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    principalagent got a reaction from rramen in UIL Texas 5A State Marching Contest predictions?   
    The judges do change between prelims and finals.
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    principalagent got a reaction from FloMoParent in BOA San Antonio- Weather/Warm Up   
    1) All of their school districts prevented them from moving.
     
    2) They re-drew for a position with the other Austin area bands and got the 4:30 slot. And to point two, nobody knows how bad the weather can be until it happens.
     
    Now, let's move on. This conversation beats a dead horse and won't go anywhere. Dripping Springs and Leander still have another chance to finish their season strong, and Hendrickson will be able to give their seniors a run in the night show.
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    principalagent reacted to Xenon in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    Leander very likely wants to get a run in the dome for the kids so they can experience how their show sounds in there and not get freaked out with the different reverb characteristics during State.
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    principalagent reacted to Captain Obvious in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    An exercise in character building.  And a chance to play in the venue prior to the State UIL championship.
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    principalagent got a reaction from bandamonium in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    Vista Ridge is going, so Leander is set to go. No word on time yet for Leander.
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    principalagent got a reaction from Hard Core Band Fan in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    The issue isn't necessarily how late prelims will go or the availability of warmup areas. It's the fact that as long as it keeps raining, it's going to continue to flood without getting better. I doubt any districts are going to let their bands go to San Antonio while everything between South Austin and New Braunfels is basically underwater.
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    principalagent got a reaction from Parkwoodmom in 2015 BOA San Antonio Comments Thread   
    My other question is:
     
    Won't the DFW bands who go early tomorrow morning face the exact same issues? Austin is expected to get at least another couple of inches of rain over night and roads are still closed. The bands who go before, say 11, will face the exact same travel issues when they try to get to Austin. Additionally, some are scheduled to come to San Antonio tonight, which obviously won't work either, as they'll be in the thick of the storm systems passing through.
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    principalagent got a reaction from jlyman in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    The huge problem is that there's no way any of the major roads will be safe to drive on at night time or very early in the morning. The roads will all likely still have a fair amount of water and it'll be too dark to see it. 
     
    Having bands meet 7-8 AM performance times, necessitating driving in still quite unsafe conditions, is incredibly irresponsible. The only real option is to add slots to the end, even if it drives finals further back (or cancels it).
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    principalagent got a reaction from Parkwoodmom in 2015 BOA San Antonio Comments Thread   
    In theory, one could drive down 130 from the Pflugerville/Hutto area and take that down to I-10 and miss 35 completely. That would help the RRISD and LISD schools, but that's pretty out of the way for Westlake and Dripping Springs and Bowie tomorrow morning (since I doubt 35 will be open then).
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    principalagent got a reaction from guardgirl17 in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    According to the live stream:
     
    Changes so far:
    Vandegrift -> 1:00
    Round Rock -> 4:00
    Dripping Springs -> 7:30
    Leander -> 7:45
    Westlake -> 8:00
    Hendrickson -> 8:15
    Pflugerville -> 8:30
     
    Still to be rescheduled:
    Anderson
    Cedar Park
     
    All else remains as of Mr. Potter's latest announcement, including Vista Ridge at 4:15 (but wouldn't be surprised to see this change too)
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    principalagent got a reaction from 5 te 6 in 2015 BOA San Antonio Comments Thread   
    Wait... but where is Dan Potter?!
     
    This announcer isn't doing it for me at all...
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    principalagent got a reaction from vincentlee1220 in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    LD Bell won't be in San Antonio finals.
     
    They'll be in Atlanta finals instead.
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    principalagent got a reaction from HighToes in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    LD Bell won't be in San Antonio finals.
     
    They'll be in Atlanta finals instead.
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    principalagent got a reaction from bandamonium in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    LD Bell won't be in San Antonio finals.
     
    They'll be in Atlanta finals instead.
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    principalagent got a reaction from Xenon in 2015 BOA San Antonio Predictions   
    LD Bell won't be in San Antonio finals.
     
