northtexasbandfan Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 12 hours ago, LeanderMomma said: Ummm hello. Leander did it in 2016! 😜 Flower Mound in 2014 as well. gregorydf01 and LeanderMomma 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tubalord11 Posted August 30, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 16 minutes ago, northtexasbandfan said: Flower Mound in 2014 as well. Also Marcus in 2021, Prosper in 2018 LeanderMomma, Keenoid and gregorydf01 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WoodlandsMom4ever Posted August 30, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Tubalord11 said: Also Marcus in 2021, Prosper in 2018 CTJ in 2021 LeanderMomma, gregorydf01 and Tubalord11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bandmomx4 said: CTJ in 2021 Yeah! I always forgot one or two, you think you know them all and then there’s always one more 😅 Ig we could say RR 21, didn’t make finals but still did all 3 which is enough on its own, seems like they will be this year as well, and whoever else does WoodlandsMom4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomer Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Friday:Panel 111:00 McCallum, TX11:15 Cedar Park, TX11:30 Manor New Tech, TX11:45 Westwood, TX12:00 Byron P. Steele, TX12:15 Anderson, TX12:30 Smithson Valley, TX12:45 Pflugerville, TX1:00 Louis D. Brandeis, TX1:15 BreakPanel 21:45 Bastrop, TX2:00 Crockett, TX2:15 Round Rock, TX2:30 Sandra Day O'Connor, TX2:45 Pieper, TX3:00 Lehman, TX3:15 Waller, TX3:30 Vista Ridge, TX3:45 Jourdanton, TX4:00 Claudia Taylor Johnson, TX4:15 United, TX4:30 Glenn, TX4:45 BreakPanel 15:15 Keller Central, TX5:30 John B. Alexander, TX5:45 Cedar Ridge, TX6:00 Westlake, TX6:15 Magnolia, TX6:30 Rouse, TX6:45 James Earl Rudder, TX7:00 W. Charles Akins, TX7:15 Veterans Memorial, TX7:30 Vandegrift, TX7:45 BreakPanel 28:15 Leander, TX8:30 Lake Travis, TX8:45 McNeil, TX9:00 Weiss, TX9:15 Bridgeland, TX9:30 Jack C. Hays, TX9:45 Winston Churchill, TX10:00 James Bowie, TX10:15 Stephen F. Austin, TX10:30 A&M Consolidated, TX10:45 Ronald Reagan, TXSATURDAYPanel 17:15 Hargrave, TX7:30 Argyle, TX7:45 Mission Veterans Memorial, TX8:00 Birdville, TX8:15 Timber Creek, TX8:30 Krum, TX8:45 Friendswood, TX9:00 BreakPanel 29:30 Moe & Gene Johnson, TX9:45 Dawson, TX10:00 Pioneer, TX10:15 Pecos, TX10:30 Marcus, TX10:45 Wylie East, TX11:00 Forney, TX11:15 Meridian, TX11:30 Wakeland, TX11:45 Roma, TX12:00 The Woodlands, TX12:15 BreakPanel 11:00 Grapevine, TX1:15 Aledo, TX1:30 Clear Springs, TX1:45 College Park, TX2:00 L.D. Bell, TX2:15 Midlothian, TX2:30 Clear Creek, TX2:45 Cypress Woods, TX3:00 Oak Ridge, TX BaritoneBallah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoodbuffet Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 So Hebron and Flower Mound confirmed out. Looking forward to new faces in finals. BaritoneBallah and Nny14 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandFan59 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Five finalist spots from last year are open with Hebron, Flower Mound, Coppell, Keller, and Pearland skipping this event. The bubble to make finals ought to be exciting with the variety of potential first timers and established names that'll be competing to fill those spots. GeekBoy54 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nny14 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, seafoodbuffet said: So Hebron and Flower Mound confirmed out. Looking forward to new faces in finals. I'm really disappointed Hebron won't be able to defend their crown after winning the past 2 years. Predicting Nationals will be even crazier too. Hard Core Band Fan and Rubisco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samuel Culper Posted September 21, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Panel 1 - Cedar Park, Cedar Ridge, Westlake, Rouse, Vandegrift, LD Bell Panel 2 - Round Rock, Vista Ridge, CTJ, Leander, James Bowie, Ronald Reagan, Marcus, Wakeland, The Woodlands Looks pretty unbalanced to me. Rubisco, Tubalord11, Hard Core Band Fan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Nny14 said: I'm really disappointed Hebron won't be able to defend their crown after winning the past 2 years. Predicting Nationals will be even crazier too. My thought exactly! Kind of like what happened with Flower Mound in 2021. Unfortunately, UIL's judging system is too different to draw a good comparison for BOA Grand Nats. Then again, BOA San Antonio results haven't been particularly predictive of BOA Grand Nats in recent years, either. Historically, I find