GeekBoy54

The finals recap is up on music for all: Music: Carmel and Flo Mo - 19.50, Avon - 19.40 Visual: Flo Mo - 19.725, Avon - 19.675 Music GE 1: Avon - 19.75, Flo Mo - 19.55 Music GE 2: Avon - 19.50, Flo Mo - 19.40 Visual GE: Avon - 19.50, Flo Mo - 19.45 It was incredibly close. BOA Grand Nats is competitive year after year, and this year was no different. You can feel sad for Flo Mo for not quite getting the win for Texas, but some of y'all need to take this negativity off this thread and go to sleep. There's no conspiracy, we don't need a major overhaul in the competition, and there's no need to bad mouth other programs. It's just how the margins fell. They had an incredible season and did Texas proud.

I know a lot of y'all would've loved to see Flower Mound win, and they came very close to doing it, but how about celebrating both them and Avon on the history they made tonight? Flower Mound is the first ever Texas band to win Outstanding Visual in grand nats finals, and Avon is the first band ever to do a threepeat twice. All of the bands that performed were fantastic, including 4 other Texas bands in finals and 2 in semi's. These kids work extremely hard and there's no need to push forth this whole Texas vs Indiana war. Feels a little bit like how LD Bell came thaaaaaaaaaaat close to winning in 2006 before coming back in 2007 and taking it. I know a Grand Nats win is right around the corner for Flower Mound in the future.

The 4 way tie was so insane it broke the stream!

The reason why BOA doesn't break ties for 1st place is because of what happened at Grand Nats Finals in 2016. Avon won music and visual, but Carmel won GE. Both of them scored a 97.45 in finals, but because Carmel won GE, they won the title. With a difference of 0 points. That was my senior year and I remember the level of mixed responses from the crowd in Lucas Oil, and as we were leaving the stadium when it was announced. I'm sure BOA/Music For All wanted to avoid that controversy from ever happening again. IMO if both bands at the top finish with the same score, sharing the title is warranted. DCI has done it multiple times. Also reminds me why BOA changed finals order from being completely random to bottom half scorers from prelims goes first, then the top half scorers from prelims goes second. Grand Nats 2015: Hebron wins semi's with the at the time highest score of all time, then gets drawn to perform first, then falls to 3rd place. (Also happened to Reagan in 2005 and The Woodlands in 2006)

James Bowie HS 2025 - "The War of Art" "The Year 1812, Solemn Overture" / Tchaikovsky "Wind Sprints" / Richard Saucedo "Translucent" / Andy Akiho "Paint it Black" / The Rolling Stones "The Flashbulb" / Arduino Hammer "1812 Overture" / Tchaikovsky

Well we all know the question now...in 2025 will Avon be the first band ever to three-peat twice?

I don't know if it's permanent, but before the start of the season Chuck Henson shared on Facebook that he would not be announcing during the 2024 BOA season due to vision problems caused by retina issues, making it very difficult to read the scripts. It would be such a bummer if he wasn't able to return, he's been an inspiration and the voice of many marching generations to so many kids. We all wish him well.

Ah, Tarpon Springs. The (not-so) little teched-out band that could! You never fail to amaze me with your nonstop energy and passions. What an incredible way to close out such a great grand national finals!

Avon's energy was off the charts! They performed that show like it was the last thing they'd ever do! That was divine. I don't really have much else to say!

William Mason, thank you for making me laugh so hard! It was an honor to witness an authentic real-life episode of Looney Tunes. Campy, cheesy, energetic, performed exceptionally well...this was so much fun from start, middle, end, and outro!! That's all folks!

Cedar Park just blew the house down!! The Timberwolf band is a Texas powerhouse with no signs of slowing down. The fact they gave a performance so spectacular and that was only good enough for 10th place a week ago at San Antonio...wow. I'd love to see them crack Top 3! Thank you for doing Texas proud Cedar Park! Congratulations on a spectacular season!

You must be new here. Tarpon won Grand Nats 10 years ago as a 2A over the likes of Broken Arrow, Avon and Carmel.

Wow Carmel! What can I say? Materminds of simplicity in show design and staging, and letting the music and performance take over to incredible heights. The mellos were on fire and the subtlety of the rest of the ensemble leads to their superiority. What an incredible performance!

Broken Arrow! Truly the masters of sudden dynamic swelling and conveying emotion through body visuals. There is no shortage of surprises with this group. They always commit to excellence, and there should be no surprise that they have a chance to win it all tonight. That roar from the crowd at the end was unbelievable.

So happy for American Fork for returning to finals after 29 years! I fell in love with the ballad, and the way the band just radiated pure joy the entire performance. Their rifle line is out of this world. Just spectacular!

Holy cow Bridgeland! What a way to make a statement on your first trip here! Incredible syncopation, very technical music but performed with incredible control across the board. And that percussion section!!! My goodness, they brought the energy and never stopped! Phenomenal!

Very visually pleasing show from Dobyns-Bennett! The color scheme also reminds me of Flower Mound 2018. The moments that the band was giving their all really shined and that trumpet soloist was supreme.

I loved Prosper's show! Very clever arranging of all the Barber material interwoven with itself, and great use of shaping and staging. They've come such a long way as a program since the first time they appeared at this contest in 2017 and placing in the 20's in semis. Well done!

Spectacular run from Castle! Super clean, great visual effect, superb small ensemble moments, I think this is my favorite ever show I've seen from them. Great work!

Congrats Leander on a fantastic show and for finishing your season strong! I know these kids were hungry and motivated for redemption after BOA San Antonio, and tonight they saw it through. Keep making Texas proud!

Congrats to all the finalists and our 4 TX finalist bands. HUGE Congratulations to the American Fork HS marching band. After 29 long years, those kids from Utah finally made their way back into Grand National Finals! I just know all the alumni over the years must be so proud right now.

Argyle

Lmao a tie for 14th in prelims and finals is wacky

Won't know until after the contest is over.

What the actual [redacted] just happened... This is historic! 15 finalists for the first time ever, when he made that announcement I did not expect those names to get called, but super happy for them that they did! Gotta feel for Leander, James Bowie, Keller, LD Bell, Westlake, Dripping Springs, and CTJ. I know they'll all have their break into finals in the near future. BOA San Antonio is consistently the hardest marching contest in the country year after year. So many talented programs going above and beyond! Texas bands are on another level!