Clarinot Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 BOA has posted their 2011 fall schedule online at http://www.musicforall.org/what-we-do/marc...l-fall-schedule. Again, Texas will be hosting two regionals and a super regional championship. Sept. 24, 2011 Richmond, KY - Eastern Kentucky University North Huntingdon, PA - Norwin H.S. Stadium Oct. 1, 2011 Arlington, TX - University of Texas at Arlington Mason, OH - William Mason H.S. Stadium Oct. 8, 2011 Conroe, TX - Woodforest Bank Stadium (Site Tentative) Jacksonville, AL - Jacksonville State University Pontiac, MI - Silverdome Oct. 14-15, 2011 SUPER REGIONAL - St. Louis, MO - Edward Jones Dome Oct. 15, 2011 Akron, OH - University of Akron Oct. 22, 2011 Hemet, CA - West Valley H.S. Stadium Towson, MD - Towson University (Site Tentative) Oct. 28-29, 2011 SUPER REGIONAL - Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome Oct. 29, 2011 St. George, UT - Dixie State College (Site Tentative) Nov. 5, 2011 SUPER REGIONAL - Indianapolis, IN - Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 4-5, 2011 SUPER REGIONAL - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome Nov. 9-12, 2011 GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - Indianapolis, IN - Lucas Oil Stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Nice to see UT Arlington hosting a Regional once again. I love Woodforest Bank Stadium. The facilities are absolutely fantastic. I am thrilled to see that the San Antonio Super Regional will be one of the last Regionals of the year. Grand National Championships go down less than a week after the Super Regional. The rumored Armada of Texas bands that are looking to attend this year will really have to push themselves in the final stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band_Person Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Nice to see UT Arlington hosting a Regional once again. UT Arlington has been hosting that regional for 10 years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Considering the very next sentence mentioned Woodforest Bank stadium in the Woodlands and that they've only hosted that Regional once, I think he meant to say 'The Woodlands', not Arlington. And it is a nice stadium...though I'm curious as to when you were last there, Danpod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 UT Arlington has been hosting that regional for 10 years... Well aware of that. I'm just glad its a staple in the Texas Marching Arts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 And it is a nice stadium...though I'm curious as to when you were last there, Danpod? Woodforest Stadium - I was there last year helping USSBA out with their Texas State Championships. UT-Arlington Stadium - I think I was last there in 2007. Holy crap, it's been awhile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmbalash Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Conroe list of bands: Alvin H.S., TX Andy Dekaney H.S., TX Brazoswood H.S., TX Calallen H.S., TX Cedar Park H.S., TX Cedar Ridge H.S., TX Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX Clear Brook H.S., TX Clear Lake H.S., TX Cypress Falls H.S., TX Douglas Macarthur H.S., TX Friendswood H.S., TX Hidalgo H.S., TX John Marshall H.S., TX Kaufman H.S., TX L.D. Bell H.S., TX Lafayette H.S., LA Legacy H.S., TX Marcus H.S., TX McNeil H.S., TX Oak Ridge H.S., TX Pflugerville H.S., TX Ridge Point H.S, TX Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX The Woodlands College Park H.S., TX The Woodlands H.S., TX Vandegrift H.S., TX Westwood H.S., TX William B. Travis H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 The Conroe and Arlington Regional just had a baby. The afterbirth is what we see on the Conroe list. Dallas area bands such as L.D. Bell, Marcus, and Legacy are joining the party at Woodforest National Bank Stadium. So far, this looks like the type of Regional where a really solid program could end up being in the bottom half of Finals through no fault of their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellophone77 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) The Conroe and Arlington Regional just had a baby. The afterbirth is what we see on the Conroe list. Dallas area bands such as L.D. Bell, Marcus, and Legacy are joining the party at Woodforest National Bank Stadium. So far, this looks like the type of Regional where a really solid program could end up being in the bottom half of Finals through no fault of their own. My thoughts exactly. I'm already making plans to see if I can make it down for this regional I count about 8 bands I'd usually consider to be finals locks on that list...though that could easily change based on show design/good or bad run. Makes me excited for marching season already! Edited April 12, 2011 by Mellophone77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmbalash Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Arlington: Aledo H.S., TX Azle H.S., TX Berkner H.S., TX Birdville H.S., TX Centennial H.S., TX Colleyville Heritage H.S., TX Creekview H.S., TX Flower Mound H.S., TX Frisco H.S., TX Hebron H.S., TX James Bowie H.S., TX James Martin H.S., TX John H. Guyer, H.S., TX Keller H.S., TX L.D. Bell H.S., TX Legacy H.S., TX Mansfield H.S., TX Pflugerville H.S., TX Plano East Senior H.S., TX Richland H.S., TX Rowlett H.S., TX Saginaw H.S., TX Springtown H.S., TX Timberview H.S., TX Trinity H.S., TX W. Charles Akins H.S., TX Wakeland H.S., TX Western Hills H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony V Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Wow... Arlington is PACKED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Conroe list of bands: Alvin H.S., TX Andy Dekaney H.S., TX Brazoswood H.S., TX Calallen H.S., TX Cedar Park H.S., TX Cedar Ridge H.S., TX Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX Clear Brook H.S., TX Clear Lake H.S., TX Cypress Falls H.S., TX Douglas Macarthur H.S., TX Friendswood H.S., TX Hidalgo H.S., TX John Marshall H.S., TX Kaufman H.S., TX L.D. Bell H.S., TX Lafayette H.S., LA Legacy H.S., TX Marcus H.S., TX McNeil H.S., TX Oak Ridge H.S., TX Pflugerville H.S., TX Ridge Point H.S, TX Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX The Woodlands College Park H.S., TX The Woodlands H.S., TX Vandegrift H.S., TX Westwood H.S., TX William B. Travis H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX Watch out for Friendswood HS this year. They seem to do well during state years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Conroe list of bands: Alvin H.S., TX Andy Dekaney H.S., TX Brazoswood H.S., TX Calallen H.S., TX Cedar Park H.S., TX Cedar Ridge H.S., TX Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX Clear Brook H.S., TX Clear Lake H.S., TX Cypress Falls H.S., TX Douglas Macarthur H.S., TX Friendswood H.S., TX Hidalgo H.S., TX John Marshall H.S., TX Kaufman H.S., TX L.D. Bell H.S., TX Lafayette H.S., LA Legacy H.S., TX Marcus H.S., TX McNeil H.S., TX Oak Ridge H.S., TX Pflugerville H.S., TX Ridge Point H.S, TX Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX The Woodlands College Park H.S., TX The Woodlands H.S., TX Vandegrift H.S., TX Westwood H.S., TX William B. Travis H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX Wow....what a terrifying lineup! It's like having BOA San Antonio a few weeks early. Granted I think we could see a couple of the heavy hitters drop out before contest (Bell is signed up for both Arlington and Conroe....I highly doubt they'll attend both). Locks: Bell Marcus The Woodlands S.F. Austin Cedar Park C.T. Johnson Vandegrift (what was once a loose cannon I think will now be a laser-guided nuke) Bubble: Pflugerville Winston Churchill Ronald Reagan McNeil Cypress Falls Brazoswood Friendswood Legacy Lafayette Clear Brook I'd also be wary of both Cedar Ridge and Westwood. Cedar Ridge made finals at SHSU last year with what I believe was just 9th and 10th graders...Last year was their first year and they will be adding 11th grade this year so we should expect a stronger showing from them. McNeil and Pflugerville have been around for awhile and have good programs, but were both general unknowns before making a name for themselves in BOA Regionals these past couple years. Westwood is also a new, old face coming from a similar background from the same neck of the woods, so it's quite possible we could see something amazing come out of them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFadrian10 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Wow....what a terrifying lineup! It's like having BOA San Antonio a few weeks early. Granted I think we could see a couple of the heavy hitters drop out before contest (Bell is signed up for both Arlington and Conroe....I highly doubt they'll attend both). Locks: Bell Marcus The Woodlands S.F. Austin Cedar Park C.T. Johnson Vandegrift (what was once a loose cannon I think will now be a laser-guided nuke) Bubble: Pflugerville Winston Churchill Ronald Reagan McNeil Cypress Falls Brazoswood Friendswood Legacy Lafayette Clear Brook I'd also be wary of both Cedar Ridge and Westwood. Cedar Ridge made finals at SHSU last year with what I believe was just 9th and 10th graders...Last year was their first year and they will be adding 11th grade this year so we should expect a stronger showing from them. McNeil and Pflugerville have been around for awhile and have good programs, but were both general unknowns before making a name for themselves in BOA Regionals these past couple years. Westwood is also a new, old face coming from a similar background from the same neck of the woods, so it's quite possible we could see something amazing come out of them as well. i think i'd bump Lafayette and Brazoswood into Locks. i'm not too sure about McNeil or Legacy though, i could be