myself in closer agreement with the Nats panels. I think Vandegrift probably benefits from being on their own little island on Panel 1 -- as the only top half finalist from last year in that panel. (I'll qualify this as "presumably" on their own island, unless BOA Austin this weekend shows me otherwise.) I strongly suspect we'll see Vandy land in the top 2 or 3 after prelims. Granted, there's an excellent chance that would have happened even without the weird two panel system. Yet again, the two panels seem unbalanced, with Panel 2 much more "finalist lock" heavy. But I also think this creates some great opportunities in Panel 1 for new finalists, with 2 of the 5 automatic advance slots up for grabs. I've got my eyes on Cypress Woods in particular. They've got a great performance time, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jetliner Posted September 21, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Of the 9 BOA Events in Texas, 5 of the reigning champions will not be defending their title. BaritoneBallah, celesta and Nepsu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rubisco Posted September 21, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 On the other hand, I feel bad for some of the up and coming bands stuck on Panel 2 with all the "locks", knowing that those 5 auto advance spots are probably taken, and then some. It just feels like the chances of breaking through for those groups are smaller. Bridgeland, Wakeland, etc. come to mind. celesta, BaritoneBallah, Tubalord11 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxh1938292 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Rubisco said: On the other hand, I feel bad for some of the up and coming bands stuck on Panel 2 with all the "locks", knowing that those 5 auto advance spots are probably taken, and then some. It just feels like the chances of breaking through for those groups are smaller. Bridgeland, Wakeland, etc. come to mind. The 2 groups I have my eye on are cy-woods and bridgeland, a lot of the times those 2 battle it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 I know they just got a new director, but I would love for Timber Creek to finally make finals here! I’ve heard they have a great show this year, and i definitely feel like this could be their time! JWork and Keenoid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 11 hours ago, Rubisco said: On the other hand, I feel bad for some of the up and coming bands stuck on Panel 2 with all the "locks", knowing that those 5 auto advance spots are probably taken, and then some. It just feels like the chances of breaking through for those groups are smaller. Bridgeland, Wakeland, etc. come to mind. Agreed. Panel 2 is going to leave some frustrated kids. I wish they had balanced this better. BestXylo5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWildAltoSax Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Holy cow! I have never seen the panels so uneven before. I feel sorry for the people in panel 2 who were in the bubble, so many contenders who were exciting stuck there. Panel 1 will be interesting. Based on how many they take to finals, there could be some bands who have never made finals at SA slip in. time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 In BOA's defense, I feel like we said this about last year's panels, too, but it didn't end up being that bad. Then again, there are probably 25+ bands in Texas that wouldn't look totally out of place in BOA San Antonio finals, regardless of whether they belong there over a slightly cleaner/more effective band that misses finals. Hard Core Band Fan and Nny14 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nny14 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 50 minutes ago, Rubisco said: In BOA's defense, I feel like we said this about last year's panels, too, but it didn't end up being that bad. Then again, there are probably 25+ bands in Texas that wouldn't look totally out of place in BOA San Antonio finals, regardless of whether they belong there over a slightly cleaner/more effective band that misses finals. Analyzing the balance of panels is like the strength of schedule for sports teams. Every year is a new year and we don't even know how each group will do in competition yet. It's probably not as bad as it looks. Rubisco and Dallas Hobbs 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarinetistkai05 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 4 hours ago, AWildAltoSax said: Holy cow! I have never seen the panels so uneven before. I feel sorry for the people in