Guest Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 After seeing the Friendswood marching festival, Katy marching festival, BOA Conroe, and Lone Star preview: 1: College Park (Saturday night was the best performance ive ever seen from this band) 2: The Woodlands 3: Oak Ridge 4: North Shore Big Gap 5: Westfield (Best this band has been in easily over a decade. Had a few more bands recieved ones, this band could have had their first state appearance since 2010). 6: Spring (sadly with the rapidly rising quality of the area and the number of advancing bands I think this is the end of an era for them) 7: Klein (See Westfield) 8: Klein Oak 9: Kingwood 10: Klein Cain (Very bright future for this band) Quote
Avisshadow Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 6:16 AM, Cityscapes said: After seeing the Friendswood marching festival, Katy marching festival, BOA Conroe, and Lone Star preview: 1: College Park (Saturday night was the best performance ive ever seen from this band) 2: The Woodlands 3: Oak Ridge 4: North Shore Big Gap 5: Westfield (Best this band has been in easily over a decade. Had a few more bands recieved ones, this band could have had their first state appearance since 2010). 6: Spring (sadly with the rapidly rising quality of the area and the number of advancing bands I think this is the end of an era for them) 7: Klein (See Westfield) 8: Klein Oak 9: Kingwood 10: Klein Cain (Very bright future for this band) If you had posted this before Lone Star Preview, I would have thought you were crazy to put CP in front of TWHS, but seeing how SUPER clean they were, and knowing that UIL doesn’t care about GE (which would favor TW) I can see College Park topping them. Quote
Avisshadow Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 But I just realized, College Park was barely ahead of Oak Ridge in finals, and what hurt Oak Ridge was that their GE was lower than CP’s and Cy-Fair’s but all three of their visual and music scores were very very close, with OR’s music score topping them both. Since UIL only focuses on visual and music (please correct me if I’m wrong about that) then Oak Ridge would be on par with College Park. Looks like the Conroe ISD trio will reign supreme in this area and it will be a battle on who will take the #1 spot. This is getting interesting.... cubuff8 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Those Kingfishers catch fire hits in College parks show dont lie! Quote
8to5brass Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 6:16 AM, Cityscapes said: After seeing the Friendswood marching festival, Katy marching festival, BOA Conroe, and Lone Star preview: 1: College Park (Saturday night was the best performance ive ever seen from this band) 2: The Woodlands 3: Oak Ridge 4: North Shore Big Gap 5: Westfield (Best this band has been in easily over a decade. Had a few more bands recieved ones, this band could have had their first state appearance since 2010). 6: Spring (sadly with the rapidly rising quality of the area and the number of advancing bands I think this is the end of an era for them) 7: Klein (See Westfield) 8: Klein Oak 9: Kingwood 10: Klein Cain (Very bright future for this band) With Tomball Memorial Not even in Finals?!?! That would be shocking! We beat many Schools and almost tied with Katy Taylor and Friendswood! Quote
Guest Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 9:26 AM, 8to5brass said: With Tomball Memorial Not even in Finals?!?! That would be shocking! We beat many Schools and almost tied with Katy Taylor and Friendswood! I guess I forgot they were in this area. Id put them above Spring and below Westfield. Quote
BenedictCucumberpatch Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 6:16 AM, Cityscapes said: After seeing the Friendswood marching festival, Katy marching festival, BOA Conroe, and Lone Star preview: 1: College Park (Saturday night was the best performance ive ever seen from this band) 2: The Woodlands 3: Oak Ridge 4: North Shore Big Gap 5: Westfield (Best this band has been in easily over a decade. Had a few more bands recieved ones, this band could have had their first state appearance since 2010). 6: Spring (sadly with the rapidly rising quality of the area and the number of advancing bands I think this is the end of an era for them) 7: Klein (See Westfield) 8: Klein Oak 9: Kingwood 10: Klein Cain (Very bright future for this band) Make no mistake, CP is very clean right now, but I wouldn’t ever count out TWHS. There peak has yet to come and they are in their own cleaning phase. I completely understand your thoughts here, but I mean it’s TWHS, and they are on their best year since winning Grand nats. Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Area matters only insofar as whether you do or don't qualify for state. In 2016 TWHS finished 4th and squeaked into the state contest, where we ended up being the highest finishing of the area bands (North Shore also made state finals). My opinion is that Oak Ridge and CP are the strongest they have been, maybe ever. I personally have a tendency to view bands through a BOA lens, so with that lens TWHS is the strongest of these bands. UIL will view things differently, so as long as we hit top 4 and advance that is what matters the most. I would love to send the top 3 CISD programs to state this year, and I think there is a strong possibility it happens, regardless of the area order. There are a few more practices to go before area and San Antonio, so things can and will change right up to the end. cubuff8 1 Quote
WoodlandsMom4ever Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Hoping the rain clears up soon and the field dries up for the bands scheduled this morning. It’s wet and cold out there right now. Quote