    They'll be in Atlanta finals instead.
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    principalagent reacted to Bandlover in 5A State Marching Contest Schedule   
    I'm going and having a great time regardless of what time it is...
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    principalagent reacted to Hard Core Band Fan in 5A State Marching Contest Schedule   
    For this year, this is what they came up with and how it's going to be. Everything is a trade-off and they had to make concessions all the way around. It's just one day of the year and we can all be mature and make the best of it. Don't forget that we are fortunate to have competitions like this and fortunate to have so many high quality bands participating. We can't change it for this year anyway, so you may as well choose to enjoy it.
     
    I choose to celebrate the amazing talent, hard work, and dedication of the participants of these band programs. Sure, it's a really long day, but it's worth our time, money, and effort to support this event. Our attitudes are one of the few things we can control.
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    principalagent reacted to Xenon in 5A State Marching Contest Schedule   
    Yes, this is exactly the positive reasoning behind this scheduling decision and I very highly applaud the idea. This is why as TxBands, we run the live blog for every band in every classification both on Monday and Tuesday. All of the bands have worked hard and all of them deserve it. 
    But also, yes, this is a bit of a scheduling disaster to have 5A running past midnight with awards likely extending into the 1am territory. All of the reasons that people are upset are valid too. Hopefully a better way can be found in later years.
     
    I just want everyone to keep in mind that this is also a big benefit to the kids in the 1A schools and will be an experience that they've never had before..
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    principalagent got a reaction from Xenon in 5A State Marching Contest Schedule   
    So here's the deal. 
     
    UIL is doing their best to give kids who do not have the resources and the attention that 5A/6A and even 4A programs have an amazing experience. While I agree that maybe the 5A day wasn't the best day and they could have moved it to the 4A day next year, that wouldn't solve the problem because 4A is now advancing ~25 bands to state, and that number is going to increase as well, considering that we're having another alignment which may add an Area to 4A, along with general inflation of scores. The only difference there is that significantly fewer people care about 4A than the bigger classes. I can honestly say that I truly don't believe that this would have the same vitriolic response on this board if this only concerned 2A-4A's schedule (yellowboard is a different story on this, although they aren't too happy with the current situation either; I do understand that this is an issue of demographics that frequent each board).
     
    While this does disadvantage 5A schools and their students in not particularly great ways, we do have to understand that this was likely to happen anyway. As mentioned earlier, 6A finals ran pretty late last year as well, and that's probably going to get worse across all the classes. While we could find another stadium in theory, no other stadiums are as central, large, indoors and acoustically sound as the AlamoDome. It would also be unfair to offer 1A-3A or 4A finals in a smaller stadium and only let the larger two or three classes have access to the AlamoDome. So the only real option here is to limit the number of schools that advance to Area, and to State as well. Which, looking at this year's Area D thread, is not a popular option. Increasing State by another day won't help the problem either, as that will just cause more disruption in school schedules, another issue brought up in this thread. Weekends are also difficult because of the cost of the AlamoDome to rent - also remember that it's a college football team's home stadium. Additionally, Sunday isn't really an option as a competition day in Texas, forcing UIL to find two or three different weekends to hold State.
     
    Bottom line is, there aren't really any more options, and while it is kind of a scheduling disaster, this is simply the fairest situation for all bands involved. Someone is going to get some kind of shaft. But honestly, I don't think what time finals is held will stop the best band from winning, and I'm sure all the performers will enjoy the experience of the competition all the same, even if they're a bit tired.
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    principalagent got a reaction from BlackJesus in 5A State Marching Contest Schedule   
    So here's the deal. 
     
    UIL is doing their best to give kids who do not have the resources and the attention that 5A/6A and even 4A programs have an amazing experience. While I agree that maybe the 5A day wasn't the best day and they could have moved it to the 4A day next year, that wouldn't solve the problem because 4A is now advancing ~25 bands to state, and that number is going to increase as well, considering that we're having another alignment which may add an Area to 4A, along with general inflation of scores. The only difference there is that significantly fewer people care about 4A than the bigger classes. I can honestly say that I truly don't believe that this would have the same vitriolic response on this board if this only concerned 2A-4A's schedule (yellowboard is a different story on this, although they aren't too happy with the current situation either; I do understand that this is an issue of demographics that frequent each board).
     
