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    2023 BOA San Antonio Super Regional (Nov. 3 & 4)

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    It has definitely been a while since I last been on the forums but…

    WELL WELL WELL

    LD BELL MADE TOP HALF.

    and that’s all i wanted for christmas.


    Congratulations to every band who participated in the past 2 days! I’m very happy with the results, and congratulating every program that made it to finals, as well as the class champions! Wishing a great run for everyone tonight. 🎉

  3. 2023 BOA DFW (Oct. 7)

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    On 7/18/2023 at 10:38 AM, TrenBS said:

    No? I bet they havent even made state or even area, noone has ever really talked about them in these marching band forums at all so they probably opened recently, new directors and all that, I dont see them making finals at any BOA regional for another 10-30 years

    yeah bro it's this new school that opened near frisco. you know how it is there's like a new school up there like every week. they sound pretty mid imo, no chance of making finals. they'll probably win things when i die.

  7. UIL Area B 2022

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    1. Coppell (They have the upper hand with the harder show imo. Kept tabs on them for a while. It is very possible that Wax could beat them- purely on cleanliness)

    2. Waxahachie (france show and really clean- would've probably beat keller at duncanville)

    3. Keller (they're not the keller from years prior- i highly doubt they'll be visually clean but they have a high chance is having a great music run. imo their music was really mid during duncanville. no clue how they tied with wakeland there(haven't seen their run) but they'll be a state lock)

    4. Timber Creek (like ive said before, the show is not very hard. it's a good show. the show is easy to clean. they've been consistently clean since the start. they will not miss.)

    5. LD Stinkin Bell (this is a very wild card for me. bell will do FANTASTIC in marching. music on the other hand? very huge wild card for me. ive noticed their music has definitely gotten cleaner since stl and im not sure if m they're really driven towards area. but we will know saturday night or alternatively monday)

    6/7: Duncanville (haven't seen this show. but this is all i keep hearing about. funny enough this show best describes every experience ive had with dart)

    6/7: Southlake Carroll (im very nervous about how slc will do. they haven't had much luck so far despite having such a cool show and designed for nats. they may have cleaned heavily to get this show up and running to make state and nats finals or they could have done very little. slc is very up in the air and i would not be surprised if they miss or make it)

    8. Lake Ridge (despite how clean they are, i think the uil judges may hold them back, but they could place much higher than i expect them to.)

    9. Keller Central (i think they could be higher but not less than 9th. they have a good show. not sure on how much they've improved but i don't think they would be superbly clean by area)

    10. Highland Park (idk its a band in dallas county so i wouldn't know)

    11. Haltom (they're making finals. the show can get cleaned easily.)

    12. Martin (cope. my sources are telling me they're gonna have a great shot in making finals. hopefully dfw ego boost lol)

  10. 2022 BOA DFW (Oct. 8)

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    1 hour ago, Tubalord11 said:

    Congratulations to everyone here! Yesterday was such an amazing day, and yes I was on cite until the finals retreat ended(although I did get dinner between prelims and finals). I defiantly surprised that Southlake didn't make it over Martin, but both programs were amazing, and Southlake did have some major issues with their props in prelims. I don't really agree with the finals rankings just based on what I saw and heard... this is what I had

    Hebron(all captions) 

    Flomo

    Marcus

    Coppell

    Wakeland 

    TC

    Keller 

    Waxahachie 

    LoneStar

    Bell
    Rockhill

    James Martin 

    I have absolutely no hate for LD Bell, but their run last night was so dirty, especially musically. There was a good amount of girt in the brass, and their cover ups were not very clean. Thier Oboe soloist however sounded fantastic, but it was just a very easy show compared to everyone I had above them, and Imo was a lot dirtier, but I'm not a judge, just don't think that they were 6th, and the fact that they were 5th in prelims doesn't make sense either. Come Area, I have a feeling we will be seeing some major changes, and I really believe TC and Keller will jump over them. But great job to everyone! Hebron is once again cracked and yes, they will be undefeated this season. 