Guest Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 2:19 PM, TWHSParent said: Area matters only insofar as whether you do or don't qualify for state. In 2016 TWHS finished 4th and squeaked into the state contest, where we ended up being the highest finishing of the area bands (North Shore also made state finals). My opinion is that Oak Ridge and CP are the strongest they have been, maybe ever. I personally have a tendency to view bands through a BOA lens, so with that lens TWHS is the strongest of these bands. UIL will view things differently, so as long as we hit top 4 and advance that is what matters the most. I would love to send the top 3 CISD programs to state this year, and I think there is a strong possibility it happens, regardless of the area order. There are a few more practices to go before area and San Antonio, so things can and will change right up to the end. Area F judging in 2016 was nightmarish. Several bands that should have been solid state advancers were left out. Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 2:36 PM, Cityscapes said: Area F judging in 2016 was nightmarish. Several bands that should have been solid state advancers were left out. I was lurking here that year, and I think I remember you (or at least someone) posting about that. I guess it is one of those unspoken things that, for lack of a better term, "band politics" will rear its head from time to time. I don't know much about that in regards to Texas marching band (so I tend to keep my mouth/keyboard shut on this - oops!), but I have been working in multi-billion dollar corporations for decades, so I have a really good understanding of the insidious influence of corporate politics. It is there and it permeates everything. Quote
MarkD33 Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 I can't stand how UIL determines the number of bands that go to state from each Area. There were 25 bands in Area F projected to get 1's in Region thus 5 advancing to State. At least one school didn't get the projected 1, so now only 4 can qualify to go to State. That seems wrong. You're denying the kids from 'X' school the opportunity to go to State because 'Y' school had a bad day a week earlier. Quote
8to5brass Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 5:45 PM, MarkD33 said: I can't stand how UIL determines the number of bands that go to state from each Area. There were 25 bands in Area F projected to get 1's in Region thus 5 advancing to State. At least one school didn't get the projected 1, so now only 4 can qualify to go to State. That seems wrong. You're denying the kids from 'X' school the opportunity to go to State because 'Y' school had a bad day a week earlier. I see what you mean there but I wish the areas were just more evenly set up because while our 6A area has only 25 bands that can possibly make it there are areas with 35+ bands. The problem really shows up when you have a very competitive area like ours and amazing bands miss out on state performances even though in many other areas they would easily be state qualifiers. Quote
Parkwoodmom Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Does anyone know if Region 9 is a go?? Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 6:55 PM, Alvin said: Does anyone know if Region 9 is a go?? We have not been informed otherwise by our program. So as of now, yes. Rain has mostly stopped, and shouldn't come back for the rest of the evening. Parkwoodmom 1 Quote
MarkD33 Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 6:55 PM, Alvin said: Does anyone know if Region 9 is a go?? On 10/23/2018 at 7:01 PM, TWHSParent said: We have not been informed otherwise by our program. So as of now, yes. Rain has mostly stopped, and shouldn't come back for the rest of the evening. I work a couple of miles from the performance stadium. It stopped raining up here around noon-ish and has been dry, cloudy, and cool ever since. Quote
Avisshadow Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Is anyone here going to be watching region 9 today? I’m going go see if I can make it, but most likely not. Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 I'm tentatively planning on watching all the bands if I can, which is looking more likely. Quote
Avisshadow Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 8:13 PM, TWHSParent said: I'm tentatively planning on watching all the bands if I can, which is looking more likely. Awesome! Would you be able to tell us of any highlights you’d like to mention or your thoughts on who has a shot at making state? I’m especially curious of how your band is doing. Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 8:16 PM, Avisshadow said: Awesome! Would you be able to tell us of any highlights you’d like to mention or your thoughts on who has a shot at making state? I’m especially curious of how your band is doing. I can do that. I've seen many of these bands at least once either at BOA Conroe or Lone Star Preview, so I'll be able to have some thoughts about that. In fact, I already do, but refreshing my thoughts with a current run will be better than making any comments now. TWHS has made some changes to the show, especially the ending, since BOA Conroe. They performed the updated version during their exhibition at LSP. I won't attempt to hide my bias, but it certainly improved the ending. It should all be there - preshow and full performance tonight and going forward. They will continue to tweak, of course. LeanderMomma 1 Quote
8to5brass Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Hey, TWHSParent have you seen any Tomball Memorial performances by any chance or will this be your first? Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Will be my first. Looking forward to it from comments I've read going back to last year's 5A state run. Quote
BenedictCucumberpatch Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Currently at Region 9 right now and the rain is definitely not here! Quote
WoodlandsMom4ever Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On the bus with the kids headed to the stadium... the weather is looking great! Cool but not cold... I can’t tell from the bus if we have wind though. Quote
TWHSParent Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Sitting in the stadium. Very light wind. Weather will be good. LeanderMomma 1 Quote
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