melo-tone

Wow. People really need to chill out. The facts remain that people should just do their thing (fast marching, slow marching, clean marching, marching and playing, playing and marching) and do it the best they can. All bands in finals did that, and in the end it comes down to how the judges (who have YEARS MORE experience in judging bands than some egotistical kids most likely with a s/n like jakedrummer) think your band placed. As the judges say "Everyone is a winner"... O.k. so nobody really follows that.

People need to stop with the whole "Coppell cheating". The director only turned the soundboard on and off, which in no way helps the show, and therefore does nothing to the judging of the show. Coppell placed 3rd with a student now turning the soundboard on and off, so obviously the fact remains Coppell deserved their spot, as did all bands present. And there's no use complaining about judging. In fact, one signs up for UIL and toil for hours knowing that in the end it's up to how the judges perceive their show. On a happier note, Congratulations to all the bands, this was by far the most talented groupings at finals I could probably say ever.

I for one think next year will be interesting because L.D is ending their trilogy, Marcus has used most elements, and competition is getting crazy. At my school, we are losing only a handful of seniors and gaining a ton of freshman so I'm hoping we'll do alot better than at BOA SA. Plus State years always have better results with us.