    yes! ld bell totally has an easy show! [park and bark is kept to an extent- will be obvious with full closer later on. they're not forming easy to clean grids and simple lines, but rather elaborate sets with tons of curves that aren't necessarily easy to keep clean and perfect. the music is also a major step up compared to previous years so that must mean that it's definitely be easy for bell's standards! and then the overall show design is actually good despite the design team change. and of course, bell knows how to play in boa.]

    side note, loud doesn't = good

  14. 2022 BOA DFW (Oct. 8)

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    4 hours ago, VinoGirl said:

    There will be tears, there will be cheers and I think there will be some surprises. Go cry about it! LOL. What we know for sure is that it's going to be an incredible day of band! 

    the fact that this year will actually be a bloodbath is really gripping my brain now. there will definitely be tons of surprises and twists and turns. at the end of the day, it's really up to the students if they're determined to do incredible.

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    2022 BOA DFW (Oct. 8)

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    As much as I can be biased towards Bell, I can probably grasp what will go down in finals.
    This is looking to be yet again another cleanliness battle but this time bands are getting stronger than before.

    1. Flower Mound (they're gonna have everything on the field and they're gonna bring it down. it being the villains in the superband lore. they will probably sweep)
    2. Hebron (if you've seen hebron lately, it isn't clean also i don't think they'll have the full thing on the field by then. they'll probably be way cleaner than what i've seen before but has the potential to still beat marcus. if they actually clean, they'll dominate sa and state. i don't think they will be winning either just bc we have cedar freaking ridge and vandy bandy but this is an entirety different subject)
    3. Marcus (marcus. i don't understand this show and never will. they sound and look fine but they PIVOT! i wouldn't think much about them dropping lower)
    4. Keller (i've seen most of this show already. they will have the closer on the field which will help them a lot. lots of good ge moments like the bikes. also this show makes no sense to my head. it's either i'm too stupid or this show requires an sat score of 1600 to understand)
    5. Coppell (they'll be fine. i personally think keller will be cleaner than coppell but it will definitely be close. i also don't understand what's going on during archetype. also the closer is gonna be scuffed. i believe they recently had a closer rewrite [not entirely] which sounds way better than the original but man i feel bad for beethoven.)
    6. Wakeland (personally my biggest hot take. but here's the thing with them at heb. they had the whole show on the field for that. the only thing they can really do for dfw is just clean so we'll see how that holds up. heb and dfw judging are completely different. also their show isn't as hard as the other bands here)

    7. Timber Creek (seeing this show so many times. a band i once considered my enemy is now one of my favorite bands so i may be a little biased. they look clean and sound clean. they can push sound for sure. the catch is that the show isn't very visually difficult compared to ld bell. musically however, they are playing some good stuff. they also have the full show on the field so it's cleaning time!)
    8. L.D. Bell (visually pretty strong, musically not so much. typical bell! with vento replacing cartwright, i'm not sure exactly how the ge score will play out. this is definitely the 2nd best show i've seen from vento. bell has a lot to offer and looks pretty decent so far. the attitude there has definitely changed from what i remember in 2019. they will have A closer on a field which will definitely help out their scores. but hey i gotta be realistic here, all i can do is cope for bell making top half)
    9. Southlake Carroll (idk anything about them so go cry about it. also nats show, 0 clue on how they are doing but still has the potential to beat l.d. bell)
    10. Waxahachie (haven't seen or heard from them other than the music for the show. interesting take on debussy, goofy part 2, and yeah that's about all i can say. also waxahachie boa moment)
    11. Aledo (seen them. they clean i guess. show is alright, not my time. it's aledo! they could do better than waxahachie, it's really in the air but i can sense that they'll be fine. show looks more interesting than lone star tbh)
    12. Lone Star (music is alright. here's the only thing i can complain and whine about ls is that basically the entire band basically stays in front of the front hash/midfield. judging from what i've watched, i barely see them go further back so there's my grain of salt. also they cleanish?)

