TrumpetDad

Prosper did it in 2017 also.

Lebanon was good and definitely in the hunt for a state birth. 3-10 are gonna be so close!

I volunteered at the region and from what I saw, Wakeland and Lonestar are locks. The other 2 spots are up for grabs between the remaining 8 finalist. In my opinion it could be any of them punching their tickets. They all seem to be so close to each other that judges preference will probably have a big impact here.

Good Luck to all the Texas bands this weekend. There will be 3 Prosper peeps in section 143 for finals cheering y’all on.

Just curious. Why is everyone doubting Prosper this year? Please don’t misunderstand me, I know they are not a lock but now they are way outside of the bubble discussion. They have grown and done quite well this year aside from BOA DFW. At the HEB contest they did well in GE. Is it the fact that they didn’t make finals at BOA DFW. Yes, they only had three acts on the field and some of the GE judges were hard on them but I can’t imagine they have slipped that much in a year.

. Based on the observations above, what are everyone’s opinions on TC, Prosper, and KCs chances at finals in San Antonio?

Big shout out to Prosper and Waxahachie for coming in top 5 here.

Haven’t seen Halthom yet, but I see no reason they aren’t a finalist. I based my order on what I have seen so far this season. Of course, Prosper blew my BOA DFW picks up BUT in my opinion there were some odd scores by a couple of Judges there. Also, isn’t this contest more aligned with UIL scoring as opposed to BOA? That could also play a part in places 4-10.

Lets pick'em. 1. Hebron 2. Marcus 3. Keller 4. Prosper 5. Waxahacie 6.Timber Creek 7. Keller Central 8 - 10 ???????? On a side note I think 4-6 will be really close. You could put those bands in any order.

Looks like the schedule is posted on the DMI page.

Prosper will be there.

While I would normally agree, the week before they did very well in GE. I know you shouldn’t compare scores across contests however two of the 3 judges in GE were BOA adjudicators and the contest scored it the same as BOA 60/40. Just makes me wonder, that’s all.

BandGuy, in my opinion they definitely have a chance at finals there. It won’t be easy but I believe they are close. DFW was a shock to them. In looking at the scores, Prospers prelim scores were odd. When you look at the scores against the 10/11 finalist, 5 of the seven judges in prelims had them in the top 10. The other 2 had them way outside of it. As so often is the case, judges odd preferences played a part in the over all result. For whatever reason, those 2 judges had a much different perspective and with them both being part of the GE score it really hurt Prosper in the scoring. Again, this is just my opinion of Prosper, but I wouldn’t sleep on them or count them out.

In looking at the scores from HEB, how does Keller Central make up almost 6 full points on Prosper? I understand that it’s a different scoring system in BOA but that seems like a insane jump in one week. Can anyone that saw both shows explain??

Better to have the mind set that they are than to over look them.