snares Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I'm not Jbl3770 but I'd just like to agree with him. I think the only bands that might have a shot of getting to hebron are The woodlands or CTJ, Bowie coming in on the backside. I have Leander easily placing in the top 10, probably around the 5 or 6 range. Marcus is a very good band but do not have a show that is as well built for boa as the other few bands. But I also agree the top 5 or 6 will be really close, only if Hebron doesn't pull away which theres a chance they do Jbl3770 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetdrumajorpower13 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Sorry - I just don't see Leander in the top spot - call me crazy - and time will tell In my opinion I think they can win GE and rank high visually. Don't count them out. It's going to be really close at the top. I think the shows are so close this year that individual aspects are going to play a big part in the rankings this year. If only we could be on the field during all of their shows! Spencenlevi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 What the UIL results seem to corroborate is that Marcus is visually cleaner than Hebron. I thought Marcus was cleaner than Hebron early season, though once I saw some of Marcus' later movements, I started second guessing myself. I wonder how close it is now. Anyway, it's nice that there's not some totally dominant group going into SA. I expect some considerable rearrangements between prelims and finals. Sort of like last year, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKendrick Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 My wildcards, Reagan as a finalist for sure:   So either Reagan has been getting hosed, or they've REALLY cleaned up since Conroe, because that show is starting to become pretty incredible, I could see them being up there too, and hey, last year they were 5th in finals if I remember right?  Not counting them out. I think they'll definetely make finals, but how high is my question.   Aledo has had a pretty great year so far, I'm not sure if their show will still hold up as well against this incredible field, we'll see.  They've made finals before, maybe this is the year they can make a come back.   Friendswood topping The Woodlands at Area F we can argue about, if it were BOA The Woodlands would come out on top.  But how close they were in prelims as well makes me wonder, in terms of music and visual ensemble performance, if the GE scores are there, are they a possible finalist as well?  They are VERY polished, we'll see how the show holds up on BOA sheets.  Another previous finalist as well, maybe it's their year to make a come back as well.   If Hendrickson can put on a show like they did at Area prelims and they're clean on the field, I think they can make it.  We'll see, the show is very well designed.  Then there's The Woodlands College Park, a VERY impressive showing from them at Conroe, we'll see if that can translate to San Antonio.   As stated earlier, Lake Ridge is a new school on the rise, impressive last year, more impressive this year.  I could see this show doing VERY well in BOA, is this their first BOA appearance?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhstrumpet Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Lake Ridge went to BOA Allen last year, but placed somewhere in the mid-teens (I think 17th)? But they went on to make State finals and I think they even won Area B as a third year school. Their visual packaging and their execution of it is absolutely insane. I think it'll translate well to BOA this year.  TWCP isn't attending this regional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post That one drum major Posted October 29, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I love watching the debates on this forum. I think personally it will be something like this...  Music: Marcus Hebron CTJ  Visual: CTJ Leander Woodlands  GE: CTJ Leander Hebron  It's will be a very interesting year because any one of these bands winning a single caption could be a good run for 1st. While music is a big topic of discussion I think the winner will ultimately be determined by visual and GE performances.  In Visual, it seems the CTJ has a good show (I haven't actually gotten the opportunity to see it so I'm using what I've heard) but I believe that Woodlands may have another late season push possibly beating them. Leander's points lie it speed. With a tempo exceeding 190, a clean performance could also win this caption. For now, it's almost impossible to determine who could win this, as it's so close it will depend on the quality of their runs.  On the other hand, GE I believe will come down to Leander and CTJ. Leander's show is packed with GE and I believe they could take this but CTJ definitely shouldn't be disregarded in this caption. As for Hebron, I find it hard to see them winning but they will place highly and combined with a possible win in the music caption, they have a good chance too.  