tamago1

WOW no independence in finals--unfortunate, theyve had a killer season
what performing first + in downpour does i guess.. 

WOW no independence in finals--unfortunate, theyve had a killer season
what performing first + in downpour does i guess.. 

was about to say, they got 4th last year. congratulations to all of the finalists, really grateful that the rain cleared up for the most part and that this contest is still going on

was about to say, they got 4th last year. congratulations to all of the finalists, really grateful that the rain cleared up for the most part and that this contest is still going on

probably somewhere between 1 and 24

probably somewhere between 1 and 24

probably somewhere between 1 and 24

wakeland
marcus
keller
tc
forney
aledo
kc
azle
haltom
martin
fridge
boswell

wakeland
marcus
keller
tc
forney
aledo
kc
azle
haltom
martin
fridge
boswell

wakeland
marcus
keller
tc
forney
aledo
kc
azle
haltom
martin
fridge
boswell

Marcus is gonna top half this contest with relative ease imo

This is the best year for Westlake in a long time. I'm really happy to see them back to competing at a very high level. What a great show. 

Let'e go get it Vista Ridge!

Unfortunately that stadium is AWFUL for acoustics. As someone who has been to SA and GN in the same year, keep it in Lucas Oil. 

Spicy. 👀👀

Okay everyone, now that this comp is over and I've got some free time, here's my full breakdown on the contest. I'm goanna do prelims first and then finals. I was only able to attend the first two blocks of prelims, but I had a friend there for the whole thing and got his feedback (we marched together so I trust his feedback). 
 
Prelims: Overall great stuff from everyone. You could definitely feel the emotions coming from the kids and this was most everyone's final comp who was here. The weather was defiantly a major factor, especially during the first two blocks, but for the most part the kids were able to push through. I will admit, I was really surprised that Hays nor McCallum made finals, but I don't know how I'd have out of finals. Of course, the obvious two would be Richland, who did have some electronic issues in prelims, but again I'm no judge. McCallum in 19th though just doesn't make sense, however, it seemed like this show seemed to do better at UIL judged comps than boa, and it just goes to show how different the two are. they were 3rd at area finals and then 19th here behind bands like LASA and Pieper who were at area D with McCallum and didn't even make finals. But then I remembered they were at the Vista Marching Comp which uses boa judging and they were 7th in finals. But overall, a really great prelims! 
 
Finals: I don't think I could have agreed more with the rankings. We all knew who would when and sweep captions, and I had my top 6 predictions in the right order so that was nice. However, the bottom six was kind of surprising to me. I thought personally Richland and Heritage would be one and two, but then it was Lovejoy and Argyle, which of course I couldn't have been happier about being a Lovejoy alum, but then after looking at the recaps, it did all make sense. It again goes to show just how different UIL and BOA judge. Roma, Richland, Heritage and Argyle were within the top four at area, and BC having a great season as well, but then Lovejoy, who was 9th at area finals, is able to top these groups and get 7th. This was again why I didn't make my predictions based on area, because I personally think it's not a great comp to use for as a representation of the bands. And of course, we had some major jumps from prelims to finals. 
Lovejoy- 10th-7th 
Roma- 8th- 12th 
And of course, a few more but again weather not being an issue made a huge difference for those groups who had to go earlier in the day. Just another amazing contest and being their live for finals was so special. Congrats again to all the bands who were here!!! 

it pretty much is san antonio part 2 with different judging lol

I still to this day think cedar ridge should’ve made finals that year, I watched them in my band hall on flo and thought they were for surely in.

On a related note, Prosper ISD's stadium wasn't the best choice for hosting a band contest. You could hear bands warming up from the stands while watching bands perform, especially during quieter moments. Parking for buses and trucks were also very limited. (Prosper HS is next door but it's useless because there are no direct roads between PHS and PISD Stadium.)

Couldn’t agree with you more, having 2 panels only compounds the issue and make it even less a margin of error for bubble groups to make finals, not alleviate it. It goes for all SR’s that get two panels but especially so for a competition like this one😦

SA needs a semifinals. Finals bubble is absolutely brutal (shocker :OO) 

Judging by how Richland did at area, I’d say they’re a pretty solid contender for finals. They also made it here in 2019, so they’re no stranger to this contest.

Wow, so finals order was reverse prelims placements. Probably a mistake, but regardless congrats to all of the bands!! Especially Grapevine, for being an area finalist for the first time in over 15 yrs, and Brewer for (theoretically) making state for the first time!

Wow, so finals order was reverse prelims placements. Probably a mistake, but regardless congrats to all of the bands!! Especially Grapevine, for being an area finalist for the first time in over 15 yrs, and Brewer for (theoretically) making state for the first time!

Wow, so finals order was reverse prelims placements. Probably a mistake, but regardless congrats to all of the bands!! Especially Grapevine, for being an area finalist for the first time in over 15 yrs, and Brewer for (theoretically) making state for the first time!