wrong. The Conroe lineup looks very competitive this year, i hope none of these bands drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellophone77 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Wow....what a terrifying lineup! It's like having BOA San Antonio a few weeks early. Granted I think we could see a couple of the heavy hitters drop out before contest (Bell is signed up for both Arlington and Conroe....I highly doubt they'll attend both). Locks: Bell Marcus The Woodlands S.F. Austin Cedar Park C.T. Johnson Vandegrift (what was once a loose cannon I think will now be a laser-guided nuke) Bubble: Pflugerville Winston Churchill Ronald Reagan McNeil Cypress Falls Brazoswood Friendswood Legacy Lafayette Clear Brook McNeil and Pflugerville have been around for awhile and have good programs, but were both general unknowns before making a name for themselves in BOA Regionals these past couple years. Westwood is also a new, old face coming from a similar background from the same neck of the woods, so it's quite possible we could see something amazing come out of them as well. Honestly, I'd consider Reagan a lock. They've been rebuilding a few years now so I would imagine next year would give us a good idea of what they'll be like in the years to come (sort of the same boat as Claudia Taylor Johnson; though I get the feeling we'll see more of an improvement from them than Reagan). As for Vandegrift...they're a bit inconsistent (just barely missing finals last year) but they'll likely be in finals (especially since this will be the first year they'll be fielding a senior class, right?). And I wouldn't be surprised is Bell does make it to both regionals (and assumed super regional). I mean, they're taking a year off nationals so they may just decide to do the Texas "triple crown" (if it can still be called that ). As for Pflugerville...I kind of think they may be in the same boat as Colleyville Heritage in '08. Granted, they've been consistently missing finals by only a few spots but it seemed like a lot of their success from last year came from GE and show design...don't get me wrong, I'd love to see them in finals again but I'm just not so sure...(aka, make me eat my words Pflugerville!) All things said, this should be an exciting contest! And Arlington is more stacked than I gave it credit for at first glance. I'd say there are 11 bands you'd usually see in finals there this up coming year. Looking forward to that as well! Edited April 19, 2011 by Mellophone77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRC Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Arlington: Aledo H.S., TX Azle H.S., TX Berkner H.S., TX Birdville H.S., TX Centennial H.S., TX Colleyville Heritage H.S., TX Creekview H.S., TX Flower Mound H.S., TX Frisco H.S., TX Hebron H.S., TX James Bowie H.S., TX James Martin H.S., TX John H. Guyer, H.S., TX Keller H.S., TX L.D. Bell H.S., TX Legacy H.S., TX Mansfield H.S., TX Pflugerville H.S., TX Plano East Senior H.S., TX Richland H.S., TX Rowlett H.S., TX Saginaw H.S., TX Springtown H.S., TX Timberview H.S., TX Trinity H.S., TX W. Charles Akins H.S., TX Wakeland H.S., TX Western Hills H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX Wow that schedule is absolutely ridiculous. I see alot of contenders. There might be a few suprises, bands that are normally locks may be ousted by one of the many great bands in this crazy schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newwave Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Watch out for Friendswood HS this year. They seem to do well during state years... haha yes we are.......... R show this year is from what i heard from upperclassmen a bad a show its going to be great year better than last......... we got r music and drill so late like oct. late.... caint wait to see ceder park, dripping springs,ld bell, dawson..... etc this is year is going to be great!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutespaz21 Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Is it just me, or do these contests seem to become more and more monotonous every year lol. It's always so cool to see the new shows, or new uniforms, etc., but it seems for a while now, things pretty much are predictable. It'd be cool if from year to year the placements and things were completely different than the year before. Of course I understand that won't happen, seeing as that would require every band to be on the same level, but it'd be cool . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Sure.....if you're talking about who wins and who takes 2nd and 3rd, then yeah....it's been mostly the same bands across the past decade. But I sincerely hope that your scope of interest in this activity extends beyond just "Who won and who didn't". If you're talking about trying to predict who all of the finalists will be of a particular contest, I've found that this has gotten extremely tough over the past 2-3 years....ESPECIALLY with BOA. It didn't used to be this hard. You used to be able to pin all of the finalists with the exception of 1 or 2 even before the contest began, and the interesting part came down to how they ranked. These days you've got lots of new faces showing up/re-entering in the ranks (Mansfield Legacy, Claudia Taylor Johnson, Spring, Pflugerville, McNeil, Vandegrift), and bands that used to be shoe-ins are now loose-cannons (Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Clear Brook, Richland, Westfield etc.). You used to have 7 or 8 heavy hitters show up and the other 20-ish were just random bands from 1A-5A. Now almost the entire pack is 4A/5A and it's gotten much easier to predict who's going to be in the bottom 5 than it is who's going to be in the top 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmbalash Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 List of GN bands: http://www.musicforall.org/what-we-do/marc...l-championships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 List of GN bands: http://www.musicforall.org/what-we-do/marc...l-championships Texas participants: Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., San Antonio Hebron H.S., Carrollton Pflugerville H.S., Pflugerville Spring H.S., Spring The Woodlands H.S., The Woodlands All of these programs should have zero problem making Semi-Finals. We'll talk Finals possibilities later on in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 Definitely a heartdropper not seeing Bell in the lineup, though as consolation it's great to see some unexpected new faces. Indeed it's too early to start calling finals, but if we're just going on past successes, I'd say that The Woodlands is a lock with Hebron being a very likely finalist. CTJ and Spring are bubble bands while Pflugerville is basically too much of a loose-cannon right now to place assuredly. They could make finals, they also could be at the bottom of the Semis block....it's too tough to say. I also do agree that it's a safe bet that all will be in Semis. It's also heartwarming for me to see Spring HS finally making their BOA homecoming 18 years later since they won it all back in 1993. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 I also do agree that it's a safe bet that all will be in Semis. It's also heartwarming for me to see Spring HS finally making their BOA homecoming 18 years later since they won it all back in 1993. Spring was at Grand Nationals in 2002. We split the Avon practice facilities with them. Good people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmbalash Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 San Antonio: Air Force Academy H.S., CO Aledo H.S., TX Alvin H.S., TX Anderson H.S., TX Aubrey H.S., TX Birdville H.S., TX Brazoswood H.S., TX Cedar Park H.S., TX Cedar Ridge H.S., TX Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX Clear Falls H.S., TX Colleyville Heritage H.S., TX Coppell H.S., TX Crockett H.S., TX Douglas Macarthur H.S., TX Flower Mound H.S., TX Fountain Valley H.S., CA Haltom H.S., TX Hebron H.S., TX Hidalgo H.S., TX James Bowie H.S., TX James E. Taylor H.S., TX James Martin H.S., TX John Jay H.S., TX John Marshall H.S., TX Judson H.S., TX Keller Central H.S., TX Keller H.S., TX L.D. Bell H.S., TX Leander H.S., TX Legacy H.S., TX Lehman H.S., TX Lopez H.S., TX Mansfield H.S., TX Marcus H.S., TX McNeil H.S., TX Pflugerville H.S., TX Plano East Senior H.S., TX Richland H.S., TX Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Round Rock H.S., TX Rouse High School, TX Sandra Day O'Connor H.S., TX Seven Lakes H.S., TX Spring H.S., TX Springtown H.S., TX Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX The Woodlands College Park H.S., TX The Woodlands H.S., TX United H.S., TX Vandegrift H.S., TX Vista Ridge H.S., TX W. Charles Akins H.S., TX Westlake H.S., TX Winston Churchill H.S., TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmbalash Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Atlanta: Boiling Springs H.S., SC Cape Fear H.S., NC Carlton J. Kell H.S., GA Charles W. Flanagan H.S., FL Clarksville H.S., TN Clear Brook H.S., TX Collins Hill H.S., GA Cullman H.S., AL Cuthbertson H.S., NC East Coweta H.S., GA Forsyth Central H.S., GA Hardin Valley Academy, TN Hillgrove H.S., GA James Bowie H.S., TX Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA McEachern H.S., GA Mill Creek H.S., GA Oak Grove H.S., AL Oakleaf H.S., FL Ola H.S., GA Oviedo H.S., FL Owasso H.S., OK Piedmont H.S., OK Piedmont H.S., NC Ravenwood H.S., TN Saint James School, AL Seymour H.S., TN Tarpon Springs H.S., FL Walton H.S., GA Wando H.S., SC West Broward H.S., FL Winston Churchill H.S., TX Woodland HS, GA I don't know if they're really going, or if that's a misprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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