Based on all this, I think the final way look like this...  1-3 alphabetized: CTJ Hebron Leander  4-9 and possible 1-3 upsets alphabetized: Bowie Flower mound LDB Marcus Round Rock Woodlands  10-14 alphabetized: Cedar Park Hendrickson Vandegrift Westlake  Tell me what you guys think about it and if I forgot anything? Spencenlevi, DCIfan101 and thatbrown_guyy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That one drum major Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Leander's points lie in it's speed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew6655 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Someone give me some details on LD Bell's show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snares Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Well I don't think Leander will win, I think the top four will be hebron, woodlands, CTJ and either Bowie or Marcus. Don't get me wrong Leander is a very good band. I just don't think they can compete with the other big dawgs. Hebrons show has all kind of technical demand, CTJ is very similar. Marcus and TW both have almost perfect visual effects. I think Bowie and Leander both just kind of go for GE. I think Bowie is more musical and Leander is more visual, but this year I think that Woodlands and Hebron have more GE. 1-3 alphabetical CTJ Hebron Woodlands  4-6 alphabetical Bowie Leander Marcus  7-9 alphabetical Flowermound LD Bell Round Rock  10-14 alphabetical Aledo Cedar Park Ronald Reagan Spring Vandegrift  Music: 1) Hebron 2) CTJ 3) Bowie  Visual 1) The Woodlands 2 Marcus 3) Leander  GE 1) Hebron 2) The Woodlands 3) Leander  My predictions 1) Hebron 2) CTJ 3) The Woodlands 4) Marcus 5) Bowie 6) Leander 7) Flowermound 8) LD Bell 9) Round Rock 10) Ronald Reagan 11) Cedar Park 12) Aledo 13) Vandegrift 14) Spring  Music- Hebron, CTJ Visual- The Woodlands, Marcus GE- Hebron, The Woodlands  Bubble Bands: 1) Westlake 2) Friendswood 3) LV Berkner 4) Hendrickson 5) Vista Ridge 6) Winston Churchill 7) Keller Central 8) Keller 9) Richland 10) Jackson Academy (from Mississippi)  Again these are my personal predictions! I love all of the bands and my predictions are probably completely wrong. jmatthews 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew6655 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Well I don't think Leander will win, I think the top four will be hebron, woodlands, CTJ and either Bowie or Marcus. Don't get me wrong Leander is a very good band. I just don't think they can compete with the other big dawgs. Hebrons show has all kind of technical demand, CTJ is very similar. Marcus and TW both have almost perfect visual effects. I think Bowie and Leander both just kind of go for GE. I think Bowie is more musical and Leander is more visual, but this year I think that Woodlands and Hebron have more GE. 1-3 alphabetical CTJ Hebron Woodlands  4-6 alphabetical Bowie Leander Marcus  7-9 alphabetical Flowermound LD Bell Round Rock  10-14 alphabetical Aledo Cedar Park Ronald Reagan Spring Vandegrift  Music: 1) Hebron 2) CTJ 3) Bowie  Visual 1) The Woodlands 2 Marcus 3) Leander  GE 1) Hebron 2) The Woodlands 3) Leander  My predictions 1) Hebron 2) CTJ 3) The Woodlands 4) Marcus 5) Bowie 6) Leander 7) Flowermound 8) LD Bell 9) Round Rock 10) Ronald Reagan 11) Cedar Park 12) Aledo 13) Vandegrift 14) Spring  Music- Hebron, CTJ Visual- The Woodlands, Marcus GE- Hebron, The Woodlands  Bubble Bands: 1) Westlake 2) Friendswood 3) LV Berkner 4) Hendrickson 5) Vista Ridge 6) Winston Churchill 7) Keller Central 8) Keller 9) Richland 10) Jackson Academy (from Mississippi)  Again these are my personal predictions! I love all of the bands and my predictions are probably completely wrong. I was told that LD Bell took the visual caption at Denton BOA. You think 8th over all.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snares Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Again these are just my predictions, my personal opinions. But that was also more than a month ago, the other bands have dramatically improved since then. And I think LD Bell is struggling a little with some spots in their music, and I think they will be just barely behind the top 6. I don't really know who will win between Flowermound and bell, I just think Flowermound has a better fitting boa show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcato Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I've already revised my list like 10 times, and i'll probably keep changing it  1. CTJ 2. The Woodlands 3. Leander 4. Hebron 5. Marcus 6. Bowie 7. Round Rock 8. Flower Mound 9. Ronald Reagan 10. LD Bell  (This is where i really don't know where to put who, and even if these bands will for sure make finals.) 11. Cedar Park 12. Vandegrift 13. Spring 14. Richland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatthews Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I will be going to BOA San Antonio for prelims. Are spectators allowed to leave and reenter? I cannot wait for Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Yes, you can leave and re-enter with a hand-stamp and ticket. jmatthews 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latorre Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Lake Ridge went to BOA Allen last year, but placed somewhere in the mid-teens (I think 17th)? But they went on to make State finals and I think they even won Area B as a third year school. Their visual packaging and their execution of it is absolutely insane. I think it'll translate well to BOA this year.  