2025 Wylie Marching Invitational (Sept. 27)

[6767]

40 minutes ago, Tbcord140 said:

yall dont know about the whole show.... sachse's part 4 is INSANE.

are they marching their part 4 at wylie?

[TrenBS]

I know Boyd isnt doing all or most of their closer at Wylie so Im hesitant to say they will beat Sachse purely just with show length, although the last recording of Sachse I saw they were still pretty dirty since its early. I think if cleanliness is the decider, Boyd will win, but if content is the decider and cleanliness for Sachse is close enough, Sachse will take the win.

 

I also think Sachse as a whole is more “effective”. Boyd once they have the whole show will be pretty even with Sachse but for the sake of this competition, Sachse is a more generally effective show, which will again come down to what the judges are prioritizing.

[Bbowman615]

1 hour ago, Tbcord140 said:

yall dont know about the whole show.... sachse's part 4 is INSANE.

Did they not do part 4 last week when they played Wylie? 

[Tbcord140]

14 minutes ago, Bbowman615 said:

Did they not do part 4 last week when they played Wylie? 

they did a small portion

[sigmahornist11]

what about the other bands on this list 

[BugWub24]

We have the official schedule!!

Something to keep an eye on - I noticed on Princeton's calendar that they originally indicated that it would only be a morning performance, however they have since removed that part of the event title. Makes me wonder if they will indeed do a finals run here. That would be awesome if so!

Here are my final predictions two days out! Really excited for this one!

1. McKinney Boyd
2. Sachse
3. J.J. Pearce
4. Reedy
5. Lake Highlands
6. Birdville
7. Plano Senior
8. Princeton (if they do finals)
9. Lovejoy
10. Independence
11. North Garland
12. Naaman Forest

Sachse is a little dirtier than usual this early on, but they also have A LOT more drill this year - maybe they had a better run tonight (couldn't watch because GISD got copyrighted ). Right now, I think Boyd is slightly better, but when Sachse is clean, they are haaard to beat. 

[Bbowman615]

13 minutes ago, BugWub24 said:

We have the official schedule!!

Something to keep an eye on - I noticed on Princeton's calendar that they originally indicated that it would only be a morning performance, however they have since removed that part of the event title. Makes me wonder if they will indeed do a finals run here. That would be awesome if so!

Here are my final predictions two days out! Really excited for this one!

1. McKinney Boyd
2. Sachse
3. J.J. Pearce
4. Reedy
5. Lake Highlands
6. Birdville
7. Plano Senior
8. Princeton (if they do finals)
9. Lovejoy
10. Independence
11. North Garland
12. Naaman Forest

Sachse is a little dirtier than usual this early on, but they also have A LOT more drill this year - maybe they had a better run tonight (couldn't watch because GISD got copyrighted ). Right now, I think Boyd is slightly better, but when Sachse is clean, they are haaard to beat. 

Yeah I was hoping to see sachse’s part 4 after finding out their show wasn’t finished but I think their last music selection they have in part 4 is true colors

[The11thTrumpet]

Saw the Pearce vs Lake Highlands game tonight!

Lake Highland’s was honestly pretty boring and a little messy, not the level I would expect them to be at.

Pearce was pretty nice, I very much enjoyed it. Small things to clean by Saturday, but they’re not distant from Sachse and Boyd.

[Tbcord140]

8 hours ago, BugWub24 said:

We have the official schedule!!

Something to keep an eye on - I noticed on Princeton's calendar that they originally indicated that it would only be a morning performance, however they have since removed that part of the event title. Makes me wonder if they will indeed do a finals run here. That would be awesome if so!

Here are my final predictions two days out! Really excited for this one!

1. McKinney Boyd
2. Sachse
3. J.J. Pearce
4. Reedy
5. Lake Highlands
6. Birdville
7. Plano Senior
8. Princeton (if they do finals)
9. Lovejoy
10. Independence
11. North Garland
12. Naaman Forest

Sachse is a little dirtier than usual this early on, but they also have A LOT more drill this year - maybe they had a better run tonight (couldn't watch because GISD got copyrighted ). Right now, I think Boyd is slightly better, but when Sachse is clean, they are haaard to beat. 

sachse's run was also a bit dirty in the game yesterday, 2nd movement especially... everything else was pretty okay

[Tbcord140]

15 minutes ago, Tbcord140 said:

sachse's run was also a bit dirty in the game yesterday, 2nd movement especially... everything else was pretty okay

all of these were insanely uncharacteristic even while looking at their earlier runs

[Baritoneiscool]

anyone have any other schools recent runs that are going to this comp tmr? 

