banddad84 486 Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 So - I know that there are a great deal of "known" programs attending Grand Nats - but these are the ones that I know we know that there are 12 spots for the finals at Grand Nats and Texas may own half of then, as they did in 2019 Based on the known participants we have to assume the following as 5 of the 6 known participants are repeat finalists. CTJ Ronald Reagan Round Rock FlowerMound TWHS the last band is Vista Ridge - a Texas 6A UIL state Champion - I assume we will see them as well. Get ready - we know that there are more bands , but Texas is bringing their "A" game in 2021 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post LeanderMomma 1,616 Posted March 29 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29 On 3/25/2021 at 8:57 PM, banddad84 said: So - I know that there are a great deal of "known" programs attending Grand Nats - but these are the ones that I know we know that there are 12 spots for the finals at Grand Nats and Texas may own half of then, as they did in 2019 Based on the known participants we have to assume the following as 5 of the 6 known participants are repeat finalists. CTJ Ronald Reagan Round Rock FlowerMound TWHS the last band is Vista Ridge - a Texas 6A UIL state Champion - I assume we will see them as well. Get ready - we know that there are more bands , but Texas is bringing their "A" game in 2021 Vista Ridge is 100% making finals and will have a top tier finish as well. They may not have had a competitive season last year but they did have a show, and it was fantastic. Just a glimpse of what’s to come in fact. Yes I have high expectations for the former 6A state champion. Both of them. banddad84, gregorydf01, J-Mike16 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
propsquaddad 15 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 12 hours ago, LeanderMomma said: Vista Ridge is 100% making finals and will have a top tier finish as well. They may not have had a competitive season last year but they did have a show, and it was fantastic. Just a glimpse of what’s to come in fact. Yes I have high expectations for the former 6A state champion. Both of them. I may be a little bias being from Leander ISD but I would expect Vista Ridge to both make finals and finish very high. Why would we expect anything less from a band from arguably the best marching band school district in the great state of Texas. gregorydf01 and Tx Hill Country Bands 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeanderMomma 1,616 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 9 hours ago, propsquaddad said: I may be a little bias being from Leander ISD but I would expect Vista Ridge to both make finals and finish very high. Why would we expect anything less from a band from arguably the best marching band school district in the great state of Texas. ♥️♥️♥️ Tx Hill Country Bands and propsquaddad 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XCTFG Mom 115 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 My kid will be at college at this point. However she did mention that maybe this could be a Mom/Daughter kind of thing for us to do. I'll yell loud for TeamTexas for sure. banddad84 and Bandmomx4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LostChoirGuy 382 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 I would be very surprised for any of those 6 to not make finals, unless for some reason, there is a drop off in show quality or something. I'm still confused- is Bowie confirmed, or no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeanderMomma 1,616 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 21 hours ago, XCTFG Mom said: My kid will be at college at this point. However she did mention that maybe this could be a Mom/Daughter kind of thing for us to do. I'll yell loud for TeamTexas for sure. I can vouch for how fun of a mother/daughter trip it is after they have graduated. ♥️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banddad84 486 Posted March 31 Author Report Share Posted March 31 My kid will be at college at this point. However she did mention that maybe this could be a Mom/Daughter kind of thing for us to do. I'll yell loud for TeamTexas for sure. I can vouch for how fun of a mother/daughter trip it is after they have graduated. ♥️ My daughter was at GNats in 2011 as a freshman, our son was at Gnats as a freshman in 2019 and she joined us to cheer for her brother. my son is getting s second GNats shot in 2021 and she wants to go. Since she is married now she is debating the trip. 2019 was a great time to see my daughter cheering for her brother and her alma mater in Indy. J-Mike16 and LeanderMomma 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
principalagent 751 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 On 3/31/2021 at 2:00 PM, LostChoirGuy said: I would be very surprised for any of those 6 to not make finals, unless for some reason, there is a drop off in show quality or something. I'm still confused- is Bowie confirmed, or no? 6 is hard. Depends on how good you think Wando, Mason, and Blue Springs are. Broken Arrow being on cycle and Tarpon Springs coming throws a massive wrench into things for Texas repeating with 6 or getting to 7. Hard Core Band Fan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LostChoirGuy 382 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Personally, I dont think Wando will be able to keep up with the others on that list this year with their school split. We'll see if they prove me wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banddad84 486 Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 12 hours ago, LostChoirGuy said: Personally, I dont think Wando will be able to keep up with the others on that list this year with their school split. We'll see if they prove me wrong. yes, it will impact Wando, and at some point the new school may surpass the old one. We saw the same thing when CTJ split off from Reagan in 2008. Reagan went from 5th at BOA-SA in 2007 to 14th place in 2008 and 2009. 2010 Reagan was 6th and CTJ was 10th at San Antonio and 2011 Reagan was 12th while CTJ finished San Antonio in 5th and made finals at Grand Nats. Wando is the best marching program in SC - it will be interesting to see who they react to the split on top of the Covid impact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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LeanderMomma 1,616 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 On 4/4/2021 at 5:00 AM, banddad84 said: Gorgeous! Are we putting this on a T-shirt?!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
principalagent 751 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 On 4/2/2021 at 11:49 PM, LostChoirGuy said: Personally, I dont think Wando will be able to keep up with the others on that list this year with their school split. We'll see if they prove me wrong. Their school split isn’t super consequential at the end of the day. Wando is still supposed to have a student population of about 4000 students or more. They’ll have plenty of students for a healthy program, and they’re very well taught. The new school, at about 1500 students at full capacity will probably stake out their own path, while not taking too much from Wando. LeanderMomma 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post banddad84 486 Posted April 6 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 6 4 minutes ago, LeanderMomma said: Gorgeous! Are we putting this on a T-shirt?!!! this is 1 of 2 designs and will include the names of the attending schools on the back as we have done in the past, Both come in Black and Navy and come in both cotton and dry-fit materials. We will also have long sleeve T-shirts, hoodies, ball caps, wool caps and scarves. We have partnered with a vendor that will allow online ordering without going through the booster clubs (since you are no longer have Leandermomma in Texas to do an early morning pick up on my doorstep the morning of BOA San Antonio) The store will be open for a few weeks and then will close and orders will be processed and shipped to the customers home (anywhere in the country). The first order cycle will open around late July as camps are opening and will close by late August to get all orders delivered before the first Texas BOA regional event. if there is enough demand we will reopen the online store in early October for 2 weeks to have orders filled prior to BOA SA, UIL State, and Grand Nationals. we will post the store link on this site, HornRank, and our "#teamtexas 2021 Grand Nats" Facebook page as well as ask the booster programs of participating programs to promote it as well. our goal is to have a sea of these shirts in Indy in November as our Texas Bands invade Indy again I welcome everyone's thoughts and support on these. Samuel Culper, JeremiahW, Bandmomx4 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeanderMomma 1,616 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 This is awesome @banddad84 I can’t wait to order one! banddad84 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeanderMomma 1,616 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 1 minute ago, LeanderMomma said: This is awesome @banddad84 I can’t wait to order one! Oh and maybe I’ll start a trend up here in NW Arkansas. 😁 #teamtexas4ever banddad84 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadisonBandMan1 324 Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 I see that Grand Nationals looks to be really interesting this year from the evidence we've received thus far. Color me intrigued, excited for the season to come and the emotions that flow from these students. Tx Hill Country Bands 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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