told that their school district didn’t allow them to stay at hotels. Does anyone know if they do this when attending St. Louis or Grand Nationals? (That may have just been a false rumor back then.)
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 16, 2023 9:55:47 GMT -6
When was the last time Bellevue West was here? I remember one year they were on blue springs tail. Do they not compete at BOA much anymore? They got third at the Iowa Regional this year! Not the same band as about a decade ago, but they're still fantastic and have a pretty good winter guard program.
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Post by yayband914 on Oct 16, 2023 9:56:47 GMT -6
When was the last time Bellevue West was here? I remember one year they were on blue springs tail. Do they not compete at BOA much anymore? They got third at the Iowa Regional this year! Not the same band as about a decade ago, but they're still fantastic and have a pretty good winter guard program. They got 3rd in 2022, too!
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Post by bigtrombone on Oct 16, 2023 11:20:05 GMT -6
It’s been a few years since they’ve been at STL. They’ve signed up the past two years but ended up dropping for reasons unknown. They still compete in BOA, they’ve done the Iowa regional for the last two or three years. Interesting, it’s amazing to me that Rosemount comes down every year. When I was in band and they came to the GRI they stayed at our school overnight. For whatever reason I remember being told that their school district didn’t allow them to stay at hotels. Does anyone know if they do this when attending St. Louis or Grand Nationals? (That may have just been a false rumor back then.) Yeah that's not true. For multi-night trips like BOA or the Rose Parade, they'll stay in hotels. However there have been sometimes in the past where they have stayed at schools for overnight trips. They've housed at Marshall H.S. before when competing at Pursuit of Excellence, and even though they didn't do it this year, in the past when they've competed at Festival of Bands in Sioux Falls they've housed at Brandon Valley. It's not uncommon for some marching bands to do this. Lincoln-Way, IL had a fair few competitions last year where they stayed in non-hotel housing sites (including BOA Iowa).
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 16, 2023 11:35:24 GMT -6
They got third at the Iowa Regional this year! Not the same band as about a decade ago, but they're still fantastic and have a pretty good winter guard program. They got 3rd in 2022, too! Very true, although I think this year it was a particularly impressive accomplishment.
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Post by redteam1114 on Oct 16, 2023 12:16:56 GMT -6
They got 3rd in 2022, too! Very true, although I think this year it was a particularly impressive accomplishment. Agreed! Much stiffer competition this year in Des Moines compared to last year. Last year in finals, only 4 of the 14 that performed in finals broke 70. This year though? 7 scored over 70.
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 17, 2023 22:08:50 GMT -6
I really think Bentonville West deserves to be in the finals conversation. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them take a spot in the top 5 in panel over Camdenton or Lindbergh. I think we’re selling them short if we aren’t calling them bubble material.
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Post by coleeich on Oct 17, 2023 22:24:40 GMT -6
I really think Bentonville West deserves to be in the finals conversation. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them take a spot in the top 5 in panel over Camdenton or Lindbergh. I think we’re selling them short if we aren’t calling them bubble material. I 100% second this statement
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Post by bigtrombone on Oct 18, 2023 13:43:23 GMT -6
Yeah, we're still two weeks away from this Super Regional, but I feel pretty confident in what I've seen to go ahead and make a prediction. Final Predictions:1. Bentonville H.S., AR (Music, GE) - Panel 2 Top 52. Blue Springs H.S., MO (Visual) - Panel 1 Top 53. Westwood H.S., TX - Panel 2 Top 54. Rosemount H.S., MN - Panel 2 Top 55. O'Fallon Township H.S., IL - Panel 1 Top 56. Morton H.S., IL - Panel 2 Top 57. Southlake Carroll H.S., TX - Panel 2 Top 58. Grain Valley H.S., MO - Next 49. Lakota East H.S., OH - Panel 1 Top 510. Blue Springs South H.S., MO - Next 4
11. Hernando H.S., MS - Next 412. Bentonville West H.S., AR - Panel 1 Top 513. Collierville H.S., TN - Next 4
14. Camdenton H.S., MO - Panel 1 Top 5
First Out: Millard West H.S., NE Class A: 1. Marian Catholic H.S., IL (M, V, GE) 2. Sullivan H.S., MO 3. Hollister H.S., MO Class AA: 1. Morton H.S., IL (M, V, GE) 2. Grain Valley H.S., MO 3. Hernando H.S., MS Class AAA: 1. Blue Springs H.S., MO (V, GE) 2. Rosemount H.S., MN (M) 3. Blue Springs South H.S., MO Class AAAA: 1. Bentonville H.S., AR (M, V, GE) 2. Westwood H.S., TX 3. O'Fallon Township H.S., IL For some reason, I thought Bentonville West was Panel 2. Not sure how I got that mixed up but I've amended my predictions accordingly.
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Post by LeanderMomma on Oct 18, 2023 20:07:34 GMT -6
I really think Bentonville West deserves to be in the finals conversation. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them take a spot in the top 5 in panel over Camdenton or Lindbergh. I think we’re selling them short if we aren’t calling them bubble material. I agree! Especially after seeing them live last night at ASBOA region assessments! They have really come into their own this year. Great show!
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Post by boaenjoyer on Oct 20, 2023 11:28:59 GMT -6
some early predictions, probably gonna be wrong but imma give it a shot anyway.