TWCP isn't attending this regional. They actually won Area B as a second year school and is the youngest band in TX history to make State finals. Lots of great things happening over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJesus Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 They actually won Area B as a second year school and is the youngest band in TX history to make State finals. Lots of great things happening over there. Did Lake Ridge open as a full school their first year with Freshman to Seniors? Annmarie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sosaswag Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Just a side note they should have a section where all the members on TxBands can sit, preferably right with the 50 yardline lol (i wishXD) Â But I cant wait for this weekend, it's going to be interesting to see which band comes out on top. In my opinion it'll come down to the band with the most confident and focused run through of their show. Â Good luck to all the bands at this competition! rach98n and Parkwoodmom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbie123 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 It just got real... Its tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighSchoolBandNerd212 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Friendswood topping The Woodlands at Area F we can argue about, if it were BOA The Woodlands would come out on top. Â But how close they were in prelims as well makes me wonder, in terms of music and visual ensemble performance, if the GE scores are there, are they a possible finalist as well? Â They are VERY polished, we'll see how the show holds up on BOA sheets. Â Another previous finalist as well, maybe it's their year to make a come back as well. Â Â Numbers wise, The Woodlands had one judge rank them 8th in music at Area finals, so that partially explains Friendswood's victory there, but I will not Friendswood for placing over bands like Spring (though I did not see any of the bands from Area F with the exception of a video of The Woodlands, so I can't tell much performance-wise. But dang The Woodlands has improved a TON since BOA Conroe). I'll keep an eye on Friendswood for SA finals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statebound Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I need to raise my hand and call spoiler alert for LD Bell. I am awed by their visual presentation and hoping that they can bring a little more power to their musical performance for BOA because my take is that their music is a little too subtle. For all you conspiracy theorists, I've also come to believe that "reputation points" play a bigger role at BOASA than you may think. LD Bell has played at GN several times and they are a well known entity. I'll pick them for top 5. I think we should all also remember that TWHS won a very important eagle last year--the judges know this and I truly believe they will get the benefit of the doubt if it is close.  Lastly, the Flower Mound and Leander shows both have wonderful visual appeal and will be crowd favorites. However, neither appear to have the musical hammer that is required to crack the top tier. A big group of us were able to see FloMo, Hebron, and Marcus play back to back at UIL Region a couple weeks ago and you could very easily see the separation between programs. I felt the same after watching a couple of the Leander videos. My guess is that their time is coming soon.  Woodlands Hebron CTJ Marcus LD Bell Bowie FloMo Leander Ronald Reagan Round Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaygoband Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Did Lake Ridge open as a full school their first year with Freshman to Seniors?  i graduated from lakeridge last year and they did open as a full school but there were very few juniors and seniors and not a ton of sophmores. we actually calculated and the average age of the band the first year was around 14.5 because half the band were freshmen. now i dont now if every band has a low amount of seniors but they had 10 seniors the first year around 13 last year and should have near 20 now.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJesus Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014  i graduated from lakeridge last year and they did open as a full school but there were very few juniors and seniors and not a ton of sophmores. we actually calculated and the average age of the band the first year was around 14.5 because half the band were freshmen. now i dont now if every band has a low amount of seniors but they had 10 seniors the first year around 13 last year and should have near 20 now.  Wow. Kudos to you guys for being able to perform such a fantastic and high-demanding show with so few upper classmen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Part of the excitement is going to be not knowing how Leander stacks up against the "big boys" until after finals, since Leander is class AAA, and BOA only announces the top 3 in each class after prelims. Add that to the high potential for rearrangement among all the groups between prelims and finals, and I think you've got a pretty thrilling competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rubisco Posted October 31, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Also, I'll be shocked if there's a caption sweep in AAAA in prelims or overall in finals. I can't think of a single group that I would consider to be that dominant this year. thatbrown_guyy, Jordan7 and Jbl3770 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snares Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I think there are a few dominant schools in each category, but not one that stands out in all like marcus did in 2012. For example: I think Hebron is dominant in music, CTJ right behind. I think visual will go to the woodlands, Leander or marcus. And GE will either go to Hebron or Woodlands, possibly Leander or CTJ. But I'm not really focusing on the captions. Last year Hebron won prelims without taking a caption. That's never happened before, but who's to say that it won't happen again? It's not likely but certainly possible. Usually the best all around show wins, and I think that's between hebron and the woodlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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