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I watched them all, and thought they were appropriately placed.

I think it had way more to do with there being way more strong performances later in the day. I think the judging was accurate.

Each band is scored by the judge's personal standard, not by how they compare to other bands. Cedar Park doesn't need to be remembered later in the day for consideration of scoring other bands. There is no consistency by scoring by comparison.

Good to see Crockett at competitions again. I have great memories of them at UIL State in the late 1980's when they were one of the best marching bands in Texas. I believe they were 2nd in 1988 when only 5 bands were selected for finals.

Don't forget Brownsburg!

Nice job, Cedar Park!

I wouldn't be too sure about that. I think they will be fairly placed. BOA scoring is way more accurate than UIL scoring.

At this point in the season, they are usually very strong. I think they will be fine as far as making it in the finals. At least I hope so.

Takes a severe weather change to crack a bassoon. It's usually a drop or wrenching one of the tenons. Either way, very repairable, fortunately. Repaired them for 21 years.

I remember that. They played first at 8:00am. It was about 40° and the sun was just coming over the top of the other side of the stadium and you could barely see the field. By 10:00, it was warm and comfortable. It was a very bad position to perform in. I remember another local school laughing and mocking the fact that they didn't make finals that day. Funny enough, the next week at San Antonio, that band didn't make the finals there.

I first attended in the mid-1980's when it was at UT's stadium in Austin. It was just as exciting back then and something I will never forget. At that time they did all classes, both prelims and finals, in one day. Only 5 bands in each class for finals then, so making finals was tough. And no 6A class then, either.

We're they judges, band directors, or knowledgeable people?

I have to admit that there are at least a couple of bands that, before today, I had as locks or sure bets for finals, that I now see in peril of not making it this year.

I'd bet it is. The latter half of this contest have been the stronger performances so far.

You just have to have your TV and phone on the same network, like your wifi. I've had three devices connected today with no issue, but they are all on my wifi network.

Please keep in mind that Waxahachie may or may not end up in the top 14, regardless of any time issue.

Not as strong as their area performance last Saturday, but an overall good one.

UIL is historically hard-nosed with penalties. I don't ever remember them changing their minds, regardless of who it is.

Pearland had a really strong performance today. They are definitely ready for Grand Nationals.

And these are UIL judges, so you just don't know where they will land.

Yes, me too. So glad to be wrong about them earlier. The resolution isn't so great, but only one freeze-up of the stream so far. A lot of this is how the app or player handles any lag.

The more people that are added to the stream, the more they will lower the resolution. Their goal is to not have you buffering.

I noticed that and told my wife that there is no way that was Bentonville. Surprised they didn't correct that. Also, I think they combined GE and first place in that announcement.

American literacy education be like...

Trust me, I understand marching band and scoring much better than you do, bro. I've been at this for over 60 years and am trained and educated in this business. I can't explain to you what you don't have the capacity to learn. I'm sure that will not stop you arguing the point you are trying to make, though.