Dallas Hobbs

Thanks for the info! So BOA is about your score, while UIL is about your ranking.

I guess that was the confusing part. What’s wrong with a judge giving tied rankings?

Thank you for the response. You explained why two different judges are unlikely to give the same score to a band very well which was informative, however I wanted to know why one particular judge oftentimes doesn’t give tied scores in their own rankings. Like why does judge 1 score Band X an 853 and Band Y an 852? Can they really tell a 1 point difference or are they prohibited from giving two different bands the same score? I’ve never seen one judge give two bands the same score/ranking.

About the judges scores at Area: Can a judge give two bands the same score, and consequently the same ranking? Or do they have to break that tie? for example can judge A give Band x and Band y a score of 934 points or is the judge prohibited from giving a tied score? I ask this because sometimes I’ll see scores like Band x gets a 853 and Band y gets a 852, and I’m like “can the judges really detect a 1 point difference between the bands or are they just prohibited from making tied scores?”

Have all of the Area B 6A bands performed at region yet? How many have made a 1 so far?

I love how closely we’re watching the results in the area. And how meticulously we’re analyzing the competition to determine what needs to happen for our satisfaction!😂

I think Highland park was a perennial state participant in conf. 5A so they definitely have a good shot here. they always sound super professional on the field. Was surprised to see they moved up to 6A this year! 😱

I’m a Desoto high school and LD Bell alumnus. I graduated from Desoto in 2018. I went to Bell for a brief period(2016 season, long story lol) so I’m rooting for two programs! I think both did well last year. I’m hoping bell can advance and Desoto can at least move up in the prelims rankings from last year.

This area is super competitive. Some of the groups(whomever they are) that don’t end up making it would have a good shot in different areas. But that’s competition for ya! It’s a privilege and a burden for these programs to compete here!

So there are 38 bands in this area? I genuinely hope all of them qualify for area! Would be awesome to have such a large draw! And if they do Area B can send 7 bands to state!