panel 2 who were in the bubble, so many contenders who were exciting stuck there. Panel 1 will be interesting. Based on how many they take to finals, there could be some bands who have never made finals at SA slip in. time will tell. I’m performing for Panel 2, and I am honestly kind of terrified. However, time will tell how everyone will stand in this comp. Rubisco and BestXylo5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Rubisco said: In BOA's defense, I feel like we said this about last year's panels, too, but it didn't end up being that bad. Then again, there are probably 25+ bands in Texas that wouldn't look totally out of place in BOA San Antonio finals, regardless of whether they belong there over a slightly cleaner/more effective band that misses finals. I agree that whoever does make finals will be a worthy band. The talent in Texas *IS* that deep. But, I think that once BOA made the decision to move this contest to two panels without a Semifinals, it made it critical in the name of fairness for them to try very earnestly to balance the dispersion of the bands at the top within the schedule. Rubisco and J-Mike16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rubisco Posted September 21, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 54 minutes ago, clarinetistkai05 said: I’m performing for Panel 2, and I am honestly kind of terrified. However, time will tell how everyone will stand in this comp. Don't let our discussion of panels freak you out too much! We talk about "locks", but there's a reason I'm putting that in quotation marks. Nothing is guaranteed. Every contender for finals needs to make a strong statement about themselves. Even bands that haven't made finals here before can achieve that with enough work. Hard Core Band Fan, WoodlandsMom4ever and J-Mike16 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard Core Band Fan Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Rubisco said: Don't let our discussion of panels freak you out too much! We talk about "locks", but there's a reason I'm putting that in quotation marks. Nothing is guaranteed. Every contender for finals needs to make a strong statement about themselves. Even bands that haven't made finals here before can achieve that with enough work. I agree. When speculating before the competition, it's easy to imagine a bloodbath getting into finals. But when the competition happens, there is often more space, pointwise, between bands to justify the results. I rarely see a result that I can't understand or disagree with. Tubalord11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayband914 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 10:09 PM, Samuel Culper said: Panel 1 - Cedar Park, Cedar Ridge, Westlake, Rouse, Vandegrift, LD Bell Panel 2 - Round Rock, Vista Ridge, CTJ, Leander, James Bowie, Ronald Reagan, Marcus, Wakeland, The Woodlands Looks pretty unbalanced to me. Not so unbalanced when you potentially just named all 14 finalists, minus one. Top 5 in each panel, next 4 regardless of panel. Panel 2 will simply have more or all of the “next 4’s.” It will be fine. Hard Core Band Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post packwick Posted September 22, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 hmmm i think the crux of the issue is that people fear panel 1 will be scored as high or higher than panel 2, which would raise the risk of more of the next 4 coming from panel 1 than "should" happen. reeeasonable fear to have when you've got 2 toootally different groups of judges, but something the chief judges should be monitoring. can't help but be a liiiittle amused tho at some of the confidence ppl have that panel 2 is just sooo much stronger, esp considering how horrible forums ppl are at making predictions in general. imma contrarian so i want panel 1 to defy ppl's expectations + rub it in their faces LOL. 3 very likely finalists versus 5 very likely finalists right now, panel 1 v 2. meh, whatever. you won't see MY panties in a twist lol. Hard Core Band Fan, Tubalord11 and Nny14 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northtexasbandfan Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 7:08 PM, northtexasbandfan said: I’m sure a big reason Flower Mound is not attending is they’re participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. Not going to be an inexpensive trip for sure. I need to correct this … Flower Mound is participating in the 2024 Macy’s parade, not this year’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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