J-Mike16

Hey everyone! Hope all is well during this chaotic marching season! I am here tonight (Actually early morning lol) to announce a new feature with our Predictions Game. This idea was brought to me from @Dave609. His idea was what if the predictors got something at the end of the season like a badge to showcase to all for their "impeccable predicting skills". Well, @Clarinot and I am here to tell y'all what we have made to share with everyone. 
We have made a badge for those who predict the best! 
Now here is how it will work. 
Every hour the website will automatically calculate the standings of all the predictors for the current standings. Those in the top 10 will be rewarded with the badge. NOW, the next time the website updates (for example, when scores get added), anyone who drops out of the top 10 will get their badge revoked and then anyone who moves up into the top 10 will be rewarded with a badge. This will continue until the season is over, by then the final top 10 will keep their badge forever. Every year there will be a new badge ready to be awarded. 
We hope this will increase in the competitiveness in predicting and hope some of yall work even harder to get into one of the coveted 10 spots  
I will now list the current top 10 Predictors who should have a badge in their profile. 
celesta J-Mike16 MrMusic5002 Tubalord11 brandonlfoskett bxOxAxUIL Dave609 RottenPredictions AKNOX BigBassBoi One more thing! Please, please, please double check any lineups for events before submitting. I've already had a couple Area Contests submitted with multiple bands who did not advance. Thank yall for participating in our 2023 TXBands Predictions Game! We are now getting into the intense part of the season. Go Band! 

So I have been noticing that Dave Campbell's Texas Football updates their weekly rankings for the top 25 football teams in 6A, so I've decided to do one for marching band. I took results from BOA Grand Nationals, BOA San Antonio, and UIL State into consideration when making this. I also have next to each band what their final contest was this season, and I do plan to do this as the season goes on next year. So anyways, here's the final top 25 from this year:
Vandegrift (BOA San Antonio) Marcus (BOA San Antonio) Hebron (BOA Grand Nationals) Vista Ridge (BOA San Antonio) The Woodlands (BOA Grand Nationals) Ronald Reagan (BOA San Antonio) Flower Mound (UIL State) Pearland (BOA Grand Nationals) L.D. Bell (BOA San Antonio) Bridgeland (BOA San Antonio) Coppell (UIL State) Cy-Fair (UIL State) Waxahachie (UIL State) Round Rock (BOA Grand Nationals) Keller (BOA Grand Nationals) James Bowie (BOA Grand Nationals) Prosper (UIL State) Westlake (BOA San Antonio) Cedar Ridge (BOA San Antonio) Claudia Taylor Johnson (BOA Grand Nationals) Dripping Springs (BOA Grand Nationals) Seven Lakes (UIL State) Dickinson (UIL State) North Shore (UIL State) Timber Creek (BOA San Antonio) So there you have it. Congratulations to all of these bands for finishing in the top 25. Hope to see how this list could change in 2024 with a few newbies to 6A!

Last call for results! Please post in this thread if you have finals results for any of the following contests:
Mesquite Marching Festival Cypress Showcase
Seguin Marching Festival
If not, we will remove these contests shortly to wrap our final scores/placements for the 2023 predictions game!

I think maybe I'll start referring to this weekends competition as SGN - The Sorta Grand Nats

Shoutout to our honorary Texas band Avon! 13 Years of waiting, now come down to San Antonio again.

About time!!!! Ok.... I need to not get my hopes up LOL

About time!!!! Ok.... I need to not get my hopes up LOL

If Pine Tree moves down, they would be placed in 4A Area C. 

Ok can we get back to talking about Grand Nationals? If yall want to talk about video games, private messaging is an option.

Ok can we get back to talking about Grand Nationals? If yall want to talk about video games, private messaging is an option.

Ok can we get back to talking about Grand Nationals? If yall want to talk about video games, private messaging is an option.

Ok can we get back to talking about Grand Nationals? If yall want to talk about video games, private messaging is an option.

Ok can we get back to talking about Grand Nationals? If yall want to talk about video games, private messaging is an option.

Ok can we get back to talking about Grand Nationals? If yall want to talk about video games, private messaging is an option.

Ok can we get back to talking about Grand Nationals? If yall want to talk about video games, private messaging is an option.

1st- Whitesboro HS (State Champion)
2nd- Mineola HS (Silver Medalist)
3rd- Atlanta HS (Bronze Medalist)
4th- Holliday HS
5th- C.H. Yoe HS
6th- Redwater HS
7th- Howe HS
8th- Winnsboro HS
9th- Clifton HS
10th- Crane HS

Thanks for the kind words... I haven't been back to the SMBC since 2015 since Alamodome started cracking down on spectators bring in recording equipment such as the simple digital camcorder and external audio recorder.

That year, I had my tripod confiscated but luckily had a small Gorillapod tucked away in my backpack... this was before Alamodome banned regular backpacks from being brought into the stadium.

I perched myself into the camera-well high above the crowd along the 50 yard line at the top of the Alamodome.

With how many bands performed in a block and how far away the concessions and restrooms were, it was difficult being a one-man operation. My brother was unable to join me in watching the bands that year.

That's why I only did prelims because I was so exhausted.

I do not think there is any way one could record the entire contest today. 

For now, I am content just going back to my home region (10) and recording/posting all the marching bands from there.

Thank you so much

You are good to go!! Your predictions/points are saved and linked to you.

While we’re still awestruck at what the LISD bands are doing, let’s not ignore what’s happening in Frisco.
Lone Star to Wakeland is 2.8 miles door to door.
Lone Star to Panther Creek (4A silver, will be 5A by ‘25) is 2.3 miles door to door.
Lebanon Trail is just across town.
While we salute the kids and these programs, let’s not ignore the feeder schools — those three schools (LS, Wake, PCreek) actually SHARE kids from some middle schools, which is stunning in its own right — that instill this love of music and band.
just an incredible few nights for these neighborhood kids.
Congrats to all …

Well, well, well ….look who I passed on my way to work today!!
#teamtexas

A little visual of where our 12 finalists come from  congratulations to everyone and thank you for sharing your talent with us !! 

This was such a fun season! Gonna miss this show, but I loved performing “Gridlock” at Lone Star every single time I stepped on the field. Thanks to everyone who made this season possible! We placed 7th, which is the highest our school has ever placed at state! Congrats to Wakeland and Lebanon Trail for also making finals and representing our district well! I know we’ll all come back stronger next year, thanks guys!

UIL 5A State Finals Results:
Cedar Park Rouse Wakeland Forney Leander Burleson Centennial Lone Star Hendrickson Richland Roma Friendswood Lebanon Trail

Not at all. Just because a band places below you does not mean you automatically place higher than them at State, a whole new competition may I add.