josephbandfan

But just like this year, I think we'd still have to address the notable DFW misses from those past years as well. Some would've been clear locks for top 20 and others would've been in strong consideration based on their results from the season. 2021 Flower Mound Prosper SLC Wakeland LD Bell 2022 Wakeland SLC Prosper 2023 Hebron Flower Mound Keller Coppell Prosper Waxahachie 2024 Prosper Wakeland Timber Creek Lone Star At the end of the day, its all just "would've, could've, should've". Just the unfortunate reality that DFW isn't accurately represented at SA. And I'm in no way trying to discredit the Austin bands since they're obviously producing such a large number of high level bands, especially when considering the population. Also, does anyone know why Prosper no longer attends this contest? I guess just a combination of the new scheduling with state every year and choosing St. Louis/GN some years?

While I don’t want to butt in on anyone’s debate on whether or not an area is overrated or not, I don’t think a fair comparison or statement can really be made when many top bands from other areas aren’t even present. From DFW alone, we’re missing bands like Marcus, Coppell, LD Bell, Prosper, Waxahachie, Lone Star, SLC, and Forney.

Always love seeing the stats!

I love how much some of the Houston area bands have been making their mark these past few years. It’s also such a shame just how much of DFW is not represented here 😔

Even while acknowledging my bias, I was still in disbelief when Keller didn’t make state finals. Which makes me especially happy and proud they got their comeback here. And not just barely slipping into finals or placing what most assumed would be 14th Every finalist was amazing and love the tie for the win as well!

Coppell definitely still the obvious front runner but maybe won’t sweep and get 1’s from every judge like they did last year. Keller beat them in visual both rounds at BOA Bedford so that’s a possibility, but that was also weeks ago. I really enjoyed LD Bell’s show at HEB and Bedford so it’s good to see they showed out at Waco.

I finally got to catch a vid of M&G and I loveee the props and costuming. I guess you’re right about them being polarizing. Great music selections too

If i'm not mistaken, there has never been less than 3 DFW bands present in SASR finals. The band gods would never allow that

Yeah I haven’t seen Duncanville or CH this season yet but I’m shocked how they could’ve dropped off so much since last year

I feel like they're performing really well overall, but maybe the highlight moments just don't feel as effective or impactful yet? And tbh, the competition felt especially stiff this year despite some of the score spreads.

Was that the year where 1 judge tanked Keller in prelims and finals. Txbands really was something pre covid. The uproars and conversations were legendary 🤣

Keller even got 3rd in Visual for prelims and 4th in finals despite their bottom half placements.

As the years go by, I find myself less and less impressed by show designs so I'm happy Flower Mound still finds ways to genuinely pull my attention in terms of creativity and prop usage. Loveddd how they made the faces wink

Feels right for the rest of the bands that even hope to snag a medal here 😮‍💨

LD Bell was probably my favorite show yesterday at HEB so I could see them doing a little better than people currently have them.

Scoresheets are out! Finals: https://www.hebmarching.org/uploads/2025-recap-heb-finals.pdf Prelims: https://www.hebmarching.org/uploads/2025-recap-heb-prelims.pdf

Here is a better scoresheet of prelims that puts all of the placements in order as well as the rankings in each caption. https://www.hornrank.com/2024/10/bedford-dallas-i-prelims-oct-5-2024.html

Can’t really blame a lot of bands for going to other contests where they have a better chance at finals considering the high level of bands here. I’m assuming it’ll be all bands in finals which is good for everyone. The shorter days are better for me and my aging bones as well 😆, but probably not as good of a thing for the host schools and what this competition does for them.

Tbh, I can appreciate the final product of a show even more if I can see how much it has changed and grown throughout the season.

Looking at the past 4 years and taking out bands no longer in this area, these would've been the top 4 + first outs: 2021 1. Coppell 2. Keller 3. SLC 4. Timber Creek - 5. LD Bell 2022 1. Coppell 2. Timber Creek 3. Keller 4. LD Bell - 5. SLC 2023 1. Coppell 2. LD Bell 3. Timber Creek 4. Keller - 5. Haltom 2024 1. Coppell 2. Keller 3. Timber 4. SLC - 5. Keller Central

Flomo also won SA in 2015 and 2016, before dropping to 6th at SA and 5th at GN in 2017. Consistently holding the top spot in Texas is so difficult. But Flomo taking home the eagle is one of my top wishes for marching band history. Listening to their video last year explaining their approach to design definitely gives me high hopes

Flower Mound and Vista Ridge have won state before so it wouldn’t be a shocker if they did again.

Let’s be real, those prelims performance captions were all over the place. Pearland 18th in music, Ronald Reagan 15th, McNeil 25th. In visual, seven lakes 20th, Round Rock 22nd. And that’s just the bands that made finals

Finally!

When I went in 2019, I was able to walk inside without a ticket. I was just able to walk right in, so I assumed that the ticket area was further in somewhere. But next thing I know I’m walking around towards the seats. Not complaining though 😅