[Tbcord140]

24 minutes ago, Baritoneiscool said:

anyone have any other schools recent runs that are going to this comp tmr? 

naaman had a run yesterday..

[6767]

1 hour ago, Baritoneiscool said:

anyone have any other schools recent runs that are going to this comp tmr? 

i have boyds from Wednesday 

part 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ERa6-_an222j-PmKthVlXnGT3ebNugzu/view?usp=drive_link

part 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/10qcu-G6AE3SY5JYshqE0tggSXhD8tepN/view?usp=drive_link

[Baritoneiscool]

1 hour ago, Tbcord140 said:

naaman had a run yesterday..

where is this?? 

Also, Final predictions before wylie? 

[Baritoneiscool]

27 minutes ago, 6767 said:

i have boyds from Wednesday 

part 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ERa6-_an222j-PmKthVlXnGT3ebNugzu/view?usp=drive_link

part 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/10qcu-G6AE3SY5JYshqE0tggSXhD8tepN/view?usp=drive_link

McKinney Boyd has had MASSIVE sound production improvement compared to previous years. their sound production and clarity is first place material at WMI. this could be an interesting season. they can only go up from here. 

theres some dirty drill and choreo obviously, but for this early season its looking good for boyd

[6767]

1 minute ago, Baritoneiscool said:

McKinney Boyd has had MASSIVE sound production improvement compared to previous years. their sound production and clarity is first place material at WMI. this could be an interesting season. they can only go up from here. 

theres some dirty drill and choreo obviously, but for this early season its looking good for boyd

yeah there was a couple of timing problems because we where missing a drum major and the choreo was learned the day before the performance but everything should be fine for tomorrows performance a wmi

[Baritoneiscool]

4 minutes ago, Baritoneiscool said:

McKinney Boyd has had MASSIVE sound production improvement compared to previous years. their sound production and clarity is first place material at WMI. this could be an interesting season. they can only go up from here. 

theres some dirty drill and choreo obviously, but for this early season its looking good for boyd

I also really really like their front ensemble and electronics. the preshow is a nice touch 

[Tbcord140]

1 hour ago, Baritoneiscool said:

where is this?? 

Also, Final predictions before wylie? 

1. sachse (boyd got a 35% shot now)
2. boyd (sachse also has a 35% shot at 2nd)
3. jj pearce
4. reedy
5. lake highlands
6. birdville
7. independence 
8. north garland
9. lovejoy
10. plano senior
11. naaman forest
12. honestly i have no idea
 

[Bbowman615]

Is there a video of Sachse’s performance 

[TrenBS]

5 hours ago, Baritoneiscool said:

McKinney Boyd has had MASSIVE sound production improvement compared to previous years. their sound production and clarity is first place material at WMI. this could be an interesting season. they can only go up from here. 

theres some dirty drill and choreo obviously, but for this early season its looking good for boyd

Their show also actually has pretty good design, which I could not say for pretty much any other year besides 2016, even 2022 didnt really have anything going for the theming besides “Wine Dark Sea=Sea”.

The show is about falling asleep (duh), and the subconcious becoming conscious (back field playing for subconscious, big hit becomes conscious thought). Part 2 represents reality, everything is structured block drill and about organization, and the ballad is the transition to abstract thoughts as you dream, becoming more curvilinear while still being somewhat organized, and the closer is an abstract mental state with multiple tone changes and emphasis on curvilinear and geometric shapes morphing in the drill.

Its not complicated, but it adds a lot to the viewing experience seeing the idea develop to the end, we wont see the closer at Wylie but I imagine theyll have it fielded for MMI, its a strong step in the right direction for the program, and win or lose this will be the BEST McKinney Boyd production to date, even if it doesnt achieve state.

[Mint]

Boyd sounded rlly good. I feel like sachse and Reedy could place high like last year. I heard reedy at showcase and they are underrated

[TrenBS]

2 minutes ago, Mint said:

Boyd sounded rlly good. I feel like sachse and Reedy could place high like last year. I heard reedy at showcase and they are underrated

I wonder if they aligned the judging to be the new UIL sheet (WW Brass Percussion for music), if so Im excited to see how it plays out here since the old sheet was pretty vague

[VHSJade]

Is there a livestream?

[AaronFryd]

Are the standings posted anywhere?

[TrumpetLord]

7 minutes ago, AaronFryd said:

Are the standings posted anywhere?

results are at 5:15