mbui Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Bands of America San Antonio, TX Super Regional Championships Alamodome - November 2-3, 2007 Friday Prelims 12:15pm: Eagle Pass HS, TX 12:30: Llano HS, TX 12:45 Jarrell HS, TX 1:00: Columbus HS, TX 1:15: Georgetown HS, TX 1:30: Samuel Clemens HS, TX 1:45: Victoria Memorial HS, TX 2:00: Medina Valley HS, TX 2:15: C.C. Winn HS, TX BREAK 2:45: Cedar Park HS, TX 3:00: Smithson Valley HS, TX 3:15: Clear Lake HS, TX 3:30: Roma HS, TX 3:45: Randolph HS, TX 4:00: Judson HS, TX 4:15: Akins HS, TX 4:30: Lopez HS, TX BREAK 5:30: Creekview HS, TX 5:45: Northwest HS, TX 6:00: Hidalgo HS, TX 6:15: Uvalde HS, TX 6:30: Ronald Reagan HS, TX 6:45: John B. Alexander HS, TX 7:00: Clements HS, TX 7:15: Leander HS, TX 7:30: James Bowie HS, TX 7:45: Winston Churchill HS, TX 8:00: The Woodlands HS, TX Saturday Prelims 7:45am: United HS, TX 8:00: Edinburg HS, TX 8:15: Azle HS, TX 8:30: Westfield HS, TX 8:45: Klein HS, TX 9:00: Langham Creek HS, TX 9:15: William B. Travis HS, TX 9:30: Edinburg North HS, TX 9:45: Lewisville HS, TX BREAK 10:15: LaJoya HS, TX 10:30: Marcus HS, TX 10:45: Whiteboro HS, TX 11:00: Gatesville HS, TX 11:15: The Woodlands College Park HS, TX 11:30: Hebron HS, TX 11:45: Clear Brook HS, TX 12:00pm: Oak Ridge HS, TX 12:15: Brazoswood HS, TX 12:30: Waller HS, TX BREAK 1:15: Berkner HS, TX 1:30: Sharyland HS, TX 1:45: Cypress Falls HS, TX 2:00: Richland HS, TX 2:15: Coppell HS, TX 2:30: Spring HS, TX 2:45: Haltom HS, TX 3:00: Colleyville Heritage HS, TX 3:15: Fossil Ridge HS, TX 3:30: L.D. Bell HS, TX 3:45: Exhibition - University of Texas @ Arlington 14 bands will be taken into Finals. From the BOA Rules Handbook: 45+ Super Regional participants = 14 Finalist bands Less than 45 = 12 Finalist bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigercat11 Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 im excited. im such a nerd.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpd Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 To bad I have school on the first day. I would consider skipping, but its a sure bet at least one of my band directors will be there. I guess thats the only downside for two day competitions. Guess my band will just have to make it next year to spectate the first day =) Making it on Saturday for sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARRETTxFLOWERS Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Can't wait to see some of the bands and perform. I really hope we (Creekview) get into finals but with the number of amazing bands there, I'm not too certain we will. To the fans of the show: we are adding more puppet visuals in the fourth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetman1288 Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 I don't quite know why, but this contest does not seem as "stacked" as it traditionally does... Is it just me, or am I really going crazy? The usual finalists are there, but it just doesn't seem to have the depth it usually has, you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsstephenyo Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I think you're crazy. I count 20 potential finalists bands. That's an insane amount for just a 14 band finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I don't quite know why, but this contest does not seem as "stacked" as it traditionally does... Is it just me, or am I really going crazy? The usual finalists are there, but it just doesn't seem to have the depth it usually has, you know? I can see your point. However, this regional is deceptively stacked. I think what you're noticing is the amount of quality programs that could fall right around the 4th - 10th place spots. These programs will end up kicking the crap out of each other and when the dust settles for Finals, we will realize that we have the best Regional Finalist lineup in the Nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aka-Attack Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Word Danpod. Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted October 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 17 of the top 20 bands from last year's San Antonio Regional will be in attendance. The three not competing this year are Americas, Bel Air & Harlingen. The Super Regional is going to be a great one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 So let's just start the FedEx paperwork right now for the eagle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selby Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Can't wait for it this year, only a week left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet 2009 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Georgetown is going to dominate. This years show, Rome, is amazing. Even though we've changed it a few times, the freshman have kept up and are doing really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_horn_finatic Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 im pretty confident in my band... we've sone really well this year. (you might know us as the band who knocked hebron out of finals at boa arlington...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Oh dear... Back on topic, I'm definitely going to love sitting through all these great programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xdesolatedude04X Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 im pretty confident in my band... we've sone really well this year. (you might know us as the band who knocked hebron out of finals at boa arlington...) You guys did very well. I liked your show alot. However, I don't think it's right to say that you knocked Hebron out of finals, and by right I mean appropriate. Hebron didn't do as satisfactory as they usually have (not to mention the REALLY LONG pause), but you shouldn't bash Hebron or any band for that matter, even if they didn't do as well. All bands work really hard in their shows and telling them that you "knocked them out" for a chance of a finals performance is like telling another band that they aren't that great and to not strive to