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Samuel Culper

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  1. Look at BOA-SA vs 6A last year. What was it, ten Finalists in common?
  2. I think the chances of that go way up if Leander drops back down to 5A.
  3. Or, as Daniel Montoya put it, the San Antonio Slaughter Regionals.
  4. Class winners would just be placements. And out of place as the purpose of class winners in BoA is to recognize that the contest is a mix of classes.
  5. From where I sit, you came off as overly touchy in that exchange. Never seen anyone on this board express a dislike for anyone from Highland Park. They have an outstanding band. If you have some sort of rivalry-based dislike of HP, I suggest you leave it at the door when you come here.
  6. Interesting. They probably should have spelled Mr. Christian's first name correctly on their webpage.
  7. Yes, I was coming back to make that point. IN THEORY, every single predictor that didn't enter them as a Finalist could have had Pearland as #15 on their personal list. But, it is a pretty good indicator of how little chance the Hive Mind gave them to be in Finals.
  8. Or, more importantly, tomorrow.
  9. That's some serious GE!
  10. Checking in to see how the Hive Mind did on predictions for this contest. Actual placements vs predictions submitted: 1 Ronald Reagan 0 2 Vandegrift +1 3 Vista Ridge +4 4 Leander +2 5 Hebron -1 6 Marcus +2 7 CTJ -2 8 The Woodlands +1 9 Flower Mound -7 10 LD Bell +2 11 James Bowie +2 12 Round Rock +10 13 Keller -3 14 Pearland +49 Of the 14 bands predicted to make Finals, 12 did. Nine of those were predicted with 2 spots of where they did finish. The Hive Mind did pretty well.
  11. I'm so proud of Vista Ridge for following up a dream season last year with one that brought more levels of success new for the program. That was a tall order to fill. Now we can look forward to taking this to Indy next year.
  12. How were you pronouncing it?
  13. The benefit of having two judging panels.
  14. Vista will NOT be performing in their slot. Performance time TBD.
  15. There is a difference between having an awareness of the likely result of a single contest and having the win or loss be THE goal. If you are in a band where the latter is the objective, or even a primary part of the message, that is a bad place to be. I think that is what the discussion is about here. Everybody wants to win. Some bands expect to win some contests or know they will challenge to win others. Again, not what I am talking about. I'm talking about a culture where winning or losing have the focus and drive the culture. I would not want my kid to be there.
  16. Nobody claimed Region 32 had sway over the state. And the baby steps to State every year makes no sense. It was the Directors who voted to STOP doing that. And they have voted multiple times overwhelmingly to keep it this way.
  17. I agree completely. And I think that if you looked around you would find that most of the most successful bands are run by directors who fall into the former category.
  18. My only response to the previous post is to say that I have never, not once in eight plus years around our band, ever heard a single director or tech or parent refer to a "loss" at any time. Band competitions are not about winning or losing. Somebody gets judged to be first, yes, but that is never the goal. It's all about the process of improvement and striving for excellence. Period. Nothing more.
  19. What is going on with the Prediction List Analyzer for this event? There is a second listing after every school that just gives the State the school is in. You guys need to up your pay to your IT dept.
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