SpartanBandAlum Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Blue Springs placed 6th last time they came to SA, I believe, and they’ve improved a lot since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Blue Springs placed 6th last time they came to SA, I believe, and they’ve improved a lot since then Oh I agree, but so have the top Texas bands. And then there are the up and coming Texas bands. Blue Springs is great, but they would have more competition in Texas these days than they did the last time they came. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Blue Springs placed 6th last time they came to SA, I believe, and they’ve improved a lot since then You inspired me to go back and watch their 2013 show. It was a fantastic show! Flabbergasted that they didn’t make finals at GN that year. Had to have been a mistake because that show was magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanBandAlum Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Oh I agree, but so have the top Texas bands. And then there are the up and coming Texas bands. Blue Springs is great, but they would have more competition in Texas these days than they did the last time they came. I definitely agree, but even with the increase in competition, I could see Blue Springs joining the elite group of Carmel, Avon, and Owasso and breaking into the top 5 at SA LeanderMomma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I think Blue Springs is good for the top half, but not willing to say they’re in for a medal yet. Carmel will come on an even year. They saw what happened to Avon when they came on an odd year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanBandAlum Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Yeah I wouldn’t say Blue Springs is quite strong enough to medal, but with a 6th place finish at BOA SA in one of the most competitive BOA years in Texas history, I don’t think a top 5 finish is that out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 I think we can at least all agree they are a lock for finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 On a seperate note- Rouse moved up 21 placed from 48th place to 27th place between 2017 and 2018. Imagine if they did that again next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 On a seperate note- Rouse moved up 21 placed from 48th place to 27th place between 2017 and 2018. Imagine if they did that again next year... They jumped about 8.5 points (huge props to them). If they do that again they could win. Although I think it is a little easier going from 77.55 to 86 than it is 86 to 94.5, but it can be done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 I dont think they will jump that much but I think for the first time, they will be legitimately in the conversation for finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Let’s get 5 LISD-S in finals! It’s certainly in reach. LISD-S already has the record for most schools from one district in finals, with four. It has also now tied for most schools in the top half of finals with LISD-N. But LISD-N remains, with NEISD (multiple times over), as the only districts with two in the medal podium. Indeed, LISD-N is the only district to have done this at both BOA San Antonio and 5A/6A State. LISD-S and Spring ISD have also accomplished this at State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanBandAlum Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 I’d like to add something that a lot of people seem to have missed. Weiss jumped 23 places from 58th to 35th as well as adding about 13 points to their score. They were only about 2 points behind Rouse this year and I think they could at least put up a fight in AA next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Unfortunately Weiss lost their head director so I guess we will see how that affects them. In the event that it does not affect them all that much, we could also see them put up a fight at 5a state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 I’d like to add something that a lot of people seem to have missed. Weiss jumped 23 places from 58th to 35th as well as adding about 13 points to their score. They were only about 2 points behind Rouse this year and I think they could at least put up a fight in AA next year Will they remain in AA, or move up to AAA since they will have 10-12 next year? How large is the attendance there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Weiss should be AAA. Their school size this year was in the 1600-1700 neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Weiss should be AAA. Their school size this year was in the 1600-1700 neighborhood. but don't forget BOA realignment is every three years and idk when the next one is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 but don't forget BOA realignment is every three years and idk when the next one is. Do you mean BOA adjusting their cutoffs? That just happened this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Do you mean BOA adjusting their cutoffs? That just happened this year. No I mean BOA reassigning bands to divisions. According to the adjudication handbook BOA will not reclassify bands till the fall of 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Bands get reassigned every year as applicable. The cutoff realignments happen every three years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Bands get reassigned every year as applicable. The cutoff realignments happen every three years. Well then I have completely misread the rule book. I guess I was trying to make BOA a bit too much like UIL haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTJBandPops Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2019 predictions for BOA SA Finals - in Alpha order CTJ Hebron Leander Round Rock TWHS these are all Gnats bound programs and I have to this think that they will bringing a big show to San Antonio I have heard about the "timing of the peak" but I do not see program missing finals in SA and pulling a medal 2 weeks later in Indy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 2019 predictions for BOA SA Finals - in Alpha order CTJ Hebron Leander Round Rock TWHS these are all Gnats bound programs and I have to this think that they will bringing a big show to San Antonio I have heard about the "timing of the peak" but I do not see program missing finals in SA and pulling a medal 2 weeks later in Indy It will be quite an interesting year with the GN bound bands looking to do well at SA and still not peak for two more weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 The last time there were 2 weeks between SA and GN was 2015. Hebron, The Woodlands, Round Rock, and Keller all made SA finals and GN finals that year so I would expect something similar in 2019 too. Keller Central was the fifth TX attendee that year, and missed finals at both contests (24th at SA and 22nd at GN). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanBandAlum Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 In those two weeks, Hebron also added 6 points to their score to hit that record semifinals score. Could we see something similar happen next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeBandNerd Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 I don’t think it’s a matter of peaking. BOA San Antonio is so much more difficult than Grand Nats. They should really rename it Grand Nats San Antonio. If Carmel and Avon came down to TX for this contest there would be different results than Grand Nats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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