    While this does disadvantage 5A schools and their students in not particularly great ways, we do have to understand that this was likely to happen anyway. As mentioned earlier, 6A finals ran pretty late last year as well, and that's probably going to get worse across all the classes. While we could find another stadium in theory, no other stadiums are as central, large, indoors and acoustically sound as the AlamoDome. It would also be unfair to offer 1A-3A or 4A finals in a smaller stadium and only let the larger two or three classes have access to the AlamoDome. So the only real option here is to limit the number of schools that advance to Area, and to State as well. Which, looking at this year's Area D thread, is not a popular option. Increasing State by another day won't help the problem either, as that will just cause more disruption in school schedules, another issue brought up in this thread. Weekends are also difficult because of the cost of the AlamoDome to rent - also remember that it's a college football team's home stadium. Additionally, Sunday isn't really an option as a competition day in Texas, forcing UIL to find two or three different weekends to hold State.
     
    Bottom line is, there aren't really any more options, and while it is kind of a scheduling disaster, this is simply the fairest situation for all bands involved. Someone is going to get some kind of shaft. But honestly, I don't think what time finals is held will stop the best band from winning, and I'm sure all the performers will enjoy the experience of the competition all the same, even if they're a bit tired.
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    principalagent got a reaction from Hard Core Band Fan in 5A State Marching Contest Schedule   
    So here's the deal. 
     
    UIL is doing their best to give kids who do not have the resources and the attention that 5A/6A and even 4A programs have an amazing experience. While I agree that maybe the 5A day wasn't the best day and they could have moved it to the 4A day next year, that wouldn't solve the problem because 4A is now advancing ~25 bands to state, and that number is going to increase as well, considering that we're having another alignment which may add an Area to 4A, along with general inflation of scores. The only difference there is that significantly fewer people care about 4A than the bigger classes. I can honestly say that I truly don't believe that this would have the same vitriolic response on this board if this only concerned 2A-4A's schedule (yellowboard is a different story on this, although they aren't too happy with the current situation either; I do understand that this is an issue of demographics that frequent each board).
     
    While this does disadvantage 5A schools and their students in not particularly great ways, we do have to understand that this was likely to happen anyway. As mentioned earlier, 6A finals ran pretty late last year as well, and that's probably going to get worse across all the classes. While we could find another stadium in theory, no other stadiums are as central, large, indoors and acoustically sound as the AlamoDome. It would also be unfair to offer 1A-3A or 4A finals in a smaller stadium and only let the larger two or three classes have access to the AlamoDome. So the only real option here is to limit the number of schools that advance to Area, and to State as well. Which, looking at this year's Area D thread, is not a popular option. Increasing State by another day won't help the problem either, as that will just cause more disruption in school schedules, another issue brought up in this thread. Weekends are also difficult because of the cost of the AlamoDome to rent - also remember that it's a college football team's home stadium. Additionally, Sunday isn't really an option as a competition day in Texas, forcing UIL to find two or three different weekends to hold State.
     
    Bottom line is, there aren't really any more options, and while it is kind of a scheduling disaster, this is simply the fairest situation for all bands involved. Someone is going to get some kind of shaft. But honestly, I don't think what time finals is held will stop the best band from winning, and I'm sure all the performers will enjoy the experience of the competition all the same, even if they're a bit tired.
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    principalagent reacted to LHSax in 5A State Marching Contest Schedule   
    While it creates some issues, I'm gonna play devils advocate here and agree with PA...this was obviously a move to allow for those 1A schools to get a chance to perform in front of a substantial crowd, and I honestly think it's a pretty admirable move if this is the case. Logistics wise, yeah, its causes some weird obstacles, but as PA mentioned, this will likely give these schools a chance to play for a crowd 10 times larger than what they've seen before. UIL will get some upset parents over this move...but I say kudos for understanding that the whole point of UIL is to give schools of all sizes a platform to create memorable/once in a lifetime experiences, and I think this does that. 
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    principalagent got a reaction from band_junkie in UIL 5A Area B   
    And I forgot Aledo, who should take the 2A title this weekend!
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    principalagent got a reaction from band_junkie in UIL 5A Area B   
    I think Wakeland is the only band at BOA from 5A Area B
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    principalagent got a reaction from band_junkie in UIL 5A Area B   
    Five to state in this area
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