achieve better. This is a place to discuss goals and predictions so forth so on. The things you post about you're school and others are a representation of how your band acts, and I hope you're band isn't all about the placements. Marching band is SO much more than that. I hope one day you can realize that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band Of Champions Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Dang, that last block is a beast. I kind of feel sorry for Fossil Ridge, but from what I've heard about their show hopefully they can surprise some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsstephenyo Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Haha this thread is filled with so much "OMG MY BAND IS TEH R0X0RZ!1!! we pwn u!1!1 Seriously, stop the self hype. It makes you look pretty stupid, especially if you've been on this forum for a whole week. Back to the topic, this San Antonio should be a great one. Lots and lots of depth this year. I'll be there Saturday morning for prelims and stay until finals. Anybody have a spare room they wanna let me and my sister stay at? I'd really rather not spend money on a hotel room... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigercat11 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 now the qestion is... do i want to leave at 4 in the morning or go the night before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Back to the topic, this San Antonio should be a great one. Lots and lots of depth this year. I'll be there Saturday morning for prelims and stay until finals. Anybody have a spare room they wanna let me and my sister stay at? I'd really rather not spend money on a hotel room... If you need help looking for a hotel room, let me know. I travel every two weeks so I think I can get you a deal somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermanuel Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 If you need help looking for a hotel room, let me know. I travel every two weeks so I think I can get you a deal somewhere. while danpod is being helpful, want to fly me down for the event? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capncrunk Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Dang, that last block is a beast. I kind of feel sorry for Fossil Ridge, but from what I've heard about their show hopefully they can surprise some people. dont feel sorry for us. our performance will be nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Georgetown is going to dominate. This years show, Rome, is amazing. Even though we've changed it a few times, the freshman have kept up and are doing really well. I'm extremely curious as to how well Georgetown is going to do. The poster above me posted Georgetown as an "Unknown"...understandable....but under the right circumstances, I do believe they have the possibility to make finals, or at least come really close. Politics is what's going to hold them back, as well as the nature of the BOA judging system.....why do I say that? In 2006 at Area D, 2 judges ranked Gtown 2nd overall in the competition....one judge had Gtown ahead of Cedar Park and Churchill, while the other had them ahead of Ronald Reagan and Churchill (3rd at UIL State)...finals screwed them over and they got 8th overall--how that happened is irrelevant (a similar outcome happened to CP at State).....this year Georgetown placed higher than Cedar Park at Westlake and placed only a tenth of a point behind Bowie--a BOA Grand National finalist....Georgetown's last appearance (and first) at BOA was in 2005 where they got slaughtered at Houston and barely got a first division at San Antonio....they were new to the activity, so they didn't have the political support or the feel for the competition (no one in the band had ever marched in a full-size dome for starters), not to mention they lacked GE elements (26th in music GE and 36th in Visual GE at SA 2k5). The thing with Georgetown is that they've always been a very strong musical band (with 5A Area and State Honor Band finals records under their belt) but like a lot of central texas bands, they basically just march to your typical store-bought show with easy in-house drill with very little creative visual elements which really hurts them in the GE department.....but starting with last year their show started to take on a whole different feel.....they're learning how to utilize GE in a different way than most name-brand bands....they're pulling a very Reaganish kind of approach (or maybe more like Marcus but on a less grand scale).....they're winning the crowd with colorful and intense percussion combined with very strong impact moments in the visual......stuff like suspending a chord in the winds as a sole guard member's sabre flies through the air, and as she catches it, instantly dropping the chord and doing something simple and petite like striking a triangle that stifles an entertained giggle and a hearty applause....basically the techniques the bands of old used to do to win GE before electronics and props became big. Less 'flashy' and more 'classy' I guess you might say. Consistent execution on the part of the band and the right panel of open-minded judges that aren't too caught up in all the amazing bands that have established reputations in the organization;...if these 2 factors line up, Georgetown has the potential to make finals. I could go on...but I'm sure I've said enough for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 OH MAN not politics! Hey if Georgetown is going to "Dominate" like the poster says they will, politics won't hold them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band Of Champions Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 dont feel sorry for us. our performance will be nails. Hopefully it will be. It would be awesome to see a big upset this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsstephenyo Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Haha, we've already seen more than one upset this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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