1:Bentonville 2:Blue Springs 3:Rosemount 4:O'Fallon 5:Westwood 6:Morton 7:Southlake Carroll 8:Blue Springs South 9:Grain Valley 10:Lakota East 11:Bentonville West 12:Hernando 13:Camdenton 14:Collierville First Out:Millard West
Music-Bentonville Visual-Blue Springs GE-Bentonville
please remember that I am extremely unqualified so please don't take any of these predictions too seriously
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Post by lostinthebands on Oct 20, 2023 11:44:50 GMT -6
some early predictions, probably gonna be wrong but imma give it a shot anyway. 1:Bentonville 2:Blue Springs 3:Rosemount 4:O'Fallon 5:Westwood 6:Morton 7:Southlake Carroll 8:Blue Springs South 9:Grain Valley 10:Lakota East 10:Bentonville West 11:Hernando 12:Camdenton 13:Collierville 14:Millard West Music-Bentonville Visual-Blue Springs GE-Bentonville please remember that I am extremely unqualified so please don't take any of these predictions too seriously Love how you have 2 bands in 10th place! Not sure if I’ve ever seen such an exciting line up of 15 St. Louis finalists! 😉
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Post by boaenjoyer on Oct 20, 2023 11:51:35 GMT -6
some early predictions, probably gonna be wrong but imma give it a shot anyway. 1:Bentonville 2:Blue Springs 3:Rosemount 4:O'Fallon 5:Westwood 6:Morton 7:Southlake Carroll 8:Blue Springs South 9:Grain Valley 10:Lakota East 10:Bentonville West 11:Hernando 12:Camdenton 13:Collierville 14:Millard West Music-Bentonville Visual-Blue Springs GE-Bentonville please remember that I am extremely unqualified so please don't take any of these predictions too seriously Love how you have 2 bands in 10th place! Not sure if I’ve ever seen such an exciting line up of 15 St. Louis finalists! 😉 Mb Lmao, It should be fixed now
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 20, 2023 12:44:38 GMT -6
some early predictions, probably gonna be wrong but imma give it a shot anyway. 1:Bentonville 2:Blue Springs 3:Rosemount 4:O'Fallon 5:Westwood 6:Morton 7:Southlake Carroll 8:Blue Springs South 9:Grain Valley 10:Lakota East 11:Bentonville West 12:Hernando 13:Camdenton 14:Collierville First Out:Millard West Music-Bentonville Visual-Blue Springs GE-Bentonville please remember that I am extremely unqualified so please don't take any of these predictions too seriously This is a really good prediction, actually! The biggest part is making sure you include the top 5 per panel (which it looks like you did).
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Post by dbalash on Oct 20, 2023 12:49:38 GMT -6
[quote timestamp="1697822939"lThis is a really good prediction, actually! The biggest part is making sure you include the top 5 per panel (which it looks like you did). Which is still one of the worst decisions BOA has ever made, but I digress.
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Post by boaenjoyer on Oct 21, 2023 22:12:56 GMT -6
wow, After today an O’Fallon Medal is a definite possibility
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Post by coleeich on Oct 21, 2023 22:16:44 GMT -6
I’m getting excited for this one now…can it be Friday
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 21, 2023 22:18:43 GMT -6
I’m getting excited for this one now…can it be Friday Wish I’d asked for the week off work so I could sleep the whole way through and wake up to more band. I’ve built up enough sleep debt the past couple of weeks I think I could do it
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Post by euphpapi on Oct 22, 2023 8:56:44 GMT -6
Predictions based off of the little knowledge I have so far
1. Bentonville 2. Blue springs 3. O’Fallon 4. Rosemount 5. Westwood 6. Southlake Carroll 7. Morton 8. Blue Springs South 9. Grain Valley 10. Bentonville West 11. Lakota East 12. Camdenton 13. Hernando 14. Millard West
First out Collierville
Music- Bentonville-Blue Springs Visual- Blue Springs General Effect- Bentonville
I could see Blue springs South, Grain Valley, and Bentonville West placing higher however this is the less spicy list.
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Post by boaenjoyer on Oct 22, 2023 9:01:18 GMT -6
Predictions based off of the little knowledge I have so far 1. Bentonville 2. Blue springs 3. O’Fallon 4. Rosemount 5. Westwood 6. Southlake Carroll 7. Morton 8. Blue Springs South 9. Grain Valley 10. Bentonville West 11. Lakota East 12. Camdenton 13. Hernando 14. Millard West First out Collierville Music- Bentonville-Blue Springs Visual- Blue Springs General Effect- Bentonville I could see Blue springs South, Grain Valley, and Bentonville West placing higher however this is the less spicy list. so many good bands going next week, O Fallon is having a great year, Westwood did really good at UIL region even qualifying for state and blue springs is also always a fun one to watch. overall I agree with most of your predictions, based on what i’ve seen i think this is gonna be a very exciting race for 1st place
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Post by rhythmmarimba on Oct 22, 2023 10:48:49 GMT -6
Prediction for St. Louis after Indi super regional
1. Blue Springs 2. Bentonville 3. O’Fallon Township 4. Morton 5. Rosemount 6. Westwood 7. Southlake Carroll 8. Lakota East 9. Blue Springs South 10. Camdenton 11. Collierville 12. Hernando 13. Grain Valley 14. Normal
Music-Blue Springs Visual-Blue Springs General Effect-Blue Springs
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