    13. Highland Park (whine about it. first to go. they're done for. also, i think their show is mid but that's just me. go cry about it)
    14. Rock Hill (idk! the other prosper! ppl putting them so high for what? it ain't no sit down stand up so that's all i can say)
    15. Lebanon Trail (idk idc it's frisco isd go cry to your mother about them building so many schools)
    16. James Martin (no more coping. i can't keep defending this program as much as i want to. they could actually place a lot lower but this is still coping.)

    i personally think my finalists predictions will be close enough. could potentially switch last few finalists with the bubbles but who knows! we'll find out saturday.

    once this week is over, we have rough overview of how the overall marching season will go.

  21. All 2022 Area Contest Results (2A, 4A, 6A)

    in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive

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    38 minutes ago, lost said:

    I hardly think the situations that dire for HP.

    I’d comfortably have them comfortably below Timber Creek but above Duncanville, Haltom, Martin and Keller Central, director changes and all.

    I’m not sure if Prosper is in this area but I can’t imagine they’ll miss state if they are. Peel back one of Wax or SLC to make it in.

    prosper is in area c. looked at hp's director list and they seem alright but they're still looking like a wild card for me.

  23. All 2022 Area Contest Results (2A, 4A, 6A)

    in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive

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    On 8/13/2022 at 4:11 PM, Tubalord11 said:

    If HP makes state finals i will be soooo happy! Loved Play and Sugar Rush soooo much! 

    yeah no. 6a area b will most likely not let this happen LMAO

    1. entire staff change [directors can actually determine how the season goes. good directors = good teaching + good progress]
    2. literally everyone in area b is cracked/competitive [you literally have strong programs trying to kill each other for an appearance at state]
    3. they may be in the bottom half of finals

    take this with a huge grain of salt since i haven't heard much about what else is going on over there (especially with their show and the current state of their band)

     

    also my too-early predictions for area b: coppell, keller, wax, slc, bell/timber creek/dville, [i have not heard much about the other programs in this area] but i'll go ahead and give really poor predictions from here: lake ridge, kcent, possibly martin, haltom, and hp? [can't tell too much with how these judges actually judge prelims and how these other programs are doing atm]

  24. All 2022 Area Contest Results (2A, 4A, 6A)

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    On 6/3/2022 at 7:04 PM, Dave609 said:

    Would be interesting to see Cedar Ridge or Keller win! But I am going to say I could see a band like Marcus or maybe Vandegrift take the win this year. But I would love to someone new in the Top 3 this year! 

    it'll most likely be hebron vs vandy again. been doing some digging around. could also see vista, possibly coppell, and flomo medal. not exactly sure on how the other southern bands will do

  25. 2022-23 Area C Predictions?

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    On 8/10/2022 at 9:42 PM, Cty9123 said:

    Oops, forgot Rock Hill. 

    After reviewing new rankings,

    Full Rankings(All bands in the area)

    1. Hebron

    2. Flower Mound

    3. Marcus

    4. Rockwall

    5. Wylie

    6. Sachse 

    7. Prosper

    8. Prosper Rock Hill

    9. McKinney Boyd

    10. Rockwall Heath

    11. Plano 

    12. Plano East 

    13. Allen

    14. Plano West

    15. Byron Nelson

    16.  Royse City

    17. McKinney

    18.  North Forney

    19. Wylie East

    20. Guyer 

    21. Braswell

    22. Eaton

    23. Lakeview Centennial

    24. Lewisville

    25. Tyler Legacy

    26. Little Elm

    27. Rowlett 

    28. Garland

    29. North Garland

    30. John Horn

    31. Mesquite

    32. Naaman Forest

     

    yes rockwall above sachse, wylie, and prosper. a nice big fat pack has truly been smoked.

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